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Former U.S. Army Special Forces, libidinator of the repressed, dog transporter, Jayhawk fan and alumn, Mother Rucker, philanthropist and lycanthropist.
Combat hand-to-hand is another animal entirely, not like being in a ring or on a mat, and is ofte...
Special operations continued to develop and improve its hand-to-hand combat systems, from LINE to...
During the Vietnam War it became very clear that the U.S. military needed to revise their hand-to...
World War II saw the advent of modern special operations, and thus the need for special hand-to-h...
From the outset, the only hand-to-hand training given to most soldiers on both sides of the trenc...
Swords and rifles get dropped and lost. Then, the warrior has only his wits and hand-to-hand figh...
When shopping for ballistic vests, you want ESAPI plates, level IIIA at a minimum.
After Vietnam, much research and development was done on how to improve vests, to make them more ...
Menton Day is celebrated on December 5th by U.S. Army Special Forces, often with formal dine-ins,...
The French are embracing a different style of warfare than that of the U.S.—one that embraces l...
In the aftermath of the Paris attacks comes the dawning of a realization: Things are going to cha...
Grammar matters and can even piss off Special Forces guys. We just don’t like having or hearing...
Will the U.S. Army soon have a female Green Beret serving on a U.S. Army Special Forces A-team?
When I was in the 12th SF Group, I met a Russian who turned out to be a veteran of the Soviet Spe...
Raytheon has developed a hand-launched missile, called the Pike, intended to replace the M203 and...
The film “Dumbo Drop” was based on a true story—Operation Barroom.
On Tuesday the Ranger Training Brigade on Ft. Benning held an informal ceremony and party ...
War is a dirty business and United States States warriors are taught to do whatever it takes to p...
I’m no big deal within Special Forces, but I am Special Forces. That is to say, I am SF qualifi...
The ultimate list of Special Forces bars and clubs, the famous and the infamous, from the 1950s t...
National Security Agency Issues Warning: How To Disable Tracking on Your Smartphone
Pete Hegseth Pledges to Reinstate and Compensate Troops Discharged Over COVID-19 Vaccine Refusals
A Former Delta Force Operator’s Glock 17 Setup
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