Things I love.
Dogs. Vibram Five Fingers. Special Ops. OTHER people jumping out of planes.
All of these things are featured here:
Vibram & Special Ops
A U.S. Army soldier with the 10th Special Forces Group and his military working dog jump off the ramp of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment during water training over the Gulf of Mexico. Tech Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/defense.gov
The original focus of this picture was the German Shepherd, as reported in the NPR article which you can see here. I find this HILARIOUS because the article talks about putting titanium canines in the dog. The irony is that the dog is getting equipped with technology to make his teeth even better. The human is wearing “shoes” equipping him with the technology to bring him back to a more natural state.
Combat boots have certainly saved the footsies of plenty of soldiers, but the armed forces could be issued other gear to help prevent the orthopedic injuries that ensue from years of hitting the pavement in inflexible boots.
