‘Tropic Lightning’ Enables Soldiers to Forge C2 Capabilities in the Dirt

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii — Leaning forward, his face smudged with camouflage paint, U.S. Army Maj. Nathan Sitterley analyzed the flow of data across his laptop screen. From inside a tactical operations center at East Range, the battalion executive officer for the 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry ...

By Eric G •

“Knockdown Power” Is the Biggest Myth in Big Game Hunting

The myth goes something like this: Use enough gun and you'll knock down game in its tracks. Here's why that's a total myth The post “Knockdown Power” Is the Biggest Myth in Big Game Hunting appeared first on Outdoor Life.

By Ron Spomer •

How to Build a Shooting Barricade for Under $50

A great way to improve your range experience is to include barricades that can introduce movement and alternate positions to challenge your marksmanship abilities. Barricades can take many forms and the step-type barricade is probably the most versatile given the multiple shooting positions that ...

By Ian Kenney •

Army Announces Futures and Autonomous Systems Command

WASHINGTON – The Army is moving quickly to implement Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s direction to expand autonomous and robotic capabilities across the Joint Force. In a memorandum signed today, Acting Secretary of the Army Adam R. Telle directed the establishment of the U.S. Army Futures and...

By Eric G •

Silencer Saturday #452: Silent But Deadly Subsonic Rifle Match

Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday, brought to you by Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturer of the new Victra 20-gauge shotgun suppressor . Precision rifle competition is one of the most popular shooting games these days, and a recent match in Utah may have be...

By Daniel Y •

How the AMPV Killed the M113

If you spend five minutes talking to anyone who has served in an Armored Brigade Combat Team, they’ll tell you that the tanks and infantry fighting vehicles usually get all the glory. The public fixates on the 120mm smoothbore cannons and 25mm Bushmaster chainguns punching holes in targets acro...

By Mason Berryman •

Why Everyone Wants Montana — And Why Montanans Are Fed Up

Ask a lifelong Montanan how they feel about the steady stream of newcomers, and you may get pointed to a sign hanging in a Bozeman bar. It reads that you should welcome yourself to Montana while remembering you are a refugee, not a missionary. The message is blunt, but it captures a tension that ...

By James Chen •

Front Line Friday #34: Drone and Tech Tools Entering Patrol Work

Welcome back to Front Line Friday. This week is an editorial, and the topic is the wave of drones, license plate readers, and other technology moving into patrol work, and what actually changes officer capability versus what just moves money around. Front Line Friday is brought to you by Dead Air...

By Tom R •
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