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MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, HI, UNITED STATES A Marine from force reconnaissance platoon loads rounds into a magazine during close quarter tactics shooting at the Kaneohe Bay range training facility, May 13. Capt. Brian VanHoose, the platoon commander and a native of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, said their shooting drills are practice for enemy raids. Courtesy […]
Magpul, the king of polymer gun parts, is involved in just about everything gun related. They make magazines, rifle sights, chassis systems, stocks, rifle furniture, and of course are massive supporters of the Second Amendment. They’ve launched a clothing line as well and combined their clothing line with their firearms line in the form of their […]
U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers, prepare their equipment at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., May 19, 2014. Elements of South Carolina Army and Air National Guard, U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force special operations, and Columbia Police Department S.W.A.T., conducted urban assault training which allowed special operations forces and National Guard assets to work […]
In a world full of fitness fads and “experts” one can get lost on how to go about putting on mass. As a coach and instructor of various disciplines in the fitness world, I am often asked: “How do I get strong?” My true answer would have you read this article for far longer than […]
(AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File) Did you know that in many cases, anyone can do a simple web search of your name, license plate, or vehicle identification number (VIN), and find your phone number, home address, family member names, and other personal information—for free? Most people are either oblivious to this, or they know but simply […]
“You could say I had cheated death once again, but I didn’t see it that way. Orpheus may have tricked Hades; Ingmar Bergman may have had Max von Sydow play chess with death; but those are only stories. In real life death isn’t something you cheat or outmaneuver. Death is like the wind: it blows […]
CAMP SCHWAB, OKINAWA, JAPAN A Marine with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, looks for possible disturbances in the natural environment such as freshly broken sticks, flattened plants, footprints or skid marks to identify if someone has recently been through the area Jan. 28. During the combat hunter training, the Marines […]
*Article courtesy of ericdavis215.com Have you noticed the trajectory of your income, your free time and energy slowly flattening out or maybe even declining? Does it feel like you’ve got less time for friends, family, fitness and fun? If it feels like getting things like, earning a living, saving for retirement and paying the […]
Through water, mud, smoke, CS gas, countless operations and off-duty adventures, the Casio Pro Trek PRG270-7 has handled them all. When choosing the watch I would take to what is known as the most grueling SWAT school in the south, I needed to look no further than my Casio Pro Trek. After SWAT’s version of “Hell […]
Many of the guys on staff here at the Loadout Room have been to some places and done some things, and in the process have been able to figure out what works and what doesn’t. In other words, we have an eye for quality dependable gear. We recently created a Men’s Lifestyle category to highlight […]
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