That’s the Spirit! Keep up the good work down there in Florida! As a number of separate events in recent years, from the killing of an unarmed black Florida teenager to the shooting at a Chattanooga military training base, raise the level of public discourse on discrimination across the United States, two men at the…
Author: The Tactical Hermit
Armed Texan and Part-Time Bard.
The Walking Dead for Real: “Flakka Zombies”
It seems every year there is some type of new synthetic drug on the streets, Flakka is the latest. And if there was ever a time to re-emphasize in both police and civilian self-defense training the need for “Failure to Stop” or “Mozambique” Drills, this is the time. These drugs impair the nervous system to…
Savage Arms Adds Detachable Box Mag to LE 10-FCP/FLCP Line
Savage Arms,is without a doubt, One of the best priced off the shelf bolt-action rifles for the serious Civilian Operator. If you are looking for a serious “reach out and touch someone” sniper rifle, this model now gives you every option you need at a very good price. With the Accu-Trigger, Suppressor-ready muzzle and now…
Gear Review: Spec-Ops Brand Recon Ruck Ultra Pack & T.H.E. Wallet
My fellow Texas brothers and sisters at Spec-Ops Brand in Monahans, Texas was good enough to send me some gear to review for you guys. I was really excited to hear from them, since I have been using Spec-Ops Brand kit for a LONG time and consider it some of the best made gear…
WHY THE NEW SYRIAN ARMY FAILED: WASHINGTON AND UNCONVENTIONAL WARFARE
By David Maxwell The Obama administration did not allow the U.S. military to conduct a proper unconventional warfare campaign, making the failure of Washington’s favored Syrian rebels inevitable. All public signs point to failure in a key U.S. effort to turn the tide of the brutal Syrian civil war — the training and fielding of a…
Surviving a Hazmat: The Rule of Thumb and the 3 U’s
Imagine this … you’re sitting there in your car waiting for the light to turn green and over to your left you see a huge flash of fire and then a split second later a deafening BOOM! You’re in the middle of a train derailment, one where several rail tankers have collided and caused an explosion….
75th National Airborne Day
Thanks to ALL the members of the Airborne, Past and Present, for guarding our Freedoms..you are indeed ,as one little Dutch girl from WW2 described: “Angels with Guns!”
Bad Ass of the Week: Josef Pilsudski
Here is one inspirational read for you… August 15th, 2015 marks the 95th anniversary of the greatest military victory in modern Polish history. And before you assholes out there start talking about how they finally built a mosquito-proof submarine because they installed screen door hatches or some other such bullshit, you should know that…
ISIS Organizing Small Armies Inside America
The FBI reports that all 56 of its field offices have active investigations against other Islamic State suspects… The [recent New York and New Jersey] busts bring to 70 the number of IS-inspired terrorists arrested in this country in homeland plots.” The below editorial in an affiliate of Investor’s Business Daily ably sums up…
“The Clinic of Hundreds”: A REAL Example of the Status of Veterans Health Care
So many time the general public when they hear about how BAD the state of VA Hospitals is, they simply shuff it off because they have no frame of reference. This recorded phone call is now your frame of reference. This is how our Vets are treated everyday by a Federal Organization that was created…