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A Father’s Love

Posted on 2 March 20252 March 2025 by The Tactical Hermit

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…

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Motorbike Warfare

Posted on 12 December 2024 by The Tactical Hermit

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…

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Abu Ghraib Detainees Awarded $42 Million

Posted on 14 November 202414 November 2024 by The Tactical Hermit

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…

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AL TARMIYAH FIREFIGHT!: Lessons Learned The Hard Way

Posted on 10 September 2022 by The Tactical Hermit

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…

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No Blood for Burisma

Posted on 8 December 2021 by The Tactical Hermit

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.  

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Range Report: The Iraqi Tabuk Sniper Rifle

Posted on 1 July 2021 by The Tactical Hermit

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…

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Crusader Corner: Jihadist Mercs

Posted on 22 October 2018 by The Tactical Hermit

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!  

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Crusader Corner: Revenge is a Bitch and Happiness is a Warm Gun

Posted on 12 September 2016 by The Tactical Hermit

  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…

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Fighting ISIS

Posted on 23 August 2016 by The Tactical Hermit

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…

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Military History: The Attack of the USS Stark by an Iraqi Warplane in 1987

Posted on 27 July 2016 by The Tactical Hermit

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…

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