Is this the round that will replace the 5.56?

As the U.S. military continues its efforts to find a more lethal rifle and projectile combination for infantry troops, Texas-based True Velocity has unveiled their new 6.8mm cartridge that will compete to be selected for the U.S. Army’s Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW). The intent is to produce a new form of ammunition that will […]

Limitless memory: SEAL performance secrets of special operations

After only reading the list once, I was able to remember and recite every digit of every phone number that all 30 of my sniper students gave me before I taught them how to do the same. It would seem like I must have had a photographic memory, though, if that were the case, it […]

The US just dropped 80,000 lbs of ordnance on ISIS and then released a video of it

For nearly twenty years now, the United States has been embroiled in combat operations spanning multiple nations and against multiple opponents. These terror groups often hide in plain sight, infiltrating the local population and making it extremely difficult to identify and engage targets. As a result, counter-terror operations tend to have little in common with […]

The Pic of the Day: Dropping them bombs

A tactical air control party specialist assigned to the 12th Combat Training Squadron works with the Brazilian Air Force TACPs and the 124th Air Support Operations Squadron, Idaho Air National Guard, at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California, June 12, 2019. The Brazilian Air Force was training with the 124 ASOS TACPs and the […]

The Pic of the Day: Special Forces operators calling in a nine-line

A Green Beret assigned to 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) calls in a nine-line medical evacuation during a training event near Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Aug. 27, 2019. U.S. Special Forces and U.S. Air Force Joint Terminal Attack Controllers conducted a raid and utilized multiple weapon systems ranging from smalls arms weapons to A-10 […]

The US Navy just used a drone ship to clear a minefield

Recently, the U.S. Navy announced plans to commission the world’s largest autonomous naval vessel, clearly building on the successes they’ve had with the Sea Hunter program — a drone warship purpose built to aid in hunting encroaching enemy submarines. This week, the Pentagon announced that they had reached yet another major milestone in aquatic drone […]

Why .45 ACP is an outdated caliber

I really love to stir things up in the shooting community (especially the internet portion of it) so I’m just going to say it, “.45ACP is outdated.” That’s not to say it isn’t effective, or that it isn’t reliable; just that it’s outdated. The .45ACP round was developed by John Browning in 1905 and was […]

The Pic of the Day: George W. Bush visits Delta compound post 9/11

Then-President George W. Bush visits the Delta Force compound following the initial stages of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. Alongside Special Forces Operational Detachments Alphas (SFODAs) from the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) paramilitary teams, Delta Force operators spearheaded the effort to topple the Taliban regime and its Al-Qaeda supporters.