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Season 6

Retired Marine Gunnery Sergeant R. Lee Ermey takes viewers' questions concerning military hardware and technology, then consults with experts to answer them. Topics covered to date include gas masks, Gatling guns, night vision equipment, and samurai swords.

Where to Watch Season 6

12 Episodes

Ballista; Pedersen Device; Peashooter
E1
Ballista; Pedersen Device; Peashooter
NORAD
E2
NORADThe history of NORAD includes a tour of the Cheyenne Mountain Operations Center in Colorado.
Afghanistan
E3
AfghanistanErmey returns to Afghanistan; goes on foot patrol around Kabul; tests a CH-53 Super Stallion and an MTVR; gets trigger time with a Cobra attack helicopter and spends time with Medical Corpsmen.
The Pentagon
E4
The PentagonErmey tours the Pentagon; gets trigger time with the Pentagon Force Protection Agency’s UMP40 submachine gun; infiltrates Army Operating Center; and looks back on how 9/11 changed the Pentagon.
SS Lane Victory
E5
SS Lane VictoryErmey boards the SS Lane Victory; explores the role of Merchant Marines, Navy Armed Guard and the Navajo Code Talkers in WWII and examines armed-robot SWORDS being deployed on the battlefield.
29 Palms
E6
29 PalmsErmey tours a Marine Corps Training Center and joins a training exercise; mounts an Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle; and compares the US Marine and German firepower at the Battle of Belleau Wood.
Civil War Special
E7
Civil War SpecialErmey demos Civil War weapons; examines cavalry gear; looks at the Le Mat 9-shot pistol; cooks up salt pork and hard tack; trains like a Zouave and explores the guns and gear of the Civil War.
Iwo Jima Special
E8
Iwo Jima SpecialErmey travels to the Pacific Island of Iwo Jima with 86 veterans of the WWII invasion to relive the US Marine Corps' most heroic battle.
Gator Navy
E9
Gator NavyErmey ships out with the Gator Navy and joins in drills; gets an A-Z rundown on ship repair; and looks back on Rosie the Riveter and the Battle of the Coral Sea.
B-2
E10
B-2Ermey rides a B-2 Stealth Bomber with the 509th Bomber Group at Whiteman AFB, Missouri. The Gunny pays tribute to the 509th’s Enola Gay and other World War II bombers.
Abrams M1-A1; Kasserine Pass and El Guttar
E11
Abrams M1-A1; Kasserine Pass and El Guttar
Benelli M4 Shotgun; 1st Air Cav in Vietnam; Germany's WWII ME-163 Komet & Kubelwagen
E12
Benelli M4 Shotgun; 1st Air Cav in Vietnam; Germany's WWII ME-163 Komet & Kubelwagen