The air is electric in Rio right now, and not just because of the surveillance cameras scattered all around the city Rio’s hundreds of surveillance cameras are easy to view on the 85 square meter display in the panopticon-style Center for Integrated Command and Control or the equally huge screen in the Operations Center…
Author: The Tactical Hermit
Armed Texan and Part-Time Bard.
Military History: The MacArthur Revival
America’s rebalance to the Asia-Pacific region has had many consequences, including a revival of interest in, and appreciation for, the career and worldview of General Douglas MacArthur, whose military exploits spanned fifty years and three continents, and whose reputation for good or ill rests mostly on his campaigns in the Southwest Pacific and the Philippines,…
Espionage Files: Elite Hamas Commander Reportedly Defects to Israel
A senior member of the military wing of Hamas, the Palestinian militant group that governs the Gaza Strip, is believed to have defected to Israel. News of the rumored defection first appeared on the website of Al-Hayat al-Jadida, the official newspaper of the Palestinian Authority, which is based in the West Bank. On Tuesday, Al-Hayat…
Another Reason To Be Armed: Store Clerk Shoots Hold-Up Boy DEAD
The Fresno Bee recently reports (5/31/2016) in nearby Easton. California, just before 11p.m., a would be robber and an accomplice opened the door to the Jiffy Food Stop store on Elm Avenue just north of Lincoln Avenue. They pointed guns at the store clerk, who was behind the counter just inside the door. The clerk drew…
Armed Citizen Corner: Heightened Awareness During Ramadan
Guys I just wanted to remind you of something that the lame stream media is sure NOT to mention, since Fear of being labeled an “Islamophobe” drives most of their news. The islamic holiday of Ramadan runs from June 5th to July 5th. The Orlando Shooting with 49 dead, The Murder of a French Police…
Crusader Corner: Terrorist Who Killed Police Officer In France Had Been In Prison For Recruiting Terrorists
Combine this story with the story of the Orlando Shooter being interviewed 3 Times by the FBI and not even being put on a “Caution” list and I would say our Counter-Terrorism efforts across the globe are SUCKING RIGHT NOW, BIG TIME. And we all know the pathetic reason why no action was taken by…
RKBA Corner: FN-15 Tactical Carbine Giveaway
In the spirit of flipping the bird to all the nutless lib-tards who are screaming about Gun Control and another Assault Weapons Ban, I am posting a Giveaway hosted by Ammo-Land in hopes of “Spreading the Love” so everybody has a chance to own one of these evil black rifles!! Good Luck to All!! …
Military History: The Barbary Wars and the USMC
By John Farnam George Washington, even before he was president, lobbied heavily for a full-time, standing, Federal Army. In 1792, a distrustful Congress gave him and his successors, instead, the Uniform Militia Act, which involuntarily inducts every able-bodied male, in all states, between the ages of eighteen and forty-five, into his State’s “Militia,” which can…
Military Defense News: USMC Turning V-22 Osprey Into A Gunship
Corps officials told Scout Warrior weapons for the Osprey could include 2.75inch rockets, missiles and heavy guns. The U.S. Marine Corps is progressing with a new project to arm its MV-22 Osprey aircraft with new weapons such as laser-guided 2.75in rockets, missiles and heavy guns – a move which would expand the tiltrotor’s mission set…
Espionage Files: USMC EA-6B Prowler Fills New Role as Spy Plane
When the EA-6B Prowler electronic-warfare plane first entered service with the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps starting in 1971, its main job was to scramble enemy radars and radios with its powerful jammers. But with the Marines and the other U.S. armed services facing severe shortages of various planes, the few remaining Prowlers are now…