A Very Quantico Christmas After a snowstorm prevents all the presents from being delivered to base, two rival marines must team up for a special mission…to save Christmas. Photo: Parker Young, Janel Parrish Credit: ©2025 Hallmark Media/Photographer: Fred Hayes (Used under fair use) In “Christmas on Duty,” Hallmark’s latest Christmas romp, director Jake Van Wagoner takes audiences to Quantico, Virginia, for a holiday caper that tackles a subject all too familiar to many Marines and veterans: Standing duty on Christmas. While the cozy flick features many of the standard-issue tropes that the holiday romance genre is known for, the Marine…
When five Chinese nationals were caught allegedly taking photos near classified military equipment at Camp Grayling in Northern Michigan in 2023, it wasn’t an isolated incident.Instead, it’s part of a “constant probing” of military installations, the head of the Michigan National Guard told state lawmakers Wednesday, Nov. 5.“The People’s Republic of China are very active in their information gathering, intelligence collection,” said Major General Paul D. Rogers, the adjutant general of the Michigan National Guard. “You see it through businesses, you see it through military sites, training. It’s not uncommon. I’d almost say it’s pretty routine for Chinese nationals ……
The warnings of war continue as NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) chief Mark Rutte has claimed that a confrontation with Russia won’t end once the conflict with Ukraine ends. Rutte added that NATO member-states must boost military production to be ready for a prolonged standoff with Russia and others. While speaking to Western defense contractors at the NATO-Industry Forum in Bucharest on Thursday, Rutte told the bloc’s arms makers that “there is more cash on the table and even more will flow” amid NATO’s rearmament push. According to a report by RT, Rutte also said that the fighting between Moscow and…
There’s an assumption people make about outdoor gear that prioritizes circularity and sustainability. Many people expect to sacrifice durability and performance in exchange for these “greener” designs. Osprey and Houdini wanted to change that. So this season, the two brands teamed up to design a line of four-season technical packs, dialed for backcountry skiing, climbing, hiking, and other outdoor activities. The packs are made from recycled materials, repairable, and (according to the brands) fully recyclable at the end of their useful lives. On November 6, Osprey and Houdini unveiled the Allt pack line. (Photo/Osprey) “Allt is proof that circularity-focused products…
Two recent court decisions in Florida have declared parts of the state’s gun laws unconstitutional, shaking up the legal landscape in one of the nation’s most firearm-friendly states and prompting calls for lawmakers to act. Despite Florida’s reputation as a pro-gun state, its Republican-controlled Legislature passed several restrictive measures after the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. Those included raising the minimum age to buy a firearm to 21 and maintaining a ban on open carry. Now, both of those laws are under fire, and the courts appear to be siding with the Constitution. Broward County…
Enlightened Equipment: 20% Off Sitewide (Photo/Tucker Adams) Sleeping quilts are all the rage among backpackers for their warmth and weight savings, and now one of the biggest names in the product is offering big discounts. Save 20% on Enlightened Equipment’s entire site, including quilts and apparel. Shop Enlightened Equipment BOTE: Up to 30% Off (Photo/BOTE) It might be too cold to paddle now, but that also means it’s a great time to save on gear for next summer. BOTE is slashing prices on a ton of paddleboards, kayaks, and inner tubes. Shop BOTE Sale Backcountry: POC Tectal Helmet: Up to…
Yeah, yeah, I know the headline got a lot of y’all riled up. After all, didn’t Mayor-elect Zorhan Mamdani explicitly say he wanted to ban all guns? Well, yeah. And Governors-elect Mikie Sherill and Abigail Spangberger both have called for gun control in their own rights, as has homicidal Attorney General-elect Jay Jones. They don’t like the idea of us having guns at all, and they support all manner of gun control.But that doesn’t mean they’re really anti-gun. To explain what I mean, I have to hand it over to the folks at News2A for…
Voters in Maine have approved Question 2, adopting a red flag law that will replace the state’s current “yellow flag” process for temporarily removing firearms from individuals deemed a danger to themselves or others. The Associated Press called the race Tuesday night, with the measure passing by a comfortable margin. Supporters celebrated the result at an event in Portland led by the Maine Gun Safety Coalition. Speaking to the crowd, board member Nacole Palmer called the vote “a choice for a safer future,” saying Mainers had rejected the idea that “gun rights and gun responsibility” are mutually exclusive. The new…
The United States’ impending resumption of nuclear testing after more than three decades is being touted by President Donald Trump as a method to challenge adversaries. Nuclear experts question the timing behind such aspirations, telling Military.com that yield-producing nuclear testing has not occurred since 1998 and that an international framework already exists to deter threats.Trump made the surprise announcement ordering the U.S. military to resume nuclear testing after 33 years while onboard U.S. Marine One last Thursday, while on his way to meet with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Busan, South Korea, as part of a days-long policy trip throughout Asia.”Because…
Posted in Daily News, Firearms Customization, Product Announcement by with No CommentsTags: P365, Sig Sauer, Strike Industries, Strike Magazine Release In an effort to keep your carry gun from snagging on your clothes, most modern micro-compacts are smooth. Corners rounded, edges smooth, these firearms are built for a specific purpose. However, in this process, some feel that these pistols are too smooth. Shooters understand the need for texture in strategic places, one being the magazine release. Strike Industries has just released their version of a textured magazine release for the SIG Sauer P365 series. This is the Strike Magazine Release…
WASHINGTON — The number of reported sexual assaults across the military inched up by about 1% last year, as a sharp decline in Army numbers offset large increases in the other three services, U.S. officials told The Associated Press. The small overall uptick is significantly less than the 13% jump the Defense Department saw in 2021, but it’s overshadowed by the fact the Air Force, the Navy and the Marine Corps all had more reports last year than the previous year, according to the two U.S. officials. Because the Army is much larger than the other three services, its 9%…
FN America is growing. The Virginia company’s manufacturing center has always been located in Columbia, South Carolina. Now, with the introduction of popular guns like the updated Five-seveN Mk3, the High Power, the new Reflex micro-compact and the under-$1000 Guardian AR-15, the company is going to need more manufacturing capacity. Toward that end . . . FN America, LLC, the U.S. subsidiary of FN Herstal, S.A., a global firearms manufacturer, is pleased to announce plans to open a second production facility located in Pickens County, South Carolina, further expanding the company’s presence in the state. The company will invest $33…
Posted in Daily News, Optics, Podcast, Reflex/Red Dot by with No CommentsTags: Modern Samurai Project, Pistol Red Dots, podcast, red dot, Scott Jedlinski, TFB Behind the Gun Podcast, TFB Podcast A couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to go to a media event featuring a lot of pistol red dot shooting. The instructor for the event was none other than Scott Jedlinksi of The Modern Samurai Project. Scott and MSP travel around the country to train both civilians and law enforcement in the effective employment and use of pistols equipped with red dots. Scott’s company offers everything from…
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True 2A people hate the NRA too. pic.twitter.com/paoynjakLi — Hannah Cox (@HannahDCox) April 25, 2023 The NRA, again, is more of a Republican shill organization. And the problem with the NRA — my main beef with them — is they don’t stand up for the Second Amendment rights of black people. You know, we haven’t heard them say a freaking peep when people like Philando Castile, who was gunned down in his car over being a Second Amendment holder, who did everything he was supposed to do, in that interaction with the cop, got gunned down by a cop with…
This article was originally published by Michael Snyder at The End of the American Dream. Have we already reached the peak global population? Birth rates have been declining in wealthy countries for years, and now they are way below replacement level all over the industrialized world. Birth rates are still above replacement level in some poor countries, but they are steadily trending down as young people in those nations embrace cultural values from wealthy countries. Meanwhile, average life expectancy is falling in the United States and elsewhere, and the number of excess deaths has spiked dramatically all over the planet during…
Former Rep. Gabby Giffords saw her political career, as it was going, put to an end by a madman. No one thinks what happened to her was justified, but it happened. It’s not surprising that she recovered and started a gun control group. I don’t think anyone was overly shocked by that. However, many of Giffords’ supporters have argued over and over again that people like her respect the Second Amendment, they just want what they term “common sense” gun control. The problem is that Gabby didn’t get that memo. As we wrap our interview in her office, I ask…
BEIJING — China’s military has dispatched a pair of navy ships to take part in joint drills with Singapore’s navy and join in a regional maritime security exhibition. The exercises starting Friday in the Southeast Asian city state come amid China’s growing presence in the South China Sea, which it claims sovereignty over virtually in its entirety. Concerns are especially pronounced in the U.S., which on Wednesday joined with forces from the Philippines in major exercises in Philippine waters facing the South China Sea that are likely to anger China. Beijing’s more assertive stance comes as its relations with the…
Generally, bears won’t attack humans unless they are protecting young, starving, or habituated. We end up killing more bears than they do us and they are well aware of our destructive capabilities.However, attacks do happen, and as bears migrate and our city centers sprawl ever further, they will happen more often. Uneducated people will make mistakes when dealing with a bear and that can have catastrophic ramifications for both them and the bear.Understanding bear behavior is imperative in avoiding a confrontation, but if you find yourself in a scenario where you have to defend yourself, it’s best to learn some…
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One of the commercial benefits of military solicitations is the direction it drives manufacturers. In an effort to win these contracts, companies will invest the time and money to develop and test the creation of new products. Sometimes the product is too specialized to benefit the rest of us, but other times it’s becomes something that we didn’t even know we wanted.Nightforce ATACR Dark Earth 7-35x56mm F1. MSRP $3,700 (Photo by Mark Fingar)One example of a military solicitation benefitting the commercial market was the ability to quickly change a rifle’s chambering between .308 Winchester, .300 Winchester Magnum and .338 Lapua…
