Recently I attended Kembativz Brand Active Incident Workshop. At that workshop, a good part of the day was dedicated to medical response actions the average person can do at the scene of an active incident. The instructor for that block of instruction Doc John Duncan former Navy Corpsman assigned to Force Recon mentioned using a […]
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Watch: Pistol grip for beginners
Ladies and Gentlemen, I figured we would start from the beginning with “How to hold your pistol” Looking forward to what you see these turn into! *Photo courtesy of Nick Koumalatsos Youtube channel
Loadout Room photo of the day: Elite Special Forces from GCC and U.S. simulate a raid on hijacked tanker
KUWAIT KUWAITI TERRITORIAL WATER, Kuwait – Elite military special operations forces from the Gulf Cooperation Council, Â and the U.S. conducted a simulated rapid response to the hijacking of the motor tanker, or oil tanker, the Hadiyah, April 3, in Kuwait territorial waters. Special forces teams from the GCC, and U.S. Naval Special Warfare and rigid-hull […]
Onnit Mace: Elite Warrior Fitness
I spent some time being a nasty civilian after I got out of the Marines and gained some substantial weight. It turns out that the diet I had in the Marine Corps is not compatible with a healthy lifestyle if I’m not running 20 miles a week, hiking around base, starving in the field, and […]
Bradford Knives Guardian 3
Bradford Knives is a small business that makes high-end blades out of Kent, Washington. They offer a variety of quality every day carry and outdoors style designs at reasonable prices. I, being a big fan of small utilitarian type knives, recently acquired their Guardian 3. The Guardian 3 has a beefy design capable of immense leverage but also able to attack […]
The Solo Jacket by Prometheus Design Werx
Prometheus Design Werx, also called PDW, is no stranger to producing amazing outdoor gear and apparel. Founded by Patrick Ma, the founder of Triple Aught Design, Patrick has a long history designing and producing some of the most highly favored apparel and equipment used by professionals all across the world. Based in San Francisco, PDW […]
Davis Tactical Kydex holsters
If you need an affordable Kydex holster there are a lot of options out there. I needed something that wasn’t going to cost an arm and I could get relatively quickly on short notice. After perusing eBay, viewing the various makes and styles offered, I landed on a holster produced by Davis Tactical. I ordered an inside the […]
Loadout Room photo of the day: A member of Air Force Special Operations, assigned to the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, provides security during a combat search and rescue exercise
AMMAN, JORDAN AMMAN, Jordan (May 11, 2017) A member of Air Force Special Operations, assigned to the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, provides security during a combat search and rescue exercise in support of Eager Lion 2017. Eager Lion is an annual U.S. Central Command exercise in Jordan designed to strengthen military-to-military relationships between the U.S., […]
Loadout Room photo of the day: Special Operations Detachment – Africa crosses one-year milestone
DJIBOUTI, DJIBOUTI U.S. Army Maj. Duncan Smith, Special Operations Detachment – Africa (SOD-A), Texas Army National Guard, front, trains alongside U.S. special forces and French special operations snipers on various sniper and spotting techniques using French weapons systems, Djibouti, May 2013. SOD-A soldiers conduct various missions in Africa in support of Special Operations Command-Africa, whose […]
Loadout Room photo of the day: Special Forces Winter Warfare Training
TELLURIDE, CO, UNITED STATES Soldiers from the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) transport a 180lb mock-casualty down a mountain using a stretcher they fabricated from skis and ski poles during the Winter Warfare Trainer Course at Telluride, Colorado, Dec. 6 – 15, 2017. The course teaches Green Berets the fundamentals of high-altitude and cold-weather movement, […]