Author: Jack Bogart

The range day is over. Your rifle is back in the case. The optic survived hours of steady rain. Your radio still works. The batteries have power. Everything looks fine, so you wipe down the exposed surfaces, close the cases, load the truck, and head home. Weeks later, you open that same case before the next training day. A faint haze has formed across the lens. The battery contacts are beginning to discolor. The radio powers on, but the connection is inconsistent. You expected the equipment to be ready. Instead, you are inspecting contacts, changing batteries, and trying to determine…

Wind moves through the trees at Schofield Barracks’ East Range as leaves crunch underfoot and boots sink into mud. Humidity clings to uniforms as security forces airmen navigate steep terrain, flowing water and unfamiliar surroundings, trading the familiar landscape of the Midwest for the jungle terrain of Oahu, Hawaii. For two weeks, July 13-27, airmen assigned to the Ohio Air National Guard’s 178th Security Forces Squadron challenged themselves through annual training designed to strengthen small-unit tactics, decision-making and expeditionary readiness. The training combined classroom instruction with hands-on field exercises, including jungle familiarization, dismounted patrolling, ambush training, land navigation and rope…

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. — The Project Office for the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft recently executed a critical design iteration of the Army’s next-generation assault aircraft, the MV-75 Cheyenne, at Redstone Arsenal during a special user evaluation. Over the course of a week in mid-May, a team of operators from the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB), engineers and trainers gathered to focus on a critical aspect of modern aviation: the pilot display system and its impact on cognitive workload. Welcoming the group, Col. Jeffrey Poquette, project manager for FLRAA, highlighted the unique capabilities this new assault tilt-rotor will bring to…

Whenever I see a news headline detailing the “arsenal” police found when making an arrest, I tend to cringe. As someone who works with guns for a living, I go through my fair share of ammo. I’ve got more random mismatched rounds in half-empty boxes — ammo I don’t even own guns for anymore — than most of these so-called-arsenals.How much ammo is enough? This isn’t just one question — there are two parts to this.How much ammo should I carry?How much ammo should I shoot?Every Day Carry?If you carry a mag-fed pistol — concealed or open — I’d say…

WASHINGTON — The Army has replaced the long-standing height and weight tables, circumference-based tape test, and supplemental body fat assessments with the waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) health assessment tool. This immediate change is part of a broader effort to accurately assess Soldier health, increase force readiness and continue to align the Army Body Composition Program with medically validated practices. “This is about lethality and health,” said Sgt. Maj. Monsanto, Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1, Directorate of Prevention, Resilience, Readiness. “We are adopting new metrics to ensure our Soldiers are healthy and physically fit to fight and win.” Under the new policy,…

Immersive experience on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial invites every American to remember and honor generations of military service during the nation’s 250th anniversary commemoration. SAN ANTONIO, TX – July 27, 2026 – As Americans continue commemorating our nation’s 250thanniversary, The National Military Monument will open to the public on July 28, offering a one-of-a-kind tribute honoring more than 41 million Americans who have answered the call to serve across 250 years of our nation’s history. Located on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., the monument invites visitors to reflect on the generations of Americans whose…

ARLINGTON, Va. – The Air National Guard is rolling out sweeping recruiting and retention transformation initiatives—removing accession barriers, expanding enterprise support and reshaping how it competes for the talent required to build dominating air power and ensure wartime readiness. The ANG has also launched a “Summer Surge Incentive,” which pairs $7,500 bonuses with 3-year enlistment contracts, to secure ANG reenlistments and to recruit Airmen looking to transfer from active duty or the Air Force Reserve. “It is all part of an effort to continue reaching individuals seeking purpose, growth and the opportunity to make a lasting impact,” said U.S. Air…

When I first pulled the Buck 636 Paklite Processor knife out of the box half of me was attracted to it and half said it has the shape to be a good boning knife, but it is way too stiff. I was headed up to the Sawtooth Survival Gathering to conduct two Knife seminars and conduct a demo processing a goat so the half that attracted me to it brought it along. I worked for 45 years in the big beef processing plants. We use semi flex 6-inch bladed boning knives for our boning. So I know that a super…

Samuel Riner may only be in his mid-20s, but he already has more than a decade of knifemaking experience under his belt – and his goal this year is to showcase his work to its widest audience yet. Riner got his first taste of the craft as a kid. His father was actually in the handle material business, creating and selling Micarta slabs for knifemakers. “He showed me the basics, and then I taught myself from there,” Riner tells us. “I was fourteen when I first felt like making a knife – and I had some equipment, so I made…

This one if off Instagram, but big-ish news nonetheless. You asked. We listened. Discover the new Elementum with CPM MagnaCut Blade. Official Release: August 24,2026 Stay tuned. I am almost certainly picking one up myself. I have a half dozen Elementums, and I like the style. Some flip, one that is essentially a gravity knife, and the Utility blade version. View this post on Instagram A post shared by We Knife Co., Ltd (@weknives) Read the full article here