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YAKIMA, WA, UNITED STATES U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Isaac Houston, U.S. Air Force Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) Specialist, keeps an evasion fire burning during a SERE class at the Yakima Training Center, Yakima, Wash., April 25, 2017. Soldiers from 20th CBRNE Command’s survival training focused on the five basic needs for desert […]
“light carry items for a few days of urban movement and exploring.” – Ed’s Manifesto
In a chaotic situation, the last thing you should worry about is whether or not your weapon is properly maintained. Control what you can and prepare for what you can’t. It will undoubtedly save time, but it could save more than that. How do you prepare? Courtesy of Gerber Gear
KENOVA, WV, UNITED STATES A soldier in West Virginia Army National Guard’s 2/19th SFG Det. 1 training team plots points and checks his map for a night land navigation event during their Selection and Assessment Program, meant to ready candidates for the actual Special Forces Selection and Assessment. The 19-day long training event challenges and […]
Many of us live some fairly ordinary lives. Others live in an arena where hyper-vigilance is an absolute and necessary part of daily life. No matter whether you fit left, right, or in the middle between these two spectrums, knowing skills to get you out a sticky situation can be invaluable. You may live a […]
CRAWFORDSVILLE, AR, UNITED STATES Staff Sgt. Brian Pittaway, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit force reconnaissance platoon team one team leader and native of Annapolis, Md., places a door breach while Staff Sgt. Andreas Owens, team one assistant team leader and native of Hendersonville, N.C., provides security during an assault on a live-fire house during close quarters […]
THESSALONIKI, GREECE Greek special forces and U.S. Navy Seals assault across a beach during Sarisa 16, an annual Greek exercise, near Thessaloniki, Greece, Sept. 19, 2016. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Marcus Fichtl) Courtesy of DVIDS
AFGHANISTAN U.S. Army Spc. Edward Exzabe, a sniper attached to Headquarters Platoon, Company B, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), scans the village of Sarwapan Tuy in the Sabari district, Nov. 7, 2012. Sniper teams are an important weapon in an infantry battalion’s arsenal as they can […]
PYEONGCHANG, SOUTH KOREA U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Daniel S. Adams, a Tulsa, Oklahoma, native, sits in a hiding position dug by Republic of Korea and U.S. Marines during Korean Marine Exchange Program 15-4 Feb. 4 at the Pyeongchang Winter Training Facility, Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea. The ROK and U.S. Marines learned different ways to survive […]
CAMP SCHWAB, AICHI, JAPAN Footprints and skid marks are just one of multiple ways a tracker can identify whether or not someone has recently been through an area. Marines with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, received the combat hunter course Jan. 28, a requirement for all units that will be […]
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