{"id":794,"date":"2011-02-22T16:47:57","date_gmt":"2011-02-22T16:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?794"},"modified":"2011-02-22T16:47:57","modified_gmt":"2011-02-22T16:47:57","slug":"night-vision-helping-troops-in-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/news\/night-vision-helping-troops-in-afghanistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Night vision &#8216;helping troops in Afghanistan&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Soldiers in Afghanistan are benefiting from impressive gadgets to assist them with their work.<br><br>The Daily Telegraph has published footage filmed by Corporal Donald McMaster, who used night vision to show how technology is helping himself and his colleagues.<br><br>It shows convoys travelling through the country in the dark, but the military gadgetry gives the impression that it is light, allowing the soldiers to see each other and their surroundings.<br><br>Corporal McMaster is currently part of a project where he is documenting a six-month tour of Afghanistan, as seen through the eyes of the 5th Battalion, the Royal Regiment of Scotland.<br><br>Other soldiers to take part in the publication's initiative include Sergeant Billy Carnegie and Private Peter McQuade.<br><br>In January, the Sun reported on new equipment provided for troops battling against the Taliban, stating soldiers were being given revolutionary new rifle magazines made from see-through plastic in place of older metal models.<br><br>Posted by Mark Wilkins&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ADNFCR-2867-ID-800420751-ADNFCR\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.directnews.co.uk\/feedtrack\/justcopyright.gif?feedid=2867&amp;itemid=800420751\"\/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Technology is being used to assist members of the armed forces in service.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5898,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.5 - 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