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If you’re anything like me, between the election, Russia, police shootings, riots, and the general geopolitical landscape, sharing a meal with a large group is a conversational minefield. Raise the stakes of hurt feelings by about a thousand if those people are related. Don’t get me wrong, I love my family. They’re great people who […]

Washington, D.C. – Special Operations Command is looking ahead to build its next generation of vertical lift aircraft. Army Col. David Phillips, director of Rotary Wing at SOCOM, told a Center for Strategic and International Studies forum on the future vertical lift the command and military services hope to have the aircraft ready in about […]

In Malcom Gladwell’s bestselling book, The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference, he provides an example how New York City lowered crime by employing a program based on the “Broken Window theory.” The theory was the brainchild of James Q. Wilson and George Kelling “who argued that crime is the result of disorder. If […]

One of my new friends recently asked me about the gear necessary for launching out into the world of IDPA.When it comes to IDPA and other gun games, a lot of people will tell you to buy the best of everything to avoid wasting your money. Eventually you’re going to want the best as you […]

Washington, D.C. – A leading Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee has requested a copy of a Pentagon report that identified $125 billion in administrative waste. The 2015 report, first identified in a report by The Washington Post, purportedly contains recommendations to streamline and reduce the Department of Defense’s administrative bureaucracy and to reinvest […]

Rest day! If you can try and do yoga movements today or this weekend.

As a concealed carrier one of the concepts you need to be aware of is shot placement. Rather than debating on what caliber will do the most damage consider shot placement. Shot placement is king regardless of bullet size. Timers – A timer is started as soon as a bullet impacts the human body. Depending […]

We recently published a review of the NeoMag; an innovative way to carry a spare magazine for your concealed carry pistol. We take pride in helping spread the word with small American businesses. After reaching out to the owner of NeoMag I soon realized that they were located in my ‘backyard’ per say. I decided […]

Training: Sometime during the day in whatever order. 30 x Pull-ups 100 x Push-ups 100 x Sit-ups 5 miles run

Training: 1) Ruck Run mile repeats Ruck run as fast as possible 1 mile x 2 (rest however long  needed) 2) 5 rounds: 10 pull-ups 20 push-ups 10 “V”-ups 3) 1 round: Work up to 50 reps of Dips 4) 3 rounds: Max Weighted calf-raises @ barbell + whatever weight you can handle.

Washington, D.C. – A federal advisory committee has recommended President-Elect Donald Trump’s Department of Defense emulate a Special Operations Command (SOCOM) rapid acquisition initiative. In the past few years, the military services have launched initiatives for conventional forces to learn rapid acquisition techniques from SOCOM. The Ghost program, named after Gen. George Patton’s Ghost platoon […]

Moving past the last three week of work into more sport specific training: rucking. This week I’ll be wearing the GORUCK GR1 with the GORUCK 45lb. Plate insert and Nike SFB boots. The following workouts will prescribe a 45lb. Ruck. However, anyone can participate without a weighted pack or with whatever weight they’re comfortable. Training: 500 […]