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FORT BRAGG, N.C. — The Department of the Army activated the U.S. Army Western Hemisphere Command in a historic transition ceremony today at Fort Bragg, uniting U.S. Army Forces Command, U.S. Army North and U.S. Army South into a single, four-star operational headquarters. The ceremony also marked the casing of the U.S. Army Forces Command colors and the retirement of FORSCOM’s commanding general. Gen. Andrew Poppas, who has led Forces Command since July 2022, is set to retire after more than 37 years of service. “Today we become something new,” Poppas said, “but FORSCOM’s spirit of readiness, resilience and warfighting…

The 6th Generation of Glock has finally been officially revealed, and the changes are substantial. 9 major changes over the Gen 5, with some really surprising features added. For those of us who say Glock doesn’t innovate, it doesn’t really look like that has changed with Gen 6. But Glock at least listens to the market and has incorporated improvements that many shooters have been asking to see for several generations. Glock Gen 6 ChangesPALM SWELL: The palm swell contours the pistol to the natural curvature of the hand.RTF6 GRIP TEXTURE: The Gen6 grip texture (RTF6) combines two textures into one to…

U.S. Marine Corps engaging with the Archer Strike FPV Drone System (Photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker) ?El Segundo, CA – Neros Technologies has been awarded a multi-million delivery order contract with the United States Marine Corps to provide advanced small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) — including kinetic-strike capable FPVs — together with comprehensive operator training and support, across the Fleet Marine Force (FMF). The award underscores the Marine Corps’ push to rapidly field combat-proven, American-manufactured drone technologies that ensure asymmetric effects capability by expeditionary combat units—at scale. Built without Chinese components and certified under the Department of War’s Blue UAS…

By Peter Suciu Posted in #History This past June, the Portland Air Guard Station, Oregon, reached a new milestone, receiving its fourth Boeing F-15EX Eagle II just before the first anniversary of the base receiving the first of the modernized F-15 aircraft. The Oregon Air National Guard had been selected to be the first operator of the Eagle II, and with the arrival of the latest aircraft, is making progress towards receiving the planned 18 multirole fighters. It was also that month that the White House announced that the United States Air Force’s total planned fleet size…

Any professional shooter will tell you that accuracy is nothing more than a byproduct of control—the precarious balancing act of a three-by-three skillset matrix. To put it all in perspective, accuracy is technically defined as the degree to which a shooter’s average point-of-impact (POI) aligns with the intended point-of-aim (POA). It is a measure of correctness rather than consistency. Accuracy describes where the group lands relative to the target’s center (provided your firearm is appropriately zeroed), not how tightly the shots cluster together. In technical marksmanship, ballistics and performance diagnostics used across military, law-enforcement and competitive shooting communities, accuracy is…

People’s Liberation Army Integrated Soldier System At Milipol we got a glimpse of the QDS204E Integrated Soldier System. Interestingly, it’s shown here in MultiCam, likely to draw international clients. Nothing seen here is groundbraking but it’s nice to get a look. Here is an article from 2022 regarding improvements to the system which seems to be in spiral development. Considering China and Russia’s defense pact, I find it an odd choice for any NATO nations to entertain the notion of adopting Chinese defense systems. I’d suspect this display (and other companies at Milipol) hoped to draw African and Asian contingents…

The Otis reaction rod for AR-15 barrel installation is a heavy-duty piece of gear.If you plan on swapping an AR barrel, you’re going to want a reaction rod, and the Otis PRO+ A15 UpLock is one of the best.I still remember the early days of installing an AR-15 barrel. Trying to clamp everything without crushing anything was a major undertaking. That problem was solved long ago, but Otis, as expected, has some improvements.The Pro+ A15 UpLock is something you need if you plan on installing or replacing a barrel. It’s a reaction rod, a simple bar to hold the barrel…

MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. —   Twelve LEAP Scholars recently took a star turn during Southern Star 2025 in Chile, enhancing communication and understanding among U.S. forces, six participating nations, and 10 observers throughout the complex multinational exercise. “Southern Star 2025 was a two-week multinational special operations exercise hosted by Chile and co-led by U.S. Special Operations Command South (SOCSOUTH),” said Senior Master Sgt. Pedro Estrada, a flight chief with the Operations Branch, 502 Communications Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas. “It involved over 2,700 personnel from six participating countries and 10 observers. The exercise simulated a UN-authorized…

The YETI Roadie 24 is one of those upgrades that actually matters. The brand didn’t change much because there wasn’t much needed to make it better. But by adding a drain plug and swapping the old handle for a shoulder strap, YETI made its already excellent mid-size cooler noticeably better in day-to-day use. You’ll often see this updated Roadie 24 referred to as the “Roadie 24 2.0,” even though that’s not its official name. No matter what you call it, I tested the new Roadie 24 for 6 weeks during the fall in Colorado’s Roaring Fork Valley. In testing, daytime…

HUNT VALLEY, Md., Dec. 2, 2025 – Textron Systems Corporation, a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, and its subsidiary Howe & Howe, announced today a sale of the RIPSAW® M3 robotic ground vehicle to the government of Sweden, the product’s first European customer. The M3 is part of Textron Systems’ RIPSAW family of vehicles, designed as a rugged and reliable robotic ground vehicle that leverages a Modular Open System Approach (MOSA) to simplify integration of new payloads, controllers and autonomy suites. Building on its reputation as a global leader in uncrewed, robotic and autonomous vehicles for land, air and sea, Textron…