Video: Insurgent with RPG gunned down by US MARINE SAW Gunner in Iraq on September 19, 2003
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Top 5 best magazines pouches of 2021
Magazine pouches have surprisingly come a long way in the last 20 years or so. Back in those days, magazine pouches were simply designed to most securely carry magazines and…
A brief history on Poland’s JW GROM
Poland has five special operation units within the Polish Armed Forces but I can tell you that none of them are as well-known as JW GROM. In Polish, the unit’s…
Review: DPx Gear HEST/F 3.0 Folding Knife
DPx Gear is a company founded by Robert Young Pelton a journalist who has covered some incredibly dangerous conflicts. Pelton realized from his 30 years in conflict that tactical gear…
A brief history of Israel’s Sayeret Matkal
Israel is certainly no new player to special forces and convert ops. This is because Israel has been an innovator in the field, largely due to the fact that they’ve…
An indepth look at the Westgate shopping mall terrorist attack in Kenya
The Westgate shopping mall terrorist attack occurred on September 21st, 2013 in Nairobi, Kenya, when four masked gunmen attached the mall. The extremist group, al-Shabaab, claimed responsibility for the incident…
The glossary for tactical materials
While working on another product review of some tactical gear, I realized how many new materials are out on the market that are now defined as “tactical”. Honestly, it seems…
How to pick a pair of tactical gloves
Tactical gloves are designed to meet the needs and requirements of a certain duty. Often, tactical gloves are specifically designed for police, military, and other first responders. They are much…
3 guns that didn’t win any wars
Sometimes it’s easy to find the “best of the best” of anything really, but the best way to learn lessons is from what didn’t work. In military and war terms,…
Review: Gerber Air Ranger Serrated Edge Folding Knife
Gerber Gear has been around for so long and they product line is so deep that it’s not surprising it took me nearly 2 years to pick up one of…
Review: Arc’teryx LEAF Assault Pack 30
Arc’teryx is a company that started out with humble beginnings in Canada, originally manufacturing clothing and climbing gear. The company quickly grew into the tactical sector and began manufacturing items…
Why is the AK-47 the best rifle ever made?
There have been many good rifle designs but it’s hard to argue that any of them have had more history or combat use than the AK-47. This is a rifle…
Review: SureFire G2X Pro Tactical Flashlight
SureFire needs no introduction on the tactical flashlight stage. What originally started as a laser products company quickly escalated into weapon-mounted lights and laser sights, shield lights, baton lights and…
Video: Actual surveillance footage of the Battle of Mogadishu, Somalia
This is actual surveillance footage from the US operation where black hawk down occurs. For those out of the know, this is the incident that the movie, “Black Hawk Down”…