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On This Day In History: The Liberation of Arnhem

For anyone with an interest in WWII history, and especially for anyone interested in the history of airborne forces in WWII, today marks a rather special, and poignant, anniversary. On the 15th of April 1945 the town of Arnhem in the Netherlands was finally liberated after 5 years of occupation,...

Museum Monday

The Maroon Beret The 82d Airborne Division's iconic maroon beret dates back to World War II and, like many other berets in the U.S. Army, is a tribute to the British Forces. The maroon beret was originally given to the U.S. Army's 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment by their British counterparts,...

Friday Foto

A U.S. Marine with Company C, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, provides security during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., April 2, 2020. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Corey A. Mathews

Prometheus Design Werx Announces New NYCO+ Odyssey Cargo Pant

Prometheus Design Werx’s best-selling Odyssey Cargo Pant returns this Spring 2020 with their tried-and-true, field-ready NYCO ripstop fabric - updated with stretch for improved mobility and comfort. These utility field pants feature purpose driven design at its core with carefully considered pockets for today’s EDC, and functional features to excel...

New Device Turns Standard Binoculars Into “Nightvision”

Axeon Optics focuses on bringing the sporting world tools that can be used to their advantage. With this in mind Axeon Optics is thrilled to announce the Axeon NightVue, a binocular mounted green laser illuminator that transforms the standard binocular from a daylight only tool into an optic that can...

Friday Foto

March 29, 2020 Ranger School Class RC 04-20 receives a quick pep talk from the Battalion Commander LTC Pritchett before embarking on a waterborne insertion to conduct a Raid across the Santa Rosa sound. Photo: 6th Ranger Training Battalion, US Army.  

IWI US Announces Semi-Auto Only Version of Negev LMG

IWI US is super excited finally be able announce the release of semi-auto version of the Negev 5 and Negev 7 light machine guns! The Negev 5 in 5.56 NATO and 7 in 7.62x71 Nato in semi-auto-only configuration will each ship with 2 spare barrels, 1 nutsack, and a hard...

G&G Armament Introduces Flower Seed BBs

In the real world blood makes the grass grow; but as airsoft is non-lethal, something kinder and gentler is required. Behold the new micro-seed BBs from G&G Armament! After years of R&D, G&G Armament has finally perfected a new BB that is truly biodegradable and environmentally-friendly - so much so...