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Sandpiper of California – Venture Gear Pack Product Review

August 22, 2017

Bags, EDC, Load Bearing, Maps, MISSION GEAR, Product Reviews, Style

Sandpiper of California (SOC) is a company that has been doing business since 1980 and now you can find their products being sold world wide. SOC is an American company where all products are made here in t... Read More...

Gadsden Dynamics Commanders Case

Guest Writer

April 17, 2017

Accessories, Bags, Load Bearing, Maps, Mission Critical, MISSION GEAR, Navigation, Notebooks, Planning, Product Reviews, Style

On the modern battlefield, soldiers rely more and more on tablets and smartphones for targetting and Blue Force tracking. In the civilian and Airsoft world, people can find navigation and “tactical” Apps... Read More...

Survival Preparation: Vehicle Pre-Checks

Michael Kurcina

April 9, 2017

Camping, Driving, Maps, MASTERY, Planning, Prepping & Survival

Take the essentials and leave the luxuries behind. Do you really want to hang around when a major disaster occurs? When the power goes out, the water supplies are contaminated and looters overwhelm your cit... Read More...

Maps: Understanding Map Colors

Michael Kurcina

March 11, 2017

Maps, MASTERY, Navigation, Planning, Prepping & Survival, PSYCHE

Explorers If you get a moment take a look at the movie called Mountains of the Moon. This 1990 movie recreates the exploratory journeys of Sir Richard Francis Burton (Patrick Bergin) and Lt. John Henning Spe... Read More...

Every Man’s Home is His Castle, Unless You Believe Otherwise But It’s His Mind that is the Fortress

Michael Kurcina

October 23, 2016

Home Security, Intel & Opinion, Maps, Navigation, Planning, Wisdom

My thoughts After the November, 2015 attacks in Paris, France and the Bamako hotel attack in Mali, I’ve had a little bit of time to think about those horrible events. Gunfire, explosions and death all have a... Read More...

Product Review: MOS Tactical Data Book

Michael Kurcina

September 18, 2016

Accessories, EDC, Maps, Mission Critical, MISSION GEAR, Navigation, Notebooks, Planning, Product Reviews, Style

The Data Book by MOS Tactical is a good addition to anyone's kit bag. Obviously it has military applications but it can be used for civilian excursions as well. This would have come in handy for me and my p... Read More...

Modern Wargaming and the Roots of Krieggspiel

Michael Kurcina

September 5, 2016

Games & Gadgets, Maps, MASTERY, Planning, PSYCHE, The Team Room, Weaponizing the Behavorial Sciences

There's a tendency in the modern world to typify wargaming (strategy games) as something reserved solely for overweight, geeky teens with lots of dice and a lack of social skills. However, this is simply not t... Read More...

Survival Tips: Preparing Yourself For Traveling Our Nation’s Highways

Michael Kurcina

March 23, 2016

Driving, Escape and Evasion, Home Security, Maps, MASTERY, Mission Critical, Mission Security, Navigation, Travel

Many years ago I was traveling back down to San Diego with some friends, and we were 'yucking' it up in the vehicle. We were a convoy of three vehicles, on our way down Interstate 5, and cruising straight down ... Read More...

Delta Force Warrior, Adventurer, takes up Veteran Voyage 360 Challenge to Help other Vets

Michael Kurcina

September 9, 2015

Inspirational, Intel & Opinion, Leadership, LIFE, Life and Family, Maps, Memorial, Mission Health, Navigation, Planning, PSYCHE, The Team Room, Travel, Wisdom

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Veteran Voyage 360 September 11th, 2015 Now seeking sponsors and contributors for the first-ever solo, non-stop, and unsupported journey across three oceans around the world by human powered rowboat in Ja... Read More...

The Longest Voyage May Still be Left to Come. Delta Force Warrior takes up Veteran Voyage 360 Challenge to Help other Vets

Michael Kurcina

September 9, 2015

Inspirational, Intel & Opinion, Leadership, LIFE, Life and Family, Maps, Memorial, Mission Critical, Mission Fitness, Mission Health, Navigation, Planning, PSYCHE, The Team Room, Travel, Wisdom

4 September, 2015 By Josh Collins When I think of the men I’ve served and worked with over the past 26 years, I call them heroes, and I always felt as if I had to be sprinting as fast as I could all the t... Read More...