During live fire exercises off the coast of Luzon, the armed forces of the U.S., Philippines, and Australia teamed up to strike and destroy a decommissioned ship. Watch the process from start to finish.
Read More »U.S. Soldier Arrested in Russia Broke Army Regs, Went Via China to Visit Girlfriend, Officials Say
“Everything is being investigated,” official told Soldier of Fortune Gordon Black, an American soldier who was arrested in Russia, went there to see a woman and violated Army rules in order to visit her, a U.S. official told Soldier of Fortune. The official echoed what Black’s family has said in …
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 »Iranian Embassy Siege, 1980: When Terrorists Killed a Hostage, British SAS Launched Operation Nimrod
Editor’s note: Six armed men on April 30, 1980 stormed the Iranian embassy in London. The men took hostages, and issued demands. After six days, the terrorists killed a hostage and threw his body outside. Enter the British Special Air Service (SAS) and Operation Nimrod. British crisis expert Robert McAlister analyzes what unfolded …
Read More »‘The Deer Hunter’ Came to Town on a Cold Night in Denver
Depressed over the April 30, 1975 fall of Saigon, this Army veteran went to see a new movie. by Jack Hawkins Released in Los Angeles in 1978, The Deer Hunter was already becoming a legendary film by the time it hit “flyover country” a few months later. I was between …
Read More »Navy Special Warfare Crew Trains by Moonlight
Navy Special Warfare lights up the night, training by the glow of the moon. Watch this boat crew in action using live fire, below.
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 …
Read More »‘Troops of the Hunter Class’: Creating Britain’s Legendary Commando Force
Britain’s Prime Minister Winston Churchill in World War II wanted “specially trained troops of the hunter class, who can develop a reign of terror down these coasts [of occupied Europe], first of all on the butcher and bolt policy… leaving a trail of German corpses behind them.” This translated into …
Read More »Rescue at Sea: Americans Tossed Overboard During Fundraising Effort to Help Fellow Veterans
They call it the world’s toughest row, one that brings voyages to remember – especially this one, for a team that encountered high waves during their 2022 expedition. That’s when an All-American team of four military veterans were rescued after their boat capsized during a 3,000-mile Atlantic rowing challenge. Fight …
Read More »Aimpoint’s Acro P-2 Red Dot Sight Will Equip Weapons for Pennsylvania Police
Here’s something to sight in on. Aimpoint, the leading manufacturer and innovator of red dot sighting technology, was selected by the Pennsylvania State Police to supply the Aimpoint® Acro P-2 red dot sight to equip their new official duty weapon, Walther PDP Series from Walther Arms, Inc. Built to exceed …
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