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Here’s one for the category of, skills you should know. How do you cook your food and keep warm in the wild? The British Army shows us how to build the perfect fire. British Army video
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US Navy Rescues Crew of Ship Hit by Houthis in Red Sea
There has been an unprecedented increase in distress calls in the Red Sea since November. RED SEA – American sailors airlifted to safety the crew of a merchant vessel that was attacked by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in the Red Sea. Members of the Dwight D Eisenhower carrier strike group assisted the …
Read More »Huey Grab ‘N Go: Water Survival Operations in Action
How to perfect a water rescue: you train for it. Fairchild Air Force Base teams up with the 24th Special Operations Wing for Special Tactics members to get their master certification at Long Lake, Washington. Fairchild provided the UH-1N Huey for Special Tactic members to test for their medevac and …
Read More »D-Day at Normandy: ‘Rock’ Was Lost in the Skies Over France
Then-Corporal Kenneth “Rock” Merritt poses for a photo. (Photo Credit: Courtesy Photo) During World War II, Kenneth “Rock” Merritt was aboard a plane that got lost over France. Here are his memories of his experiences in the Army from 1942-45. His words are as follows. … I was sworn into the …
Read More »In No-Man’s Land With Navy SEALs: Our Fight Left Us Smoked – With One Last Prank to Pull
Four days of a live-fire exercise left us smoked and ready for exfil. We still had to play a farewell joke. The metal monster boomed over us and arced up and away to the south. It had disgorged its 13 passengers – a U.S. Navy SEAL team, ready to hop …
Read More »With Seconds to Spare, This Soldier Saved a Woman Trapped Inside a Burning Car
by Sgt. 1st Class Laura Berry, Massachusetts National Guard STERLING, Mass. – Specialist Ryan Leger finished his drill with Massachusetts National Guard’s 110th Maintenance Company, and his wife picked him up. As they were driving home, they noticed how nice the sunset looked. His wife, Courtney, a photographer, wanted to stop …
Read More »Smuggler Abandons Toddler Along River: ‘We Got There in Time,’ US Border Agent Says
This scenario plays out so often, our sources inside the Border Patrol tell us they watch for it closely and act quickly. In this incident from last spring, a one-year-old Guatemalan child was abandoned along the Colorado River in Arizona. As shown in the video below, a smuggler brought the …
Read More »WATCH: Coast Guard Rescues Leo the Dog
Call it a pawsome recovery. A dog named Leo fell from a 300-foot cliff in Oregon earlier this year. It didn’t look good for Leo, since he was injured, and the tide was rising. A rescue crew from U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Astoria quickly responded and arrived on scene, …
Read More »WATCH: Coast Guard Hoists Stranded Boaters to Safety in Night Rescue Mission
Coast Guard watchstanders in New Orleans were told late at night on May 3 that two boaters were overdue to return from an outing. The two had last been known to be on the water aboard a 23-foot recreational boat. The watchstanders launched a search, and found the disabled vessel. Rescue …
Read More »Wilderness Tracking in Arizona: A Mission Along the Border
by Heath Hansen “I sent the grids; we’ll be heading out by noon on Thursday,” Tim Foley informs me over the phone, before I hit the road. Foley is a grizzled former paratrooper of the 82nd Airborne Division, and leader of the volunteer group Arizona Border Recon (AZBR). For more than a …
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