Category: Travel

International flights to and from Kurdistan have supposedly resumed. The Iraqi central government has sent teams to both Kurdistan airports that will control flight schedules, according to a press release. KRG Minister of Interior Karim Sinjari, Iraqi Minister of Interior Qasim al-Araji, and Bestun Zangana who is the head of the Transportation Committee for Iraqi parliament, […]

On Sunday I found myself on the ferry headed toward Liberty Island, where the Statue of Liberty stands. It overlooks New York City and New Jersey,  Like fireworks on the 4th of July, taking pictures does it little justice and everything seems so much smaller than it does in person. Fantasy or science fiction television […]

The “Noble Savage” character is an idea about a distant culture or group of people (often used in works of fiction) that are uncorrupted by the evils of society. It’s usually an oversimplification of an indigenous people who are in touch with nature, and, while misunderstood by the industrial powers at large, they are innately […]

If you do Cross Training and you are looking for an excuse to see Acropolis up close and swim in the Aegean, I have one for you. Look no further than the Military Games this May in Athens. What it is, is a sporting event exclusively for Armed and Security Forces, former and serving, with […]

I follow our small team of writers up an escalator and onto the plaza floor that holds one of the many levels for SHOT Show. It’s a sea of booths filled with the latest in “tactical innovations” that the industry has to offer. Weaving around each other like a massive army of ants, are the […]

Delta Air Lines has announced a new policy that requires people with service animals to provide proper documentation, proving that their animals are both healthy and trained, enabling them to fly. This must be provided 48 hours before the scheduled flight’s departure. Delta has said that two-thirds of the alleged service animals on their flights are […]

Monday night we had our annual SOFREP party in Las Vegas the night prior to the SHOT show. Subscribers can RSVP ahead of time and we had an open bar from 6 p.m. until sometime around 2 a.m. when we left. Don’t ask me what the bill was … these events are a great opportunity […]

As I slid my black slacks on in a rush to make it to the SOFREP party at this year’s SHOT Show, I couldn’t help but feel like they didn’t fit. Not the size mind you, my waistline hasn’t changed all that much since my days as an HR manager, but the style, the feel of […]

I’ve lived over half my life in other countries, and I’m always a bit surprised at America’s perception of the rest of the world when I come back, probably due to the great distance between us and them. For example, many people here seem to have a chip on their shoulder when it comes to […]

Thirty-five minutes after I kissed my daughter goodbye for the first time in her short life, a loud bang rang out from the engine bay of my trusty old Kia Optima.  The subsequent clunk beneath my floorboard combined with a complete loss of power made it pretty clear that I was in trouble, and thanks […]

Any everyday carry SERE (survival, evasion, resistance, escape) kit is a valuable piece of equipment. They can be applicable to any potentially dangerous situation. A well put together kit should try to cover a wide array of scenarios but also be as minimalist as possible; if it’s cumbersome to carry in casual situations, you probably […]

If you like sci-fi and time travel movies, you may have dabbled with the idea of what you would do if it was possible in real life. And if you are in the soldiering business, you may have wondered how you might have changed the course of history — preventing a terrorist attack, stopping this […]