UPCOMING EPISODES
MK-19 Grenade Launcher/PPSH-41/WWII Weasel/Vertijet: # 79.
Airs on Friday, September 16 at 10:00pm ET
R. Lee Ermey, is back at HQ for a new season of shows jam-packed with gear, gun and guts. First, the Gunny is pitching horseshoes and because "close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades," it's the perfect introduction to Lee's trip to Camp Pendleton where he gets some trigger time with the MK-19 grenade launcher. Next, the focus is on Russian tactics and weapons of WWII. Lee shows us the Russian sub machine gun of choice during the campaign, the PPSH-41. Then, it's time for a test drive when a WWII Weasel shows up at HQ. Finally, it's time to dip into the Gunny's Fabulous Flops file for a segment about the Vertijet, America's first vertical take-off jet aircraft.
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M-1 Garand Rifle/First Assault Rifle/Jato/Golden Knights Parachute Team/Barrage Balloons
Airs on Friday, September 16 at 10:30pm ET
R. Lee Ermey answers viewer questions about the M-1 Garand, the rifle General Patton called "the greatest battle implement ever devised", and demonstrates the world's first assault rifle, the German MP-44. He takes to the sky to explain jet assisted take-off (JATO); offers an eye-popping look at the stunts performed by the Golden Knights, the Army's precision freefall parachute team; explains how barrage balloons protected London during the Blitz; and goes through the alphabet--military style! TVPG L
MK-19 Grenade Launcher/PPSH-41/WWII Weasel/Vertijet: # 79.
Airs on Saturday, September 17 at 2:00am ET
R. Lee Ermey, is back at HQ for a new season of shows jam-packed with gear, gun and guts. First, the Gunny is pitching horseshoes and because "close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades," it's the perfect introduction to Lee's trip to Camp Pendleton where he gets some trigger time with the MK-19 grenade launcher. Next, the focus is on Russian tactics and weapons of WWII. Lee shows us the Russian sub machine gun of choice during the campaign, the PPSH-41. Then, it's time for a test drive when a WWII Weasel shows up at HQ. Finally, it's time to dip into the Gunny's Fabulous Flops file for a segment about the Vertijet, America's first vertical take-off jet aircraft.
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M-1 Garand Rifle/First Assault Rifle/Jato/Golden Knights Parachute Team/Barrage Balloons
Airs on Saturday, September 17 at 2:30am ET
R. Lee Ermey answers viewer questions about the M-1 Garand, the rifle General Patton called "the greatest battle implement ever devised", and demonstrates the world's first assault rifle, the German MP-44. He takes to the sky to explain jet assisted take-off (JATO); offers an eye-popping look at the stunts performed by the Golden Knights, the Army's precision freefall parachute team; explains how barrage balloons protected London during the Blitz; and goes through the alphabet--military style! TVPG L
Military Pilot Training/Flak/Doolittle Raid/One-Man Submarine/Military Radios: #36.
Airs on Saturday, September 17 at 12:00pm ET
How do we train our military pilots? What is flak and what is the origin of the word? How did the US pull off the daring Doolittle Raid against the Japanese during WWII? Did the OSS really use a 1-man submarine named Sleeping Beauty? What kind of radios are used in the field by today's military? Does a foxhole radio really work? Shot on location, R. Lee Ermey answers viewers' questions about military methods and technology with practical demonstrations by military experts in the field. TVPG L
WWII Half Track/Arctic Vehicles/Weird Weapons/Navy Hydrofoil/Combat Controller: #35.
Airs on Thursday, September 22 at 8:00am ET
Shot on location, R. Lee Ermey answers viewer questions about the military with practical demonstrations in the field. Lee tears around in a WWII M2A2 half track, with a combination of tracks and wheels; demonstrates Army vehicles designed for extreme arctic conditions, including the world's longest truck--the 572-foot Snow Train; strange weapons used by the Allies in WWII; and Navy hydrofoils. And he explains the function of Air Force combat controllers and Marine Corps gunnery sergeants. TVPG L
Grease Gun/Sten Gun/E-3 Sentry Awacs/J-Stars/Vietnam Fire Support Bases/"Charlie": #43.
Airs on Thursday, September 22 at 8:30am ET
R. Lee Ermey demonstrates the WWII American M3 submachine gun, a.k.a. the Grease Gun, and a similar British gun, the Sten Gun; takes viewers inside the E-3 Sentry early warning and control system--a high-tech aerial command and control center--and J-Stars, similar to AWACs, but linked to an Army command center housed in a Humvee; finds out how US fire support bases were constructed in Vietnam and their use, and how the slang term "Charlie" entered GI Jargon. TVPG L
506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division: #49.
Airs on Thursday, September 22 at 9:00am ET
Mail Call devotes an entire show to the gear and guys of "Easy Company"--the men depicted in Band of Brothers. Shot in a "You Are There" style, R. Lee Ermey hosts in a vintage jumpsuit, supported by a team of paratrooper reenactors using and demonstrating the real gear, weapons, and medical evac used during the Invasion of Normandy and through to the end of WWII. TVPG L
Krag-Jorgenson Rifle/Maine/Blackbird/Northern Warfare Training Center/Stalingrad: #53.
Airs on Thursday, September 22 at 9:30am ET
In this episode, R. Lee Ermey demonstrates the firepower of a Krag-Jorgenson rifle from the Spanish-American War, and explains what sank the USS Maine and why we're supposed to remember it. He catches up with history's fastest plane, the SR-71 Blackbird and finds out what went wrong with its predecessor, the U-2 spy plane. And he visits the Northern Warfare Training Center in Ft. Wainwright, Alaska, and answers a question about how extreme cold weather helped the WWII Allies in the Battle of Stalingrad. TVPG L
MP5/WWII Marine Corps Paratroopers/Pilot Headgear: #54.
Airs on Thursday, September 22 at 10:00am ET
With his bulldog Harley by his side, the Gunny demonstrates the firepower of the MP5--the gun of choice for Special Forces when they're in close-quarter battle. And we see the MP5 in action during a Navy SEALs live-fire training exercise. Next, R. Lee Ermey gives the often-overlooked Marine Corps paratroopers of WWII their due, and relates the story behind the photo of the Iwo Jima flag-raisers. Then, fighter pilots demonstrate the new state-of-the-art hands-free helmet system. TVPG L
Navy Marine Mammals/WC54 Ambulance/Desert Ducks: #55.
Airs on Thursday, September 22 at 10:30am ET
The Gunny proves that the Navy Marine Mammals program is no fish tale and discovers just how dolphins and sea lions help to win wars. Next, R. Lee Ermey discovers how we got our injured soldiers from the battlefield to field hospitals by the chain of evacuation in WWII, and takes a ride in the WC54 ambulance. Finally, we profile the Desert Ducks, the Navy unit in charge of delivering the mail to ships in the Persian Gulf. TVPG L
Musketeer/Hellcat & Zero/U.S. Army's High Altitude Rescue Team/XR-8 Syncopter: #56.
Airs on Thursday, September 22 at 11:00am ET
R. Lee Ermey does some fancy footwork, fencing his way through the gear of the French Musketeers. Next, the Gunny sizes up two of the greatest fighter planes of World War II--the US F6F Hellcat and the Japanese A6M Zero. Then, we find out what it takes to be a member of the US Army's High Altitude Rescue Team. Finally, Lee opens the "fabulous flops" file to spotlight the XR-8 Syncopter, a helo with blades that had a nasty tendency to intertwine. TVPG L
Marine Corps Marksmanship/The BAT/Maritime Safety & Security Teams: #57.
Airs on Thursday, September 22 at 11:30am ET
Marine Corps marksman, sharpshooter, expert? What's the difference? R. Lee Ermey aims to find out the difference, and handles some of the Corps' heralded Vietnam snipers' gear. Next, the Gunny reviews WWII coast artillery and examines one of WWII's most sophisticated missiles, the BAT. Finally, R. Lee checks out the Coast Guard's latest approach to the War on Terror, the Maritime Safety and Security Teams, and looks back at the first plane to cross the Atlantic, the Navy NC-4 flying boat. TVPG L
Silencers/Flashbang Grenade/WWII Japanese Gear/HITRON Teams: #58.
Airs on Thursday, September 22 at 12:00pm ET
The show opens with a "whisper" while the Gunny discovers why the military uses silencers in a live-fire demonstration, and he learns why silence isn't always golden in a demo of the flashbang grenade. Next, R. Lee Ermey checks out the weapons and gear of Japanese soldiers in WWII's Pacific Theater. And in Jacksonville, Florida, Lee catches up with the tough new Coast Guard HITRON teams, and profiles one of the military's premier heavy-lifting helos, the CH-54 Skycrane. TVPG L
Javelin Anti-Tank Missile/Tankgewehr 1918/P-3 Orion/SOG: #59.
Airs on Thursday, September 22 at 12:30pm ET
Gunnery Sergeant R. Lee Ermey learns how our troops stick it to enemy tanks with the Javelin anti-tank missile and looks back at the first anti-tank rifle, the massive bolt-action Tankgewehr 1918. Next, it's out to the open ocean for a little submarine hunting in the Navy's P-3 Orion aircraft and a look back at sub hunting planes of WWII. Finally, it's into the heart of the jungle to discover the weapons, gear, and tactics used by the Studies and Observations Group (SOG) during the Vietnam War.