Category: Security

Nearly fifty years ago, the U.S. Army’s Green Berets needed a better option for Long Range Patrol (LRP) rations.  Team Green put out a contract and a company named Oregon Freeze Dry won that bid.  The LRP rations that were produced were freeze dried pre-cooked meals that could be re-hydrated by adding boiling water.  If […]

There are many voices with strong ideas about the best caliber for self defense.  TheYankeeMarshal has his own ideas about the .45 caliber. It is important to remain open minded.  When everybody thinks alike, nobody is thinking.   This article is courtesy of The Loadout Room.

The following case study is of a friend of mine (written with his permission) who was shot through the neck by an AK-47 during an operation from a range of about 150 meters. The bullet entered the back of his neck just right of the midline and then blew out the front of the left side of […]

Recently I read an article on surviving an edged weapons attacks, where the writer spoke specific to knife wounds as they related to unconsciousness and death. I found this quite troublesome given the fact that his numbers just did not reflect the empirical experience/data that I have witnessed over my 23 years of being a […]

It’s a quote often cited to soon to be Secretary of Defense, retired Marine General James “Mad Dog” Mattis, but I know I had heard the phrase before Mattis rose to the public eye. “Be polite, be professional, and have a plan to kill everyone you meet.” This is most often cited by those who […]

I’ve carried this knife for a little over one month and in that time I’ve come to trust this knife enough to carry it as a deep concealment knife during times when my life was going to be in danger. When it comes to self-defense knives, it’s important that it be simple, effective, and in […]

When you spend years familiarizing yourself with the mechanics of shooting, it’s easy to believe that the techniques you’ve become accustomed to are the only way to travel. In my case, the notion of ignoring a pistol’s slide stop/release in favor of “power-stroking” the slide—gripping the slide and pulling it rearward to disengage it from […]

Watch as  John “Shrek” McPhee and Mike Voytko from SOB Tactical talk about how to react to and treat injuries while under fire. If you are still in the military, law enforcement, or if you are a concealed handgun carrier, this is a great video to watch. If you carry a concealed handgun or duty […]

What does muscle memory have to do with firearms safety? Lots. Muscle memory is a biological function that allows the body to perform a learned movement somewhat involuntarily and automatically through repetition over a period of time. If safe firearms handling habits are learned so that they are repeated automatically, the chance for negligent discharges […]

Every time you buy a new firearm, even if it within the same line of manufacturers you are used to, you will have to conduct training with it. There is not much a way around this if you are serious about your training. Practicing and training to perform at your highest potential is a great […]

Now when you teach combatives, as I do, and when you have faced a few bad guys as a law enforcement officer and special events security professional, you see what others may not. When I saw this little tool I immediately perceived it as being a very useful and discreet non-dedicated or improvised weapon. This […]

Next time you are hanging out, happen to have spare airway tubes and IV sets sitting around, and want to impress your medical geek friends with some SOF Medical Magic, throw together a Macguyver Cric.  It’s a great conversation starter if not a great airway….. The following story highlights a bit of SOF medical gadgetry […]