I’ve shot a lot of rounds in my life. I was a pretty heavy volume shooter in my teens, chewing through case after case of .223, 7.63×39 and 12ga as well as various handgun calibers. After I joined the military my volume went up drastically easily pushing tens of thousands of rounds downrange annually. I was well […]
“Big Mountain Heroes,” a unique documentary film about special operations veterans pursuing internal peace through adrenaline and comradery, is slated to premier the Tower Theater in Bend, Oregon next Saturday, and now’s your chance to secure tickets. Throughout nearly two decades of continuous combat operations around the world, members of America’s elite special operations community […]
A senior U.S. military commander said Tuesday that 4,000 American troops are on the ground in Syria, a figure far greater than the 503 personnel the Trump administration says are deployed there. Army Maj. Gen. James B. Jarrard, who heads the U.S.-led Special Operations task force targeting the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq, offered the surprising figure while briefing […]
Great video of Army Rangers water jump training! Any of our readers participate in this event before? Let us know by commenting below. Featured image of U.S. Soldiers with the 5th Ranger Training Battalion preparing to jump from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter into Lake Lanier, Georgia by DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Justin P. Morelli, U.S. […]
Readyman and and Special Forces veteran Jeff Kirk of TwistRate talk about the Ak-47 and its variants. Jeff explains some of the design parameters and how to understand why the AK functions as it does. Learn more about Jeff Kirkham and TwistRate at twistrate.com Photo courtesy of AKfiles.com This article is courtesy of The Loadout […]
On Friday, Lockheed Martin and the Pentagon announced that the security and aerospace company has successfully secured an $8 billion U.S. Defense contract to serve as global logistics support for America’s Special Operations Forces. It is not uncommon for the U.S. military to rely on contracts with private sector organizations for support services like warehouse […]
On this date, July 12, 2011, SFC Leroy Petry was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Obama in a White House ceremony attended by his family and those of his fellow soldiers. Petry was assigned to the 2nd Bn. 75th Ranger Regiment based in Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington. Petry’s actions took place on […]
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 […]
Kris “Tanto” Paronto stepped into world’s spotlight during the horrific attack on an American diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya on September 11th, 2012. The events of that terrible night have since become so politicized, it can be easy to lose sight of the heroism, the sacrifice, and the patriotism Tanto and his team displayed, bucking […]
The Pentagon confirmed on Sunday that the target of the April 27th joint raid conducted by Army Rangers and Afghan commandos against ISIS-K in Afghanistan was indeed killed at the scene. Two Army Rangers, Sergeant Joshua P. Rodgers, 22, of Bloomington, Illinois, and Sergeant Cameron H. Thomas, 23, of Kettering, Ohio, were also killed in […]
The US Army plans to keep the famed MH-6 ‘Little Bird’ helicopter in service until “Future Vertical Lift aircraft” become available. The light helicopters are used for special operations in the US Army and rose to fame in the movie Blackhawk down where it was used to support operators who were trapped in the city […]
Secretary of Defense James Mattis addressed the media on Friday to honor the lives of two Army Rangers that died during a raid on an ISIS-K compound in Afghanistan on Thursday. The joint-operation saw participation from forty Army Rangers and as many as fifty Afghan commandos, and initial reports from the Pentagon have suggested that […]
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