Simulated marksmanship training; fastest front-line combat jet and World War II tank; Greeks of ancient times use the phalanx; Civil War cavalry gear; dazzle paint.
Vietnam gun truck; World War II household fat; missile silos; C-17 Loadmaster; Scottish kilts.
Ermey meets an Air Force EOD Unit and a Rescue Squadron, finds out why aircraft carrier flight deck crew wear bright jerseys and answers questions about Operation Iraqi Freedom.
World War II M2A2 half-track; Snow Train; strange weapons used by the Allies in World War II; Navy hydrofoils; Air Force combat controllers; Marine Corps gunnery sergeants.
Host R. Lee Ermey travels to Vietnam for the first time since he left in 1969, when he served in Marine Wing Support Group 17. "The Gunny" recalls memories and visits famous sites such as Khe San, Hanoi and the U.S. Embassy in Saigon.
R. Lee gets in a little trigger time training with a group of insurgents in an Iraqi Village at the most realistic training facility used by the U.S. Marine Corps w/Roger Cannon, Brian Plescia Capt Steve Coast. An in-depth tour of the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command, dedicated to finding and the remains of all missing and unidentified service men and women w/Lt. Lentfort Mitchell, Dennis Danielson Col Claude Davis. Witness the guns and gear used by the British Red Coats against the American rebels during our War of independence w/George Mack. The story of US troops on Panama w/Rob Lihani Sgt. Patrick Nugent Finally, take a trip to Fort MacArthur in Long Beach, California to re-enact the great L.A. Air Raid of 1942 w/Stephen Nelson
R. Lee Ermey answers viewer questions on location at with a focus on Air Force Special Operations and hardware. Lee tours the Air Force Base and gets a taste of what the officer candidates call "Hell Week"; then, Gunny goes to school and trains in car bomb and explosives detection and fires assault rifles used by terrorists. Finally, Lee takes off in the meanest gunship in the Air Force, the AC-130 and squeezes off a few rounds with its 105 mm cannon
a WWII scout car nicknamed the greyhound. He takes it for a test drive and fires off the M8's 37mm cannon with Bill Kirhkidis; then, Gunny features the Mauser C96 pistol (the pistol of choice for everyone from Winston Churchill to Star Wars' Han Solo) in a live fire demonstration. Gunny gives the gear geeks in the audience a field day with an overview of all the weapons, gear and gadgets used by the average German soldier during World War II with Anders Hudson. K98 Bolt action rifle, MP40, MG34, MG42, Stick Grenade, uniforms, boots, ammo pouch, bread bag, M3, 40, 42 helmet, camo, foodwagon. Gunny's Golf Tournament & Charities in Marriott DC - Young Marines with Shotgun Scramble won by Richard Grieco, Gunny's Ball with Bob Dole, ROTC - Maj Matt Donald, Ross Daly, Lt Col Todd Miller, Ohio State MSgt Dan Whitney, Terrorist Training - Robin Tullercash, War Dogs K( Corp - Sgt. Stubby of D-Dogs for Defense, War Dog Cemetery in Guan, Fort Benning training.
historic Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. First, Lee tours the museum and he reveals the fascinating story (and rare footage) of the highest bailout in history from an American aircraft. Then he tells the history of the Lockheed Starlifter, the Vietnam-era cargo plane made famous when one was designated The Hanoi. Lee also attends a reunion of the surviving POWs who flew on the Hanoi Taxi; then, he reveals the truth about UFOs and the Air Force's top secret Project Bluebook. Finally, Lee gets to take the controls for some real stick time in a vintage B-25 Mitchell Bomber.
visit the United States Armor Center and check out our armored arsenal. We go along on a Recon Officer training course with Special Ops Army scouts; and then, Gunny goes for a flight on an Apache Attack Helicopter. View a profile of George S. Patton, hear the story of George S. Patton's ivory-handled revolver and see other historic relics from the Patton museum. Gunny gets to drive and fire the cannon of the only working vintage Vietnam-era M40 Ontos Tank shredder known as the Road Runner. A trip to the assembly plant to see the M1 Abrams tank built from the ground up.
Tennessee Warbirds Museum of Aviation to see the P-51 Mustangs and P-47 Thunderbirds with R. Neal Melton, Franklin Luckman Jr, R. Nathan Davis.M6 double barrel survival rifle AR7, Scuttlebutt, A trip back in time to see just what kind of gear the WW2 Marines carried into battle - M1941 uniform, pack, boondockers, frog herringbone, 1903A1 rifle. Back to the skies for a one-of-a-kind ride in the Marine Corps' V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor with Maj David Lane, XB70 Valkyrie. Even the Gunny makes mistakes, so R. Lee shows off a few of his most famous SNAFUs. Finally the Gunny gives a fond farewell to the venerable Navy F-14 Tomcat with Capt Bill Seizmore, Cdr Jim Howe, Cdr Curt Seth.
vehicles are test driven. Trigger time with an M4 Carbine and a Beretta M9. Camillus Knives - Woodsman's Pal, Tac Tool and Ermey updates to the latest gear: Spec Ops, Blackhawk, Oakley, CamelBak. Then he torture tests the rugged laptop from VT Miltope by running it over with his jeep and throwing water on it. Plus flashlights from Surefire - M6 combat, Aviator Hellfire.
the Gunny talks via satellite one-on-one with troops in Iraq. At the Atlanta, Georgia headquarters of the Digital Video and Imagery Distribution System and gets the scoop on the fight against the insurgency. Run by the US Army, DVIDS receives via satellite the combat camera and public affairs videotape of all operations involving the US armed forces with Ltc William Beckman, Ssgt Amy Forsythe. Iraq - Lt Michael Schulz, Cwl Ty Powell, Sgt. Kurt Edusada, Sgt. Louis Sanchez, Col Joie Stovie, Ssgt Ajeem Pandey, Col Paul Sutherland, Cpl Andrew Ringbloom, 1Lt Douglas Connor, Col James Polo. He also meets civil affairs specialists and engineers installing a water purification system for a remote village. Cpt Steven Hayden, Spc James Anderson, Robert Anderson, Lt. Dana Melvin. Police - Ssg Michael Barnette, 1Lt Matthew Upperman, Cpl Thomas Swint, 2Lt Jarrod Bailey, GySgt Herbert J. Kennedy, Bradley Sgt Gordon Misner, Kristian Leibfarth, Pvt Carlos Cardona, Pfc Donald Williams, Sgt. Kendrick Shunte, Cpt David Sandoval, Spc Alexandre steban, Sgt. Ted Walters Finally, the Gunny pays tribute to Army Corporal Ozwarthy who was recently killed while serving in Iraq.
Mail Call The Best of Season 2 Xtra Gunny's Deal of the Day
It happens in the military, and it happens on MAIL CALL--the hit television series from THE HISTORY CHANNEL. Not everything we plan for on MAIL CALL happens the way it should. And when things go wrong, the Gunny sounds of loud and clear--and it ain't pretty! This video is loaded with an hour of uncensored foul-ups, blunders and mishaps from the MAIL CALL set. Trust us, you are NEVER gonna see this stuff on television! If you're a hardcore MAIL CALL fan ready for full-caliber Gunny, then lock and load the "Xtra Salty" version.
Includes: 2: Knight's Armor to Land Mines, 3: Body Armor to WWI Pilots, 4: Cannoneers to Clearing Minefields, 11: Grenades to Tunnel Rats, 14: Grenade Launchers to Jet Packs, 23: Bazookas to the 21 Gun Salute, 25: Coast Guard Ships to WWII V-Mail, Gunny's Deal of the Day, Launch Promos from the "Larger Than Life" Campaign for Mail Call's Debut Season plus R. Lee Ermey's Biography and Filmography
Includes: 15: Civil War Rifles to Hedgecroppers, 17: US Marine Training Tools to Dazzle Paint, 18: Trebuchets to Boomerangs, 19: LAVs to the Military Salute, 20: The Deuce-and-a-Half to Scottish Kilts, 21: Medieval Weapons to Ejection Seats, 26: Unmanned Aircraft to the Fairbairn-Sykes Commando Knife
Includes: 28: M-1 Garand Rifle to Barrage Balloons, 30: Viet Cong Booby Traps to the Green Berets, 32: Ghillie Suits to the C-119 Flying Boxcar, 33: WWII Scout Cars to U-Boats, 34: Claymore Mines to Jody Songs, 37: Hiller Flying Platforms to the German Burp Gun, 38: Red-Eye Missiles to Kilroy
Includes: 40: Golden Knights to P-61 Black Widow, 41: Blimps to the Navy Graveyard, 43: Grease Guns to Charlie, 47: The Real Uncle Sam to Dive Bombers, 48: Kettering Bug to the A-10 Thunderbolt, 50: The U.S.S. Salt Lake City, 52: The Bren Gun to WWII's Weary Willy
Includes: 53: Krag-Jorgenson Rifle to the U-2 Spy Plane, 55: WC54 Ambulance to Desert Ducks, 58: Flashbang Grenades to CH-54 Skycrane, 60: The War of 1812 episode, 61: Glock Handguns to Troop Convoy Protection, 62: XMB Rifle to the Small Diameter Bomb, 65: USO to Secret Military Resorts
Includes: 67: Cheyenne Mountain Operations to NORAD, 69: Inside the Pentagon, 70: WWII Merchant Marines to Navajo Code Talkers, 73: Iwo Jima Special (Part 1), 74: Iwo Jima Special (Part 2), 76: B-2 Stealth Bomber to the 509th Bomber Group, 77: Abrams M1-A1 to Body Armor
Includes: 80: Beach Masters to the Arisaka Rifle, German Renaissance to the Battle of Britain, DOD Firefighter to Little David, Improvised Explosive Devices to Rough Riders, Army's National Training Center, The AAV to Merrill's Marauders, Knob Creek Gun Range