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Los Angeles, Calif – Marine Raiders with 1st Marine Raider Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, transition out of the water during a simulated underwater assault force night-raid in Los Angeles, California, Sept. 3, 2015. Training such as this is conducted to meet Special Operations Forces dive requirements and to enhance the understanding, […]
A special operations combat medic from the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) repels down a cliff side at a Fort Carson, Colo. training area to retrieve a mock-casualty during medical evacuation training Nov. 9. During the two-day training event, medics from 10th SFG(A) were placed in several different scenarios and tested on a variety of […]
This time, Rad’s here with a ProTip that seems so simple, it seems like it should go without saying–but somehow people still need to hear it: label your gear. We’ve all heard the saying, “gear adrift is a gift.” In other words, anything you leave out is liable to get snatched up and added to […]
A U.S. Naval Special Warfare operator conducts tactical scenario training in Lithuania during Flaming Sword 17, May 10, 2017. Flaming Sword is an annual Lithuanian-led and hosted SOF exercise which taking place May 2-19, 2017. During the exercise, SOF forces trained on SOF-conventional force integration to include police, border guard and other security forces. Image […]
In a survival situation, there’s no such thing as an inconsequential injury. Small cuts and abrasions can compromise your ability to do the things you need to do, and the looming threat of infection is ever present in a field environment. Whether you’re lost in the woods or you’re fighting your way through the streets […]
Rad’s hanging out with the Marines at Camp Pendleton in this edition of Rad on Gear, and appropriately enough, he’s talking about some gear he received from our sponsors over at the Crate Club. The Crate Club has crates that’ll fit just about any budget, whether you’re an enthusiastic amateur outdoorsman or you’re a seasoned […]
Green Berets assigned to 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) aim down a hallway during a training exercise with Lithuanian Special Forces, Nov. 13, 2017, in Eastern Europe. The training validates the team’s ability to provide direct-action support in concert with a European ally during a crisis response mission. This strengthens relationships with our Lithuanian Special […]
If you’re the sort of guy that thinks shooting at your friends sounds like a solid way to spend a Saturday, Rad’s got just the thing for you: it’s a Valken airsoft mask designed specifically to keep you (or anyone else, for that matter) from shooting your eye out. Rad breaks down what makes these […]
“U.S. and Allied #SOF conduct joint sniper training at the International Special Training Centre (ISTC) Basic Sniper Course held in Hohenfels, Germany.” This image of U.S. and allied Special Operations war fighters conducting sniper training was provided by the official U.S. Spec Ops Europe Twitter account. Follow U.S. Spec Ops Europe to learn more about […]
It’s easy to be prepared for an emergency you see coming, but that’s the thing about emergencies: you rarely do. That’s why we try to maintain a simple mindset in our approach to gear reviews–it’s not just about the quality of a product or how much it costs, it’s also about how feasible a product […]
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