Category: Security

When I first entered the Marine Corps there was no handheld GPS to tell me where I was at and how to get to my destination. We had to learn how to use a compass and protractor with our maps. Land Navigation courses were taught with the old school military issue Lensatic compasses and a […]

At approximated 9:45AM on Thursday morning, military and Massachusetts State Police responded to a suspicious vehicle stopped near to Hanscom Air Force Base’s main gate near Concord, MA.  A screening of the vehicle indicated the presence of potentially hazardous material on board, prompting the State Police bomb squad to evacuate the area. The vehicle in […]

Dry fire is extremely important at getting better on the range. However, what also gets you better is actually shooting. People have the tendency to do one of two things when they hit the range. They either go without a plan of what they want to work on (you wouldn’t go to the gym without […]

If you love your family and friends then you need to share this with them, it could save their lives. My kids are visiting me in New York for the summer, they spend most their time with their mom on the west coast. On our first day in the city I briefed them on what to […]

Reports are emerging of an active shooter in the Bronx Lebanon Hospital in New York City. According to witnesses, the shooter entered the hospital dressed as a doctor carrying a rifle.  He was described over the police radio as “a tall, thin man wearing a blue shirt and white lab coat.”  Once inside, he opened […]

If you’ve been shot, this info probably won’t help you. For everyone else, here’s some stuff you don’t need to know about gunshot wounds. Welcome to WatchMojo’s Top 5 Facts; the series where we reveal – you guessed it – five random facts about a fascinating topic. In this installment, we’re looking at the five […]

One of the key outdoor skills you need to master is starting a fire. Obviously if you are evading an enemy, fire may not be feasible, but in a survival situation, it may save your life. You need to have items in your fire kit that are considered sure-fire items—supplies that will give you a flame in any […]

Two Marines were critically injured in a flash fire involving an F/A-18A jet late Sunday night at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, California, according to statements released by base officials. The two injured Marines have not been identified, but are reported to belong to the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 112 (VMDA-112), part […]

The single most important factor in precision shooting is consistency. The best way to develop consistency is repetition. If you don’t own an indoor range or live in the desert, how are you going to get your repetition? How can you shoot every day? The answer is the Next Level Training Shot Indicating Resetting Trigger […]

Flint and steel have been used in starting fires for centuries. In the days before matches were invented, flint and steel offered the ability to start a fire without having to carry a hot coal wherever one traveled (and worrying about losing it or having it go cold). Starting a fire using flint and steel […]

In the following video I take a short moment of your time to discuss some of the finer points of setting up a rifle for professional usage. Realize that depending on mission set and a variety of other factors your rifle setup could differ significantly. In any case it can serve as a primer to […]

In the online world of survival preparation, there are a number of camps you might fall into.  Some folks stock up on supplies in hopes of remaining self-sufficient for a time after the modern infrastructure collapses.  Others like to buy the latest in survival gear intended to make living off the land a bit more […]