Military Channel Featured Premieres - December Highlights

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Weaponology – Season 2
World Premieres Tuesdays at 10 PM

The 14-episode second season of WEAPONOLOGY looks at the technology used by special military units such as the Navy SEALs and the French Foreign Legion.  Each episode starts with a recent mission and takes a look back over the genesis of the unit, at the battles it fought and at how its weapon’s kit evolved to tackle the particular missions with which it is currently charged.

Waffen SS
December 4 at 10 PM TV-14

Between 1933 and 1945, a small group of German bodyguards armed with knives and batons evolved into a fighting force of 38 divisions and nearly one million strong.  Today, they are stained forever by the memory of the horrific atrocities committed by their soldiers and their Einsatzgruppen death squads.  However, Waffen SS was the first unit to get the legendary Tiger tank, the groundbreaking Vampyr infra-red sight and the Stg44 assault rifle.  This episode looks at the weapons and tactics that made the Waffen SS one of the most feared units in military history.

U.S. Airborne
December 11 at 10 PM TV-14

U.S. Airborne units are America's sky soldiers – from infantryman to engineer, every soldier is airborne-qualified.  This episode explores the aircraft used by this unit during World War II through today’s 101st Airborne Division’s mobile arsenal of Chinook and Blackhawk helicopters.  This episode also highlights the U.S. Airborne’s deadliest of weapons: the parachute, which enables the solders to surprise and overwhelm their target from the sky.  WEAPONOLOGY travels through time, hitting the drop zone with the U.S. Airborne, the original band of brothers.

U.S. Army Rangers
December 18 at 10 PM TV-14

Rangers – the elite infantry of the U.S. Army – have some of the best equipment in the Army’s arsenal.  This episode examines the U.S. Army Ranger’s weapons kit: unmanned aerial vehicles that transmit real-time reconnaissance and intelligence information directly to the unit commanders; state-of-the-art GPS systems called ‘Grenadier Brats’ that give unsurpassed navigational accuracy; and the 84mm Ranger Antitank Weapons System that fires a variety of high explosive and armor piercing rounds, punching holes through the toughest armor and fortifications.

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Pearl Harbor Day
Friday, December 7 from 6 – 11 PM

Sixty-six years ago Japanese aerial forces attacked the U.S. naval fleets at Pearl Harbor, sparking America’s involvement in World War II.  Military Channel marks the anniversary with the following lineup to remember the day, “a date which will live in infamy.”

Pearl Harbor in Color – 6 PM, TV-PG [V], Encore Presentation
Pear Harbor: Death of the Arizona – 7 PM, TV-G, Encore Presentation
Secrets of Pearl Harbor – 8 PM, TV-PG, Encore Presentation
Myths of Pearl Harbor, PT. 1 – 9 PM, TV-PG, Encore Presentation
Myths of Pearl Harbor, PT. 2 – 10 PM, TV-PG, Encore Presentation

Voices from The Front
Tuesday, December 14 at 8:30 PM TV-14

Voices from the Front is a raw, first-hand look at the lives of our troops fighting overseas filmed exclusively by the servicemen and servicewomen themselves.  From the front lines to the dining halls, from mission briefings to R&R, the program throws the viewer directly into the conflicts of Iraq and Afghanistan.  VOICES FROM THE FRONT is a glimpse into life as seen by the men and women risking it all for our country.

Air Force 60th Anniversary Specials
December 15 from 8 – 11 PM

Military Channel commemorates the United States Air Force’s six decades of air and space power with the following encore presentations:

Beyond The Wild Blue: Disintegration and Rebirth
Saturday, December 15 at 8 PM TV-PG

This episode explores the Air Force’s emergence from the shadow of the Army following World War II to its rebirth after the war.

Beyond The Wild Blue: Korea, Sac and The Icbms
Saturday, December 15 at 9 PM TV-PG

With the Cold War prompting the need for a quick, long-range nuclear delivery system, the Strategic Air Command became the focal point of the Air Force.  This episode details the creation of the SAC and its development of intercontinental ballistic missiles.

Beyond The Wild Blue: Rebuilding For Space
Saturday, December 15 at 10 PM TV-PG

The Air Force emerged from Vietnam with a renewed purpose, initiating extensive training regimens and new aircraft development.  This episode explores the new technologies that shifted the Air Force to space and beyond.

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