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SWAT recruits getting smoked in an attempt to weed out those that should not be there. Every day started with a few hours of PT (physical training) in full gear, which sometimes included your gas mask. The goal; PT until someone quits. Simple concept, easily achievable. Go home, rest, and do it again the next […]
Today we’d like to share another story from one of our readers. Heath Hansen is a paratrooper and grew up watching his dad jump out of a perfectly good airplane with the 12th Special Forces Group, while a youngster. His story is one about continuing the legacy between father and son and the bond of […]
There’s a limited set of training options for rucking other than rucking itself. But, rucking is the one sport that requires practice in that act, only, to improve. To ruck you have to ruck. But, I say that with one caveat – endurance running helps a ton. Embracing longer runs, ten or more miles every […]
There is a major shortage of firearms in Kurdistan today; this is primarily because there is a war being waged. With the small amount being trafficked into Kurdistan and the majority of the weapons from the coalition being sent to Iraq and Syria, very few find their way into Peshmerga hands. This creates very unique problems and solutions […]
Potynsky is a decorated veteran, having served as a Green Beret from the US Army’s 3rd Special Forces Group, with combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. After leaving the Army he deployed again to Iraq for a private security company. Upon his return, Potynsky founded Northern Red Inc, a training facility established to bring current […]
With ammo prices falling and panic-buying over it appears we can finally return to the joys of shooting. Schools, training, and good-ol’-fashioned plinking are once again in our futures. higher-volume shooting means higher-volume loading. In the Army, we used stripper clips and the ever-sacred adapter that sometimes perfectly, and other times not, loaded ten rounds […]
U.S. Army units will soon be getting a nano drone that promises to revolutionize operations. The Black Hornet is a vehicle reconnaissance system (VRS) and falls under the unmanned aerial system (UAS) category. It is designed and manufactured by FLIR Systems, one of the world’s largest companies specializing in the development and production of high-quality […]
“Never walk away from your home ahead of your axe and sword. You can’t feel a battle in your bones, or foresee a fight.” — The Hávamál (Viking book of knowledge), circa 1000 A.D. Occasionally here at SpecialOperations.com we get article submissions from authors, that we believe that our readers will enjoy. And this one from Warren Gray, […]
The Makarov pistol was Russia’s solution to the need for a modern military sidearm and caliber after World War 2. It was a replacement for the TT33 Tokarev, a pistol that was deemed too large and underpowered for practical use any more; it also lacked a manual safety, something that most military’s desire for a […]
Alien Gear pistol holsters have benefitted from some excellent marketing on the internet as of late. Thanks to Facebook’s targeted marketing algorithm, Alien Gear ads have inundated my news feed for months, touting the holster as the “world’s most comfortable” inside-the-belt holster. The price points for these holsters run between $29.88 and $43.88, which seemed […]
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