Author: Braxton Taylor
The Navy relieved the commanding officer and top enlisted official of a small boat unit Friday, according to a statement from the service.Cmdr. Brett Robblee and Command Master Chief Felix Phillips were relieved from leadership of Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron 4 by Capt. Christopher Milner, the commander of Maritime Expeditionary Security Group 2, headquartered in Virginia Beach, Virginia.The squadron is one of a handful of units that provide “anti-terrorism defense for American assets around the globe using well-trained and highly mobile security forces,” according to the MESG 2 website.Read Next: Gen. Caine Has Taken Over as Chairman of the Joint…
A narrow stretch of federal lands that runs along a major portion of the U.S.-Mexico border has been transferred to the military in hopes of increasing migrant apprehensions under a new memo signed by President Donald Trump.The Roosevelt Reservation, the 60-foot-wide strip of land that stretches across California, Arizona and New Mexico, will be treated as Department of Defense property, meaning those who walk on the land could be subject to detention and likely legal action.Trump’s memo released publicly Friday stated the effort “will initially implement this memorandum on a limited sector of federal lands designated by the secretary of…
The beautiful thing about dogs is that most of us own the best one on the planet. Statistically, that shouldn’t be possible, but somehow the math always works out. Heavy bias toward our current dogs pushes a lot of us in a familiar direction when it’s time to add a new pup to the mix.We simply go back to the last breeder. But what if that breeder isn’t in the game anymore? What if your old dog has some health issues that you’d rather avoid? What if, despite the fact that you love your golden retriever more than anything, you…
Every shed hunter knows the feeling: the exhilaration of picking up an antler and the instant curiosity about where the other side might be located. It could be resting a few feet away; it could be hidden in a brushy draw a half mile away, or it could be in the next county. There’s no way of knowing for certain—but new research may offer some clues.Researchers at the University of Nebraska Kearney recently finished a 13-year study that aimed to determine exactly how far apart whitetail deer tend to shed their antlers. Every February through April, the team—led by Brian…
Bravo Company USA has recently added another AR-15 carbine stock to its lineup with the inclusion of the new BCM Mod 3. Bravo Company USA designed the Mod 3 AR-15 carbine stock to serve as a slick, minimalist and lightweight option for gun owners. The Mod 3 weighs in at only 6.4 ounces and was conceived with modern AR-15 carbine techniques, tactics and procedures in mind. Besides including the mandatory vertical and horizontal slots to rig up a modern two-point sling, the Mod 3 also uses a thin, nonslip rubber buttpad with an angle that is helpful when rolling the…
SecureIt Tactical, Inc. is launching the True Safe, a new security safe designed to provide a high level of protection against fire and theft, creating a secure environment for firearms, jewelry, important documents and providing peace of mind for homeowners and collectors alike. Constructed with double-walled steel filled with a concrete composite, The True Safe offers increased strength and durability. This style of construction not only provides superior theft resistance, but also ensures true fire protection, having an industry-leading 2-hour, 20-minute fire rating. Designed as a home vault, the True Safe safeguards valuables from both unauthorized access and fire hazards.…
A Russian ballistic missile attack killed nearly three dozen civilians and injured more than 115 others in northeastern Ukraine’s Sumy City early Sunday. President Trump’s Ukraine envoy Keith Kellogg wrote on social media that the “Palm Sunday attack by Russian forces on civilian targets in Sumy crosses any line of decency.” The Wall Street Journal called it “the deadliest missile strike on Ukraine this year” while Germany’s new chancellor Friedrich Merz called it “a serious war crime, deliberate and intended.”Trump’s response: “They [that is, Russia] made a mistake. I believe it was—look, you’re gonna ask them. This is Biden’s war.…
Done the right way, improvements you make to your handgun can make it look and shoot better. Done wrong, well … It’s human nature to try and improve our shootin’ irons. We gun folk love to modify them to be better and more accurate. In some respects, it is what advances the program. Otherwise, we would all still be using matchlocks. I am sure that some handegonne bro back in the mid-1500s decided that was not the best approach and he “improved” his gun by changing it to a snaphance. The name is because he was one of the snaphaans,…
As a firearms and self-defense instructor, I’m often asked, “What is the minimum standard of shooting a private citizen should try to meet?” To answer this, I’ve tried to develop goals that were attainable with modest time commitment that would give them the best chance of success in real world defensive shooting. Goal setting is important, because many people believe that simply owning and possessing a firearm makes them “ready.” Certainly there are a great many successful defensive gun uses by people with minimal or no training, but I think any rational and honest person would admit that at least…
If it walks like a wolf and talks like a wolf, is it a wolf? That’s the question surrounding Colossal Biosciences’ ubiquitous headline this week, announcing the “de-extinction” of dire wolves. According to the company (no scientific papers have been published, thus far), their scientists implanted transgenic embryos into female dogs, creating three big, white puppies—replicas, they say, of a Pleistocene-era creature that went extinct about 10,000 years ago.Other geneticists and wildlife biologists, however, are questioning the company’s media campaign putting the label “dire wolf” on the animals. “They’ve got really, really smart people doing cutting-edge genetics, but these aren’t…