New App Aims to Unify Military Fitness Training Across Branches

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan (AFNS) —   A newly developed fitness app is giving service members across the Department of War a single tool to build training programs tailored to their fitness test requirements at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 11. U.S. Air Force Capt. Zachary Hicks, a family m...

By Eric G •

Chicago Targets Gun Vendors While Its Homicide Rate Rises

Chicago is preparing new purchasing requirements for firearm and ammunition vendors, but the order does not address the repeat offenders and concentrated violence driving the city’s bloodshed.

By Bill Cawthon •

Kalashnikov On Wheels - Ukrainian Forces Deploy Robotic Turrets

Ukrainian Defense Forces  units have begun testing new robotic turrets equipped with Kalashnikov-system assault rifles in combat conditions on the front line. The strike systems were developed based on technical specifications provided by Brave1 , a defense innovation cluster, received grant...

By Eric B •

Tennessee Poacher Loses Hunting Rights for Life

A tip to a wildlife hotline has cost a Tennessee man his hunting privileges permanently, along with a wall of trophies built over several years of illegal harvests. According to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA), Austin Hale pleaded guilty on July 24 to six counts of possession of il...

By Alta ML •

TFB Review: Q Honey Badger 5.56 - 1 Year Later

When I visited Q in Dover New Hampshire, over a year ago, I walked out of there with one quote in my mind that I can still remember. "Nobody really minds what you're up to, as long as you're enjoying yourself," explained Nick Schaefer, an engineer who has played a key role in ...

By Patrik O •

Polymer SixPAC - First Major Ammunition Packaging Revision Since WW2

The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center  has introduced SixPAC, a polymer and steel ammunition packaging system designed to replace the wood wirebound boxes that have been standard for small-caliber munitions since World War II. The system consists of two light...

By Eric B •

Capt. Dale Dye: The Battle of Guadalcanal

“It was scary, you know? The damnedest thing…” The old Marine flicked at a bright yellow tie he was wearing. “We were ordered to take Atabrine to prevent malaria. Most of us did that but it tended to turn our eyes and skin a bright yellow. And then a rumor started that the stuff would Rea...

By Capt. Dale Dye, USMC (Ret) •
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