Category: Security

As Hurricane Harvey closes in on Texas, where some portions of the state are predicted to receive as much as 35 inches of rain, Texas Governor Greg Abbott has called on the Texas Army National Guard, Air National Guard, Texas State Guard, and Texas Military Department to activate and proposition assets and personnel around the […]

Depending on how many training courses you have been through or videos you’ve seen on magazine changes, some are faster than others depending on how often you practice. Here are two different techniques; one using your thumb to release the bolt and the second using your palm. Which one is faster? Watch the video to find […]

One of the advantages of having a belt kit is that you always have the essentials on you to keep you alive in the event you get separated from all your other gear, whether that’s due to some type of accident or in an evasion scenario. When I was enlisted in the Marine Corps, I used a 100-round […]

When I was in training to become a SERE Specialist I was sent on a second solo evasion living exercise because I did terrible at my first one. The weather wasn’t terrible and I mostly had sun. The temperature dropped well below freezing at night but I was allowed to have a fire. Life was […]

A few years ago, Washington State had a severe ice storm. It had been raining, and suddenly the rain turned to snow. After about 3-10″ of snow accumulation (depending on where you lived) the temperatures rose and it started to rain again. As night began to settle, the temperatures once again dropped and ice started to form on […]

Jason Burton is locked and (un)loaded to offer up this week’s dry-fire drill for your practice and perfecting – slide lock reloads from concealment. All you’ll need to get started is an empty magazine in the gun and a spare magazine with dummy rounds in your pocket – emphases on “empty” and “dummy” – don’t […]

Last week, Sig Sauer announced a voluntary upgrade for their P320 modular pistol platform adopted by the U.S. Army, as well as multiple law enforcement agencies around the nation, due to the pistol’s apparent propensity to fire when dropped at a certain angle (beavertail first).  The flaw in the P320’s design was not apparent during […]

When most people think of special operations units, they tend to think of Navy SEALs, Delta Force, or Green Berets.  In the minds of many, particularly our nation’s enemies, America’s Special Operations forces have earned a reputation as the most capable war fighters on the planet, able to train friendly foreign nations, take on missions […]

There is a picture making the rounds that is getting a lot of comments.  It is more sad than funny and it is past time for the Army to get its act together as the new M-17 comes online.  Compare the picture below… With this video… The Army has plenty of guys who can shoot […]

Just when you thought things couldn’t get worse than they already are with Jihadists blowing up and attacking people all over the UK. A new trend of attack has broken out in London. Acid attacks in both liquid and power form have been reported all over the city. At the moment it seems to be […]

Weapon of opportunity. Sometimes this can be as simple as throwing your hat at someone to temporarily distract them allowing you to close the reactionary gap. In a recent training course I attended, our instructor, Kyle Defoor, mentioned something similar to this. A few of us were hanging out talking with Kyle after day 1 had […]

The tourniquet will save a life if used properly. Lets talk about the SOF-Tactical Tourniquets, since one of them is my personal favorite. SOF Tactical Tourniquets come in two distinct models, each with their own advantages and disadvantages. In this article I will cover the SOF-TT (Gen 2) (NSN: 6515-01-530-7015) and SOFTT 1.5” (Wide) (NSN: […]