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The fire on board the Conception is a nightmare scenario. A wood and fiberglass boat, at night, while passengers are engulfed in flames as they sleep below decks. By the time the crew wakes up, there’s not much to do but save your own life at that point, a terrible thing to even imagine. The […]

As of Monday morning, Hurricane Dorian was continuing to batter parts of the Bahamas with its category 4 winds while already turning its sights toward Florida. Hurricane warnings were issued throughout Florida days ago, but as the massive storm moves toward the mainland U.S., communities throughOUT Georgia and the Carolinas have already been issued evacuation […]

Soldiers fire a Javelin during a joint range exercise with Indonesian Armed Forces at a military base in Indonesia, Aug. 22, 2019, during Garuda Shield, an exercise that aims to promote regional peace and security.

Phil Campion is a veteran of military operations in just about every conflict-prone corner of the world. He served with the Royal Hampshires, passed through Commando and Parachute Regiment selection, before being badged with 22 SAS. He left the British Army in his early thirties, with the rank of Staff Sergeant, and started working on […]

For many of us from the conventional side of the military (or who never served at all) the FN Scar tends to carry with it a certain appeal. As a rifle designed specifically for Special Operations troops (SCAR actually stands for Special Operations Forces Combat Assault Rifle), it’s hard not to look at the jagged angles […]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQrmMQ7Wptc   U.S. and Australian Special Operations Forces (SOF) conduct a military freefall parachute insertion at night with zero natural illumination from 7,500 feet (2,300 meters) altitude, July 2019 during Talisman Sabre. By inserting behind enemy lines SOF conduct surveillance and reconnaissance to enable precision targeting. Talisman Sabre is a bilateral exercise that tests the […]

Eric Davis served alongside Brandon Webb as an instructor at the Naval Special Warfare Sniper Course and was the personal sniper instructor and mentor of the late Chris Kyle. During this exclusive interview, Eric describes what it takes to be a good sniper. Find out what it takes to go beyond basic sniper training to […]

It took 34 years to get A1C William H. Pitsenbarger’s Air Force Cross upgraded to a Medal of Honor—the first-ever bestowed upon an enlisted airman. And the struggle to tell that Vietnam War story in a movie took nearly 20 years more. Now, more than five decades after Pitsenbarger gave his life for the sake […]

No more beards and cool-guy patches: Disciplining of SEAL Teams begins The Naval Special Warfare Command (NSWC) has issued the first set of corrective measures aimed at dealing once and for all with the plague of disciplinary, ethics, and professionalism incidents in the SEAL Teams. A “typical” day in the life of a Delta Operator […]

ANTA RITA, Guam (Aug. 26, 2019) Marines assigned to 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division and Clearance Divers assigned to the Royal Canadian Navy’s Fleet Diving Pacific and Atlantic Units board Military Sealift Command maritime prepositioning force container, roll-on/roll-off and mobile landing platform USNS Dahl (T-AKR 312), during a visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) […]

Phil Campion is a veteran of military operations in just about every conflict-prone corner of the world. He served with the Royal Hampshires, passed through Commando and Parachute Regiment selection, before being badged with 22 SAS. He left the British Army in his early thirties, with the rank of Staff Sergeant, and started working on […]

To prove the value of mental management and rehearsal, I would often relate a true story related to the topic. A Navy fighter pilot was shot down in Vietnam, captured and imprisoned for years in the famous prisoner of war camp the “Hanoi Hilton”. The pilot was an avid golfer back home, and to get […]