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Rucking advice from a former Green Beret

February 16, 2019 by Loadout Room Guest Authors Leave a Comment

There’s a limited set of training options for rucking other than rucking itself. But, rucking is the one sport that requires practice in that act, only, to improve. To ruck you have to ruck. But, I say that with one caveat – endurance running helps a ton. Embracing longer runs, ten or more miles every […]

Rucking Questions Answered, More Advice, Practice…Less Worry

February 8, 2019 by Loadout Room Guest Authors Leave a Comment

As always during the winter months, we get a lot of questions about Selection once the cold weather classes begin. And as per usual, the majority of questions pertain to rucking, land navigation (the Hoffman “Dagobah System”) and general preparedness. So, to answer the questions, the best way to answer is to actually go out […]

This new technology may be the future of close air support

February 5, 2019 by Loadout Room Guest Authors Leave a Comment

U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Control Party Airmen with the New Jersey Air National Guard’s 227th Air Support Operations Squadron coordinate close air support with U.S. Marine Corps aircraft during joint training on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Dec. 6, 2018. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Matt Hecht). DVIDS. Could small, loitering munitions […]

Streamlight ProTac 90: 300 lumen mini light

January 17, 2019 by Mark Miller Leave a Comment

Streamlight’s new ProTac 90 is a 300 lumen, right angle tactical light with multi-fuel technology. The big news here is that you can use CR123 Lithium batteries for performance or AA Lithium or AA Alkaline when the availability of cost is an issue. Perfect for a firefighter’s turnouts or a soccer mom’s bug out bag, […]

Best dive compasses: Which one to pick and how to use it underwater

December 31, 2018 by Loadout Room Guest Authors Leave a Comment

*Published with permission of Cast and Spear Have you ever been lost? Maybe you were at the store with your parent and got distracted and the next thing you knew you were alone… The panic starts sinking in. What happens if I can’t find them again? What if something happens to me? Top Dive Compasses Great Dive […]

Precision Timepiece | MTM Air Stryk II | Special Ops Watch

December 21, 2018 by Erik Meisner Leave a Comment

Precision “The precision of a measurement system, related to reproducibility and repeatability, is the degree to which repeated measurements under unchanged conditions show the same results.” – Wikipedia  The cockpit of an aircraft is a wall of precision dials, gauges, meters and displays. Each one with a specific purpose. Measuring fuel quantity, altitude, airspeed, rate of climb, bank angle, etc. […]

AMTAC Shooting: The Modern Minute Man Physical Training Plan

December 19, 2018 by Loadout Room Guest Authors Leave a Comment

*Editors note: Photos and article have been shared with the permission of AMTAC Shooting.  This article is a continuation of the Modern Minute Man article. If you have not read that article I recommend that you start here. As I continue to explore these concepts we will be looking at different aspects of the core Modern Minute […]

One Bag to Carry it All: The Arc’teryx LEAF Khard Backpack

December 17, 2018 by Loadout Room Guest Authors Leave a Comment

Most everyone carries a bag, whether it’s a backpack, purse, messenger bag, or if you’re a tourist in DC, a fanny pack and FBI hat with CIA shirt. Now, if you were in the military, your bag was a ruck. And if you served a while back, as I did, your ruck had an external frame that […]

5 Ways to Up Your Prepping Game

December 9, 2018 by Jens "Rex Nanorum" Hammer Leave a Comment

If you’ve been prepping for a little while, you’ve probably got the basics covered.  You have a bug-out bag, a decent stash of MRE’s or #10 cans of freeze-dried food and a plan to keep it all secure once you’re hunkered down.  What’s next?  Besides piling up more supplies, what else can you do to […]

Special Operations Candidates, Get Your Mind Right

December 7, 2018 by Loadout Room Guest Authors Leave a Comment

Opinion: I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard people say to me or comment in my presence about what they “think” it takes to become a Navy SEAL or Green Beret. Most often, these people are unaware of my profession and it is always with a sense of amusement that I hear their […]

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