Author: Braxton Taylor
WAILEA, Hawaii—As the U.S. military waits for major acquisition reform legislation, Space Force officials say their service is ahead of the curve. “We’re anxious to see [the legislation], but I also feel like we as a Space Force are in front of that. A lot of the concepts and ideas and structure and authorities and processes, we’re already doing. So we’re in a sweet spot there to be able to take advantage of that and go even faster,” Lt. Gen. Philip Garrant, leader of Space Systems Command, said in an interview on the sidelines of the AMOS conference here. The service is…
Mission First Tactical (MFT) is introducing the new MFT Storage Case. The case is designed with both function and aesthetics in mind and is a great way to store and transport your essential gear. The case easily fits in a backpack or duffel and folds up flat when empty, making it well-suited for travel or everyday carry use. “Whether you’re heading to the range, traveling, going on a camping trip, or simply need a reliable storage solution, this case has you covered,” said David Edelman, Vice President, Mission First Tactical. The MFT Tactical Storage Case is the perfect option when…
Kimber America has just launched five new double-stack, single-action pistols under the Kimber 2K11 Pro banner. Double-stack 1911 pistols, especially those chambered for 9mm, have surged in popularity over the past few years. The industry has responded in kind with gun manufacturers building their own takes on this classic 1911-based design across different price points. It wasn’t long before Kimber launched its interpretation of what this kind of full-size performance-based pistol ought to be. 2K11 stainless-steel slides, frames and barrels are all machined at Kimber’s Troy, AL, facility. The Kimber 2K11 design is built around a 7075-aluminum alloy grip module,…
China’s accumulation of military facilities and partnerships beyond the Indo-Pacific region mean U.S. forces must innovate more urgently, air and space intelligence officials said Monday. “The China challenge is not just a challenge for INDOPACOM,” Lt. Gen. Max Pearson, Air Force deputy chief of staff for intelligence, said during a panel discussion at AFA’s Air, Space, and Cyber conference. “In addition to the support base in Djibouti … the PLA continues to pursue military installations, [cooperative agreements], and partnerships in a lot of places. I mean, we’re seeing this across Asia, in the Middle East, Africa, across the Pacific. And we’re…
Smith & Wesson announced the grand opening of the new Smith & Wesson Academy late last week. It continues the tradition of reinforcing the company’s continued dedication to self-defense training, firearm proficiency and firearm safety, a decades-long legacy that began with both the former Smith & Wesson Academy and the Shooting Sports Center in Springfield, MA. Collectively the form facilities were operational from 1969 to 2017. Situated on the 236-acre headquarters campus in Maryville, TN, the new, state-of-the-art facility serves as a premier training destination, featuring pistol and carbine ranges, a multi-purpose flex range, a 300-yard rifle range, and a…
Late last month, I pulled up to a field site at first light to start a long day of turkey habitat surveys. My work as a wildlife research technician takes me to both public and private land, but this site happened to be on one of my favorite wildlife areas: a lakeside section with forested draws and fields of native tallgrass.I slowed my truck to a crawl so I could scan the fields for a reddish-brown back or a tail flicking. I usually spot a doe or two out feeding when I get there early–but that time, I saw tines.…
Like most whitetail hunters, I learned to hunt with company. For me, it was my dad, his brothers, and a few of their buddies. Swapping stories around a campfire, ribbing each other about misses, backslapping over notched tags, and arguing about where the deer are moving have always been part of deer-hunting culture, but if you always have someone in the next stand over, you’re missing out on a different side of the game.Hunting alone changes the way you move and make decisions. There’s no one to bounce ideas off. You have to look harder for sign. And when you…
If you lead a team right now, you’re leading through static consisting of faster news cycles, sharper opinions, and less slack in everyone’s day. In that environment, ducking hard conversations is tempting. You can issue a careful email, postpone the meeting, or wait for tempers to cool. But silence doesn’t calm things down. It can let confusion harden into stories, and those stories can start steering behavior. The leader’s job isn’t to avoid the heat. The leader should host it by setting the purpose, lowering the temperature, and helping people talk to each other like professionals, even when they disagree.Hard conversations…
00:00:01 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Wired to Hunt Foundations podcast, your guide to the fundamentals of better deer hunting, presented by first Light, creating proven versatile hunting apparel for the stand, saddle or blind. First Light, Go Farther, Stay Longer, and now your host Tony Peterson. 00:00:20 Speaker 2: Hey everyone, welcome to the Wired to Hunt Foundation’s podcast, brought to you by first Light. 00:00:24 Speaker 3: I’m your host, Tony Peterson. 00:00:26 Speaker 2: Today’s episode is all the books, kind of just like staying in our lane when it comes to deer hunting, so that we…
I worked in the gun world before I ever had to wear a suit professionally. As such, I regularly advocated that everyone should carry the most capable, user-friendly carry pistol they could, such as some flavor of Glock G19 sized semi-automatic. When my career path veered into the corporate sector, I was confronted with the harsh reality that concealing a duty-size, double-stack pistol wasn’t nearly as easy as when I just untucked my too-big gun shop polo and pulled it over my IWB holster. I soon found myself in another literal white-collar, suit-and-tie job that had me in very close…