Military

Struck in the head by a sniper round. The bullet pierces his Kevlar helmet, slams into his neck, lodges itself above and behind his right ear, and knocks him facedown in the mud. Fifteen minutes later, this smiling Marine is having a smoke and giving the thumbs up. Hat tip to Guns & Patriots

U.S. troops in Afghanistan will begin receiving wearable gunshot detector systems this month, allowing them to quickly grasp the approximate distance and direction of enemy fire. The Individual Gunshot Detector (IGD) by Qinetiq consists of a shoulder-mounted unit with four acoustic sensors and a chest display that attaches to body armor. Weighing less than 2…

Lance Corporal Liam Tasker, from Kirkcaldy in Fife, was shot dead while on patrol in Helmand province. The ashes of the 26-year-old’s dog Theo will be flown home on the same plane. L/Cpl Tasker, who was called a “rising star” by Army chiefs, was shot by Taliban snipers and Theo died of a seizure shortly…