L4 Enlisted into Duty as Heavy Weapon Light

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We can think of no greater honor than to know that when the men and women of our nation's armed forces put their lives on the line, they choose SureFire flashlights to accompany them into battle. Here are their accounts of how SureFire's products fared in the face of danger.

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While deployed in Panjiway Province, Afghanistan, we often did missions at night. Several months into our mission, our searchlight was destroyed. A replacement light was unavailable.

Now, driving through towns like Khandahar at night without a light is insane. Luckily, I had my Surefire L4 LumaMax®, which we taped to the side of our .50 caliber machinegun mount. We finished the rest of our deployment using that Surefire L4 as a search light. Not only did it work, no one really noticed a difference. A lot of guys on our team refused to believe we used that little light every night--until they saw it light up for themselves. Through Taliban attacks, heavy rain and sandstorms, even rammings from other vehicles, our little L4 kept on working long after our heavy-duty searchlight broke.

Christopher W.
Aiea, HI