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Imagine a self help book written by a highly successful individual with years of experience. In this book, the writer provides key principles and highlights them through the use of stories from his career.  I just closed such a book. Now, what if I tell you the writer is Pete Blaber, a former Commander of the 1st Special [...]

Just finished Horse Soldiers, by Doug Stanton.  As I mentioned in a previous post, it covers a historical first that took place on the battlefields of Afghanistan-the first large scale military action led by the Army’s Special Forces, and the largest unconventional warfare operation since World War II. In addition to the SF unit that [...]

**Sew-in is preferred for jumping, don’t want to lose half your kit on the way down**
So, you want to add Fastex or similar style buckles to your ruck, but aren’t skilled enough to sew, and can’t afford to send it to the good folks over at Tactical Tailor. Have no fear, there are alternatives.
What’s needed:
Tin [...]

On the heels of finishing War Dog: Fighting Other People’s Wars -The Modern Mercenary in Combat, which dealt with the controversial, yet often successful-if not flat out mandatory given current tenuous state of affairs-of mercs, I think it wise to put some other books out there I’ve recently finished up, as well.
First up is, Ben Rich’s Skunk [...]

The ALICE pack works, but it can be better. For instance, the center cross supports can bend with a lot of gear in the ruck, this causes them to push into your back. Or, a hard piece of kit, like radio batteries, can poke into you. Without body armor, or a water bladder in between, this can [...]

I just finished Dick Couch’s Warrior Elite. Interestingly, this might be the first appearance in print of American hero Marcus Luttrell. He was a rollback from a previous class (226) who graduated BUD/S with Class 228-the subject of Couch’s book. Luttrell would later be the only survivor of Operation Red Wing.
Luttrells time in the mountains [...]