That one dude in the turret of the rear hummer - racking his weapon again and again to get it to fire. You can hear him yelling “sonofabitchmotherfucker,godamm” without having the sound on
This was a demonstration at a defense tech conference called SOFIC, which stands for Special Operation Forces Industry Conference. It featured special ops forces from 11 different countries.
I know they're blanks but i still wouldn't stand in front of their guns. I was in the military, and i wouldn't trust them in this regard. Mistakes happen. ESPECIALLY in the military.
I can confirm that it did indeed scare the shit out of me. My pregnant wife on the other hand it literally scared the piss out of her. (Tampa resident myself)
Man... I grew up around a lot of hunters and ex-military. Gun safety was drilled into my fucking head from a really young age. And rule fucking one was "don't point your gun at anything you don't want to kill." Watching the barrel of that first Humvee's weapon trace a path across the crowd irritates me... and I'm conditioned to expect to hear somebody start bellowing angrily when I see that happen.
Context: "As part of the 2022 Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC), held at the Tampa Convention Center, U.S. and international special operations forces participated in a rescue demonstration. The exercise included Black Hawk and Little Bird Helicopters, fast attack boats, Army rangers, and more."
Those are electric guns incapable of firing anything, made to look and act like the real thing. The sounds aren’t coming from the gun itself it is gun audio being played through speakers.
Prepping for urban combat. Why all these comments about show of force and all that?? If this is recent it would make sense that alot of this would be seen considering. Would you prefer sending out soldiers unprepared? You gotta train in a setting similar to where you might be sent. Ex. All the desert training for the middle east conflicts etc.
International SOF exercise practicing a hostage scenario. It was well publicized beforehand, roads blocked off, and tons of safety measures in place. This helps improve international partnerships while giving SOF a more realistic situation that they may end up doing for real later on
Totally j see stand your point and I don’t want to give any credence to those people, but to actually give a real answer to what I know what a rhetorical question:
Fucking stupid display of an overfunded military. Hope you all enjoyed that shitshow, it cost you a healthcare system (that is currently one of , if not the worst in the developed world) a free education system and many other services that you and your family would certainly benefit from far more than a dumb fucking military.
MacDill AFB is in Tampa. The US Central Command, US Special Operations Command, Marine Forces Central Command, and Special Operations Command Central are headquartered there.
Remember that time we invaded a country under false pretext and drove through their cities at high speed ramming cars and shooting wildly? Here's a reenactment. Merica!
Welcome to 'murica. We love big guns and army guys. I just want to know where the big fucking flag was in all of this? Surely someone forgot it. Probably some commie bastard who hates 'murica...
It’s not an exercise, it’s a “demonstration” or as I like to call it a choreographed play. Don’t they look so cute in there little army men outfits and their toy guns.
Btw what is the guy in the chopper saying? Not sure if it's the pilot or a angry combat instructor. All I know is who ever is in the water is struggling lmao
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That one dude in the turret of the rear hummer - racking his weapon again and again to get it to fire. You can hear him yelling “sonofabitchmotherfucker,godamm” without having the sound on
I thought he was just pretending and going "pew pew pew".
Firing blanks was cool for exactly 1 time
He did have proper head space and timing
This was a demonstration at a defense tech conference called SOFIC, which stands for Special Operation Forces Industry Conference. It featured special ops forces from 11 different countries.
I know they're blanks but i still wouldn't stand in front of their guns. I was in the military, and i wouldn't trust them in this regard. Mistakes happen. ESPECIALLY in the military.
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A blank can still kill you if you’re close enough
Imagine waking up in your condo and hearing that
And not knowing about the exercise. Lol
I was in a zoom meeting when this went by. Scared the poop out of me.
I can confirm that it did indeed scare the shit out of me. My pregnant wife on the other hand it literally scared the piss out of her. (Tampa resident myself)
And then when it's all over, you're still in Florida
that would be normal in the north of rio de janeiro, brazil. only, unfortunately, it isn’t the army doing circus stuff.
Man... I grew up around a lot of hunters and ex-military. Gun safety was drilled into my fucking head from a really young age. And rule fucking one was "don't point your gun at anything you don't want to kill." Watching the barrel of that first Humvee's weapon trace a path across the crowd irritates me... and I'm conditioned to expect to hear somebody start bellowing angrily when I see that happen.
Yeah this made me cringe, didn’t feel right at all. Actually firing (assuming blanks) is crazy as hell.
Yeah staring down the barrel of an MG even through this video made my skin crawl
"Special" Forces. Well said, though!
100% agree. That shit made me want to jump into my screen and correct the dipshit. Source: combat vet
Exactly
Is it for a movie? I’m with you, this isn’t what I expect from our military. Not cool.
idiotswithguns
It was very freaky to watch.
If you look closely, there is no one on the side of the street where he’s pointing, its closed off. So he’s not pointing it at anyone.
I did this for a living and this shit is still creepy and weird to see.
This is not real.
This is how voter identification will be enforced if RonFacistDesantis has his way.
Exercises? More like a parade.
It's an exercise disguised as a parade
Is this any different than when Kim Jong Un tries to flex and holds one of those military parades
SOFIC is this week in Tampa. No weird conspiracy. Just an annual conference.
Preparing for the dystopia.
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Who's bright idea was it to let this be open to the public and why would some people think it's a great idea to attend this.
You may have answered your own question.
It's a military conference... it's basically an ad for the Military Industrial complex. Embrace your overlords.
It’s Florida… nothing else needed be said
Flooooridaaa
This is a demonstration that happens most every year. It’s a display to show capabilities to the public. A spicy parade in a sense.
This is so stupidly boisterous and pointless lol
It only cost taxpayers $50 million, no biggie.
The motto of the USA
Context: "As part of the 2022 Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC), held at the Tampa Convention Center, U.S. and international special operations forces participated in a rescue demonstration. The exercise included Black Hawk and Little Bird Helicopters, fast attack boats, Army rangers, and more."
Are there slow attack boats?
I apparently go to the tamer industry conferences.
Most normal thibg that happened in Tampa today.
Imagine having a third of your paycheck stolen every time you get one to fund this instead of healthcare.
Damn look at you, I wish only a quarter was taken out by taxes.
Pff... single white male here with no kids living in Oklahoma... try a little more than a third
God bless amurica
Same place they had the Stanley Cup and Super Bowl celebrations.
Those are electric guns incapable of firing anything, made to look and act like the real thing. The sounds aren’t coming from the gun itself it is gun audio being played through speakers.
Prepping for urban combat. Why all these comments about show of force and all that?? If this is recent it would make sense that alot of this would be seen considering. Would you prefer sending out soldiers unprepared? You gotta train in a setting similar to where you might be sent. Ex. All the desert training for the middle east conflicts etc.
Is this what happens if you say "gay" in Florida now?
Nope. This is America finally going after Florida Man. That SOB has been nothing but a blight on the nation.
What a waste of money when you have so much poverty, poor health, poor education and homelessness.
Gotta pump dollars into the military industrial complex.
Murica! Yay...
Don't look for Washington to do anything but cause more misery.
The US has the 23rd lowest poverty rate, is 34th in health, and 1st in education. Homelessness is not tracked globally. Source
The last guy in the convoy was really having a hard time with his M2 haha. Training blanks in those things are always a pain in the dick
HA! I was just there to take down this show. They do this demo every other year. I love my job😎
But when they do this in North Korea, it’s totalitarian posturing
The cry babies are out in full force. Reddit never disappoints.
Murica…hell yeah!
Every fascist government indulges in public displays of military force. Look for more of this sort of thing as democracy wanes.
It’s fun to watch tho…
Not picture is the 5 poor privates who had to walk behind this idiotic convoy having to pick up the blank casings
"THATS ONLY 800000 ROUNDS PRIVATE, GO FIND THE OTHER 200000"
Lol what’s all the commotion about felluhz
Harbor Island 😂
I have to say as a non American, seeing all this military showmanship is weird.
This comment section is a dumpster fire. Buncha crying ass bitches
And this is how the continued spending gets justified.
What’s a pointless flex op like this cost?
Don't worry the printing presses run 24/7. :::smirk:::
Dog and pony show at Special Operation Forces Industry Conference
Tax dollars hard at work. GG.
WTF?!! Looks like a full military parade in Cuba or Haiti.
Why?
International SOF exercise practicing a hostage scenario. It was well publicized beforehand, roads blocked off, and tons of safety measures in place. This helps improve international partnerships while giving SOF a more realistic situation that they may end up doing for real later on
Flex the military we all spend too much money on in the most gun nut backwards ass area of the US.
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You beat me to it.
It's about time we did something bout Florida
They are practicing shooting rioting U.S. civilians for when our food and medicine run out.
What the hell is this communist Russia bullshit? GTFO
Looks like they’re practicing to fight communist Russian bullshit to me, pal ;)
‘Murica
Nothing to worry about, they used Alec Baldwin’s cinematic gun tech for this one.
Wicked cool. Like a live action movie.
There's no way pulling the trigger of a mounted machine gun at a crowd of people is a good idea. I'm shook
Dang, they are finally releasing Blackhawk Down 2?
Trump finally got that military parade!
WTF . meanwhile we don't have any public transit in tampa ...priorities
Only in America would brainwashed ass citizens gather on the street, see this and go “Fuck yea!!!”
Calm down lol.
Who hurt you?
“stop with the theatre”
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you should embrace it. you need those people so you can be considered so evolved
Bunch of fucking idiots
THIS IS BIDENS PLOT TO MURDER DESANTIS AND RULE FLORIDA!!!!
So don’t even know if you’re serious or not. That’s where we’re at in the world.
Gonna clean up Broward Co.
Tampa’s not in Broward. It’s in Hillsboro.
Why isn't the right screaming that this is all part of Biden's plot to murder DeSantis and rule Florida?
Totally j see stand your point and I don’t want to give any credence to those people, but to actually give a real answer to what I know what a rhetorical question:
Nice way to waste the American peoples tax money.
The only reason why this is interesting, is why such a "show of force".. or "flexing muscles" is appreciated by so many people.
Fucking stupid display of an overfunded military. Hope you all enjoyed that shitshow, it cost you a healthcare system (that is currently one of , if not the worst in the developed world) a free education system and many other services that you and your family would certainly benefit from far more than a dumb fucking military.
With the way the world is going right now I'll take my "dumb fucking military"
If you want free education, healthcare and housing money, you should join the military :)
This is for sure a zombie response exercise.
Wonder why they train there instead of say... California
Cause there’s a lot of wackos in TAMPONS😂
We used to call that the old dog and pony show. Recruitment must be really in the shitter.
The state grandstanding using taxpayer money, showing who is boss.
Why tempa?
MacDill AFB is in Tampa. The US Central Command, US Special Operations Command, Marine Forces Central Command, and Special Operations Command Central are headquartered there.
Why not?
Gonna need it. I have not seen any country including my own ( who is very high on the shitlist of gunviolence and mass shootings ) outperform the USA.
Parade of toxic masculinity.
Demonstration of military capabilities for a special operations community conference*. Fixed it for you 😉
Nice. At least we know how martial law will look when the Republicans take power.
If only it happened after the 2020 election, we wouldn't be in this atrocious situation! Our country has been hijacked by communist!
Are they training to invade a country populated by strippers and lobbyists?
This is cringe af
Remember that time we invaded a country under false pretext and drove through their cities at high speed ramming cars and shooting wildly? Here's a reenactment. Merica!
Welcome to 'murica. We love big guns and army guys. I just want to know where the big fucking flag was in all of this? Surely someone forgot it. Probably some commie bastard who hates 'murica...
What the fuck is this?
What possible reason is there to even USE blanks for this “exercise”?! (Apart from making all their pee pees get chubby)
Why the fuck are they shooting
It's a exercise. Ever heard of blank rounds?
I never understood why civilians went crazy for these
Its about time we liberated Florida
Yes, there are still communist sympathizers there and must be purged.
Is this much different than North Korea parading their missiles through the streets?
Yeah. There's no missiles for a start.
Show me the missiles and the dictator that ordered this. I'll wait.
Retarded as fuck.
Next is the era of big parades like N. Korea, with troops in shiny black boots.
Totally normal country.
It’s not an exercise, it’s a “demonstration” or as I like to call it a choreographed play. Don’t they look so cute in there little army men outfits and their toy guns.
New York has Broadway... this is Tampas way of putting up a show
I mean, IDGAF if they are special operators. You dont have your muzzle pointed like that no matter what especially while charging it.
The new Amerikkka. Military going thru the streets like no one issue.
Super edgy 🤡
This is weird
This is so stupid.
Fuck this North Korean bullshit.
What in the hard R'ed fuck was that?
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Btw what is the guy in the chopper saying? Not sure if it's the pilot or a angry combat instructor. All I know is who ever is in the water is struggling lmao
Wait, what???
United States and Russia are Larping Champions.
Looks like it’s for filming a movie
Had to be Florida.
What's up now?!
Looks like something you'd see in Russia or North Korea.
It's to let you pesky civilians know to stay in your place.
Welcome to Moscow
In soviet union is called fancy parade
This looms like a Disney stunt show
Letting the people know what will happen to them when they get angry
Hello 911 there's a mass shooting down town !
Got to protect the GOAT at all costs.
Tiny dick energy
This is clearly not "engaging in exercises".
They have a wonderful TGI Fridays...
No difference between USA, Russia and NK