Army Chief Wants to Select Next Pistol, Sounds Good But…
There’s been a rash of articles about Gen Mark Milley wanting authority to select the Army’s next pistol. This isn’t new. Gen Milley has been broaching the issue since October…
The OV10 Light CAS Aircraft Temporarily Reappears
Special Operations Command recently experimented using two OV10 light observation/utility aircraft in the close air support role in combat against ISIS. This incident has made a small splash in various…
Böker GEK German Expedition Knife Preview
http://youtu.be/NZTvcsshFfI Just got this out of the mail from Boker Knives. Full Review coming up! Böker is based in Solingen, Germany. They make some very sturdy folding and outdoor knives…
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ReadyMan Hostage Escape Card Review
ReadyMan is a company founded by U.S. Special Operations Forces veterans and skilled outdoorsmen. They’ve created several credit sized survival cards. The subject of this review is the Readyman Hostage…
Russians Provide Much Needed Adult Supervision in Middle East
A Kuwait newspaper has reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin suspended the transfer of S-300 surface-to-air missiles to Iran due to the Iranians’ violation of an earlier pledge not to…
Why You May Need More Than Just One Pair of Running Shoes
Most people who run have one good pair of sneakers that they use for just about everything. It’s a comfort thing; you break them in, and know you can run…
Can You Rely on Police to Protect Your Family and You from Violence or Robbery? Well, Maybe. Eventually.
In 2015 my hometown police responded to high-priority calls, involving immediate threat to life, in about seven minutes, on average. That was 2.9 percent slower than 2014. According to a…
How Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) has Transformed
On March 1, 2016 the Office of the Director of National Intelligence released 113 items of declassified material obtained during the raid that subsequently killed Usama Bin Laden. The declassified…
Living or Dying, Make a Choice
I may not have the most hard charging military background, 6 years Army NG component in Field Artillery, but I am proud of my service. I made SGT in three…
Indestructible Armor: Operation Desert Sand
The crazy flight from Amman, Jordan, to Baghdad, Iraq, packed two Blackwater USA pilots and seven security contractors into one of the company’s twin-engine CASA C212 airplanes which looked a…