Special operations forces have been crucial in U.S. counterterrorism efforts, but they also have a place in what is also known as a great power competition, said Chris Maier, the assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low-intensity conflict. ...

I’ve known Mel Terkla for over 25 years, since before his days with Kifaru. He and his wife Rena own a great small, home run business called PocketUp. Like many other small businesses, things are tight and they’ve chosen to ...

Impact Weapons Components Announces New Ownership and Exciting Future Developments We are thrilled to announce that Impact Weapons Components (IWC) is now operating under new ownership. As a cherished provider of high-quality, American-made tactical weapon components and mounts, IWC remains ...

Soldiers with the 10th Mountain Division, which is currently deployed in Romania, recently became the first Army unit to field the service’s newest reconnaissance drones. The 317th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, out of Fort Drum, New York, ...

Celebrated African explorer and hunter Sir Samuel Baker (1821-1893) squandered no modesty penning his exploits for The Field, a British sporting journal. One account: “Seven stags now broke from a ravine [and galloped] up the hill, thus nothing but rumps were ...

Magpul Releases SIG P320 EHG Grips & Enhanced Mag Release Magpul now has four different grips available for the SIG P320: two full-sized frames and two compact frames. Each EHG SG9 grip size comes in a variant with or without ...

French Adm. Pierre Vandier has led the Allied Command Transformation, one of NATO’s two strategic commands, responsible for identifying future capability and interoperability requirements, since September 2024. Now based in Norfolk, Virginia, he was previously the French Chief of the ...

How Trump may shake up DOD: an insider’s view An interview with Christopher Miller, the acting SecDef-turned-Project 2025 co-author.Patrick Tucker, Science & Technology Editor How China is adopting battlefield lessons from Ukraine A drone-assisted ambush of a Ukrainian ...

Committee for Tactical Emergency Casualty Care Updates Guidelines for 2024 EuroMedics alerted us that the Committee for Tactical Emergency Casualty Care issued updated protocols for BLS/ALS Clinicians in late November. While there are numerous updates to the TECC guidelines, these ...

DAKAR, Senegal — It’s been a tumultuous month for France and its relationship with former colonies in Africa, as its influence on the continent faces the biggest challenge in decades. As Paris was devising a new military strategy that would ...