Category: Security

An oft under-reported aspect of special operations missions are the inherent dangers associated with simply driving from point A to point B.  In the United States, we enjoy fairly safe driving conditions under most circumstances, with heavily enforced traffic laws and a driving populace that has to at least pass a basic exam in order […]

September is National Preparedness Month.  This means it’s time to check the expiration dates on your beans, count up your bullets and make sure you’ve got all other bases covered.  Given the numerous natural disasters and large-scale riots protests across the country, it’s as good a time as any to cover (or discover) what considerations should go […]

Last week, television viewers around California had their regularly scheduled programming interrupted by what appeared to be an emergency broadcast message.  Where viewers once saw their favorite shows on channels like HGTV, they instead saw a black screen, with a red bar and the words “EMERGENCY ALERT,” accompanied by a distorted voice warning residents of […]

I get told all the time that by carrying AIWB I’m in danger of “Shooting my junk off” or some such. My contention has always been that by utilizing good gear, with good technique, the risk is minimal. So, what’s the answer? Featured image courtesy of americas1stfreedom.org  This article is courtesy of The Loadout Room.

Long range rifles may seem to be capable of delivering accurate shoots at every possible distance, but they have a limit: the transonic region. In the previous articles about static stability and dynamic stability, we have seen what it takes to properly stabilize a rifle bullet to keep it accurate to the farthest distance possible. However, at one […]

Like many in the military, when I first was presented with ammo on a stripper clip I merely pulled the ammo off and loaded it individually. It was only later on that a kind soul hazed me and showed me the light. While fairly self-explanatory many do not know how to utilize the stripper clips […]

When it comes to winning a fight, there are plenty of predictable challenges, but the one people tend to focus on the most is learning a combative skill set.  Martial arts gyms around the world have created an industry that revolves around the idea that the person with the darkest colored belt will inevitably emerge […]

Hurricane Maria, the most powerful storm to hit Puerto Rico in more than 80 years, struck the island just as life was beginning to return to normal in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma.  Now, the entire island is without power, and law enforcement has been struggling to maintain order. Unfortunately, the worst is far from […]

This pro tip from John Lovell comes in handy for those of us that don’t have access to a 100 or 200 yard range. I fall into this category and will be trying out this tip until I can get my AR to a longer range to get a more precise zero. Think of this as a […]

Travis Haley, Owner of Haley Strategic, is also a former Force Recon Marine. In this video he discusses the go-bag and some basic contents of the go-bag he uses for outdoor adventures. The go bag he shows us in this video is not a high speed tactical setup. It is more of an everyday hiking with the family bag. In […]

First off let’s real quick cover the intent of the go-bag. The go-bag is meant to sustain you in the interim until you can either make it home, make it to your bug out location or evacuate to a secondary location due to a natural disaster. The contents of your go-bag will vary depending on […]

I had the privilege of training with Kyle Defoor about a year ago in his two day pistol course. The skills and tactics that he teaches are second to none. With his vast knowledge of tactics, firearms and combatives you’ll go away having learned something that you can put to use within your own skillset and gear […]