The 75th Ranger Regiment is Taking Gucci to the Operational Level
It’s even cooler to see that Gucci gear out of the confines of the flat range and in the rough-and-tough world of combat operations.
That Battle Rattle Burden: Lugging the Loadout
The term Battle Rattle is US military jargon for a soldier’s loadout, i.e. all the gear to be worn (helmet, armor, LBE, IFAK, etc.) and ammunition (frags, mags, smoke grenade, etc.) and weapon(s) to be carried.
Punk Drummer “Gives a Kit” — Donates PPE Kits to Local First Responders
Punk band drummer Branden Steineckert and the Give Kits Foundation partnered up to get PPE kits out to people on the front lines of the COVID-19 battle.
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OIS Rifle Fight in Buckeye, AZ – What Can We Learn?
An OIS in Buckeye, AZ involves mostly rifles, and provides the opportunity to hone our skills. What do we keep and what do we throw away? Breach-Bang-Clear OIS Rifle Fight in Buckeye, AZ - What Can We Learn? Footage of an OIS (Officer Involved Shooting) in...
A Wondrous Drinking Story
Take five minutes of your day and watch this video. It's a great story, promise ya — in fact there's two stories in it. If you can watch this without grinning, or even laughing along with O'Toole, there's sumthin' wrong with ya. [content_block id=83676...
GEMTECH LUNAR-45 – Versatility Defined
JTF Awesome member GEMTECH released a video about the LUNAR-45 today. Because we're gracious and kind and always look after you, dear reader, we are going to share it. We don't mean to be this awesome, we just wake up this way. Every. Single. Morning....
MNKF: The Other Expertise Imbel – Knives
This evening, some edgy history from South America. -Madduo The Other Expertise - Imbel Knives João Paulo Moralez IMBEL is recognized worldwide for the production of the FN Herstal FAL assault rifles, or Fusil Automatique Léger, from the 60s, and its variants such as...
IR Improvement – the LEAF
IR Improvement - the LEAF Cowan! Good morning, boys and girls. In this morning's period of instruction we will be discussing the LEAF. LEAF stands for Laser Emitting Aiming Fixture. It was developed by Railscales in conjunction with Sage Instruments (SI, a sister...
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Lack of Firearms Training After the Police Academy
Before I start, I have to state that what you're about to read is my opinion, based on my own life and professional experience in law enforcement and does not represent anyone else's view. This topic...
Top-5 Fictional Tanks
Taking a break from reality, our tamed Australian brings you some fictional tanks to ponder. Tanks. Big, heavy, awesome, powerful tanks. First seeing service on the Western Front in World War 1, and having garnered the name by being intentionally mis-labeled as...
The FT-17 Renault
World War 1 was a terrible, costly, industrial-scale war. No prior war saw such slaughter. This is attributed to the emerging industrial strength of many European countries at the end of the 19th century; this large industry produced massive...
Lessons Learned…Or Not | Tanks Between World Wars
We all know that armored warfare took a huge leap from the First to the Second World War. Obviously the technology got better in terms of engine power and reliability, armament and armor, and overall design. But when war broke out in 1939 no...
Syrian Lessons on Tank Warfare
Back in 1995 I joined a Texas Army National Guard tank unit. I remember my amazement upon discovering that tankers didn’t qualify with rifles. Each tank had one rifle for the loader in case he had to dismount, but everyone else just carried...
Improvised Tanks, Young and Old
“Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.” ― H.L. Mencken, Prejudices: First Series ... and at times you want more than just a mean look and the occasional sandbag to...
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