Sentences with phrase «of gunnery»

We follow this unlucky unit as they go through a hellish training regime at the mercy of Gunnery Sergaent Hartman (R. Lee Ermey — real - life ex-Marine war vet) before being shipped out to «Nam to face the enemy's Tet Offensive.

Oddly, there is little dialogue in much of the first half — other than the barks and barbs of Gunnery Sgt. Hartman, viciously and accurately portrayed by Lee Ermey, a real - life leatherneck who spent three years in Vietnam.

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John Edwards was a gunnery officer on a naval frigate during the Korean War when thoughts of the priesthood first...

John Edwards was a gunnery officer on a naval frigate during the Korean War when thoughts of the priesthood first began to form in his mind.

Prothro served 39 months as a Navy gunnery officer on the USS Breton, an escort carrier in the Pacific Fleet that was involved in the assault and occupation of Okinawa.

The Gunnery (never properly referred to as the Gunnery School) is an ancient institution of high repute, so small that the absence of eight students in an eight - oared shell would seriously deplete the student body.

Not a military school, despite its name (it was known as Mr. Gunn's School a century ago), The Gunnery stands in the hills above Washington, Conn., some seven miles from Lake Waramaug, the most placid body of water in the area.

All of this snake research and much more is possible because Bien, a professor in Drexel's Department of Biodiversity Earth and Environmental Science, and his students, have been welcomed to work in environmental protection on the U.S. Air Force's Warren Grove Gunnery Range.

by Walter Chaw Apart from the satirical possibilities, it appears that the rationale behind the title A Glimpse of Hell is the graphic aftermath of an explosion in the gunnery chamber of the U.S.S. Iowa.

The film's first half deals with the boot camp experience, where Gunnery Sergeant Hartman (Ermey, Scenes of the Crime) has to take a sad sack unit and turn them into killers, emotionally hardened and physically ready for battle.

American actor R Lee Ermey, known for playing Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in 1987 film Full Metal Jacket, has died at the age of 74.

Fletcher is a brute, a bully and a born leader; comparisons have been made to R. Lee Ermey's Gunnery Sgt. Hartman in «Full Metal Jacket,» but another cinematic predecessor that springs to mind is Robert Duvall's Lt. Col. «Bull» Meechum in «The Great Santini» — a father - figure who cares less about the condition of his charges as they are than he cares about what they could be.

B - Lock n» Load with R. Lee Ermey: The Complete Season One Unrated Available on DVD Gunnery Sergeant, drill instructor, Vietnam veteran, and larger - than - life actor R. Lee Ermey (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre) shows us 4 DVDs worth of weapons, from pistols to tanks to rockets, in this addictive little History Channel original program.

After working hard to become part of the unit, Megan is assigned Rex by Gunnery Sergeant Martin (Common).

In the early 1900s, the islands were used as a gunnery and bombing range by the Mexican government, but when oceanographer and conservationist Jacques Cousteau came across them in the 1960s, he began a campaign to have their unique and pristine ecosystem protected — a campaign that ultimately led to the creation of the Marieta Islands National park in 2005, eight years after his death.

A famous and unique landmark at Flamenco beach you won't anywhere else on earth is the old Navy tank parked on the sand, a reminder of the past when the United States Navy used the island as a gunnery range.

Examples are Boltstorm instead of Full Auto for a Gunnery Commando, or Vigilant Thrust instead of Force Sweep for a Vigilance Guardian.

One of the members will be Halo 3: ODST's Gunnery Sergeant Edward Buck who will once again be played by Nathan Fillion.

There is an article on the act which reviews the pre-history of the act and subsequent congressional authorizations, and there have been many, e.g. the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1894, Espionage Act of 1917, 33 USC 3 pertaining to gunnery ranges, Fisheries and Conservation Management Act of 1976 and so on.

United States Marine Corps (Quantico, VA) 06/1991 — 10/2011 Gunnery Sergeant, Retired • Provide 20 years of honorable service in varied leadership positions within the USMC • Recipient of the Bronze Star for service in Iraq and a two - time recipient of the Navy / Marine Corps Achievement Medal • SNCOIC (Staff Noncommissioned Officer in Charge) at the Marine Corps Network Operations and Security Center • Deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from August 2005 to February 2006 • Assist a Military Transition Team with Iraqi Army's 1st Division 2nd Brigade Headquarters in the training of Iraqi forces • Serve as the Brigade G1 (Admin) Advisor and G4 (Logistics) / Motor Transport Advisor responsible for training high ranking Iraqi Officers (O6 / General Officers) in effective administration, IT, logistics, and other vital operational functions • Additional assignments included Headquarters and Service Company, 8th Tank Battalion, Delta Company 4th Light Armor Reconnaissance Battalion, Marine Corps Center for Lessons Learned, and Special Purpose MAGTF for Experiential Operations, Marine Corps Warfighting Lab