Tag: Guerilla Warfare
Jungle Crash: Notes on Operation Jaque
Good Stuff from the Brushbeater/NC Scout. Matt Bracken passed along the following: Last night the Nat Geo channel showed the episode “Jungle Crash,” where a joint Colombian/US .mil ELINT surveillance plane crashes in FARC territory in the early 2000s. DEA and .mil operators are captured and spend 5 years in FARC jungle camps. The only…
The Auxiliary
In the coming months we have to keep our mentality PRACTICAL and GROUNDED in reality if we expect to survive. Stay Alert, Armed and Dangerous! With the continuing events happening within the Washington DC Inner Loop and in states around the country, my worst fears of civil strife are sadly coming to fruition. I sat…
A Good Read On PsyOps in Guerrilla Warfare
Another worthwhile read from AP. Do yourself a favor and become a student of the in’s and out’s of Guerilla Warfare. The life you save may be your own. Stay Alert, Armed and Dangerous! One of the most frequent questions I get, whether its in class, comments on posts, or in emails, is folks…
Homemade Firearms Used In Halle Attack
Homemade Firearms Used In Halle Attack Armed Citizens take heed. Today it is the “Criminal” who uses weapons like these. But How About in the future when Gun Control takes hold and the Law Abiding Citizen becomes the Partisan? It’s all a matter of perspective and necessity. Stay Alert, Armed and Dangerous!
Be Fight Focused, Not Gear Focused
A Top Marine Corps Scout Sniper managed to sneak up on his enemy completely Naked except for a pair of Boots Sometimes we need to be reminded that it is raw FUNDAMENTALS and AGGRESSION, not GEAR and TECHNOLOGY that make us DANGEROUS. Make it a point to always be FIGHT FOCUSED and not GEAR…
Fight, Win and Survive: Techniques, Tactics and Procedures for the Multi-Domain Battlefield, Part 1
If it were me, I would add this to my USB Drive labelled “TRAINING” Just Sayin. The following is the preface from “Fight, Win and Survive”, which is a white paper published almost exactly one year ago and culminates with the modern incarnation of the patrolling tips, the predecessors of which can be found…
B-52 Reconnaissance Tips of the Trade, Vietnam
Great Reference Material! I Highly Recommend you guys creating a Flash Drive for material like this. The must-read on patrolling tips and lessons from the masters of small unit warfare, the following is the second portion on historical perspectives on patrolling. Their experiences were chronicled in “The Ether Zone”. While some may think its…
Guerilla Warfare History: Interviews with Hackworth and Giap
These are two interview transcripts I found on PBS from a 20th Century Historical Timeline Documentary One is with Colonel David Hackworth, United States Army Retired and the author of About Face. The other interview is with Vo Nguyen Giap, a Viet-Minh General. Guerilla Warfare History is of extreme importance to the Civilian Operator. BOLO for more…
Why So Many Western Covert Operations Have Failed Since World War II
Shots in the Dark – Why So Many Western Covert Operations Have Failed Since WW2 A Great read both from a historical point of view and practical, Civilian Operator POV on the RELEVANCE of Guerilla Warfare in the 21st Century. You have to Understand the Lessons of History in order not to repeat the…