Space Force must grow to counter China and Russia, lawmaker says
The leader of the House Armed Services Committee said Tuesday the Space Force needs to grow in size to overcome increasing threats from China and Russia. Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Ala., was a key player in establishing the Space Force five years ago. At the time,...
Second man guilty in Colombian drugging, kidnapping of US soldiers
The second of three defendants charged in the drugging and kidnapping of two U.S. Army soldiers in Colombia in 2020 pleaded guilty in federal court recently. Pedro Jose Silva Ochoa, 47, of Bogota, Colombia, also known as “Tata,” pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge connected...
NBC Falsely Claims Magazine Disconnects Improve Safety of Handguns
Around 11 people are killed each year because their handguns lacked a magazine disconnect, according to a massive 4,600-word special report by NBC News, which was released Friday. The story’s title tells you all you need to know about the content: “A simple device could help curb...
Tom Cruise awarded top Navy honor for military movie roles
LONDON — The world’s most famous fictional Top Gun is now a decorated naval hero. Tom Cruise was awarded the U.S. Navy’s top civilian honor Tuesday for “outstanding contributions to the Navy and the Marine Corps” with “Top Gun” and other films. Cruise, who has...
Combatant commands mishandled classified mobile devices, audit finds
Three U.S. combatant commands and the Defense Department’s IT support agency failed to follow cybersecurity protocols when handling classified mobile devices, according to a Defense Department Office of the Inspector General report released Monday. The heavily redacted report, entitled the “Audit of Cybersecurity of DoD...
Brooklyn DA Declines to Prosecute Bus Driver in Self-Defense Case
The Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office has decided not to pursue charges against Ian Bascombe, a 58-year-old MTA bus driver, following a violent altercation aboard a Brooklyn bus, Dec. 13. This decision comes in the wake of the recent acquittal of Daniel Penny, a former Marine,...
MPVO – The Optic You Don’t Know You Need
By Tom Marshall and Dave Merrill RED DOTS, LPVO, & LONG RANGE SCOPES, OH MY. American manufacturing is better and more accessible than ever. Our collective knowledge and understanding of the AR-15 platforms has resulted in mid-market rifles in 2021 with more accuracy potential than...
No runways, no sorties: Chinese missiles threaten US airpower plans
American air bases “can no longer be considered a sanctuary.” That is the sobering conclusion of the U.S. Air Force’s new Installation Infrastructure Action Plan, released last week. Unlike the last 30 years, when U.S air bases were largely safe havens from enemy attacks, the...
CEO Killing: Activists Seek Ghost Gun Laws, But Ignore the Facts & Law
Predictably, gun control activists are citing the cold-blooded Manhattan murder of health insurance executive Brian Thompson to call for more gun control, particularly in the hot-button areas of “ghost guns” and “3D printed firearms.” There are at least two main problems with this. One, the facts of...
12 ISIS fighters killed in new round of US strikes on Syria, DOD says
U.S. forces in the Middle East conducted the second round of strikes in Syria in as many weeks, killing 12 enemy fighters Monday. Central Command, which oversees the American military in the region, said the targets included “ISIS leaders, operatives and camps,” though it didn’t...
