In the mid-1930s, Adolph Hitler cast his eye towards France and dreamed of revenge for the outcome of World War One. Standing in his way was the French Maginot Line, a collection of massive concrete strongpoints, casemates, armored turrets, and observation posts. Among the barbed wire, mine field...
Learn how to run the VTAC 1-5 rifle drill, a 15-round Viking Tactics drill designed to test target transitions, recoil control, speed, and accuracy under a timer.
CARBONDALE, Pa., June 15, 2026 — Gentex Corporation, a global leader in personal protection and situational awareness solutions for U.S. Armed Forces and allied partners worldwide, has been selected to provide its Ops-Core AMP Communication Headset in support of the U.S. Army’s Next G...
Norway's Home Guard has added some serious reach to its toolkit. Their school recently completed the first instructor course and several initial user courses on the new 12.7mm MØR, the Barrett M107A1, now rolling out across the Heimevernet. Instructor cadres qualified first, then turn...
COOLBAUGH TOWNSHIP, PA — A Monroe County man died inside his own home last week after another man forced his way in and chased him upstairs at gunpoint, according to Pocono Mountain Regional Police. Police say Layzon Breland, 26, of Tobyhanna, was shot multiple times, including a fatal wound to...
In 1937, the Curtiss SBC Helldiver entered service, but even at that point, the carrier-based two-seat scout/dive bomber was on the verge of being obsolete. Interestingly, it was also the second aircraft produced by Curtiss-Wright to earn the designation “Helldiver” after the United States Ma...
Quantum Tencore Industries (QTI), the second German-Ukrainian joint venture under the “Build with Ukraine” initiative after Quantum Frontline Industries, focuses on the industrial-scale production of unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) in Germany for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. With an initial or...
BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. — A homeowner shot and killed an intruder early Friday morning after calling 911 to report that someone had forced their way into the residence, according to the Blue Springs Police Department. Officers were dispatched to a burglary in progress in the 100 block of Little Garde...
Finland's coastline has a way of sharpening allied relationships. During exercise Narrow Waters 26 at Upinniemi, Finland, in May 2026, Marines from 2nd Force Reconnaissance Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division conducted weapons and boat familiarization training alongsid...
A new AP-NORC poll shows a sharp partisan divide over whether the right to keep and bear arms is under threat, with Democrats far less concerned than Republicans and independents.