Season 6 |
| 65 :06x01 - Episode 1 (Mar/04/2005) | | The sixth-season opener includes segments on the ballista, a Roman crossbow for shooting large arrows, and the history of the P-26 Peashooter single-wing aircraft. Also: armored protection for Humvees. | |
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| 66 :06x02 - Episode 2 (Mar/11/2005) | | The history of NORAD includes a tour of the Cheyenne Mountain Operations Center in Colorado. | |
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| 67 :06x03 - Episode 3 (Mar/18/2005) | | R. Lee Ermey travels to Afghanistan, where he visits troops and tests out military technology. Included: the CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter; the Cobra attack helicopter; an MTVR truck. | |
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| 68 :06x04 - The Pentagon (Apr/01/2005) | | A tour of the Pentagon includes an interview with Gen. Michael W. Hagee, Commandant of the Marine Corps; a segment on the Pentagon Force Protection Agency; and trigger time with the UMP40 submachine gun. | |
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| 69 :06x05 - SS Lane Victory (Apr/01/2005) | | A tour of the SS Lane Victory, a World War II Victory ship docked in San Pedro, Cal. Included: the history of the Merchant Marine and Navy Armed Guard. Also: SWORDS military robots. | |
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| 70 :06x06 - 29 Palms (May/13/2005) | | A tour of the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, known as 29 Palms, in California. Included: the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle. Also: a segment on the World War I Battle of Belleau Wood, where the Marines earned the nickname “Devil Dogs.” | |
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| 71 :06x07 - Civil War Special (May/20/2005) | | Civil War questions are answered. Topics include the Union Springfield rifle; the Confederate Enfield rifle; cannons; salt pork; and the Zouaves regiment. | |
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| 72 :06x08 - Iwo Jima Special (May/27/2005) | | An expanded remembrance of the World War II Battle of Iwo Jima takes host R. Lee Ermey to the Pacific island to answer questions regarding the flag raising, Navy corpsmen and the strategic importance of the island. Also: A reunion on Iwo Jima for 86 veterans for the 60th anniversary. | |
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| 73 :06x09 - Gator Navy (Jun/03/2005) | | A visit to U.S. Naval Base Coronado in San Diego to meet sailors of the Gator Navy, an amphibious assault team. Also: a Landing Craft Utility (LCU); the 1942 Battle of the Coral Sea. | |
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| 74 :06x10 - B-2 (Jun/10/2005) | | A tour of the Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri includes a ride in a B-2 stealth bomber. Included: a history of the B-2. | |
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| 75 :06x11 - Episode 11 (Jun/17/2005) | | The Abrams M1A1 battle tank is tested at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, known as 29 Palms, in California; and the World War II battles of the Kasserine Pass and El Guettar are recalled. Also: a tribute to war correspondent Ernie Pyle. | |
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