Coronavirus

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Everyone is on high alert due to the coronavirus pandemic. Most of us have hunkered down in our homes due to lockdown, possibly working remotely, or planning ways to adjust to a few months of home quarantine. Normally, it should be fun — as it’s just us, our family, and our gadgets. However, the presence […]

In a scary scenario that sounds like that of a bad B movie, Massachusetts state officials are drawing up plans on how to better serve the public. And they’re ready to cull the old, the infirm and the weak. Think it is far-fetched? Think again. The Commonwealth has been looking at the ongoing coronavirus pandemic […]

Fort Bragg yesterday published new guidance for the military including its policy on masks. And it appears the military is way more concerned with its force looking uniform than with truly keeping its soldiers safe. “I’m not going out to search for special colored fabrics. My husband will be going in with whatever colored pillowcase […]

Parachute riggers with 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), Group Support Battalion, sew surgical masks for medical patients at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., April 1, 2020. Parachute riggers play an important role in airborne and Special operations. Additionally, 1st SFG mechanics used 3D printing capabilities to make re-usable respirator mask prototypes for routine care and protection […]

In the past several weeks the military has become more and more involved in the battle against the coronavirus. A notable event was the arrival of the USNS Comfort in New York City. With the fear that New York City might run out of hospital beds for the sick, Governor Cuomo pleaded for assistance from […]

Editor’s note: This article was written by Alex Hollings. It was originally published on Sandboxx.com. Make sure to follow them on Facebook. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper recently issued orders for service members to wear cloth masks in places and situations when social distancing isn’t feasible, as a part of a force-wide effort to curb the […]

The Coronavirus pandemic has forced Special Operations units to improvise when it comes to their training and selection programs. The Naval Special Warfare Command (WARCOM) has suspended a number of Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) and Basic Crewman Training (BCT) classes; the former course is the first major hurdle to those aspiring to become Navy SEALs, […]

OMG, Stupid Stupid People This add appeared in my Neighborhood Watch website: Doesn’t it get your goat when this sort of thing happens — careless mail handler roughs-up your package and contents get damaged. Certainly one gets madder the more valuable the contents are. Hey but, wait now — let’s get a closer look at […]

It was reported on Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin had dispatched a shipment of medical supplies to the United States, following a phone conversation earlier in the week with President Trump. A follow-on statement from the U.S. Department of State revealed the medical supplies had been purchased from Russia. Reportedly, medical aid from other […]

Some of my experience in this field includes live nerve agent decontamination training with the Delta Force and years of platform instruction and field training for First Responders in Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Crisis Response. It is strongly suggested that if the below procedures are followed when entering and exiting your private residence you will […]

Lebanon isn’t in the news much these days but has the potential to blow up into a major conflict.  The country is facing a couple of big problems right now Firstly, Lebanon is going through one of the deepest economic crises in the world today — a crisis that puts it in the precipice of […]