Author: Braxton Taylor
From time to time, some less-than-optimal defensive practices become popular. It could be someone posts a new video on social media or a particular topic gets bandied around at the local gun store or shooting range. For whatever reason, it becomes popular without anyone having given it a lot of serious thought. Here are a few, in no particular order, that are really not good ideas. I have a handgun for self-defense and will carry it whenever I think I need to. I have to admit, this one is my current favorite. The fact is, if you could accurately predict…
President Donald Trump announced Friday that Boeing will be building the Air Force’s first sixth-generation fighter jet called the F-47, one that the Pentagon said will out-compete U.S. adversaries amid ongoing tensions with China.Dubbed the Next Generation Air Dominance platform, or NGAD, the now-designated F-47 has been shrouded in secrecy for years, as the Air Force quietly tested experimental aircraft while Boeing and Lockheed Martin competed for the contract to build it.Flanked by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin in the Oval Office, Trump said that the administration is “confident that it…
The 10mm Auto has entered a renaissance. The souped-up handgun cartridge first appeared in 1983, but the last few years have seen a rise both in firearm models and ammunition options.It’s easy to see why. The 10mm Auto is among the most powerful handgun cartridges commonly chambered in semi-automatic handguns. Muzzle energy is nearly twice that of a 9mm and exceeds all but +P varieties of .45 ACP.These ballistics make it an extremely effective personal defense cartridge, whether you’re worried about two-legged attackers or, for us here at MeatEater, the fuzzy, four-legged kind. The 10mm even has enough juice to…
New memos from the Air Force and the Navy warn troops to watch their political speech online and in person, and even mentioned Uniform Code of Military Justice violations for certain criticisms of the president or their superior officers.”The 1st Amendment protects freedom of speech and permits the expression of ideas for all Americans,” Acting Air Force Secretary Gary Ashworth wrote in a March 17 memo. “Service members, owing to their critical role in our national security and the duties and obligations of service, have accepted limits on their freedom of expression.”Military legal experts who spoke to Military.com find the…
“Federal Land Can Be Home Sweet Home,” at least according to some of the country’s top brass. Earlier this week, Secretary of Interior Doug Burgum and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Scott Turner wrote an op-ed published in the Wall Street Journal announcing a new partnership to develop select federal lands for affordable housing.“Our agencies can take inventory of underused federal properties, transfer or lease them to states or localities to address housing needs, and support the infrastructure required to make development viable,” they said. The details on how the newly-formed task force will characterize “underused” lands, however, are…
It might surprise some war movie fans to know that at least one Army historian doesn’t think there’s anything special about “Saving Private Ryan” — at least, not beyond its realistic D-Day battle scene.In preparation for the service’s upcoming 250th anniversary, former Army historian Dave Hogan created a list of Hollywood films that he says accurately and realistically portray the Army during the time periods of the wars they depict. Hogan’s standards for realism appear stringent: For example, while he gives credit where it’s due with 1993’s “Gettysburg” for its depiction of accurate Civil War battle formations, he didn’t include…
Defense One Radio, Ep. 175: Air Force chief Gen. David Allvin – Defense One Skip to Content Get all our news and commentary in your inbox at 6 a.m. ET. March 21, 2025 04:29 PM ET Google Pla Apple PodcastsGuest: U.S. Air Force commander Gen. David Allvin, interviewed by Defense One’s Audrey Decker. Catch our full State of Defense agenda and future events, running through the end of March, here. Back to top × Please read our Privacy Policy as it has recently been updated. Defense One uses cookies for analytics and personalization. By continuing to use this site, you agree to…
Combining cardio workouts such as running, rucking and swimming with other load-bearing activities is necessary for those preparing for advanced training programs in many of the military’s special operations programs. Here is a classic cardio and load-bearing day that you may need to divide into separate workouts, depending on your schedule and training facilities:Warm-upWarm-up with the Squat Half Pyramid 1-10 (stop at 10) with 100-meter jogs/dynamic stretches between each set. This air squat progressive set looks like this:One squat, jog 100 metersTwo squats, jog 100 metersThree squats, jog 100 meters …Continue to 10 squats. This will equal 55 non-weighted squats…
Boeing will develop and build a sixth-generation fighter jet for the Air Force, President Donald Trump announced Friday, ending months of deliberation about whether to proceed with the effort and how much it might cost. “At my direction, the United States Air Force is moving forward with the world’s first sixth- generation fighter jet, number six, six-generation, nothing in the world comes even close to it, and it’ll be known as the F-47,” Trump announced at the White House on Friday alongside Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Air Force Chief Gen. David Allvin. “After a rigorous and thorough competition between some of…
ZeroTech Optics introduced its Variable Prism Sight, an innovative new optic that has the versatility of variable magnification within a prism sight, offering the flexibility that traditional fixed-power and binary prism optics lack. The new 1-4X Variable Prism Sight allows users to adjust magnification seamlessly from 1X all the way to 4X, providing both close-range accuracy and extended-range precision in one optic. Traditionally, prism sights have been limited to a fixed magnification or a simple choice between two magnifications such as 1X or 4X. The 1-4X Variable Prism Sight provides shooters with the ability to adjust magnification on the fly,…