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Federal Air Marshal: What Most Civilians Get Wrong About Handgun Calibers

Federal Air Marshal: What Most Civilians Get Wrong About Handgun Calibers

February 28, 2026

If you’re a civilian looking for a practical, proven, and controllable self-defense round, the 9 mm remains the smartest choice because it balances performance, capacity, affordability, and real-world effectiveness better than anything else on the market.

The USS Ford Toilet Story Is Real: Here’s What It Says About the U.S. Navy

The USS Ford Toilet Story Is Real: Here’s What It Says About the U.S. Navy

February 25, 2026

A clogged toilet on a $13-billion aircraft carrier makes for easy propaganda, but it doesn’t ground the air wing, sideline the strike group, or signal the fall of American sea power — it just means sailors are fixing pipes while the ship stays on mission.

The Bolduc Brief: The Role of Discipline in Leadership and Organizational Success

The Bolduc Brief: The Role of Discipline in Leadership and Organizational Success

February 25, 2026

Discipline is not blind obedience but the daily choice to serve the mission, manage risk with clear eyes, and lead with humility so teams can adapt, innovate, and win.

State of the Union Preview: Inflation, Border Security, and What Americans Want to Hear Tonight

State of the Union Preview: Inflation, Border Security, and What Americans Want to Hear Tonight

February 24, 2026

As the President steps to the podium tonight, Americans aren’t looking for applause lines, they’re looking for straight talk on inflation, border control, and whether the country is actually on stable footing at home and abroad.

Why Russia Chose War: Four Years After the Invasion

Why Russia Chose War: Four Years After the Invasion

February 24, 2026

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was not improvisation but doctrine. Four years later, the war reveals how restoration politics and instability became instruments of state survival.

Sergeant Major (Ret.) Mike Vining: The Quincy, Illinois Terrorist Bombings, 1976

Sergeant Major (Ret.) Mike Vining: The Quincy, Illinois Terrorist Bombings, 1976

February 23, 2026

We drove up to Quincy together to support a campaign stop and left as three men instead of four, after a device that should have gone off the night before waited for Ken Foster the next morning.

The Bolduc Brief: The Misguided Culture War – A Call for Refocused Priorities in Defense Policy

The Bolduc Brief: The Misguided Culture War – A Call for Refocused Priorities in Defense Policy

February 20, 2026

When defense leaders trade focus on readiness, recruitment, and force health for ideological fights with universities, they risk weakening the very military strength and unity they are sworn to protect.

The Rhodesian Bush War: A Case Study of Moral Asymmetries in Western “Democracy” – Southern Rhodesia and the Road to Unilateral Independence

The Rhodesian Bush War: A Case Study of Moral Asymmetries in Western “Democracy” – Southern Rhodesia and the Road to Unilateral Independence

February 19, 2026

As African nationalism surged and London hardened its demands, Southern Rhodesia found itself trapped between a promise of gradual reform and the gathering certainty that compromise was slipping beyond reach.

Harnessing the Power of Fear: A Masterclass from Brandon Webb’s “Mastering Fear”

Harnessing the Power of Fear: A Masterclass from Brandon Webb’s “Mastering Fear”

February 17, 2026

Fear is a force that can either paralyze us or propel us forward. Learn how to use it as a powerful motivator.

Sergeant Major (Ret.) Mike Vining: What is the Story Behind EOD Supporting Secret Service VIP Support?

Sergeant Major (Ret.) Mike Vining: What is the Story Behind EOD Supporting Secret Service VIP Support?

February 16, 2026

From a 1958 request for one Army bomb tech on standby to today’s global JEOD VIPPSA mission, EOD’s quiet partnership with the Secret Service has stood watch over presidents and candidates for decades.

Accountability Without Collapse: What Professional Enforcement Actually Requires

Accountability Without Collapse: What Professional Enforcement Actually Requires

February 13, 2026

Public trust survives only when the law is enforced with discipline and restraint, because without professional standards and civic responsibility on both sides of the badge, accountability collapses into noise and the next failure becomes inevitable.

What Gear Did Special Forces Recon Men Carry on the Battlefield?

What Gear Did Special Forces Recon Men Carry on the Battlefield?

February 13, 2026

Ammo was life in Prairie Fire, because when the NVA hit hard and the sky went quiet for hours, the only thing standing between ST Idaho and getting overrun was what we could carry, shoot, and keep running in the dark.

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