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Previously, we discussed how various room angles and room dimensions shape the choice of room-clearing tactics you use. But in every scenario, it was assumed you would be entering a room that has its doors open. In part 3 of this series, Eli focuses on the tactics of room clearing when the doors are closed. […]
The tactical industry isn’t getting any smaller. Every day, my Facebook newsfeed seems all the more inundated with companies selling you the “operator” fantasy, keen to convince you that you need the same kit Seal Team 6 used on the Bin Laden raid to clear your kitchen when you hear a bump in the night. […]
Finding the right scope is like running through a maze, you don’t know WHERE you’re going. Couple that with the countless landmines of confusing technical jargon, specs, acronyms — and you might be in the maze for LIFE. Not good. That’s why I wrote this article — to help serve as a guide through the […]
Members assigned to Naval Special Warfare Group 2 conduct military dive operations off the East Coast of the United States. U.S. Navy SEALs engage in a continuous training cycle to improve and further specialize skills needed during deployments across the globe. SEALs are the maritime component of U.S. Special Forces and are trained to conduct […]
A U.S. Army Special Operation Soldier with 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) checks over his gear before a night time operation during Integrated Training Exercise 3-19 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms (MCAGCC), Calif., May 2, 2019. The Green Berets utilized the training areas at MCAGCC while supporting ITX as a […]
DEVESELU, Romania (May 31, 2019) – Romanian military personnel, along with U.S. Sailors and Soldiers hosted more than 150 kids for the International Children’s Day events at the 99th Military Base in Deveselu, Romania, May 31, 2019. U.S. military and civilian personnel from the NSFD displayed gear and equipment for a hands-on experience for local […]
Components of an F-35A Lightning II arctic survival kit lie on a table at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, April 24, 2019. A standard survival kit includes a compass, a flare and a five-inch knife. The cold-weather kit also includes components intended to increase survival chances in environments where temperatures reach negative 40 degrees Fahrenheit […]
1st Lt. Evan Kreamer loads the M17 pistol. Twenty-two Soldiers from Task Force Carentan conducted pistol marksmanship training with the M17 pistol at Gallery 9, Yavoriv, Ukraine June 22. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Justin Navin Watch U.S. Army soldiers train with the new M17 below:
Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Adam Harris, a member of a joint Coast Guard-Navy dive team deployed on the Coast Guard Cutter Healy, holds a Coast Guard ensign during a cold water ice dive off a Healy small boat in the Arctic, July 29, 2017. The joint dive team successfully completed the first shipboard […]
U.S. Navy Diver 1st Class James Mostek, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Company ONE-SIX, embarked aboard USNS Salvor (T-ARS 52), waits on a diving stage during a two-hour decompression stop after diving to 240 feet off the coast of Madang, Papua New Guinea, Dec. 7, 2018. The sailor is completing a Defense POW/MIA Accounting […]
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