NRA American Warrior #1

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Warrior Ware:2011 SHOTShow Gear

Is This FallujahOr Hollywood?

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Virtual Warrior:Movies, Music,

Apps & Games

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Welcome to NRA American Warriormagazine, theNational Rifle Associations brand-spanking-new salute toall who serve.

And welcome to the future of magazines. This aint somestodgy paper-and-ink rag. This is now. No this aint evennow. This is five seconds from now. And its tailor-made for

you, whether youre in the armed forces, law enforcement,

FBI, NCIS or any acronym in between. This is your magazine,filled with the guns, gadgets and gear you need (or wishyou had) to do your job. Eat it up. Its all yours.

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2011 SHOT ShowTactical GearNRA American Warriorwas thereto scout the aisles for you.

Marc Lees Knife

Honoring the first SEAL killedin Iraq.

HULC: Incredible?Enabling Warriors to leap tallbuildings?

Virtual WarriorMusic, movies, video, apps andgames to battle by.

Warrior StoriesThe post-Columbine school cop.

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CSI: SpokaneAint no place for glamour: This all-female team rolls up its sleeves.

Is This Fallujah

or Hollywood?After youve had your bell rung,you cant freakin tell.

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Get out your plastic! NRAAmerican Warriorscouted outthe top tactical products atthe 2011 SHOT Show.

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The Law Enforcement section of the Shooting,Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show continuesto grow, and continues to be more awesome yearafter year. The truth is, if you need it, someone atthe SHOT Show likely has it for sale or will help youdesign it. But sometimes you dont know what youneed until you are looking at it. Thats where NRAAmerican Warriorcomes in. We were there, andas soon as we wiped the drool from our chins, wewrote up this quick recap of some of the 2011SHOT Shows top new tactical offerings.

B Y K E V I N M I C H A L O W S K I

Quickly: Name

an Austrian

pistol that offers outstanding ergonomics, a

great trigger, an amazing sighting system andunfailing reliability.

Did you think of Steyr? You should have.

At the 2011 SHOT Show Media Day, while

watching other shooters wait in line to shoot a

sniper rifle chambered in .338 Lapua, I noticed

a black polymer pistol lying on the table

waiting for someone to insert a magazine. I

was just the guy for the job.

The pistol turned out to be the M9-A1.

Steyr also makes this gun in a .40 S&W

model that is aptly named the M40-A1. For a

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time, Steyr stopped importing pistols into the

U.S. This piece is a great one to restart their

conquest of the American market.

The first thing you notice about theM-series is the extremely high tang. Your

hand really gets up high on backstrap of this

pistol, and that brings the bore axis down

closer to your hand and the muscles and

bones in your arm. You all know the story:

The lower bore axis reduces muzzle flip and

keeps you on target. The M-A1 is a design

masterpiece in this area.

I also really liked the trigger pullit is very

smooth thanks to a minor redesign of Steyrs

Reset Action System. The trigger pull is long

but consistently smooth with a crisp break

at about 5 pounds. It does seem to travel a

long way to reset, but I got used to it quickly.

The fixed, low-profile sights present a uniquetriangle/trapezoid configuration for exceptionally

fast target acquisition, as the triangular shape

of the front sight naturally directs the shooters

eye toward the target. If you have not used

sights like these before, you might view them a

bit suspiciously. They are totally different from

anything traditional, but they work very well.

This pistol is not brand new, but it is

sufficiently changed from past iterations to be

called new. Get your hands on one and you will

want it in your holster.

This piece is a great onetorestart their conquestof the American market.


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In a tactical situation

you want power,maneuverability, versatility and reliability. How does

15 rounds of 12-gauge ammo sound? What if

you could carry that in a 27-inch shotgun with a

full 18.5-inch barrel and no bulky box of ammo

hanging beneath the muzzle? Take a look at Kel-

Tecs bullpup, pump-action tactical shotgun.

The KSG (Kel-Tec Shotgun) is the companys

first entry into the shotgun market. And they got

it right. The size, shape and design are similar to

the currently available Kel-Tec RFB rifle, but theKSG ejects downward, instead of forward. The

KSG is as compact as legally possible with a

26.1-inch overall length and an 18.5-inch cylinder

bore barrel. Even with this compact size, the

internal dual tube magazines hold an impressive

14 rounds of 12 gauge 2-" rounds, 7 per tube.

The simple and reliable pump-action feeds from

either the left or right tube, and the selector switch

to choose which tube you use is just behind the

trigger guard. To make the shotgun cruiser safe,

the lever can be positioned in the center detent in

order to easily clear the chamber without feedinganother round from either magazine. A cross bolt

style safety blocks the sear, and the pump release

lever is located in front of the trigger guard. And

get this: It weighs just 6.9 pounds empty. The

forearm includes a bottom-mounted Picatinny rail

for the mounting of a forward grip, or a light or

laser. The top-mounted Picatinny rail will accept

many types of optics or iron sights. Forward and

rear sling loops are built in, and a basic sling

is included. The soft rubber butt pad helps totame recoil. And best of all, it will retail for about

$800. Check it out at www.keltecweapons.com.

Kel-Tec Shotgun

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... the internal dual tubemagazines hold an impressive14 rounds of 12 gauge 2-3/4"rounds, 7 per tube.


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Tired of carrying

a 50-poundbreaching pack and 35-pound ram on

operations? The Jersey Boot, from Jersey

Tactical, replaces all the breaching tools in

your pack and weighs just 26.5 pounds.

This is more than just a battering ram. The

Jersey Boot gives you every available option

from knocking in doors to breaking locks to

serving as a simple yet stable step to help

clear obstacles.

The Jersey Boot will open whatever you

need to open, and it works even better

in pairs, as you can use one tool to setthe other.

Designed by real SWAT cops, the Jersey

Boot is built to last, simple to use and

just plain devastating in operation. Where

you want to knock in a door, pry a door

open, break a lock or use the Jersey Boot

to hold doors open or closed, this piece of

steel is ready to work for you. And you can

download an operators manual right from

the website, www.jerseytactical.com.

The Jersey Boot

The Jersey Bootwill open whateveryou need to open ...

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You know, its true. The AR rifle Eugene

Stoner envisioned

from the start was

chambered in .308.

So when you hear

about a .308 AR,

are we moving

ahead or are we

going back to the

starting point?Such a question

may be too big for

this article, but Rock

River Arms answered

it anyway, providing

a rifle that hits with the power of the .308

but carries like an AR-15. The LAR-8 Elite

Operator will certainly provide the power,

accuracy and versatility modern shooters

really want.

If you are familiar with the

AR-15 platform, the manual ofarms will really be no different for you on

the LAR-8. One especially nice touch is

the half-quad handguard. Sure, when you

say half-quad you might think of just two

rails, but dont worry; it has all four. But

the rails simply run half the length of the

handguard, from the gas block back. From

the magazine well forward the handguard

is just that, a handguardwith a knurled

aluminum free-float tube that is both

comfortable and easy to grip. For your

ammo supply the Elite Operator uses FAL

metric and L1A1 inch magazines. So there

should be no trouble finding 20-round

boxes for your reloads.

This rifle proved to be accurate, easy

to handle and hard-hitting. That is a great

combination, especially when you want

more power than the 5.56 round offers.Find it at www.rockriverarms.com.

Rock River Arms LAR-8 Elite Operator

... hits with the powerof the .308 but carrieslike an AR-15.


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If youve ever thought

about how to hold your

AR-15 for range maintenance, MTM Case-Gard has

you covered with the new Tactical Range Box. This

is a must-have item for AR-15 owners, and it also

works for bolt-action rifles, too.

The Tactical Range box includes two adjustable

gun forks for rifles and shotguns, and an all-

new action block insert arm that is designed to

fit into the magazine well of AR-15/M16-stylerifles. I cant believe someone didnt think of it

sooner. It offers excellent support for cleaning

and accessory mounting for customization with

red dots, lights and lasers.

The Tactical Range Box uses a two-piece design.

The removable top storage box is a bonus for

storing all of your small cleaning items such as

oils, solvents, brushes, batches, as well as any

additional accessories. Unlatch the top box to

reveal a deep-storage maintenance center. This is a

convenient place to stash your larger items such as

ammo, extra cleaning gear, tools and accessories.

This is truly the ultimate range box, maintenancecenter, and it retails at $55. Buy one. It is made in

the U.S.A. Find it at www.mtmcase-gard.com.

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I cant believe someonedidnt think of it sooner.


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A bag to carry your gear needs to be

versatile and tough. The Maxpedition

Doppelduffel puts other bags to

shame in both areas. The Doppelduffel

Adventure Bag is a unique, large travel

bag that can be carried by hand, by

a shoulder strap in two orientations,

vertically or horizontally, or with

hideaway integral backpack straps. Two

internal paddeddividers can

split the main

compartment into smaller sections, or you

can remove them to use the entire space.

This is the perfect bug-out bag. It

will hold all your SWAT gear, including

boots, or it would make a fine oversized

trauma/rescue tote, and you can hang

extra pouches and attachments on the

outside. If need be, you can carry it like a

backpack. The access to all your gear is

simple yet ample, and the bag is, like the

rest of Maxpeditions gear, built hell-bent

for stout. Find it at www.maxpedition.com.

Maxpedition Doppelduffel

This is theperfect bug-out bag.


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Danner showed off a new boot

specifically designed with operators

in mind. The Descender is created

specifically for vertical insertion. Accordingto Danner the

Descender

has a

groundbreaking new outsole design

that allows for controlled and reliable

arresting during fast-roping evolutions. The

Descender will be available for Fall 2011

and ready to ship in July 2011.

While we didnt get to do any fast-

roping with the boots, the patent-pending

Danner Descender Outsole utilizes

Vibrams ultra abrasion-resistant V-4

compound in the medial arch to aid

the operator arresting during descent.

Its durable and low-oil content Nubuc

leather and breathable 1000D spacer

mesh nylon upper keep the rope clean

without leaving residue behind. The

variable lacing system allows for a

climbing inspired close-to-foot fit and

enables enhanced control and superior

mobility. The Descender also provides a

dynamic and protective ride by using a

co-molded midsole that offers impact,puncture and lesion resistance.

Thats the technical part. The boot,

from all outward appearances, is tough

as nails. But its also comfortable, built

for extended wear and versatile. You can

choose either 100 percent waterproof

GORE-TEX lining, or a highly breathable,

moisture-wicking mesh lining for hot-

weather comfort. The Descender comes

in a 4.5-inch or 8-inch style with color

options of canteen green or black. For

guys who zip down a line then spend the

rest of the day on their feet, there is not

a better choice for footwear. Find them at

www.danner.com.

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The boot,

from alloutwardappearances,is toughas nails.


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WARRIORWARE Sharp cutting edge, tempered,hardened: These are all attri-butes of a warriorand of aquality knife.

Making a warrior, or a qualityknife, requires a processstarting with the right stuff

and resulting in a well-polished,highly refined instrument of war.Enter Petty Officer Second ClassMarc Alan Lee.

On Aug. 2, 2006, Lee, whosefirst name means mightywarrior, was the first NavySEAL to die in Iraq. His is the

name, and story, behind anewly released Benchmadecommemorative knife, craftedfor a true American hero whowillingly gave his life for hiscountry and for his fellowwarriors.

On that August day inRamadi, Lee and a buddy,Ryan Job, were on the roof ofa building supporting the Iraqiarmy against foreign insurgents.When Jobs rifle was struckby enemy fire, he sustained aserious head injury from the

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The Marc Lee KnifeLock 20 Navy SEALS in a roomwith 100 knives to choose from,and this is the one theyd fighttooth and nail over. BenchmadePresident GregMooney saysof his knives:Know that each

is built with youin mind. We willnever forget.

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sulting shrapnel. Recognizinge severity of his buddysuries, Lee stoodnot once,

ut twicein the line of directemy fire so a medic couldamine and extricate hisounded friend.

After securing the scene,e and his team returned tomp. Upon arrival, however,ey learned the location ofe enemy insurgents that hadtacked them and willinglyturned to action, taking the

ght to the bad guys.

While leading a team to therooftop of a building, Lee wasmortally wounded by enemygunfire.

In his name, BenchmadeKnife Companyhelped estab-lish the Marc Lee Foundation

and produced the Marc LeeGlory CommemorativeCombat Knife.The 12.5-inch-long knife

weighs just a little over half apound. The 7.3-inch blade ismade from premium-grade

154CM stainless steel andhas a ceramic-based coatingto protect it from saltwatercorrosion and exposure toother harsh elements thatSEAL equipment is normallysubjected to. It comes with a

sheath and is engraved withMarc Lees SEAL informationhis BUD/S Class (251) andthat he was killed in action inIraq on August 2, 2006.

As a sad footnote to this inspiringstory, Ryan Job, whose life Marc Lee saved onthat rooftop in Ramadi, unexpectedly died lastSeptember following a second reconstructivesurgery on his eye socket.

After his combat wound, which left him blind,Job had continued to live his life with Navy SEALzeal, acting as a spokesman for the Sentinels ofFreedom Scholarship Foundation, an organizationthat helped wounded veterans, and even climbingMount Rainier two months before his death.

Job left behind his wife, Kelly, who is pregnantwith their first child and due in May.

As a sad footnoteto this inspiringstory, Ryan Job, whose life Marc Lee saved on thatrooftop in Ramadi, unexpectedly died in September2009 following a second reconstructive surgery onhis eye socket.

After his combat wound, which left him blind,Job had continued to live his life with Navy SEALzeal, acting as a spokesman for the Sentinels ofFreedom Scholarship Foundation, an organizationthat helped wounded veterans, and even climbingMount Ranier two months before his death.

Job left behind his wife, Kelly, and daughterLeah, born after his passing.


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1. HK MP7 Submachine GunThe MP7s 4.6x30mm round will pierce CRISAT body armor out to 200yards. Outfitted with an Aimpoint Micro T-1 red-dot sight,200 yards might as well be 2 feet. Rail-mounted SurefireE1E light and buttstock-mounted Garmin Foretrex 401complete the package. 2. M79 Grenade Launcher

The 40 mm thumper pictured here sports a cut-downstock and barrel. Topped with a red-dot sight, becauseclose only counts in horseshoes and well, justhorseshoes. 3. SIG Sauer P226This 9 mm is builtfor battle, not a fashion show. An Advanced Armamentsuppressor comes in handy when discretion is required.4. Titanium Bolt Cutters Chain-link fence?Padlocked door? Fuhgeddaboudit. 5. Fixed-BladeKnife A great warrior demands a great knife, like thisone forged by certified Mastersmith Daniel Winkler, whohas been working with the U.S. Navy since Operation

Desert Storm. 6. Ops-Core Helmet Night visionoptics on the front, Manta Strobe and battery-poweredchem light on the rear, and Princeton Tec headlamp onthe side make this a hat for all occasions.

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Tools of the Trade: Sporting Salomon Questboots, Crye Precision combat pants and shirt, andplate carrier from London Bridge Trading Co., thedapper SEAL at left is loaded for bear. And pirate.And terrorist. But clothing alone doesnt make

this man. Read on. (Mouse over small pics toembiggenate them.)

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1. HK MP7 Submachine GunThe MP7s 4.6x30mm round will pierce CRISAT body armor out to 200 yards.Outfitted with an Aimpoint Micro T-1 red-dot sight, 200yards might as well be 2 feet. Rail-mounted Surefire E1Elight and buttstock-mounted Garmin Foretrex 401 completethe package.2. M79 Grenade LauncherThe 40mm thumper pictured here sports a cut-down stock and

barrel. Topped with a red-dot sight, because close onlycounts in horseshoes and ... well, just horseshoes. 3. SIGSauer P226This 9 mm is built for battle, not a fashionshow. An Advanced Armament suppressor comes in handywhen discretion is required. 4. HK416 Like an M4 onsteroids, pimped out with a TangoDown pistol grip, AdvancedArmament suppressor, Surefire Scout Light and EOTechoptic and 3x magnifier.5. Fixed-Blade Knife A greatwarrior demands a great knife, like this one forged by certifiedMastersmith Daniel Winkler, who has been working with the

U.S. Navy since Operation Desert Storm. 6. Ops-CoreHelmet Night vision optics on the front, Manta Strobe andbattery-powered chem light on the rear, and Princeton Techeadlamp on the side make this a hat for all occasions.


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The Incredible HULCSomeone over at Lockheed Martin must love hisMarvel comics. Last summer, the company bagged a$1.1 million contract to test a nifty piece of military technologythat brings to mind Tony Starks Iron Man outfit, but bears a

name much more reminiscent of Bruce Bannersmean, green, gamma ray-fueled anti-hero.

The Human Load Carrier, or HULC, is ahydraulically powered titanium exoskeleton that,according to Lockheed Martin, will allow soldiersto carry loads of up to 200 pounds for extendedperiods with minimal effort. As if that werent

cool enough, itll also allow a soldier to sprint at speeds of 10mph in short bursts.

HULC transfers the weight from heavy loads to the groundthrough the battery-powered, titanium legs of the lower-body exoskeleton. An onboard microcomputer ensures theexoskeleton moves in concert with the individual. Soldiersstrapped into the exoskeleton will be able to perform deepsquats, crawls and upper-body lifting with minor exertion.

Now, if we can just get this thing outfitted with jet packs,well be

gettingsomewhere.

LockheedsHULCMarvel had the

idea decades ago.Someone wake upour scientists!


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Throwbot!Product: Zistos Recon Scout Robot

What it Does:You throw it toward the target,then you use a joystick remote to drive it the restof the way ... whereupon it rights itself and sendsback video.Cool Factor: Way high. A robot you canthrow? Are you kidding us? You can treat it like adodgeball, yet it will still do its job. This what wealways wanted from technology! We cant wait totry it around the station.

The Zistos Recon ScoutUsually, we only throw technology when it doesnt work.


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UnstoppablePop quiz, Denzel. Theres a cargo of toxic chemicals ona runaway train. If it derails, a quaint towns gonna getsoaked. What do you do? What do you do? (Just sayin,it kinda sounds like Speed.) If we were studio execs, wemightve titled this one Faster, on account of, you know,the train going fast and all.

FasterIn this revenge yarn, Dwayne The Rock Johnson playsan ex-con who must avenge his brothers death. Well, itsnot so much that he must do it, as he just really wantsto, and what are you going to do? Get in The Rocksway? If we were studio execs, we mightve titled this oneUnstopppable, on account of thats what The Rock is.

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127 HoursWhat Jaws did for pleasant swims in the ocean, 127Hours does for rock climbing. This is a seriously greatmovie, but, sometimes, serious greatness can be hard towatchespecially when dull knives are involved. JamesFrancos best performance since his 2009 guest run onGeneral Hospital.

Jackass 3DBreathtaking cinematography and compelling dialogueframe this existential character study of a bunch of guyshitting each other in the crotches with stuff. In 3-D!

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Adele:

21You can have your LadyGagas, your Katy Perrys.Well stick with Adele, whosesoulful, bluesy delivery defiesher 22 years. As close asyoull get to a modern-dayEtta James, Adele is AmyWinehouse minus the stank.

Lykke Li:WoundedRhymes

Swedish songstress LykkeLi has been the next bigthing since about 2007.Achieve instant hipster credby adding her latest to yourmusic library. Bass-heavy,electro chill-out music for aSaturday afternoon.

Ozzy Osbourne:ScreamIf you like Ozzy Osbournealbums, then youll likethis Ozzy Osbourne album.

Youve got your fist-pumpinganthems (Let Me Hear YouScream), your neo-Sabbathy

sludge (Soul Sucker) andwhat passes for a ballad (ILove You All). Yep, its an Ozzyalbum all right.

Maximum Strength Music, Video, Games, Apps

Soothing the SavageBreast. Or Not.


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Ozzy:Metalgrampa canstill bring

the noize.

Lykke Li:

We likey.

Adele:Sweet Soul Sister.


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Invading Mars?Theres an App for That.

NASACost: FreeNASA App HD beams the starsand planets right to your iPhoneor iPad. Check out current NASAmission info, watch streamingNASA TV, or browse thousandsof images of planets, stars,moons and galaxies. This handy,

beautiful app will also tellyou exactly where in the skyto look for the InternationalSpace Station and bring youdetailed information on orbitingmanmade satellites.

So much beauty, wonderand awesomeness oughtta runat least 99 cents (heck, wedprobably shell out 5 bucks), butNASA is giving it to everyonefree of charge.

Adult SwimCost: FreeWhy should anyone have towait till 10 eastern to watchRobot Chicken and Family Guy?Its positively un-American.

With the new Adult Swim app,you can watch full episodesand short clips from all thegreat (and several terrible)Adult Swim programs wheneveryou wantfor free. The app also

includes a game center fromwhich you can buy wholesomestuff like Amateur Surgeonand Robot Unicorn Attack.Probably best to keep this appaway from the kids.


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NASA:Using tax dollarsto conquer theuniverse is abetter idea thanbailing out WallStreet.

AdultSwim:Where to find thestuff that makes

milk come outyour nose.


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Some of our FavoriteYouTube Moments

Sucked InA tenth of a second in thelife of the luckiest airman

in the Navy.

CelebritiesGet Tasered

Erik Estrada, Jack Osbourne,La Toya Jackson and Wee

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Dumb CriminalsRock-through-window fail.

Times two!

Apache

HelicopterNight Attackin IraqIt is very bad to be anenemy of the U.S. Army.

Top 10 LowPass FlybysNuff said.


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Machowicz; Invite him to a party andyoull need to buy all new stuff.

One of the Games We Love: RavesIGN: Editors Choice Award, An experience unlike any shooter in recent memory, 9.2 out of 10.Yahoo! Games: A must have, 5 out of 5. PSW Magazine: Raises the bar for all war games.10 out of 10 GameSpy: An absolute blast. 4.5 out of 5, Editors Choice. GamePro: A mustown, A thrilling experience, 4.5 out of 5, Editors Choice.FHM: Game of the Year, 5 out of 5.Official Xbox 360 Magazine UK: Breathes new life into World War II. Outstanding multiplayeraction, 9 out of 10.

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Full disclosure: This aint fine art. Aswine and cheese go, were talkin

box and American. But man, doesit satisfy. Fire it up, ignore the story

and shoot, shoot, shoot. Shoot if it moves. Shootif it doesnt. Youre on the planet Helghan and

dont have time for questions. This delicate,intergalacticpolitical

situation isbest handled

by jet packs,mech suits, a

flamethrowerand truckloads

of lead. Withgadgets thiscool, even your

grandmotherwould throw

diplomacy outthe window.

And asvideo gamesgo, this ones

as gorgeous as it gets. Even the battlefieldsseem adrenaline-chargedashes, dust and

snowflakes dance across your screen asspaceships exchange pleasantries overhead.

A symphony of wild explosions, battle criesand muzzle flashes comprises Killzone 3s

soundtracktheres music, sure, but the games

violent rhythms are best expressed by thecacophony of combat.

Catching your breath is simply not an option.

KILLZONE 3:

GAME GENRE:First-Person Shooter

PLAYERS:1 to 24

PUBLISHER:Sony Computer

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Killzone3Call of Duty: Black Ops tapped the accelerator; KZ3

slams it to the floor. One enormous set-piece battlemakes way for another as the game ratchets up your

expectations time and again. And the online multiplayeris no less thrilling. After the solo campaign amps your

adrenaline, unleashing your fury on friends and strangersalike is the perfect outlet.

Really, Killzone 3 is perfectly namedits ano-nonsense throwback of a game that holds absolutelynothing back. It doesnt reward a delicate palette, and

it might not get better with age. But its kill or be killed,

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Rick Bubacz

School Resource OfficerColorado Springs

Police DepartmentColorado Springs, CO

Years on the Force: 7

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Especially since Columbine here in Colorado, we

know how vulnerable schools can be. Theres been

a push to have police officers in our schools tohelp protect students and staff. My primary focus

is on the safety and security of the campus Im

assigned to.

I dont walk around the school with my head

in the clouds. I walk around thinking, If a gunman

popped around this corner, how would I respond?Thats part of my responsibility as a police officer

assigned to this school. If you dont mentally prepare

for it, its going to show in your reaction.

A lot of times, we have to arrest kids for

different things they do on school groundsdrugs,

fighting, whatever. But a lot of the job is on the

counseling side. Talking to the kids. Helping them

understand situations. I think a huge part of our job

is educational. Were trying to help the kids develop

into adults and not leave school thinking cops are

the bad guys.The hard part of the job is you might never know

the positive influence you made on a kid. But my

heart tells me, if I do the right thing, there will be a

kid that will be influenced in a positive way based

on how I conducted myself here at the school as a

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S P O N S O R E D B Y

R I O R F E A T U R E S S P O N S O R > > W A R R I O R F E A T U R E S S P O

or well over a century, those who stand in theline of fire defending our freedoms have doneso with Colt firearms at their sides. Whether it

was the Colt Walker, the Single Action Army revolveror the famous and now nearly ubiquitous 1911, Colthas played a central role in keeping America safeand prosperous.

A longtime supporter of the National Rifle Association,Colts support of American warriors has never ceased.And now, Colts Manufacturing steps up once againto provide for those who live the Life of Duty, thistime as the sponsor of the feature articles youll

enjoy in the following pages and in every issue ofNRA American Warriormagazine.


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DAY JOB:Collecting,identifying,and analyzingfingerprints,blood and guts

AFTER HOURS:Wives, mothers,girlfriends

OCCUPATIONALHAZARDS:Maggots, burningodor of the bonesaw

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BEST PART OF JOB:Providing peacefor the dead,peace of mind forthe living

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sits Spokane, Wash. This scenic,all-American town is home to theSpokane County Sheriffs Office,

which provides coverage to more than 500,000 people in a1,750-plus-square-mile area. Despite the picturesque setting,law-enforcement officials here are no strangers to violence ofthe worst kind.

As is the case in any other locale, Spokane Countys

forensic unit sees the ugliest side of humanity. What makesthis department unique, however, is the fact that the13-person forensic team is composed entirely of womenbeautiful, tough-as-nails, methodical women. Their male and

female counterparts within the rest of thedepartment, from detectives to patrol, allshare a healthy respect for the work theseladies do.

This all-female, blood-and-guts

brigade is respected by every singlelaw-enforcement officer in Spokanenot only for the amazing work they do, but for theconditions and graphic nature of the scenes they arrive on, notes Detective Doug Marske ofthe Major Crimes Division.

Quite frankly, says the 22-year department veteran, they are exposed to the harshestsights, smells and emotional stimuli that anyone can encounter, yet youd never know it bythe way that they move through a crime scene and somehow turn off the part of the brainthat would keep most people from ever doing this job in the first place.

CSI: Miami this is most certainly not. On the hottest summer days, with sleeves rolleddown and heat building under protective masks, sweat rolls off the ladiesfaces, into their eyes, and saturates their clothing from the inside out.

Yeah, we are date-ready, jokes forensic specialist Jodie Dewey. Showslike CSI make it appear that female crime scene investigators roll up withjust the right amount of makeup, in their stiletto high heels, leather pantsand dangly jewelry. We laugh because we show up in the middle of thenight with bed head and no makeup.

This is not a job for the glamorous.

Case in point, the first death case that Carrie Johnson, the departmentsforensic unit manager, ever responded to: Two young girls on horseback

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had been struck by a train anddrug several feet. The carnagewas so violent that animal andhuman parts were difficult to

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forensic reality that every member of theteam all too quickly experiences oncethey join.

All the members of this forensic teamhave individual accounts of crime scenesthat remain vivid in their memories. Someare funny, others heart wrenching, but mostinvolve some kind of significant emotional

event. Certain events have little toeffect on some team members, yeuncomfortable reactions in others.all quickly learn how to channel, bldeflect whatever bothers them mo

For forensic specialist Trayce Bothe bugsthe creepy, crawly collecgnats, maggots, flies and other littleaters that feast on victims and sthem during an investigation.

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had been struckby a train anddrug several feet.

The carnagewas so violent

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forensic reality that every member of the teamall too quickly experiences once they join.

All the members of this forensic team have

individual accounts of crime scenes thatremain vivid in their memories. Some are funny,

others heart wrenching, but most involve some

kind of significant emotional event. Certainevents have little to no effect on some teammembers, yet create uncomfortable reactions

in others. But all quickly learn how to channel,block or deflect whatever bothers them most.

For forensic specialist Tracye Boniecki, itsthe bugsthe creepy, crawly collection of

gnats, maggots, flies and other little meateaters that feast on victims and swirl aboutthem during an investigation.

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For Jodie Dewey, its any autopsy thatrequires the medical examiner to extractthe vitreous fluid of the eye. Jodie explains

that the M.E. inserts a needle into theeyeball and withdraws a fluid that looksnot unlike egg whites. This extraction helpsthe examiners and forensic specialistsdetermine a more specific time of death,but that doesnt make it any easier for Jodieto watch.

Crime scenes that involve violent acts

toward children and the innocent areparticularly difficult, especially for teammembers who have children of their own.

Like others on the team, forensicspecialist Lori Preuninger would prefer

to insulate her children from the evil sheencounters, but thats not always possible.Lori recounts the first time her daughter sawher on the evening news, covered in bloodas she emerged from a car at a rathergrisly crime scene. That night, her daughterrealized Mommy didnt just collect andcompare fingerprints for a living.

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These ladies jobs have them out in the middle of the night and into the wee hoursof the morning. They miss recitals, school plays and holidays. They miss teacherconferences and anniversary dinners. There are days the wind cuts through them likea knife or the rain soaks them to the bone. But most nights, when a shift is over, theyreturn home to be mothers, wives or girlfriends. The same hands that hours before were

folding an evidence bag are now folding their childs brown paper lunch sack for school.Lori Preuninger tells of the time she worked a crime scene while8 months pregnant. She arrived at the crime scene to process thebody of a little girl, Jessica, who had been stabbed several times byher mother. The mother, with the child sitting on her lap, had decidedto kill herself and take her daughter with her. The child died; themother didnt.

Until that day, my husband Terry (a police officer with the City ofSpokane) and I had planned to name our unborn daughter Jesse or

Jessica, Lori said. The face and the mutilated body of Jessica at thecrime scene that morning changed everything.

This, however, was not the most difficult case Lori ever respondedto. Her most difficult involved a young woman eight months pregnantwho was stabbed more than 17 times.

The attack was incredibly violent and bloody, Lori said. At thecrime scene, I was able to process everything as normal. At themorgue, I was able to process normally. It doesnt mean that I donthave feelings or care that a woman and her baby were stabbed todeath, but I have a job to do.

Like her teammates, Lori is a professional in the field, but shes farfrom an unfeeling automaton.

Let me tell you, Lori said. I have learned how to have my handsin about anything at a crime scene and turn off the gore, but thisyear during a soccer match when my daughter broke her forearmand it had the tell-tale W shape of a compound fracture, I nearlypassed out.

I think when it comes to our own children and our own families,we are just as squeamish as anybody else.

What these women see in the field cannot be unseen. Each mustdevelop a means for dealing with the brutality they witness. Forsome, humor is the answer.

I am sure that sometimes the things we laugh about would seema little irreverent or demented to others, said forensic specialistKristen Conklin. One day, Trayce and I were at the scene of a murderin a real nice house near the Christmas holiday. The house wasdecorated with a tree and lights and everything you would expect

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in the weeks leading up to the holidays. The woman that was murdered in her

home bled out in her kitchen and the scene itself was rather bloody.So, here we were over this victim, processing the body, when the clock on the

mantle started playing Jingle Bell Rock. For whatever reason the irony hit us bothat the same time, and we both just started laughing. The thing continued to dothis every hour on the hour until we left the crime scene.

When she leaves work each day, Trayce Boniecki says she must remind herselfmost people are genuinely good. She says she has to believe in the decencyof people and accept the fact that there will always be a handful of people out

there that create the reason she has a job in the first place.Trayce worked a crime scene involving the death of two parents who weremurdered by their own teenage son. Evidence showed that he had murderedthem inside the house by stabbing his father several times with a knife, and thenbludgeoning his mother to death with an object in the garage. Trayce said theson then dragged his parents outside and used the family backhoe to scoopthem up. When a shed near the house was searched, the parents were foundstill in the bucket of the backhoe. Detectives the next day went to the sonsschool, where they found him attending class as if nothing had happened.

Trayce says she wonders what went through the minds of theparents. Did they want to fight back? Would they want their child togo to prison?

I know that these may seem like silly thoughts at a time like that,Trayce says. But dont the final, dying thoughts of people deservean answer?

Its thoughts like theseperhaps specific to the feminine psychethat set this forensics unit apart. In a beautiful setting, this team

puts the ugliness in perspective.I must accept some days that I cant bring back the dead, saysLori Preuninger. So I better get busy trying to provide a little justiceto the living.

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projectile races toward the checkpoint like a perfectlythrown pass.Intense heat from a massive fireball washes over

you as the explosion sends shrapnel and debris inevery direction. Big and small, hard and soft, wetand dry, the debris carries everything from steel andstone, mortar and mud, to blood and body parts.

A donkey lies dead on its side, its eyes wide and fixed. Its internal organs spill ontothe ground amid a sticky stream of blood and bile. Not far from

the donkey, a lamb and goat have met the same fate. Bloodis everywhere, its iron-rich smell distinct from the nauseatingconfluence of burning flesh, feces, bile and sulfur.

A womans scream registers like feedback on the periphery ofyour subconscious as you scan the carnage around you. The youngwoman, adorned in the traditional clothing of her village and faith,is covered in blood. Her right leg has been torn from her body,revealing avulsed flesh and bone where her leg should be, its meaty

mass trailing behind her as she emerges from a bullet-riddleddwelling and crawls toward safety. Your senses scream, overloadedwith the sights, sounds, tastes, smells and impact of all that istranspiring around you.

And then, just as suddenly as it started, the scene ends with theword index.

The death, dismemberment and carnage you witnessed werenot elements of an actual firefight, but rather of a totally immersivetraining scenariocourtesy of Stu Segall and his team of actors,

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smells were all orchestrated,choreographed and rehearsedto create the most realisticexperience possible.

Mission accomplished.Strategic Operations, on the

lot of Stu Segall Productions inSan Diego, is a full-service TVand movie studio production

team that provides what theycall Hyper-Realistic trainingservices and products to thoseinvolved in our national defense,homeland security and nationalresponse elements. Overthe past six years, StrategicOperations has provided

training to more than 100,000military personnel.Segall and his crew have

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While others may produceanned training scenariosmplete with Moulagedtims for effect, Strategic

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matter experts with firsthandexperience in the environmentsthey recreate. Eddie Wright, asix-year Marine veteran who lostboth hands in an RPG attackin Fallujah, is an excellentexample.

Wright speaks with authorityabout how quickly things can go

to hell in a handbasket duringthe shit storms of combat.The presence of his nub on onearm and prosthetic hook at theend of the other says all thatneeds to be said about the costof such encounters. His voice,however, enunciates a clear

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In my view its very important (to replicate battle situations), Wright said. I dontthink you can underestimate the power of realistic training. How you train is how youregoing to fight in combat.

What we offer is some of the stresses, the noises, the sounds, the sights youll beseeing in combat. Being exposed to them, weve found through some of our research,

has reduced dramatically the amount of mistakes youll make in a combat scenario.Another defining aspect of the companys Military Operations on Urban Terrain(MOUT) training is the realistic support structures the team creates. From buildings thatreplicate those a war fighter might encounter in Iraq and Afghanistan to a commercialaircraft completely outfitted with lighting, sounds and authentic interior, StrategicOperations gets things right. When the company replicates bomb- and drug-makingfacilities or local indigenous dwellings, the most crucial yet minute details are recreated:foreign writings, markings, graffiti, local foods, produce, mock animals and evenindigenous people. The fruit, vegetables, gun emplacements, meat hanging in the street,

and even weapons stashes are extremely realistic.It is the attention to detail and subject matter experts that set us apart, Stu Segall

says. Creating scenarios or training environments that dont fully immerse the warfighter dont fully train. It is the smells, the sounds, the visual effects and the chaos ofthe rich environments we create that make the difference.

The late Vince Lombardi knew something about beating his opponents. CoachLombardi knew that preparation was not about the quantity of time you spent preparingfor your opponent but rather the quality of the time.

Lombardi used to say, Practice does not make perfect. Only perfect practicemakes perfect.Thats a lesson every war fighter should take to heart. Strategic Operations is in the

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