Acapulco’s hotels, bars, and golden sand beaches stretch out along the entire length of the resort’s spectacular crescent-shaped bay, but their promise of unbridled fun struggles to shake off the shadow of the cartel turf war violence that is never far away. Miguel Alemán, the city’s coastal road that connects the main tourist hotspots along the beach, seeks to separate…
Author: The Tactical Hermit
Armed Texan and Part-Time Bard.
History in Pictures: 13 Complete Soldiers Kits from 1066 to 2015
1. 1066: Huscarl, Battle of Hastings ‘The Anglo-Saxon warrior at Hastings is perhaps not so very different from the British “Tommy” in the trenches,’ photographer Thom Atkinson says. At the Battle of Hastings, soldiers’ choice of weaponry was extensive. 2. 1244: Mounted Knight, Siege of Jerusalem Re-enactment groups, collectors, historians and serving soldiers helped…
8 Best War Cries of All Time
By Blake Stilwell When fighting in close quarters combat, the posture which gives a warrior the best advantage is a necessary advantage. What better way to intimidate an enemy than throwing him off balance with an aggressive auditory clash to make him quake in his boots? Yelling as foreplay to a physical altercation is as old as War itself….
Girl Jumps from Moving Car to Escape Abductor
There are some sick, sick people out there guys…people who SNATCH kids off the street. I want kids everywhere to see this video. If you have kids or know kids who are of school age, please send this to them. Remember Kids: NEVER let a stranger approach you or lay a hand on you. If…
A Soldier can Never Die in Vain
Navy Lieutenant Mike Murphy. Petty Officer Second Class Matt Axelson. Petty Officer Second Class Danny Dietz. These Navy SEALs died in 2005 as part of Operation Red Wings in Afghanistan. Their sacrifices were meaningful, same as those of any soldier, sailor, airman, or Marine that dies on the fields of unfriendly strife. These three hallowed…
Here is How World War 3 Could Start Tomorrow
By PW Singer and August Cole There is an old adage that militaries set themselves up by failure by preparing to fight the last war. When it comes to 21st Century warfare, the problem however may not be with looking back, but that we aren’t looking back far enough. For the last two decades, leaders…
What Would We Lose by Winning?
Though it does not specifically mention it in the article, this is a PRIME example of why the scourge of islam must be stopped from spreading across Europe and America. It is not just the religion itself, but the despicable and perverted customs (that are seen as socially acceptable by muslims) that it carries with…
Jihad by Migration
Wake up.
Netflix Pix: Winter on Fire
Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom is a poignant documentary covering the unrest in Ukraine for 93 days in 2013 and 2014. The documentary is a timeline of sorts of how the unrest in Ukraine unfolded. It gives you a “boots on the ground” viewpoint from the perspective of the activist and demonstrators….
Iran’s Cyber-Espionage Tricks
A group of suspected Iranian hackers are using a sophisticated network of fake LinkedIn profiles to spy on unsuspecting targets worldwide — including the U.S. — according to a new report. The fake personas fell into two groups: one set that were fully developed profiles posing as recruiters for major worldwide government contractors and international…