Why most after-action reviews produce paperwork instead of learning, the format and culture conditions that make post-incident review genuinely useful, and how to run one that officers do not dread and do not forget.
DETROIT ARSENAL, Mich. – The Capability Program Executive Mission Autonomy announced today the selection of four companies for the Engineer Autonomous Breaching Capability (EABC) initiative, a key effort to modernize engineer support for Soldiers on the battlefield. This project will devel...
The Brigade Speciale Beveiligingsopdrachten emerged from necessity. In 1975, with Europe rattled by the Munich massacre and rising terrorism, Major General E.N. Spronk of the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee identified an operational gap: the specialized counter-terrorist units on the books were to...
I always found the quote from Col. Townsend Whelen “Only accurate rifles are interesting” to be not only true, but also emphasizes what one should prioritize if they are thinking of acquiring a rifle for the purpose of shooting. Whether it be at paper or game with any intent, any other qualit...
A lot of people suggest that the Stuart tanks were underpowered for World War II. While this may be true when compared to tanks like the Panzer IV, the platform was still able to bring significant firepower to the battlefield in the form of the M8 Howitzer Motor Carriage. The M8 Howitzer Motor Ca...
In today’s article, Friedrich Seiltgen reviews the SOG Shadow Spear II. While spears may seem archaic in modern society, they have been reliable hunting tools and personal weapons for thousands of years. Do they still hold a place in contemporary society? The Shadow Spear II reviewed here w...
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The gap between classroom de-escalation performance and street application, what the research shows about verbal technique under stress, and what distinguishes training that transfers from training that produces a certificate.
In what may be the coolest thing I saw at SOF Week, Envision Technology made the public debut of their PROTEUS. Portable Reconfigurable Observation And Targeting Expeditionary Uncrewed System or PROTEUS for short was designed in response to USSOCOM’s drone-in-a-box requirement which envisio...
In the mid-1930s, Adolph Hitler cast his eye towards France and dreamed of revenge for the outcome of World War One. Standing in his way was the French Maginot Line, a collection of massive concrete strongpoints, casemates, armored turrets, and observation posts. Among the barbed wire, mine field...