Many publications and pundits are predicting resumption of "full-scale conflict" in Ukraine soon. The term full scale is an ambiguous one, but most seem to agree that the current sporadic, small unit fighting (which never completely went away) is going to expand into...
Prosecutors in Northampton, PA have released video of an OIS (Officer Involved Shooting) that occurred last year on PA Route 33 in Lehigh Valley. In that exchange of gunfire one trooper was critically injured and the suspect shot after a lengthy fight on the side of the road.
We Were Wrong About Salient And now the boss is gonna eat some well-deserved crow. David Reeder There are few things less tasty in life than crow, and now I gotta eat it. For years I've said, "Initial reports are always wrong," and "You can be first, or you can be...
Harm’s Way is a fictionalized account of a South Pacific campaign in WWII. The book takes its name from the John Paul Jones oft-quoted statement, “I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast, for I intend to go in harm’s way.”
Eyes On: NAA Sidewinder & the "Hot War" on Police David Reeder There are some who don't care for so-called "pocket pistols". I'm not one of them. Call it a GOM (Get Off Me) gun, BUG (Back Up Gun), hideout or mousegun, these little pistols are often derided,...
Much debate has been sparked about VCQB matters of late (that's Vehicle CQB or Vehicle Close Quarters Battle). Virtually all of it has centered around the VCQB theory espoused by Will Petty. There...
Know what time it is? Time for mentoring. We could write a doctoral thesis on what's wrong with the youth of today, but it wouldn't actually be what's wrong with them. It's what's wrong for them. You can't...
We like to crush our enemies, see them driven before us, and of course hear the lamentations of their women as much as the next guy. But that's not all that's best in life. Spending time with your spawn, the spawn of your siblings and your those of your friends should...
Veterans and military personnel are all but a warrior caste now. They have a culture as frequently incomprehensible to those who haven’t served as any to be found in a foreign land. This could be a Good Thing or a Bad Thing depending on your perspective. If you’re one...