The C-130 has the longest, continuous military aircraft production run in history. It has one of the top three longest, continuous aircraft production lines of any type. Here’s a birthday salute to this icon of the skies. Thanks to Airman 1st Class Leonid Soubbotine for the way-cool vid.
Read More »The ATF Must Return Improperly Seized Bump Stocks – But the Clock is Ticking For Owners to Reclaim Weapons
Owners must act within 90 days to reclaim their property. The ATF did not explain how it arrived at that time frame. Gun-owners who surrendered their bump stocks to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives now may retrieve them following a ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court – …
Read More »Ramzan Kadyrov’s ‘Tesla Technical’: A Warlord and His Cybertruck
by Susan Katz Keating Skeptics quickly raised questions about the vehicle. “I don’t think that’s a good idea,” Dmitry wrote. “There’s a lithium battery in there, and if it gets depressurized, it will start a fire that can’t be put out.” Ramzan Kadyrov, who leads Russia’s Chechnya region, took to …
Read More »Life in the Shadows: Ric Prado Appears on ‘Tall Tales With Taco Bell’ Podcast
Two of our great friends sat down for a chat in their respective studios – and here’s the result. Our esteemed board member Ric Prado appeared on Tall Tales With Taco Bell, hosted by the one and only – you guessed it! – Taco Bell. They chat about Ric’s adventures …
Read More »Snipers: Masters of Disguise
Snipers are masters of disguise, sometimes changing their camouflage several times before reaching a target. British army snipers show us how it’s done in the snow, at a military base in Estonia. Thanks to the folks at NATO for making the vid.
Read More »Putin’s Second Crisis Involving a Kursk: Who Will Take the Fall?
The first such emergency occurred 24 years ago, when several warheads aboard the Russian submarine K-141 Kursk exploded during an undersea exercise. COMMENTARY by Susan Katz Keating Deep within Kursk Oblast in Russia, a special glass of tea perhaps is being brewed for some unsuspecting government official. Or perhaps a screen …
Read More »Walz Should Have Known That Veterans Would Challenge His Military Service Record
COMMENTARY by Susan Katz Keating The Tim Walz military service brouhaha is an object lesson in two long-established axioms: You can’t plump your record, and you can’t piss off your unit. Veterans are calling out Walz, number two on the ticket with presidential candidate Kamala Harris, for touting an inaccurate military …
Read More »Extortion 17: Raise a Glass to Those Lost, and Continue Looking for Answers
by Susan Katz Keating Thirteen years ago today was a horrific event in the annals of Naval Special Warfare. On Aug 6, 2011, a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, call sign Extortion 17, was shot down in Afghanistan. In the process, 30 American military servicemen and a U.S. military working dog were …
Read More »In Prisoner Swap, Moscow Recoups Street Creds Within Its Ranks of Expeditionary Hitmen and Arms Dealers
COMMENTARY by Susan Katz Keating The United States and other Western countries are suitably popping the Champagne corks over today’s historic prisoner swap with Russia. But what is the Kremlin celebrating, as its human take includes a convicted hitman, an arms dealer, and a money launderer? Street creds at home. Affirmation …
Read More »Where There’s Fire, There’s Smoke: Tanks and Their Guns
Think of them as rolling fortresses, bristling with firepower and advanced systems. Tanks are built to take a beating and dish out some of their own. Here’s a look at what happens when the M1 guns go off: In the wilds of Georgia, where there’s fire, there’s smoke.
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