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 »Entebbe: The Story of Israel’s Daring Hostage Rescue Raid
by Elon Perry The Israeli commandos wrote their farewell letters to be delivered only in the event they were killed on the high-stakes operation. Then they boarded their flights to Uganda, for a rescue raid that stunned the world. Sunday morning, 27 June 1976. An Air France A300 airliner, Flight …
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 »‘Damn the Valley’: A Gritty, Riveting Story of Paratroopers at War in Afghanistan
by Heath Hansen When William Yeske asked if I’d be interested in reviewing his book, Damn The Valley, I was eager to see what he had put on paper. As I found out later, he’d served as an 82nd Airborne Paratrooper, in the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR). Considering I …
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 »To Those Who Jump Out of Perfectly Good Airplanes: Raise a Glass on National Airborne Day
by Heath Hansen Happy National Airborne Day to all you servicemen and servicewomen who volunteered to serve your country at a “higher” level! Created in 2002, by then President George W. Bush, National Airborne Day honors all the Nation’s airborne armed forces. READ MORE from Heath Hansen in Soldier of …
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 »WATCH: Recon Marine Snipers in Action
Snipers train to be the top of their class. Here, U.S. Marines with 3D Force Reconnaissance Company, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve go through range training with the M110 semi-automatic sniper system. They loaded up at Panzer Kaserne in Stuttgart, Germany. Watch while they use various shooting techniques, and …
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 …
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