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One of the things I did when preparing to fight the Navy SEALs for our ‘Remembrance Day Rumble’ to raise money for charity was do a bit of reading up on US naval history. I’m a land combat man myself and I’ll admit I don’t know much about life on the ocean waves  – but […]

A team of top security officials has concluded that poor communication between law enforcement agencies contributed to a mass panic at John F. Kennedy International Airport over the summer. Passengers in three terminals at Kennedy Airport ran for the exits on Aug. 14 after cheering at a terminal bar over a Usain Bolt victory at […]

The report went out across the network news this morning, “Active Shooter at Ohio State” The real story? The Ohio State terrorist was a Somali refugee and a legal permanent resident of the United States.  Thank you immigration system. He was a student at Ohio State.  I bet your tax dollars paid his tuition, paid […]

Warm up: Loosen up and break a sweat. Training: 1) 8 rounds as fast as you can. 8 x Hinge Lift (Romanian deadlift but done briskly) @ 135 20 x Step ups @ 20″ (make sure your legs makes a 90 degree 30-second 30-second rest 2) 2 x 1-mile repeat. rest 10 minutes.    

SOFREP TEAM PT: Warm-up: Row 1000m or Run 1 mile, easy pace. Training: 1) 5 rounds @40% Recorded Max Reps Push-ups Lunges Sit ups   2) 5 rounds @40% Recorded Max Reps Dips Pull ups 3) 4 rounds 800m – @ 1st-mile pace from 5k on 11/23/16  

The CIA declassified scores of articles from Studies in Intelligence, The Agency’s internal journal on “historical, operational, doctrinal, and theoretical aspects of intelligence.” One undated article settles one of the most controversial incidents of the Cold War’s often-panicked final decade: the 1983 “war scare” in which rhetoric of nearly unprecedented belligerence from Moscow may have been backed with […]

Shortly after the attacks of September 11, 2001, U.S. President George W. Bush and several advisors gathered at Camp David to weigh the country’s options. On the table in front of them, as you can see in the photo below, was a map of Afghanistan created by cartographers at the Central Intelligence Agency. It was […]

During the Pacific Campaign of WWII, Desmond Doss, a U.S. Army Medic in the 307th infantry, 77th Infantry Division single-handedly saved over 50 men during the Battle of Okinawa, a battle that the Japanese dubbed “Rain of Steel” because of the ferocity of fire. And he did it without carrying any weapon to defend himself. […]

In the 1960’s, the United States was forced to deal with a communist regime 90 miles away from its shores.  Due to the threat of mutually assured destruction with a direct war with the Soviet Union, Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson had to tread carefully concerning Fidel Castro and Cuba.  Neither administration wanted […]

Your gun is a tool, and tools can fail. You may find yourself in a position where you cannot draw your weapon, or drawing your weapon should not be your first response. You may need to go hands on to stop the threat or create space to access your weapon (or to escape). Being able […]

“Communism is the corruption of a dream of justice.” – Adlai Stevenson Castro, the guerrillas, and the revolution: Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz was born in the Oriente province in Eastern Cuba on August 13, 1926. His father, Angel Castro y Argiz, was an immigrant from Spain who had become wealthy growing sugar cane. Being the son […]

Washington, D.C. – The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) is seeking more information on an innovative Special Operations Command program that seeks to engage the private sector. Dubbed “SOFWERX,” the initiative creates a forum for accelerating the acquisition of innovative capabilities to SOCOM. Within the House version of the fiscal year 2017 National Defense Authorization […]