Crossfit Games to award Glock pistols to winning athletes

The CrossFit Games are trading gold medals for Glock metal. The founder of the hugely popular competition, for which Reebok is the title sponsor, recently announced he would give away the pistols to the winners, referring to the plan as “glock for the podium.” “The top male athlete, the top female athlete, and every member […]

More about the IWI Tavor used by the Baton Rouge Murderer

The IWI Tavor is the civilian version of the TAR-21 which was fielded by the Israeli Defense Forces in the early 2000s as an M16/M4 replacement. The TAR-21 would later be replaced by the more compact X95. The Tavor is a bullpup configured rifle, putting the action of the rifle behind the trigger group. This […]

Former CIA operative talks true life espionage

Valerie Plame-Wilson, the former CIA officer whose cover was blown by the Bush administration in 2003, has dedicated most of the past 13 years to setting the record straight. Her 2007 memoir, New York Times best-seller “Fair Game: My Life as a Spy, My Betrayal by the White House,” details her 20-year career in the […]

Police say Baton Rouge gunman ‘was targeting officers’ and ambushed them

Authorities said Monday that they believe the gunman who opened fire in Baton Rouge a day earlier, killing three police officers and injuring three others before dying in a shootout with police, was looking for law enforcement and ambushed the officers. “We do believe he was targeting officers, and he definitely did ambush these officers that he shot,” Lt. […]

FBI searches for husband in killing of Fort Bragg soldier, offers reward

The FBI is hunting a man wanted in the killing of his wife, a Fort Bragg soldier. The FBI is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of 27-year-old Jason Earl Armstrong Jr., Fox 11 Los Angeles reported Saturday. A federal warrant charges him with killing Iris Armstrong in the couple’s Fort Bragg home […]

Secret Service: Nothing left to chance at conventions

U.S. Secret Service officials say security planning for the Republican and Democratic national conventions took into account large-scale terrorism threats like the vehicle attack that occurred in France. In Philadelphia, site of the Democratic National Convention, the Secret Service’s top agent said Friday “there is nothing we leave to chance.” Agents will sweep permitted vehicles […]

Nice attack part of emerging DIY-style terrorism trend

The attack in Nice that killed more than 80 people is an example of a shift in tactics by terror groups who are encouraging followers in the West to stay home and wreak havoc with whatever means they have at their disposal. The use of a truck to mow down victims in the French Riviera […]

Bases warn troops to stay away from rumored ‘Rage Day’

Some military base officials are warning service members to stay away from a series of rumored protests that could take place in major cities across the U.S. tomorrow. The protests, which will supposedly be organized by the hacker group Anonymous, have been called “Day of Rage” and are supposed to occur in 37 cities, including […]