Author: Braxton Taylor
Summer is the season of adventure, whether it’s a long road trip, a family vacation or just spending more time outdoors. But while you’re busy soaking up the sun, don’t forget to protect the things that help make summer great — your car, your home and all that expensive sports gear. A little insurance checkup now could save you from a financial sunburn later.Hit the Road, but Check Your Auto Insurance FirstBefore you load up the car for that epic summer road trip, take a few minutes to review your auto insurance policy. Are your coverage limits high enough to…
As concerns about homeland drone attacks persist, the Pentagon is looking for ways to combat everything from nuisance hobbyists to adversarial drone activity—including options that don’t include shooting them down. To that end, the Army is funding a new research center at Virginia Tech to test the limits and develop training for non-kinetic counterdrone technologies. “Kinetic is the old way. It’s the right way for many applications and systems when you need to guarantee immediate death. It’s part of a layered defense system, but non-kinetic offers a ton of benefits,” said Austin Phoenix, the director of Virginia Tech’s National Security Institute’s…
JK Armament recently launched the industry’s only 20-gauge shotgun suppressor, the new JK Armament JK 195 SGX 20 GA. The JK 195 SGX is available both in black and flat dark earth, and besides being compatible with 20-gauge shotguns, the suppressor is also a modular system that allows the end user to modify the unit to suit their current style of shooting, be it hunting, sport, competition or general recreation. The JK Armamament JK 195 SGX baffle stack can be shortened or lengthened from 3.375 inches to 12.2 inches. Likewise, the JK 195 SGX has interchangeable choke caps to tweak…
The Pentagon is shifting $1 billion meant for maintaining and renovating Army barracks to instead fund its surge of troops to the U.S.-Mexico border, a move that coincides with the service’s gradual deprioritization of quality-of-life initiatives for soldiers.Redirecting the barracks funding erodes much of the additional money the Army started pouring into living quarters during the previous administration. The funding could be partially replaced by a separate $1 billion in proposed barracks investments across all services in Congress’ so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill,” but that legislation, designed to enact President Donald Trump’s agenda, would still leave the Army with an…
HONOLULU—That U.S. Army leaders would extol the importance of land forces, even in a theater dominated by water, is as predictable as the Pacific tides. But for a naval aviator to do so? That’s a bit more surprising.“Yes, the region is named after oceans, but human beings live on the land,” U.S. Indo-Pacific Command leader Adm. Sam Paparo said at the Land Forces Pacific conference here earlier this month, echoing an expression common among U.S. Army Pacific leaders before highlighting the Army’s key role in artillery, theater-wide sustainment, missile defense, and more.Any discussion of military power in the Indo-Pacific would…
Wilson Combat has created a new division within the company that has three primary goals: The first is to showcase what Wilson Combat’s R&D division is capable of, the second is to thrust the manufacturer to the forefront regarding innovation, while the third is to provide consumers with superbly engineered firearms in a limited-edition capacity. The company refers to this segment of its immense operation as “Division 77,” and the first Division 77 project is called the “P1.” From a performance and user-interface standpoint, this just might be the most advanced 1911-style pistol ever crafted. Roughly 50 years ago, a…
When training specifically to improve your performance, especially in the strength and power components of fitness, it can be challenging to recover optimally after each training session. Here is a training question from a young man who needed to gain strength and size and now is considering a different cycle to improve recovery and other components of fitness:Stew, I am nearing the end of a strength and weight gain cycle, as I am more of an endurance athlete (tall and skinny) and had never lifted before this year. I am starting to feel tired, achy and not at my best.…
A data-management-software firm whose clients include global corporate heavyweights was compromised by Chinese hackers that accessed the firm’s enterprise cloud systems and targeted its customers’ application secrets, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. The hacking unit that breached Commvault is the China-linked Silk Typhoon, said the person, who was granted anonymity to be candid about non-public details surrounding the breach. On Thursday, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and Commvault released a critical joint advisory about the hacking activity. The advisory did not mention China, and the intrusion’s connection to Silk Typhoon had not been previously reported.In the advisory, CISA said it…
Steven Rinella breaks down his most memorable mule deer hunting moments from past season’s of MeatEater. From tagging his biggest bucks to Thanksgiving meat bucks, Steve relives his peak MeatEater mule deer hunts and shares what made each trip so special. Presented by the US Border Patrol Read the full article here
When it comes to training in performance shooting, there are three primary objectives used as guidelines designed to help make you a better shooter. These are theory, diagnostics and sustainment. The first of these three is theory. Theory, in its simplest form, is a structured explanation of how and why something works. In the context of an activity like shooting, theory is not abstract or academic fluff—it is the operating blueprint behind every movement, decision and outcome. Without theory, action becomes guesswork. With theory, it becomes precision. Theoretical Guidelines In the world of performance shooting, there are three recommended theoretical…