The Diligent Mindset: The Fight Against Complacency & Justification
A diligent mindset is the discipline against complacency. See how a quick trip for a soda turned into a knife fight, and why diligence has to be unbroken.
Posts about "battles"
Dale Dye: Why Marines Are Called “Devil Dogs”
It’s one of the most memorable monikers for a fighting force around, and its legend stems from a brutal battle fought more than a century ago. The term was reportedly adapted from the German Teufel Hunden, and applied to American Marines following the Battle of Belleau Wood during World Wa...
Battle of Britain: Myth vs. Reality
The idealized concept immediately took root and blossomed: the Royal Air Force saved Britain from invasion in 1940. The conventional wisdom holds that Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s legendary “few” handed Nazi Germany its first defeat in World War II and paved the road to eventual victo...
Air Force Forges Decision Advantage Through Logistics C2 Hackathon
HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. – To project and sustain overwhelming combat power across the globe, the U.S. Air Force employs a logistics enterprise capable of operating at the speed of the modern battlespace. Demonstrating its commitment to ensuring mission dominance, the 505th Command and Control...
An M1A. 5 Days. 15K Rounds.
The M1A has an impressive lineage. Based on a design dating back to the 1930s and born from the prodigious mind of John C. Garand, the M1A has many of the hallmarks of his M1 Garand rifle. However, it is even more closely tied to the M14, the rifle developed as the successor to Garand�...
USS Saratoga: WWII Carrier Sunk by an Atom Bomb
The USS Saratoga (CV-3) was one of just three United States Navy aircraft carriers—along with USS Ranger (CV-4) and USS Enterprise (CV-6)—to survive the entirety of the Second World War. Although outdated by 1943, as the newer and more capable Essex-cla...
Florida AG Warns Port St. Lucie HOA Over Gun Ban in Common Areas
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has put a Port St. Lucie homeowners association on notice after it attempted to ban firearms in common areas. The warning gives the HOA until June 1 to back down or face possible legal action.
Post-Bruen Gun Rights Cases Put Public Carry, NFA Rules & AR-15 Bans in Focus
The 2025–2026 Supreme Court term and related lower-court litigation could define the next phase of post-Bruen Second Amendment law, from public carry and prohibited-person restrictions to AR-15 bans and the future of NFA registration.
History Shows Pistols Were Common in Revolutionary America
Were pistols common in Revolutionary America? Historical evidence from Cramer and Olson’s Willamette Law Review article shows pistols were privately owned, commercially available, and familiar to Americans at the Founding.
USS Hornet (CV-12): Carrier that Stung Japan
The USS Hornet (CV-12) stands as one of the most storied aircraft carriers in United States naval history, playing a decisive role in World War II as part of the Essex-class fleet. From its origins as a replacement for the lost USS Hornet (CV-8) to its participa...