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WASHINGTON — Syrian Kurdish fighters are newly armed with sophisticated American combat equipment as they close in on the Islamic State’s stronghold in Raqqa, Military Times has learned, weaponry the Pentagon says it is barred from providing to those forces. The gear includes U.S.-manufactured night-vision goggles, rifles and advanced optics among other items, the same […]
Courtesy of Tactical Life The NYPD body camera program has officially kicked off its first phase that will eventually see all 22,000 patrol officers in the city wearing the digital recording devices by 2019. Check out the video above to learn more about it. According to Newsday, more than 50 NYPD cops from the city’s 34th Precinct — which includes Washington Heights and […]
Last year when Zero Tolerance and maker Les George collaborated on the ZT 0900, a knife based on his Mini Harpy design, fans wondered if a production version of the full-size Harpy would follow. At SHOT Show 2017 the team delivered with the ZT 0920, which brings the elusive Harpy design to a wider audience […]
I am quickly learning that Drew Wallace, former Army Ranger and producer of SOFREP TV, has one of the most fun jobs here at Hurricane Media. When he asked me to join them for the Hog Hunt episode in Central Texas, I was excited not only to shoot hogs from a helicopter but also to see […]
Marine units have received an upgraded .50-caliber machine gun that aims to make firing quicker, safer and less visible to the enemy. Marine Corps Systems Command officials in Quantico, Virginia, released information Thursday about the upgrades, which include a quick-change barrel, fixed headspace and timing, and a flash hider that reduces the machine gun’s signature […]
Automatic knife expert Stan Moizis is entering the production knife market with the launch of a new brand called Brno Born Knives. Named for Moizis’s birthplace in the Czech Republic, Brno Born is Moizis’ first venture into larger-scale production after 40 years of building custom automatics. Brno Born’s first model, called the Dog Leg, has […]
Buck Knives just released the Salient, a traditional straight razor rendered in modern materials. The knife is being introduced as part of Buck’s Legacy Collection, a line of ambitious designs produced with a lot of hand work and in limited quantities. Designed by Buck Knives Special Project Manager Caleb Cooper, the Salient represents a growing focus […]
Special operations medics are among the best trained and most proficient in the world. But, to maintain a high level of readiness, they must practice their skills in controlled environments under the mentorship of senior medical professionals. As a 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) battalion surgeon, Maj. Hunter Winegarner assists in the planning and execution […]
Liong Mah just introduced the GSD into his line of high-end, Reate-produced knives. Most production knives are based on custom or mid-tech models. In the case of the GSD, Mah reversed the order to take the design to market in style. Though a rare custom GSD exists, most will be familiar with the budget-friendly version recently discontinued by CRKT. “I […]
Marines training in the Arctic region of Norway last year reported that many of the Corps’ standard-issue FILBE pack frames were cracking and breaking because of the intense cold and harsh winter environment. The cold weather-related problems have caught the Corps by surprise and could stall plans to next year issue new ruck frames for […]
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