In this video the Bunkerville Nevada jury is addressed again, but this time with even more egregious threats from the federal agents during the Bundy operation. Listen to this and consider how you may have responded. Men like Greg Burleson and Todd Engel knew their only option was to go stand by their neighbor, whose …
Sea mines are devastating weapons. Cheap to produce and relatively easy to field, they can make shipping lanes and straits impassable to military and civilian maritime traffic. Even the threat of sea mines can bring economies to a standstill. To address the threat of sea mines, the Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Groups (SNMCMGs) patrol the …
“The aircraft won’t forgive any mistakes. It doesn’t matter if you are a man or a woman, we are all pilots,” says Lt Katarzyna Tomiak-Siemieniewicz, the first-ever female MiG-29 fighter pilot in the Polish Air Force. In this video, she discusses her role as part of NATO’s air defence Quick Reaction Alert and being an …
SOF lost a long time friend today, Dick Swan of A.R.M.S. Mounts. Dick was at the SOF first Convention, was a regular until the Conventions ended in 2001, and continued to be a friend with whom we had regular contact until he went into a coma. He died in his home after a long illness …
INDEPENDENCE DAY 1636 – City of Providence, Rhode Island, was formed. 1754 – Lieutenant Colonel George Washington is compelled to surrender “Fort Necessity” to a French task force from Fort Duquesne (present day Pittsburgh). Washington had been dispatched by Virginia’s governor with a mixed force of soldiers of the Virginia Provincial Regiment and Virginia militiamen …
On 4 July, 1776, the Second Continental Congress unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence. This is America’s Independence Day. It is a day to recognize those who made this possible and those who continue to make it possible. Independence is something that we have to fight for every single day, nurture and continue to defend. …
This tribute appeared in SOF at the time of Tribute CSM Martin Barreras 75th Rangers’ untimely death after being wounded in action. Berreras was a friend of SOF. We met him through SOF friend Dick Swan of A.R.M.S. Mounts. One of my very closest best friends I ever had, CSM Martin Barreras 75th Rangers, died this morning in a TX …
The following is largely based on an interview with Contractor, MSG (Retired) Michael (Train) Beltran When Train arrived, the leadership was comprised of all Viet Nam vets, mostly SF. He spent eight years there and didn’t want to leave, but he had attended the assessment and selection course for First SFOD-D, and was accepted! He …
Africans can solve their own problems, but foreign powers don’t allow it – mercenary leader VIDEO RT talks to Founder, Author of Executive Outcomes, SOF friend, Eeben Barlow Sophie Shevardnadze:Eeben Barlow, founder of Executive Outcomes private military company, welcome to the show. It’s really great to have you with us. Now, Mr. Barlow, Executive Outcomes …
In Congress, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which …
An off-duty Wichita police officer was shot in the leg by a home intruder as he protected his family on Tuesday morning. Wichita, KS – An off-duty Wichita police officer was shot by a home intruder early Tuesday morning during an exchange of gunfire that sent both the officer and the suspect to the hospital. …
By Keven Roark DOD Scientists have developed a novel “melt-cast” explosive material that could be a suitable replacement for Trinitrotoluene, more commonly known as TNT. One major challenge was coming up with a formula that would significantly surpass the explosive energy of TNT, but still have melt-casting capability.– David Chavez Scientists at Los Alamos National …
