Schedule

During the Vietnam War, stealth, bravery, and a commitment to duty were attributes of the LRRPs--the men of the Long Range Reconnaissance Patrols.

During Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm, one clear advantage the coalition forces had was special operations units consisting of Navy Seals, Green Berets, and Army Rangers.

Welcome to the Military Assistance Command Vietnam Recondo School--all volunteer, all on-the-job training, and all brutally real.

The USS Laffey was in reality two great vessels with the same name--the first, DD-459, fought to the death in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in November 1942. The second, DD-72.

From the dawn of the atomic age, man's ultimate weapons have threatened the world with Armageddon. But there's another potent threat--accidents.

Welcome to the Military Assistance Command Vietnam Recondo School--all volunteer, all on-the-job training, and all brutally real.

The USS Laffey was in reality two great vessels with the same name--the first, DD-459, fought to the death in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in November 1942. The second, DD-72.

From the dawn of the atomic age, man's ultimate weapons have threatened the world with Armageddon. But there's another potent threat--accidents.

During the Vietnam War, stealth, bravery, and a commitment to duty were attributes of the LRRPs--the men of the Long Range Reconnaissance Patrols.

During Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm, one clear advantage the coalition forces had was special operations units consisting of Navy Seals, Green Berets, and Army Rangers.

Welcome to the Military Assistance Command Vietnam Recondo School--all volunteer, all on-the-job training, and all brutally real.

The USS Laffey was in reality two great vessels with the same name--the first, DD-459, fought to the death in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in November 1942. The second, DD-72.

From the dawn of the atomic age, man's ultimate weapons have threatened the world with Armageddon. But there's another potent threat--accidents.

JFK called their trademark beret "a symbol of excellence, a badge of courage, a mark of distinction in the fight for freedom." One of the world's most unconventional warfare experts, the Green Berets are trained to train others.

R. Lee Ermey, who portrayed the sergeant in "Full Metal Jacket", applies his gruff sense of humor in this half-hour series that answers viewers' mail about what the armed forces were, and really are, like!

R. Lee Ermey flies in a new hi-tech blimp the military is testing as an anti-terror surveillance platform that can hover over areas for hours, and he examines the first aerial recon balloon from the Civil War.

How can the Marines' 26-ton AAV (Amphibious Assault Vehicle) stay afloat? Can a jeep float? How did medieval battering rams work? What types of tactics do the military use for urban warfare?

In an episode devoted to the weapons and warriors of the War of 1812, R. Lee Ermey travels back in time to see what it was like to go up against the British back then.

The Allies take on the daunting forces of the Axis, with victory far from certain. Charles Scheffel battles Rommel's forces in Tunisia and Jack Werner faces bitter combat in the northern Pacific.

The Marines assault Tarawa in one of the bloodiest battles yet waged. MacArthur island-hops and Italy's front lines claim a casualty.