If you’re a civilian looking for a practical, proven, and controllable self-defense round, the 9 mm remains the smartest choice because it balances performance, capacity, affordability, and real-world effectiveness better than anything else on the market.
Federal Air Marshals training how they fight. Image Credit: the author
During World War I, the Canadian Corps earned a reputation for aggressive trench raiding and tactical deception, using routine and psychological disruption as deliberate tools to unsettle German forces along the Western Front.
Canadian soldiers resting in a trench in France, 1918. Image Credit: Universal History Archive / Universal Images Group / Getty Images
SEAL Hemostatic Wound Spray is a fast-acting, chitosan-based bleeding control tool that complements—not replaces—tourniquets and hemostatic gauze, forming a mechanical barrier within about 30 seconds and working even in wet conditions to help buy critical time in trauma care.
SEAL Hemostatic Spray - OTC Bleeding Control for Home, Travel & Emergency Use. Image Credit: BC3Tech
The United States and Israel launched major combat operations against Iran as Tehran retaliated across Israel and the Gulf, while the Army placed a $186 million order for Switchblade drones, DOD schools saw a leadership shakeup, and West Virginia’s machine gun bill died in committee.
Smoke rises over the skyline after an explosion in Tehran, Iran, on Feb. 28, 2026. Image Credit: AP
As Taliban threats push Pakistan toward open conflict, the War Department moves to fix life in the barracks at home, and a military laser downs a CBP drone over Texas, reminding us that instability abroad and coordination failures at home can collide faster than institutions adapt.
Taliban fighters take up positions along Afghanistan’s rugged eastern frontier, where rhetoric between Kabul and Islamabad is giving way to something far more combustible. AP Photo/Wahidullah Kakar
Military readiness starts with what fuels the force, and if we demand exacting standards for our weapons, we should demand the same discipline and integrity in the food we serve our warfighters.
Essential Provisions Field Fuel: Where performance nutrition meets the demands of the field. Image provided by the author.
In the relentless and shadowed world of special operations, Greg Coker’s journey from the 101st Airborne to the elite Night Stalkers is a testament to the resilience and unyielding spirit of those who dare to navigate the forefront of danger and darkness.
Hands down. If you are a civilian the 7.62 NATO round is the best option for you. Read on to find out why.
A thirty-year sergeant taught me that the smartest way to win a fight isn’t to throw the first punch, it’s to understand exactly what the other man can’t afford to lose and make him decide for himself.
Pakistan and Afghanistan trade airstrikes in a widening frontier clash, while Ukraine claims a 900-mile missile strike inside Russia amid one of Moscow’s largest drone barrages of the war.
As Hillary Clinton fields Epstein questions behind closed doors, the War Department leans on Silicon Valley to loosen AI guardrails, and the F-35 starts letting algorithms help sort targets in the sky, it’s clear the machinery of power, politics, and war is moving faster than anyone’s comfortable admitting.
After two decades focused outward, the Air Force and Space Force are reorienting toward defending the U.S. homeland itself as hypersonic weapons, long-range strike, and contested space turn North America back into a front line.
Ukrainian SBU Alpha teams are systematically hunting Russia’s most effective short-range air defenses, using long-range drones and deep strikes to tear open corridors in the skies and hit targets far behind the front lines.
Words don’t cast spells over your life, they just build frames, and if you’re not paying attention to who built the frame and why, you’ll start mistaking someone else’s narrative for your own truth.
The tape over your heart carries the weight of the mission, and when you let that matter more than the one with your own name on it, discipline stops being a rule and becomes a choice to serve something greater than yourself.
Ukraine and the United States advance structured talks ahead of a potential March trilateral with Russia, while the Pentagon escalates pressure on an AI firm over military-use restrictions and a former F-35 pilot faces arrest in a China training case.
Four dead after a Florida-registered speedboat traded fire with Cuban forces, as Freedom Shield ramps up in Korea, winter damage tops $4 billion at home, and the War Department races to field counter-drone defenses in a year already testing readiness on multiple fronts.
A clogged toilet on a $13-billion aircraft carrier makes for easy propaganda, but it doesn’t ground the air wing, sideline the strike group, or signal the fall of American sea power — it just means sailors are fixing pipes while the ship stays on mission.
Praesidus builds rugged, American-assembled watches inspired by historic military timepieces. Designed for accuracy and tested for endurance, each watch is made for outdoor explorers, everyday adventurers, and anyone who needs reliability when it matters.
SIG Sauer is a world-class firearms manufacturer trusted by military, law enforcement, and responsible civilian shooters, delivering precision-engineered weapons, optics, and training systems while maintaining a strong commitment to veteran hiring, American manufacturing, and the professionals who rely on their gear when it matters most.
FightCamp is an at-home boxing and kickboxing training system built around real technique, structured programming, and measurable performance. Members train with fighters and professional coaches while using connected punch and kick trackers that record volume, speed, and power in every round. The result is training that builds conditioning, skill, discipline, and resilience — all from home, on your schedule.
Essential Provisions Field Fuel® meals [ready-to-eat] & sports nutrition products have been developed with the cleanest, high-quality nutrient and energy-dense ingredients available. Research has shown that the whole food nutrients contained in our products have the ability to help.
Have you ever tried to wear a fleece hoodie in bad weather? We don’t recommend it. That’s why we founded BÆRSkin in 2019 – to create the world’s best outdoor gear that’s just as comfortable at home as it is durable outdoors. “Bad fitting, bulky, and boring” is how we felt about 1000’s of regular fleece hoodies we tested.
If you’re 21 or older and use nicotine or tobacco, charge ahead with Black Buffalo, America’s only credible smokeless tobacco alternative. Black Buffalo dips just like the real thing without the tobacco leaf or stem. Find Black Buffalo in Wawa, Circle K, Sheetz, Love’s, Pilot, Racetrac, and many more retail locations across the United States.
Stay Locked In. No Matter What. NEORON is a brain-boosting beverage built for the mission: sugar-free, crash-free, and engineered for clean, tactical focus through long hours and high-stakes operations. Made for those who grind, stay sharp under pressure, and refuse to fold—if failure isn’t an option, NEORON has your six.
Our roots in shooting sports started off back in 1996 with our founder and CEO, Josh Ungier. His love of airguns took hold of our company from day one and we became the first e-commerce retailer dedicated to airguns, optics, ammo, and accessories. Over the next 25 years, customers turned to us for our unmatched product selection, great advice, education, and continued support of the sport and airgun industry.
