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The most important aspect about a knife is the quality of the heat treatment it went through. I explained heat treatment in my review of Esee Knives because I believe their heat treatment process is second to none, but thought it would be useful to give it its own article. Not exactly sure what heat treatment […]
MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, GA, UNITED STATES An Airman pulls back the bolt on a M240B machine gun during a Pre Ranger Assessment Course, Feb. 11, 2018, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The three-day assessment is designed to determine whether Airmen are ready to attend the Air Force Ranger Assessment Course held at Fort […]
ANDERSEN AFB, GUAM U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Lawrence, a survival, evasion, resistance, and escape instructor, assigned to the 353rd Combat Training Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, prepares a chicken to be cooked in a field environment during Cope North 17 survival training at Andersen AFB, Guam, Feb. 17, 2017. Beginning in 1978 […]
PYEONGCHANG-GUN, 42, SOUTH KOREA U.S. and Republic of Korea Marines hike a 35- km path up a mountain Jan. 15 during Korean Marine Exchange Program 15-3 in Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea. The ROK and U.S. Marines hiked side-by-side from start to finish. The U.S. Marines are reconnaissance men with Alpha Company, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd […]
BRIDGEPORT, CA, UNITED STATES Petty Officer 3rd Class Anthony Brewton, hospitalman, a corpsman with 3rd Force Reconnaissance Company and Pensacola, Fla., native, prepares his gear for a training mission, July 25. The Marines will be heading to the Hawthorne Army Ammunition Depot, where they will gather intelligence on a target for a helicopter raid during […]
We have another great workout for you this week, some might even say it gets “spicy” at the end. #WorkoutWednesday GORUCK Training – EP09 #WorkoutWednesday – GORUCK News The Workout Warm-up Jog 400m Stretch – ankles, calves, quads, hamstrings, and hips Workout Ruck 3 miles @ 15min pace (20/30# Ruck) 50 8-count Bodybuilders *Photo courtesy […]
MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA BELLOWS, HI, UNITED STATES Students with the Marine’s Reconnaissance Team Leader Course discuss intelligence findings during the course’s final exercise, Oct. 31, 2017, at Bellows Air Force Base, Hawaii. Three Special Tactics Airmen graduated from RTLC in November, following two months of rigorous desert, jungle and amphibious training. RTLC is designed […]
Whether you are a military servicemember, law enforcement officer, or just an EDC enthusiast, you probably own a watch. Owning a watch is a tradition that dates back multiple centuries, a tradition that the military actually played a major hand in influencing, and a tradition that still continues today in the world of digital technology. Your […]
U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATION, USS Somerset (Feb. 11, 2017) U.S. Navy Petty Officer Second Class Jonathan Brusherd (right), a special amphibious reconnaissance corpsman (SARC), Sgt. Jeffery Burgstaller (center), and Cpl. Jaime Jaramillo, reconnaissance Marines with the Maritime Raid Force, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to evacuate a […]
CAMP LEMONNIER, DJIBOUTI A Scout Sniper Team Marksman, part of the Recon Platoon from Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, 53rd Brigade Combat Team, Florida Army National Guard loads .50 caliber rounds into a magazine during a live fire long range marksmanship training and qualification course at the Arta training range in Djibouti, Oct […]
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