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Military-focused articles on training, tactics, equipment, weapons, sustainment, leadership, lessons learned, and professional experience.

A Beginner’s Guide to Ruck Marching

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I am currently assigned as an Infantry OSUT commander (Basic Combat Training and Advanced Individual Training, rolled into one 14-week course). As such, I manage the training for between 600 and 800 new trainees over the course of the year and ensure that they meet the standards for and are validated to become Infantrymen in … Read more

The Story of the Flex Releasable Cummerbund Kit and the Birth Arbor Arms

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“Oh, FRCK IT” I thought to my self as I teetered on the gunnel tube of a 32 foot Rigid Inflatable Boat skipping down lake Thar Thar, Iraq at 20 knots.  But I’m getting ahead of myself, this story starts almost 8 years earlier in December of 1999 when a ch-46 was trying to land on … Read more

B.E. Meyers & Co. Releases the MAWL-CLAD, a New SWIR Variant of the MAWL Series

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October 9, 2017 (Redmond, WA) – B.E. Meyers & Co., Inc. is proud to announce the release of a new variant of the MAWL series of weapon aiming lasers and illuminators: the MAWL-CLAD (Covert Laser Aiming Device).   The MAWL-CLAD distinguishes itself from other MAWL variants through the inclusion of a Short-wave Infrared (SWIR) laser … Read more

B.E. Meyers BOARS-M2

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B.E. Meyers & Co., Inc. is pleased to announce the release of a revolutionary new optics and accessory rail system called the BOARS-M2 (B.E. Meyers Optics & Accessories Rail System) for the M2, M2A1, M3 series .50 caliber heavy machine gun platforms. The BOARS – M2 mount is a low-profile mounting solution that offers a … Read more

Buyer Beware: Selecting Your Everyday Carry Tourniquet

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Authors: Andrew D. Fisher and Will G. With the increase in Active Violent Incidents (AVIs) over the last few years and the shared lessons learned (LL) from the U.S. and Canadian militaries’ experience in Afghanistan and Iraq, there has been an explosion of life-saving devices hitting the market. Nothing has become a larger issue than … Read more

P&S ModCast 109 — Jungle Operations

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Military practitioners discuss jungle operations, including tropical environmental hazards, weapons and equipment, movement, navigation, sustainment, maintenance, and training.