There could be some issues here with weapon maintenance (hard to tell the exact cause of this catastrophic failure from a video), but we're also wondering if that's a home-made periscope you see at about 00:52 - if so, that's a nice example of field expedient kit for...
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Best Beards of SHOT
Yesterday we showed you the new app to beard your baby. Here's an overview of the Best Beards of SHOT Show 2013 {youtube}MKaHhw88wtY{/youtube} We'll be voting for BeardSS01, and we're here to assure you - the curtains match the drapes. That boy is a...
Our Fast Action Response Team: Absolutely Badasses
Some of the people wandering around here at SHOT have inspired us to start recruiting. That's right, Breach-Bang-Clear has decided to put together an elite (pronounced eeeee-LIGHT) fightin' unit. This Fast Action Response Team will be comprised of operators who love...
The Corps New Ruck: A Review
Ruck is an important word. It's a noun and a verb. It's as emblematic of what many of us do as boots and a rifle. In the last decade of war, a lot of new technologies have emerged for our warfighters. Up armored vehicles, electronic counter measures, advanced night...
The Things They Cannot Say
There's a book called The Things They Cannot Say coming out later this month, written by Kevin Sites. It looks as though it will be formidable, a potentially moving read and potentially difficult for some of you to read. The videos related to it are certainly...
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Humans of Afghanistan
Take a moment to watch this superb short film from Karim Delgado, a former Marine who is now a philosophy major. He recently worked as a contractor documenting SOF personnel during their deployment to the 'Stan. This was made with his leftover footage. ...
India HANGS Mumbai Attacker
This is what we like to see. Remember the coordinated terrorist attacks on Mumbai four years ago? (You should be - that's one of the things we should be concerned about here...if not a Beslan...or coinciding with a Beslan.) The only survivor was Mohammad Ajmal...
The Elftmann "Paintball" Trigger: for your M4
We're going to try to remain open minded about this. Sometimes goofy things aren't so goofy once you use them. The Elftmann D-TR trigger, manufactured by Dillon Precision, may be one of those things. Then again, it may not. Says the creator, "After...
Col. Raible's Commander's Guidance for Attack Pilots
We received this in an e-mail from a former Marine officer who we hold in very high esteem. It concerns LtCol Chris "Otis" Raible, Commanding Officer of Marine Attack Squadron VMA 211 (the Avengers) at Camp Bastion. LtCol Raible was one of two Marines killed...
Leadership in Afghanistan – We Never Learn
Marplots, bureaucrats and functionaries have no doubt plagued professional military organizations since the infantrymen of Ur started breaking things and killing people for their home city, but at no time in history have we been more able to accurately analyze the...