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This 18 November 2000 DOD filer shows Corporal Allen Dantes, a Manila, Philippines native and Private First Class Ric Johnson, Newark N.J. native, both from Javelin Platoon, Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 2/2, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), launching the first Javelin Missile ever to fired by deployed MEU during Exercise Slunj 2000 in Croatia

2 of Top 5 Reasons Why a Cold War Military Gear is Making a Comeback

2. Closing the Missile Gap

While developments in missile technology have advanced to the point of FGM-148 Javelin-like fire-and-forget systems which allow operators to hit tanks from the top, traditionally their weakest point, their cost and availability make it increasingly difficult to use them in conditions such as urban warfare.

 

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