America’s special operations units have seen a dramatic uptick in the missions sets they’ve been tasked with throughout nearly two straight decades of the War on Terror, but despite some overlap in combat operations, each specialized unit has a specific area of expertise to draw from. The Navy SEALs, as most could assume from their […]
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Watch: Ever wonder what a tank could do to your old SUV?
Here in the U.S., we tend to only see large armored vehicles like tanks parked at local National Guard installations. They resemble large metal works of art, rather than the mighty war machines they truly are. Even if you happen to spot a tank scooting around the Motor T lot, the chances you’ll see one […]
Watch: After crashing in the wilderness, pilot films his efforts to get rescued
On July 27, pilot Matt Lehtinen found himself living his worst nightmare. While flying alone in his single-prop aircraft over the remote Quebec wilderness, the plane suffered a mechanical failure that put it into an unrecoverable descent. After crashing into the dense forest (using parachutes to slow his fall), some people might have taken a […]
Headed to the prom? Video shows ‘world’s first’ stretch tank limo (made of two tanks welded together)
Even guys that prefer the woods like me occasionally have had the need to hire a limo service. Sure, I went to the prom in rural Vermont (where there are no limos to hire), but over the years I’ve found myself riding around in some long, fancy rides everywhere from Vegas to New York City, […]
Watch Black Panther’s Micheal B. Jordan learn how to shoot from John Wick’s coach
Over the past few years, footage of Keanu Reeves demonstrating his prowess on Taran Tactical’s 3-gun range has taken the internet by storm — and with good reason. In this modern era of high budget special effects and personal politics seeping into people’s work, it’s not all that common to see anyone in Hollywood pick […]
WATCH: Russian arms maker appears to fire live rounds at soldiers during demo
Just about every special operations command in the world uses live fire drills to give its operators realistic combat experience before actually getting into the fight, though as numerous videos around the web have shown, not every nation’s military adheres to the same safety standards. This video, which appears to show Russian special operations troops […]
Get a crash course in CQB from one of the best: Weapon flow in compressed environments
Immediate Threat CQB – ITCQB is a hybrid system, developed through time by Eli Feildboy, the founder of Project Gecko. Tight and confined spaces or L-shaped rooms can be difficult to clear with a teammate without flagging each other. In the second installment of the “Pro’s guide to CQB” series, Eli talks about what we […]
Watch: German Leopard Tank absolutely obliterates car in top speed collision
We all know that in a battle between tanks and cars, tanks always win. That’s why the U.S. Army opted to utilize the M1-A2 Abrams Battle Tank over the Chevy Aveo for combat operations in the Middle East and why you don’t see much in the way of “Mad Max” style armored sports cars in […]
Russian Romance: Guy hires commandos for marriage proposal at gunpoint
Anyone with an internet connection and access to YouTube already knows that Russia is like the Upside Down from “Stranger Things,” in that it looks like the developed world but seems to operate under a very different set of rules. Watching crazy dashcam footage from inside Russian boarders has long been a great way to […]
High speed video of rare firearms malfunctioning will make (or ruin) your day
A firearm malfunction has never made anyone’s day better. At the range, it’s cause for a frustrated immediate action drill or worse and in combat it could cost you your life. Serious malfunctions also have a habit of causing lasting damage to your firearm (and potentially to you), making them the sort of thing you […]