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SAN DIEGO, CA, UNITED STATES 151203-N-OC941-597 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (Dec. 3, 2015) Navy Reserve Sailors attached to a West Coast-based Sea, Air, Land (SEAL) Team fire M4 rifles during a tactical shooting scenario near San Diego. Naval Special Warfare Reservists conducted a field training exercise based on principles from the Expeditionary Warfare community. (U.S. Navy photo […]
Gun – Walther PPS 9mm The Walther PPS in a single stack, striker fired, polymer framed semi-automatic pistol. It comes chambered in either 9mm or 40 S&W. Mine is in 9mm. Why the Walther versus the other single stack 9mms out there? First and foremost the Walther offered a wider variety of options than the […]
They both had that slight look of worry on their face. It was as if they had just lost something valuable, but they were not yet sure it was gone. Just finishing my run I was sweaty and shirtless, but I walked up to the ladies anyways. “Is everything okay?” “No! I just locked my […]
AKIM ODA, GHANA U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Infantry Division, receive a class of instructions from the Ghana Armed Forces during United Accord 2017 at the Jungle Warfare School on Achiase military base in Akim Oda, Ghana on May 20, 2017. The Jungle Warfare […]
A Reconnaissance Marine from 3rd Marine Division performs an operations check on his Binocular Night Vision System M953 at the Combat Center, Feb. 13, 2018, as a part of Integrated Training Exercise 2-18. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. William Chockey)
Meet Nate Weber, a bobsledder for Team USA in the 2018 Winter Olympics. What makes his story unique? Sergeant First Class Nate Weber is an active duty Green Beret. He has deployed to Africa and Afghanistan and during that time he has trained in order to vie for the opportunity to represent Team USA in […]
BOEBLINGEN, BW, GERMANY A U.S. Soldier assigned to 1-10th Special Forces Group cleans his weapon after participating in a weapons training exercise at the Panzer Range Complex, Boeblingen, Germany, Nov. 08, 2016. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Jason Johnston) Courtesy of DVIDS
The use of dogs to protect home and hearth goes back far into prehistory. In the unpleasantness since 9/11, special operations forces are fielding dogs in a number of innovative and sometimes classified ways. It is not surprising that bad guys are using large dogs to protect their drugs, their cribs and their deals. Pitbulls have become a […]
LOTAWIN, THAILAND Royal Thai Marine Sub Lt. Wichain Praphiphong demonstrates the proper use of the HK-G36C rifle while at a live-fire drill at Lotawin, Kingdom of Thailand Feb. 20 during Exercise Cobra Gold 2014. Working together and conducting joint and multinational training is vital to maintaining the readiness and interoperability of the Thai, U.S. and […]
A short film that explains the value of an activity, such as running, that is not only healthy physically, but enables reflection for the war fighter.
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