#counterinsurgency

#counterinsurgency

Two decades of post-9/11 combat reshaped U.S. military firearms, driving battlefield-driven adoption of adaptable weapons across diverse missions.

Vietnam-era weapons and tactics forced adaptation, reshaping mobility, firepower, surveillance, and doctrine toward air mobility, helicopter warfare, small-unit tactics, and counterinsurgency.

U.S. military weapons in the War on Terror evolved toward mobility, precision, and adaptability to counter insurgents, IEDs, and varied terrain over two decades.

Soldier-led resistance and refusal to follow illegal orders is a powerful check on a security state mobilizing counterinsurgent power.

Alligator Alcatraz is a migrant detention center built to intimidate and punish rather than welcome displaced individuals.