H/T Wynn A Gift from his dad saved this Marine’s life in Fallujah The Trijicon ACOG on an M16 rifle is to GWOT Marines what the M1 Garand is to WWII Marines: iconic. In fact, Trijicon has a quote by General James Mattis on the company website that reads, “The ACOG® mounted on the M16 service rifle has proven to…
Category: Iraq War
Motorbike Warfare
Via: Matthew Bracken Substack Circa 1997, I was in Panama, on the Caribbean side, getting my boat ready to transit the canal to the Pacific. I was walking from Colon’s old so-called yacht club (now long gone) through an industrial port area to get to Colon City. When I was passing about…
Abu Ghraib Detainees Awarded $42 Million
Virginia: Court Gives 3 Iraqis Detained at Abu Ghraib $42 Million Dollars Let’s see here: $$ MILLIONS of Dollars paid out from a “GOVERNMENT Contractor”. Where do you think the majority of that money came from? Yep you guessed it: YOUR TAX DOLLARS. SO Essentially, this is the American Taxpayer (yet again) paying for…
AL TARMIYAH FIREFIGHT!: Lessons Learned The Hard Way
AL TARMIYAH FIREFIGHT!: Lessons Learned The Hard Way Excellent article about Practical Combat Rifle Skills we need to keep sharp as civilians: Assuming I killed the bad guy with one shot to the torso area Performing a slow reload Retaining my empty magazine during the middle of such an intense firefight Stowing an empty…
No Blood for Burisma
No Blood for Burisma If you read one article this week, read this one, and then pass it on to somebody you care about. My friend NC Scout hit’s the nail on the proverbial head with a fine piece of writing.
Range Report: The Iraqi Tabuk Sniper Rifle
Anybody who served in the Iraq War during the height of the insurgency (2005-2007) or are familiar with modern military sniper history know the story of the Iraqi Sniper Juba and his Tabuk Sniper Rifle. I have to be honest, I was jaw-dropped impressed with the performace of both the shooter and this rifle with…
Crusader Corner: Jihadist Mercs
MALHAMA TACTICAL: PROFESSIONAL JIHADISTS, PROFESSIONAL TRAINING The paradigm of your typical untrained spray and pray jihadist just got dumped on it’s head. Thanks NCScout and American Partisan for an excellent article! Stay Alert, Stay Armed and Stay Dangerous!
Crusader Corner: Revenge is a Bitch and Happiness is a Warm Gun
Iraqi woman guns down ISIS commander as bloody revenge for making her a sex slave (click on above link to be re-directed to source page) I like reading stories like this, as it reminds me of the scripture: “For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind” -Hosea 8:7 To all…
Fighting ISIS
Although Vice is known to be a liberal hand puppet, they do make some very good War Documentaries and go where other journalist are afraid to. Ultimately, you have to separate the bias from the facts and move on. This is the full length 47 minute Documentary called “Fighting ISIS” that aired on HBO last…
Military History: The Attack of the USS Stark by an Iraqi Warplane in 1987
On May 17, 1987, the U.S. Navy guided missile frigate USS Stark was on a patrol in the central Persian Gulf, about three kilometers outside the Iraq-declared war-zone off the coast of Iran. Around 22.00hrs local time, Stark came under attack from an Iraqi air force fighter jet. Radars on the U.S. warship tracked the…