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Read LTG Kearney’s words to see how he falsely condemned seven MARSOC Marines in the media years ago, and continues to do so on the lecture circuit.

Five years ago, Navy SEALs switched their close-combat training from a system they’d used for more than 20 years to a new mixed martial arts-style program, and a California lawmaker wants to know why. In a memo to Defense Secretary Ash Carter yesterday, Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., argued that the previous Close Quarters Defense program […]

There are little to no options for a person covered from head to toe in tattoos outside of a gang or drug cartel.

Note: This is part of a series. You can read part one here. In part one, we took a look at how vision differs from eyesight, the nine elements of athletic visual skill, and what visual skills are important for shooters. In this second installment we will explore ways you can go about assessing your vision with […]

The European Union’s border agency admitted Tuesday it cannot fully track the flood of refugees pouring in, and said a “staggering number” of Europeans have joined terror groups only to return to the continent amid the migrant wave. Europe reported a record 1.82 million illegal border crossings last year, according to Frontex, but the group […]

A gag order, meant to prevent media coverage of a controversial case involving Green Berets and an Afghan police commander, was recently imposed.

Wahdat worked as an interpreter for the US military in Afghanistan from 2010 to 2014, beginning the job when he was 17. Now unemployed, he lives in hiding in Kabul, fearful of the Taliban, who have threatened his life multiple times because he worked with American forces. He applied for a special visa for Afghan […]

Movies such as Eye in the Sky underscore how drones and controversial targeted strikes against terrorists have become almost inseparable in the public’s mind. Sure, we call it a “drone war,” but in truth, the Pentagon’s shadowy counterterror air campaign doesn’t always end with a small, silent robot firing a missile. Sometimes, the attacking plane is huge, […]

The Swedish Stridsvagn 103 (or “S-Tank”) was one of the most unusual tanks ever built. Designed to give good defensive firepower to enforce Sweden’s armed neutrality, it’s unique design came at a cost: it is absolutely no good on offense. During the Cold War Sweden maintained a position of armed neutrality. Sandwiched between NATO powers and members […]

The first time that I saw thermite in action was while I was deployed to Iraq. After securing an objective we came across a large stash of AK-47s. The process of manually disabling each one would have been time consuming, and we weren’t going to pack them out. As an alternative we laid them down horizontally (while […]

Although long range shooting is becoming wildly popular, the costs associated with this sport still remain a major impass for newcomers to the sport…until now. Ruger, a company with a long standing commitment to manufacturing traditional firearms, has rocked the corporate boat with their latest bolt action rifle. The (RPR) Ruger Precision Rifle looks unlike […]

Kim Philby, the double agent whose betrayal of his country to the Soviet Union still marks British life, boasted in a 1981 lecture that was recently discovered by the BBC and broadcast on Monday of the ease with which he fooled a complacent establishment. Mr. Philby, who defected to Moscow in 1963 and died there in 1988 at […]