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[-] RumAndCreole@lemmy.world 26 points 1 day ago

Quick everyone pose like an action movie poster.

[-] blarghly@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

Serious marine sniper copypasta vibes

[-] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

For a Los Alamos security job during the cold war, that copypasta probably isn't far off.

[-] pdxfed@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Charles Bronson is not on this poster cover as his agent decided it would have been bad for his career. Such a C movie cover. Those fucking shades and awkward 🚁.

On that note, awkward helicopter is an awesome band name.

[-] teft@piefed.social 4 points 20 hours ago

Why would SF at a civilian base (even one working on nuclear tech) need camo on their rigs? It’s not like you’re ambushing people on guard duty.

[-] lemmy_at_em@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

Are you sure this isn't a scene from the 1982 film Megaforce?

[-] AlphaOmega@lemmy.world 3 points 18 hours ago
[-] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 12 points 1 day ago

Fun fact: the buggies were regular camo, but the radiation gave them paint mutations.

[-] farmgineer@nord.pub 6 points 21 hours ago

The pattern continued as the mutated buggies were more attractive and sexual selection continued their line.

[-] favoredponcho@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 day ago

Be honest acockworkorange, someone just wanted to draw dicks all over them

[-] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 2 points 21 hours ago

OK... It was me.

[-] PhobosAnomaly@feddit.uk 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

My understanding from this side of the pond is that the Department of Energy does not fuck about when it comes to providing policing and defensive security to whatever sites and infrastructure that comes under their jurisdiction - they put a fair bit of time and money into being pretty fucking decent with firearm handling and ~~marksmanship~~ ~~markspersonship~~ decent shooting.

That said, this photo is 46+ years old so who knows now?

this post was submitted on 02 Jun 2026
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