Watch: Lt.Col Dave Grossman’s EDC Gear Check

Watch: Lt.Col Dave Grossman’s EDC Gear Check

Although this video is a few years old, it’s still got some good content. Seeing what others carry and why always forces me to think about what I’m carrying and why. Sometimes seeing videos such as this one open my eyes to different gear that I otherwise might not have known about. If you can […]

Watch: Survival and recce chest rig setup

Watch: Survival and recce chest rig setup

I’m not a fan of having equipment on my belt line. It impedes movement, gets in the way during awkward shooting positions or when getting into observation spots. As a SERE instructor for the military I have quite a bit of minimal gear that I need to carry in order to fulfill my job effectively. […]

Watch: Footage from the GOP shooting that injured Rep. Steve Scalise and several others

Watch: Footage from the GOP shooting that injured Rep. Steve Scalise and several others

In the video below, a man walking his dog captured the GOP shooting with his cell phone. Rep. Scalise, a congressional staff member, and two police officers were injured in the attack that occurred at a baseball field in Alexandria, VA early this morning. Police have identified the shooter as James T. Hodgkinson (66) of Belleville, Ill, […]

Watch: Airline Jet ‘extremely close’ flyby of weather balloon at 37,000 feet

Watch: Airline Jet ‘extremely close’ flyby of weather balloon at 37,000 feet

Some videos just grab your attention. This is one of them! Overlook Horizon High Altitude Weather Balloons located in New York takes their ballooning seriously and when an airliner gets too close for comfort….well, they make sure they put the video footage on Youtube for all to see! This particular case the weather balloon was […]

Watch: An Expedient Way to Clean Weapon Lights

Watch: An Expedient Way to Clean Weapon Lights

With every step I could feel brass roll underneath my feet. My MK18 was so hot that it was almost untouchable and caked with grime and carbon fouling from a regimen of firing almost 800 rounds of 5.56×45 during a training event. As the day rolled into night we switched to our Surefire weapon lights […]

Watch: Road Rage | How John “Shrek” McPhee would handle it

Watch: Road Rage | How John “Shrek” McPhee would handle it

One of the best pieces of advice on the subject of road rage is to just keep driving, especially if you have your family in the car. Regardless of the situation, if my family is with me my priority becomes getting off the X. This is one of the reasons that I leave 1 car […]

Watch: South Korean and Norwegian Navy sinks decommissioned US ship with missile strikes

Watch: South Korean and Norwegian Navy sinks decommissioned US ship with missile strikes

Modern naval vessels have much more dramatic challenges to face than the broadside cannon attacks of yester-year, particularly in the form of anti-ship missiles.  Unlike torpedoes, which are difficult to intercept but tend to be fairly slow compared to the speeds demonstrated by missiles, anti-ship missiles can be fired from significant distances away – in […]

F-35 problems?  Why not restart the F-22 program?  Here are the nuts and bolts of it…

F-35 problems? Why not restart the F-22 program? Here are the nuts and bolts of it…

The F-35 has been in the headlines repeatedly in recent years.  Whenever a news outlet needs an example of gratuitous military spending, you can bet a picture of Lockheed’s banner jet will find its way into the article.  If someone’s in the mood to post a bit of patriotic motivation, the F-35’S incredibly advanced technological […]

Air Force grounds F-35s at Luke AFB due to oxygen system problem

Air Force grounds F-35s at Luke AFB due to oxygen system problem

The Air Force has ordered the grounding of the F-35A Lightning II stealth fighters at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona after several pilots reported issues with the aircraft’s breathing system that caused symptoms similar to hypoxia. Fighter Sweep has reported on the issues the US Navy is experiencing with breathing systems in the T-45 and F-18 resulting […]