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Professional Gear Reviews
When it comes to choosing the stuff you keep strapped to you on a daily basis, there are a number of things you need to take into account: the environments you’re normally in, the laws in your particular state and county, weight, mobility, and perhaps most important of all – comfort. It may sound awfully soft of […]
AFGHANISTAN U.S. Special Forces Soldiers, attached to Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan, alongside Afghan agents from the National Interdiction Unit, NIU, prepare to load onto CH-47 Chinook Helicopters prior to an operation in the Ghorak district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sept. 12, 2016. The operation was conducted to disrupt and destroy drug labs owned by the Taliban […]
NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, NV, UNITED STATES U.S. Air Force pararescueman gives a ready sign to the shore before beginning his mission during a diving training course, June 20, 2012, at Lake Meade, Nev. To become a pararesuceman means out-lasting nearly 90 percent of your starting class, which is the highest dropout rate of any […]
Recent events have shown us that we need to be prepared at all times, for anything. From natural disasters to terrorist attacks, you need to be prepared before you find yourself in a SHTF scenario. I have always carried a gun with me, but recently I decided that I wanted to complete the big three; gun, […]
While I am not an authority on women’s watches in particular, I am familiar with a quality watch when I see it. And after having done plenty of men’s watch reviews I thought it was time to review one for our female readers. The Sea Pearl from Resco Instruments starts at $735 (shipping and taxes […]
WESTHAMPTON BEACH, NY, UNITED STATES New York Air National Guard Pararescue Jumpers and Combat Rescue Officers with the 106th Rescue Wing’s 103rd Rescue Squadron conduct medical refresher training at FS Gabreski ANG on February 27th, 2014. The training involved PJ’s and CRO’s rotating through various lanes where injuries replicated the types of wounds often seen […]
ST. ARNAUD, NEW ZEALAND U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Noah Ryan, a rifleman with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, provides security while participating in an extraction mission during Exercise Southern Katipo 17 (SK17), at St. Arnaud, New Zealand, Oct. 26, 2017. The U.S. Marines and some New Zealand Defense Force (NZDF) members […]
I’ve worn the Casio DW-6900 watch for many, many years. I first bought the watch during my enlistment in the Marine Corps back in the mid-1990’s at the PX on Camp Lejeune. The watch has been through more field exercises than I can remember and several deployments. The only thing I ever had to do […]
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA, UNITED STATES An East-Coast based U.S. Navy SEAL (Sea, Air, and Land) cuts a hole in a steel door using a exothermic torch during breacher training on Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, July 16. Navy SEALs are the maritime component of U.S. Special Forces and are trained to conduct missions from […]
Clint Emerson, a former Navy SEAL, has written a second book titled “100 Deadly Skills: Survival Edition.” Here is an excerpt that focuses on fortifying your house. How To Fortify Your Home Security (#45) Most homeowners think of home security as a simple checklist. Install decent locks, consider an alarm system, make sure window locks […]
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