Graham Family Reacts To 15 Reasons You Shouldn't Mess With the US Army 

Army Infantry veteran here. You have a lovely family, greetings from Seattle Washington USA.

Fun fact: The C-RAM's laser like fire is due to tracer rounds that are shot every fifth bullet.

Number one reason is our alliance! Ty for being a part of that!!!!

I was in the U.S. Army in the first Gulf War (Desert Storm), and we had Iraqi SCUD missiles fired at us over and over again. I wouldn't be here today if we hadn't had a Patriot missile unit next to us, taking out the SCUD missiles. Man, I miss my Army days.

Dodging fish and wildlife is the most American thing I’ve heard you all doing!! Lmfaooo

The Howitzer ammo didn't go off when he tossed it because it's not a bomb, it's a GIANT bullet.😅

Spent 8 years supporting Field Artillery. Yes I’m a woman. I realized that people who watch these for the helicopters haven’t even picked up on all are named after Native American tribes. I was in the Army when the first MLRS system was fielded. 8 inch Howitzers shells are 8” across. Just a heads up the bores can only fire so many shells and they then have to be replaced. The heat generated by the shells strips the rifling from inside the bore. No rifling the shell can’t be fired. I might be wrong on a few points because I was in the Army 1980 - 1993. Yeah the dark ages. After I left the Army the Paladin was just coming on line. One last thing you can hear them firing from anywhere in the city or outskirts at anytime. My husband and I would be woken up at 3 in the morning. “Oh honey listen, they’re playing our song.”🎶 😂

My ex boss's step daughter helped train other country's soldiers on using Patriot missile systems that their countries bought from the US. She said they were amazing. Good reaction. Thanks for sharing.

I had Apache close air support in Iraq in 2003, always made you feel like nothing was gonna happen when they were hanging out in the area.

Story time. I was heading home one afternoon after being gone a week. I was used to seeing all the tanks, tracs, humvees, everything olive drab. I realized how serious things were, this was after the towers came down, when I noticed, from the freeway, everything was SAND, no more green. I called my husband, Army Vietnam Veteran, and he just said, "What did you expect?" I felt like an idiot.

The Patriot missile is not used to attack places. It is only used as a counter attack missile to intercept incoming missiles from the enemy

Garin seems like such a fun lad. Great video guys. 👍👍👍👍

Tell your daughter not to worry, USA has your back 😊

Neat fact about the C-RAM, every fifth round is a tracer. So saying it looks like a laser...... you're only seeing 20% of the rounds fired😂

Y’all were talking about the blackhaws and in my previous comment I explained that my family ended up moving to Savannah, Georgia where there was an army post. We had a house right on the driving range on a golf course and at any time we would watch some of the Rangers performing off base exercises. I’ll never forget the first time I was in our house when suddenly the house was literally shaking and we could hear a few helicopters flying over us. They’d hover right over the driving range (basically our backyard) and the rangers would come one after another repelling from the copter down onto the golf course! It was extremely cool! I later on became friends with some of those Rangers.

Much respect for prioritizing getting out in the sun and spending time with each other over other things. Awesome video, glad I found your channel.

My Brother was THE Guy on the top of that tank, in the Gulf War. He told me the Iraqi' army was so scared they surrendered in mass to his Battalion.

@Leia... I once read in a grade school book, "You can fit a burro in a peanut butter jar if you pack it right"...

Jono, the cemetery where my little brother is buried is across the street from a helicopter base. I was visiting one day when 6 Apaches went overhead. The ground rippled like water...and I was standing on that...

Greetings from USA. Love your videos! And yes you are in NATO and all this equipment will come to your defense if anyone messes with your country!!!

If you're curious about how the Javelin can defeat any known armor, it actually pops up and dives down on its target. The top armor tends to be the thinnest and most vulnerable on most vehicles, including tanks.

Just for the record when living near a base you get used to the sounds, it effectively becomes white noise after awhile and the base usually puts out live fire notices to the surrounding area anyways, so you're not typically "surprised" when it starts kicking off. A majority of the time the people living around the base are often affiliated with the base in one capacity or another, thus they pretty much come in with full knowledge that they are gonna be hearing things from time to time and don't freak out about it.

After years of living next to an AFB and Marine base…you get used to it 😂

Army Medical Corps veteran. Hello from Pennsylvania!

From an Aussie, you have a great family mate! Your kids are intelligent, respectful and interested and you guys obviously can discuss things as a family. It's great to see.

Fun Fact: All US ARMY helicopters with only a single exception (The AH-1 Cobra), are named after Native American Nations. The Black Hawk, Apache, Chinook, and Kiowa and but a few examples. This is to honor those indigenous peoples.

A few points: 1. Those soldiers were not all entering the same helicopter. The helicopter in the video can carry ten men under normal circumstances (7 passengers and 3 crew. Pilot, co pilot and door gunner). 2. You were correct about the M2. The entire cartridge is not fired through the barrel. The bullet is and the cartridge is ejected. A .50 BMG round does occupy a large percentage of the cartridge's volume though. So the difference in size isn't as drastic as you would think. 3. People don't (usually) fall out of the little bird for three reasons if procedure is being observed. The first is that the motion of a helicopter in flight creates a phenomenon that feels similar to gravity. When the helicopter maneuvers (providing it isn't upside down or it's side isn't at a 90 degree angle to the ground) it feels as though you are being pushed down toward the floor. The second reason is because of a cable attachment called a monkey tail that clips to the back of a flight vest. The third is usually a cargo strap that is hung across the doorway low enough to keep a seated person inside, but not high enough to stop a standing person from quickly exiting. 4. You were partially right about the FGM-148 (Javelin). It has a gas supply that ejects the missile about 30ft (10m) before the rocket motor activates. Though this stage is for the protection of the operator, the motor is engaged based upon the speed of the missile, not distance. The secondary stage most commonly used (the FGM-148 has two possible secondary stages) is vertical descent impact. The reason the missile climbs and impacts it's target from above is that most armored vehicles have far thinner armor on top than they do on the sides or bottom. 5. I've worked with Phalanx based systems. They are awesome. Full stop. 6. The Stryker isn't actually that great and is hated by many. It's design is based on the Canadian LAV III, which itself is based on the Mowag Piranha. A Swiss vehicle that was questionable when it was first manufactured. The Stryker is one of those vehicles that was made in large numbers before it's glaring flaws were revealed. The army had spent so much money on it's development and procurement that they were hesitant to scrap it. 7. The M2 Bradley is also awesome, and extremely survivable in most situations. The rest is relatively self explanatory. This wasn't as quick as I intended, so sorry for that. Your videos are entertaining and your wife and children seem lovely. Cheers.

We live about 4 miles from Quantico and they shake the house when they do their mortar training.

The Ma Duce is the most influential and one of the oldest still in use weapon systems in the world today. This weapon may not have a high firing rate compared to other personnel and squad weapons but it makes up for that in versatility and power. The US military has adapted The .50, as it’s called, in so many different situations and onto so many different vehicles, ships, and aircraft. It can punch through most armor plating and the sniper rifle variant is commonly used as an anti-material/ anti-light armor weapon system.

The reason the javelin rocket comes out and sort of floats for a second before the booster ignites, is because the head of the rocket contains a computer that is calculating the predicted flight path to intercept the target. Quick lil 1/2 count before shit shakes.

The howitzer round didn't go off because you have to hit the head of the cone pretty hard for it to go off.

Congratulations you have a wonderful family and a great channel😊

@15:35 I live in Utah pretty close to the army National Guard that’s within a couple or a few miles away and it’s interesting that once in a while, you’ll hear tanks shooting and stuff like that and it’s because they are just practicing. They also fly helicopters everywhere as well.

When calling in artillery fire, usually you have a map that is 1:10,000 scale and a protractor with hash marks that when you put it over the particular grid and the estimated spot and get a grid reading that is accurate within 10 meters. Also our satellites can find a target and mark it for a gps strike.

These weapons systems are some of the reasons why we feel safe anywhere we go. And there are a lot more weapons Systems we have to use. Our safety is a priority.

Ft.Stewart Ga. resident we hear bombing all the time when units are training. You just go on with your day.

speaking of testing grounds. i was born and raised at China Lake Naval Weapons Center. where they develop and test every weapon in the the US is tested, including ICBM rockets. you get use to it

The girl asked about the Javelin's flight. Once it acquires a target, it goes towards it, then flies up and down in a loop, to come down vertically. This is because tanks are weakest on top. They're heavily armed on the sides.

I love seeing your content. If you ever want to reach out for Army related questions. I would love to help! Anyways keep up the amazing work and I will keep taking in the reactions!

Not a comment about the U.S. Army and instead one about lake water temperature. I live on a 50,000 acre lake/reservoir in North Carolina. In the summer in coves that are around 20 feet deep or less the surface water temperature can be like a hot bath. Some decades ago a friend of mine from the suburbs of Chicago, where I used to live, visited me. We went water skiing and at the back/end/bottom of a cove he was finished skiing and dropped the rope. Almost instantly he was screaming for me to come pick him up. He kept saying "get me out of the water, get me out of the water." I thought he may have dropped in an area with a number of snakes, possibly cottonmouths but more likely harmless green water snakes. I headed back for him and he was yelling, "the water is burning me!" I got to him, he got in the water and he asked if there was a nearby chemical plant or something that might have had a spill because there was something in the water that was burning him. I couldn't help but laugh and tell him that's just the typical surface water temperature in the shallower parts of the lake.

As one who worked on the bradley they are mighty beasts of the field. Especially for us engineers. They are a pain to do PMCS but they are the greatest vic somewhat

The patriot missle is way more evolved than what they're showing dont be scared you're safe

Anywhere there's ordinance like that they usually have lots of signs to not touch anything like that to report it not take it as a souvenir

the channel habitual line crosser is an expert on the patriot system as he has been trained to utilize it he is a certified instructor teaching other militaries that but the system

Former 75th Ranger Regiment, thanks for the video.

A horse video? How about a documentary on Secretariat (Triple Crown winner who beat the rest of the field buy a HUGE margin). The rider thought something was wrong and I heard, he was still accelerating.?

I used to live on or near two Marine Corps bases. Whenever there were night firing exercises scheduled a notification would be put out for a couple of days prior in the newspapers and local TV channels that there would be noise during the night. You also DO NOT want to be anywhere near a 155mm howitzer when it fires and not have on ear protection. While working aboard Camp Pendleton, CA I was driving down the main north-south road, which cuts through many firing ranges. Out of nowhere I heard a noise so loud that it startled me and damn near made me lose control of the tow truck I was driving. It turned out to be a single 155mm howitzer firing from about 75 yards off the road. Have no fear, Leia. The only way any of these weapons could be used against Slovakia would be in the event of a total catastrophe. Slovakia is one of our NATO allies and we are pledged to come to your aid if you are attacked. We have your back.

Another thing that seldom gets mentioned in these videos is that the US Army (and the other branches of course) trains more frequently than most. There is a saying, that :"You fight like you train". So if your forces only train occasionally, and halfheartedly, that is how they will fight. I am a retired Army Senior NCO and the times I was in combat I found that the training we did was often harder (though less dangerous of course).

3:02 The M2 (“Ma Duece”) Browning machine gun fires a .50 caliber round. In metric terms this would be a 12.7 mm round.

The javelin flys up then come down on the tank as the top of the tank is the weakest part

Don't worry young one. We are your friends, brothers, sisters, and cousins. If you ever see these weapons in real life they will be there to defend you

I dream of my Army weight. I'm an Army infantry veteran and I was 6 ft 185 when I went in. I was fortunate enough to be a paratrooper, and I think I lost an inch and there's somewhere. Not everybody's that tall there are 5'5 powerhouses, they always find the right place for themselves and it all works and we all work together

Hi Oshgosh is in the state of Wisconsin. Just south of Green Bay. They also build Fire Trucks.

Those camouflage nets have small pieces of radar scattering metal in them.

Javelin has 2 attack modes. Direct attack and top attack. In top attack the missile will go up and come down on top of the target. It was designed to do that because most vehicles (especially tanks) are more heavily armored in the front, the top, generally, has the weakest armor.

ive heard that with the apache heli's the guns follow the pilots eyes/heads. where they look the gun follows.

For anyone with a fear of this type of weaponry, confront your fears and understand that many people in many countries around the world get to live the lives they do because of the existence of these weapons and the men and women who operate them. I spent over 20 years in the US Army and worked directly on or with some of the systems in this video. I would go back today.

The Javelin attacks from the top because that's where the armor is the weakest ❤

Ahhh the MA Duece M2. Way back in the day we called it the jackhammer. It's an old but fantastic weapon that I fired many times. I also carried a very old weapon called the Greasegun. Slow firing 45 cal sub machine gun...feeling kinda old!! Do I mention the M60 "The Pig"?

The m270 has the nickname "grid square killer"

Mr. Graham off topic here but I was looking for your most recent video in hopes you would see this. This just happened Sunday past and I think you should see it. Please look for John Force's 300 MPH fiery crash. It is pretty horrific. He drives in our Lucas oil NHRA drag racing series and he is seventy something years old and still driving these cars. 11,000 horsepower cars. Thankyou I love your channel and your lovely family.

The testing grounds in the USA are thousands of miles wide, and far from civilian settlements.

All these weapons are great,but the people using them are a fine tuned machine 🇺🇸

Along the streaks of tracer rounds, there's likely a few more rounds between them that don't glow.

The Blackhawk is being retired. The fantastic replacement The V-280 Valor is a next generation tiltrotor design similar to the legacy V-22 Osprey but slimmer, more agile, and maybe most importantly, has a less complex drive train which means far less maintainence.

I live right near an rocket and artilery field. Our town has a schedule given to the township of the level of noise they are planning on a color grade. Recently its been orange to red. Red being them testing live rounds an expect your house to shake. It took a little while but now I'm really used to it. ❤

Someone PLEASE send some Ivy "camo netting" in one of the shipments. I will now forever call it Ivy. My nephew calls eating utensils food weapons and his pockets snack holes.

Living near the testing, you do get used to the noises. Tell her this isnt the reason you worry. These are the reasons, you dont need to worry.

That's all old props for show like a museum😂

After 9- 11 a song was written called "The angry American" by Toby Keith. Check it out.

You should do a video about fireworks for the 4th of July!

Over where I live we’ve had a couple Apaches fly over they can be very loud or very quiet to where u won’t know they are there pretty crazy

I’m a new private to the US Army Infantry currently all the gear still fascinates me and our training is great it’s difficult but well worth it and so rewarding best job I’ve ever had

The guided artillery round Is a program for inside the tank and a reaper drone

The reason the Javelin missile rockets upward after launching from the tube is because the missile attacks the armor on top of the tank from above, instead of attacking the usually thicker and tougher armor on the sides. Look up video of how a Javelin missile works. That's an interesting topic on it's own.

Y'all are still the Best family to watch! You are honest and respectful, and I love you for that! Don't worry, we've got your back! We are not always popular, around the world, Americans, but we don't fight to start Wars but to Stop the Suffering of others. Bless you and enjoy your summer! Pittsburgh Gal, "It's a Burgh thing!"

Yes they can hit moving cars, theres a video of a hellfire R9X missile which is pretty much a giant broadhead arrow hitting a vehicle as it goes down the road.

I was an M2 gunner my second tour. It's a reliable machine gun.

YEAH so the shell casings dropping down from helicopters are INSANELY hot and do fuck you up if youre below it, doesnt do any real damage if hit by the casings but it does burn/melt your skin when it gets stuck in your shirt, dont ask me how i know lol.

I'm a medically retired US Marine 0351 infantry assaultman. 97-09. Three combat deployment veteran. You guys have friends here stateside. There's no need to worry little one. The US is your ally. We got your back!

American thinking: Hey that looks cool, how many guns can it carry!!!!

I'll tell you this. I live in an apartment on the 3rd floor that has absolutely no insulation. This past Friday, when I got home from work, it was 79 degrees (26 degrees C) outside. Inside my apartment, it was 104 degrees F (40 degrees C). So yeah I understand when you don't want anyone next to you. In the winter, it's extremely cold.

Lucky you on the weather. When I left work this afternoon, it was 106F and humid in the parking lot in Memphis, TN, US. It's miserable out there.

That vehicle has is an attachment. You can attach the battering ram. 4:34

A Koi pond? I can't have one because it will attract cranes and racoons.

That's good. Father son time.

i was field artillery so i got to see 155s in action and to your son those rounds weigh about 100lbs you will get a workout picking them up

Back when I was in the Marines some 40 plus years ago we were always told when we would go out to live fire the .50cal machine gun that the rounds had so much power that if it came within 6 inches of skin the concussion would rip skin even if the bullet did not actually touch you. Can you imagine being on the receiving end of hundreds/thousands of those.

You can get used to it. Sounds absurd but eventually it’s just another day. Grew up near an Air Force base. You just don’t hang up pictures or get used to them getting shook off the wall.

What's nice weather for you? The last 10 days in the US state of Iowa it been raining with temps as high as 95 F. Tornados, massive floods. Nothing unusual for this time of the year.

Leah, as an American, I can assure you that you need not fear the weapons we have. We only use them when we are provoked and we only use them against the enemy. That is why the GPS guidance of these weapons are so important......they don't hit things they aren't supposed to hit. We would never, ever, ever use them against you or your family or any other family! In fact, we "would" used them to protect you and your loved ones.....so don't fret!

Great videos Graham family !

As an infantryman I can say the Javelin is definitely not as light as it should be. It's actually quite heavy when you combine the tube and the guidance system.

I grew up as an Air Force brat so I was very comfortable and knowledgeable about what was on the bases with us but after my junior year in high school my family had to move to Savannah, Georgia. My dad had already retired after 22 years in the Air Force and had started another career and that company needed him to run a new store that had just been built in Savannah. It was only a 3 hour drive from our previous home. There was a really big and notorious Army base in a town near Savannah but in Savannah itself was a “satellite” base that was an offshoot (I guess) of Ft. Stewart. We of course still had military privilege so I was on the base quite a bit doing shopping or going to the base pool. There was a back road that was a shortcut of sorts that I always used since it was only about 10 miles from my house. It was kind of an access road for the military convoys that were constantly moving between the 2 bases. But it was still a public road as well. I was used to the Air Force vehicles on base and obviously they couldn’t transport planes on the road on base but on army bases they frequently tow helicopters with big towing vehicles. The first time I accidentally ended up getting mixed in with a convoy I was in my little pickup truck driving between an Apache helicopter being towed and a line of tanks. I had never felt as small and insignificant as I did in that moment! My friends and I had made friends with some young airmen on base and we’d often go meet them at the barracks or at a store on base so we were there fairly often. …high school girls and a battalion of young 20 something guys… It happens! There was also a Ranger battalion that was stationed there so we got to personally know quite a few rangers (special forces) and would go with them to the flight line to see them off on their deployment to the Middle East. Thankfully even though they all participated in battles none of our really good friends were Kia! We understood that was obviously a possibility but we got lucky! I have the highest respect for all of our troops regardless of which branch they are in.

those testing grounds are bigger than some countries

If you want to see what those bigger artillery rounds will do to a person I believe Grand Thumbs channel has a video with ballistics gel torso’s

My personal car (Jeep Grand Cherokee) rises 9'' to travel on uneven ground, so the military rises much faster than my car...

That bullet your daughter said would hurt it would actually rip your body to pieces.

Personally, I love seeing the B-2 Bomber and F-35 and F-22 Aircraft So I hope you can see more videos about the US Air force.

i dont live near it, but its about 45 minutes away for bombing and they warn people on the local radios to let them know its going to happening, i couldn't tell you if they do more but i do hear it on the radio ocassionally them saying anyone living near the what bombing range there will be testing going on today