Special Operations Forces Selection PT Preparation 9.30.2017

Back in the gym this Saturday morning for a shoulder and back workout. Towel pull-ups if you have no access to ropes or climbing ropes if they are available. Followed by a four-mile run. Log your numbers down in the workout notebook Training: More Preparation for the UBRR: 3 x 10 Lat Pulldowns, rear 3 […]

Iraqi Kurds Vote Overwhelming (92 Percent) For Independence

Iraq’s Kurdish people voted overwhelmingly in favor of independence from Iraq, with over 92 percent of the voters opting for an independence referendum, the Kurdish region’s election commission released in a statement. Voter turnout was more than 72 percent. However, many of the Kurds are now facing being stranded after the Baghdad government in response […]

Bataan Death March Survivor Finally Gets His Medals

Joe Romero was treated like royalty when he entered the Visitor’s Center of the New Mexico Veterans Memorial on Saturday by the throngs of people who gathered to welcome him. He was finally getting his medals awarded from World War II as a survivor of the Bataan Death March. Romero was part of the New […]

Special Operations Forces Selection PT Preparation 9.29.2017

Friday morning gym day and what better way to prepare for is homecoming weekend in a lot of places this week than to kick it off with Leg Day. Starting with Squats – front, dumbbell goblet, and barbell, then some lunges and after the weighted sled push. This will build up the strength and endurance […]

SEAL Team, CBS’ New Drama Series Does It Right in Pilot Episode

Sometimes it is a nice thing to be pleasantly surprised. CBS’ new drama series “SEAL Team” had its debut with the pilot episode Wednesday night and from the look of the first showing, they did it right. The good folks at CBS may have a long-term, viable hit on their hands if they can play […]

Rockets Hit Kabul Airport as Insurgents Target Defense Secretary Mattis

Insurgents fired a barrage of rockets at the Kabul International Airport on Wednesday that they claimed was targeting the plane of US Defense Secretary James Mattis. Both the Taliban and the Islamic State (ISIS) rushed to claim responsibility for the attack. The US then responded with an airstrike at the suspected launch sites. One of […]

More Military Disaster Relief Heading to Puerto Rico

The Pentagon is now rushing more military disaster relief aid to the stricken areas of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands as the awful plight of the people there reaches into the second week after Hurricane Maria. The utter devastation and scale of the disaster have overmatched the local authorities ability to respond to the […]

Special Operations Forces Selection PT Preparation 9.28.2017

Chest and Triceps workout at the gym today before a 5-mile run. Shoot for a time below the standard of 40 minutes. Remember to stretch well before and after and to stay hydrated. Mark your progress down in your workout log book. Training: More Preparation for the UBRR: 3 x 12 Bench Press 3 x […]

The Centralia, Missouri Massacre, September 27, 1864

The Civil War wasn’t fought in the border states like it was in Virginia. It was a no-holds-barred, no quarter given guerrilla war where the leading two Confederate commanders, William Quantrill and William “Bloody Bill” Anderson weren’t even acknowledged by the Confederates. However, these guerrilla fighters did the bloody work for the Confederacy in Missouri […]

Pat Tillman’s Widow Doesn’t Want His Name Invoked in Attempts to Divide

Marie Tillman, the widow of Army Ranger and former NFL player Pat Tillman, says that her husband’s service and death should never be used or politicized in any way that seeks to divide us as a country. She was speaking about President Trump’s tweet where he referenced the former Arizona Cardinal Tillman and used the […]

Trump Urges Afghan President to Close Taliban Office in Qatar

President Donald Trump is urging that a Taliban diplomatic mission in Qatar be closed. He’s reported to be in talks with Afghanistan president Ashraf Ghani to formally ask the government of Qatar to close the office. The Taliban office, in Qatar, has been used as a hub for dialogue for more than six years but […]

Special Operations Forces Selection PT Preparation 9.27.2017

Time to head over to the gym for some shoulder and back work. As we mentioned in another post, these shoulder workouts help in rucking especially once in Selection. Be sure to log the progress down in your workout log book. And because Wednesday is a rucking day, get the rucksack with 45-pound minimum weight […]