EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska — In the brisk Alaskan air, on a steep hillside overlooking the vast terrain, U.S. Army Special Forces Soldiers assigned to 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) are preparing for one of the region’s most demanding combat training exercises: Red Flag-Alaska. For decades, Red Flag-Alaska has provided aircrews with the opportunity to train against realistic threats under contested conditions, building experience and confidence before facing real-world adversaries. Yet while fighter aircraft streak across the sky above the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, another fight begins long before the first jet takes to the air. Inside a nondescript room on Eielson Air Force Base, Green Berets huddled around maps, terrain imagery and mission graphics covering nearly every available table and wall space. Tactical communications equipment fills the corners of the room while planners refine timelines and routes. A briefing slide advances across a wall-mounted television, detailing the next day’s mission. The ground force commander spoke with precision, pointing to a route displayed on the screen. It was a surprising shift. Moments earlier, the team had been smiling, joking and laughing with each other. Now, they were all business, shifted into attentive and deliberate professionals. Routes, contingencies and…
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The largest backpack Tasmanian Tiger has ever developed. TACWRK launches the Tasmanian Tiger TT Mega Mil OPS Pack 600 with a 900-liter capacity, together with Ripperkon. Berlin / Dasing, April 1, 2026 With the Tasmanian Tiger TT Mega Mil OPS Pack 600, TACWRK is launching – right on April 1st…
MEDIA ALERT ADF Announce the Hi-Power Browning is Coming Back MEDIA ALERT ADF announce the Hi-Power Browning is coming back, the Australian Army has decided ” if it ain’t broke don’t fix it.” We will Cerakote these Coyote Brown Khaki CBK and re-issue the PLATATAC Bladetech Holster, designed in 1935 by John Browning the…
London, UK – 31st March– Global protection brand, D3O/Delta Three Oscar, today announces the appointment of Matthieu Bazil as Chief Executive Officer, effective 1 April 2026, following the retirement of incumbent CEO Stuart Sawyer. Bazil joins D3O as an experienced global CEO with a strong track record of building and…
Rotapoint at the USASOC Sniper Competition After making its debut at the 2024 competition, at least two of the top five finishing teams at the recent 2026 USASOC International Sniper Competition at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, used the Rotapoint Watch Cap. We are told the 3rd and 4th place teams…
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MoreFreedom Atlantic Introduces FPV Training Drones Freedom Atlantic now offers three 5″ FPV drone packages designed to meet you your mission. 1. Build it yourself. Receive the kit, follow the training path, and learn every component along the way. 2. Ready-to-fly. We assemble and configure the system so it’s ready…
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Dear Reader, As we head into a pivotal holiday weekend, I wanted to highlight two pieces of news about The American Conservative and our commitment to providing you high-quality audiovisual content in addition to our excellent web and print activist journalism. First, we have recently moved our long-running flagship podcast,…
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MoreThe U.S. economy added 57,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in June, below the 110,000 that economists expected. The unemployment rate fell slightly from May’s 4.3 to 4.2 percent. This month’s report follows May’s addition of 172,000 jobs and an upward revision of April’s report by 64,000 to 179,000. Subscribe Today …
HRT Tactical Gear Releases the HRT Holster Adapter: A Semi-Flexible Mounting Platform That Moves With You, Not Hinders You A holster is only as good as what it’s mounted to. HRT Tactical Gear’s new Holster Adapter starts with that premise and builds up from there — delivering a rigid, reliable…
President Donald Trump flew aboard the newest Air Force One on its maiden voyage Wednesday. The plane, a Boeing 747-8, was donated to the United States by the government of Qatar—a controversial gift that some allege is an attempt to buy influence with the president. Before leaving for the opening…
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Indirect negotiations between the U.S. and Iran in Doha, Qatar concluded on Thursday, the 15th day of talks to end the Iran War. Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry released a statement Thursday morning announcing that Qatari and Pakistani mediators concluded facilitating the talks and that “positive progress” was made on matters relating…
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Belleville Boot Launches Blackout Mini-MiL Barefoot Activity Shoe Belleville, IL., July 1, 2026 – Belleville Boot Company, an industry-leading manufacturer of law enforcement and military footwear has released the all-new Blackout Mini-MiL® barefoot duty & activity shoe. Built off the incredibly popular footprint of the US Army & Air Force…
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FORT BELVOIR, Va. (June 4, 2026) — To defeat adversaries’ explosive hazards on today’s battlefield, U.S. Army researchers are integrating the latest advances in artificial intelligence to deliver greater lethality and survivability to Soldiers. With Soldiers facing increasingly sophisticated and complex threats, Army scientists and engineers are developing capabilities to…
