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After Action Reports
I stepped outside my comfort zone last weekend and attended an Appleseed event. For those not familiar with Project Appleseed, the organization’s website states: “Project Appleseed™ isn’t a gun club or a militia, nor is it a historical society. Instead, we are a non-partisan group of men and women (known as the Revolutionary War Veterans… read more »
Happy Friday, everybody. New Dry Dock Photos Show Extent of Hidden USS Fitzgerald Damage https://news.usni.org/2017/07/12/new-dry-dock-photos-show-extent-hidden-uss-fitzgerald-damage Doctrine, and Why TRADOC is a Euphemism for Bad Training http://www.breachbangclear.com/doctrine-is-more-important-than-lessons-paid-for-with-blood/ Patrick Van Horne (Author of Left of Bang) Discusses Situational Awareness http://www.theideavacuum.com/podcast/patrick-van-horne-situational-awareness-threat-detection-idea-vacuum-podcast-006/ Dramatic Drone Footage Reveals A Mosul Devastated By 3 Years Of ISIS Occupation http://taskandpurpose.com/mosul-isis-drone-video/… read more »
For Walkthrough Wednesday, we are continuing our discussion on External Ballistics. Understanding External Ballistics will allow us to engage targets better at varying distances by knowing where it is in relation to our line of sight or more commonly, our point of aim. When dealing with external ballistics there are a few misconceptions that… read more »
For Friday, were going to discuss a new topic: Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures that are obsolete or fossilized. This week’s Fossil Friday topic is the 25 meter scaled target qualification, or ALT-C. References for this discussion are TC 3-22.9, change 1 dated January 2017, and the Draft Integrated Weapons Training Strategy (TC 3-20.0) TC 3-22.9,… read more »
For Tactics, Techniques and Procedures Thursday, we are continuing our discussion on optics. Specifically, we will be discussing the M68 Close Combat Optic, or CCO. The reference for this is TM 9-1240-413-13P dated may 2013, and TC 3-22.9, Change 1 dated January 2017 The close combat optic (CCO), M68 is a non-telescopic (unmagnified) reflex sight… read more »
Photo Cred: DARC Instagram #thorsurine #explosivebreaching #omniexplosives A post shared by DARC1 (@directactionresourcecenter) on Nov 16, 2016 at 9:26pm PST Happy Friday, everyone. Police Officers Face Cumulative PTSD https://www.policeone.com/health-fitness/articles/323686006-Police-officers-face-cumulative-PTSD/ Earlier this week, multiple sources were claiming that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed in a Syrian air strike. Now multiple sources are again reporting that al-Baghdadi… read more »
For Manual Monday, we are continuing our discussion on Movement. Specifically, we will addressing Retrograde movement according to doctrine. Our reference for this discussion is TC 3-22.9 Change 1, dated January 2017. As mentioned last week, there are four major categories of movement according to doctrine. Forward, Retrograde, Lateral, and Turning about Left/Right. We are… read more »
Photo Credit – DARC Instagram March OPFOR list has been posted on bacefook. Chaos Island is happening 21-26March. #violenceistheanswer #freedomlovesthegasmask #opfor #forceonforce A post shared by DARC1 (@directactionresourcecenter) on Mar 6, 2017 at 12:28pm PST Welcome to this weeks Five on Friday. From new product announcements to some commentary on a North Korea EMP Attack,… read more »
They Already Have Their Conclusion For more than ten years, I’ve been in leadership of the most effective gun rights organization in the country. For eight of those, I’ve been its President. During my tenure, my organization has shepherded into law 15 pro gun bills that we authored or supported. I say this not to brag, because… read more »
For Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures Thursday, we are continuing our discussion from last week about optics. Specifically, we are discussing how do we know if our projectile is going to hit a target at a certain distance? What is a way for a Paratrooper to know how accurate their weapon is? Or how accurate their… read more »