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Ruck Ready: Three New Mission-Ready Boots From Rocky
Rucking. Range days. Field exercises. Long miles under load. For those who demand more from their footwear, Rocky Boots has introduced three new military styles built to keep up when the mission gets demanding. The new C4T Commercial Military Boot, USMC S2V Military Boot and USMC S2V Steel Toe Mi...
Judge Rules in Favor of Hawaii's Ban on Guns for Adults Under 21
The Rost Martin RM1X Series Has Landed
Rost Martin came out of nowhere as a small American company producing a budget-friendly handgun line that punched way above its weight in features and design. The Rost Martin series continues to expand, with the latest being the Rost Martin RM1X series. X stands for crossover. What exactly have...
Water Threats – Possible Cyberattacks Against Municipal Systems
In the news recently, there have been several stories about alleged cyberattacks against municipal water systems. Here’s just one account from Time Magazine. As I write this, the media is saying at least eight U.S. states have either been attacked in some way, though they’ve only identified M...
Flying with Guns: Episode 68 – Delta from Las Vegas to Chattanooga (via Atlanta)
Episode 68 was filmed August 25th, flying Delta from Las Vegas to Chattanooga through Atlanta. Thorough check-in, and one Delta detail that went differently than usual. Check-In at LAS Declared firearms. Agent asked about lithium batteries, e-cigarettes, and power banks — none. Confirmed Chatta...
New App Aims to Unify Military Fitness Training Across Branches
YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan (AFNS) —   A newly developed fitness app is giving service members across the Department of War a single tool to build training programs tailored to their fitness test requirements at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 11. U.S. Air Force Capt. Zachary Hicks, a family m...
The Geissele HICAR - Hypervelocity Improved Capability Assault Rifle
Back in May, when NSWC Crane posted the Hypervelocity Improved Capability Assault Rifle (HICAR) solicitation, I closed my article by asking whether any currently available carbine platform was genuinely built to handle sustained fire at 82,000 PSI, or whether every vendor would need a...
POTD: Trijicon’s Full-Spectrum Combat Platform
Trijicon has a way of building what you might call the "desert island" rifle, the kind of rifle equipped with every capability at arm's reach. The rifle looks like a LWRCI IC-DI 14.7" , stacked with optics and accessories that will get most people’s attention immediately...
Train The World: Why September 2026 Is About Getting Your Reps In
Mantis is donating a penny per shot toward $100,000 in training grants. Here is how to log your dry fire and live fire and push the total to 10 million.