Unlike your experience in the military, promotions in the private (civilian) sector can be unpredictable. Your climb to the next level of responsibility and leadership may have less to do with your technical acumen, your longevity in the job and merit scores in your current role. Getting promoted in the…
The automotive world frequently operates on the assumption that newer is better. Automakers are always chasing the latest tech and the latest design trends, competing against each other to stay ahead of the curve. Sometimes, however, sticking to what you know is the best way forward. Lexus, Toyota’s high-end sub-brand,…
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth traveled to Kentucky this week to campaign against Rep. Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican, in a move that has raised Hatch Act questions. Hegseth appeared at a rally for Republican challenger Ed Gallrein in Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District after President Donald Trump publicly targeted…
BEIJING (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is traveling to China to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping less than a week after U.S. President Donald Trump wrapped up his own trip to Beijing. Putin is scheduled to be in China on Tuesday and Wednesday in a visit likely to…
Wild hogs and deer don’t exactly mix. At least, that’s what any number of deer hunters or landowners in pig country will tell you. If you have experience hunting around wild hogs, then you probably have surmised as much. While anecdotal evidence might seem to support certain theories in the…
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:…
Let me start off by saying I HATE panic vendors. You know who these guys are, they’re the ones out there sending emails and posting to social media TRYING to create panic in order to sell more ammo. I’m not one of them. Instead, I want to give everyone a more…
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The Marine Corps is halfway through a decade-long project to re-imagine itself for the next generation of warfare, refocusing itself as a seagoing service with Force Design 2030But the Marines aren’t leaving land warfare behind, and will release an updated approach to ground combat in the coming weeks, Col. Erick…
Learn the difference between training ammo and defensive ammo. Compare FMJ vs hollow point performance, purpose, and why each plays a critical role in shooting. Share If you carry a firearm, you need to know how your defensive ammo runs in your gun. One of the most common questions I…
As the Navy celebrates the first flight of its unmanned robot refueler, the service’s latest budget documents show the aircraft won’t be operational until at least 2029—another delay for the troubled program.The MQ-25 A Stingray was originally supposed to reach initial operating capability, or IOC, by 2024. That was pushed…
Fundamentals Series — Part 4 In Part 3, we discussed the importance of prepping the trigger and keeping it under tension to minimize movement. Now we take the next step: applying that control through consistent cadence. At Valiance Firearms Training (VFT), we are not looking for shooters to simply understand…
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Textron debuted the RIPSAW M1 demonstrator on the floor of the Modern Day Marine conference Tuesday, hoping to catch the service’s eye as it expands its unmanned vehicle portfolio.“It’s really an early investment in what we believe the Marines will need in the future,” Sara Willett, Textron’s vice president of…
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00:00:02 Speaker 1: This is Bear Newcomb’s first time to Alaska. 00:00:05 Speaker 2: He’s nineteen years old. I really think it’s. 00:00:08 Speaker 3: Going to impact probably the rest of his life. 00:00:11 Speaker 1: There’s just some landscapes in the world that just seemed to just grab…
