There are numerous types of coffee available. We usually think about this in terms of roasts, blends, and maybe even country of origin. There are espresso blends and breakfast blends, light roasts and dark roasts, 100 percent Colombian and ...
A recent viral video showed the United States Coast Guard crew from the Legend-class cutter Munro intercepting a drug smuggling submarine in the Pacific. Switching between two camera angles, crew members from the Coast Guard leap onboard, slam down ...
The desert surrounding the infamous “Area 51” government installation is not for the faint of heart. The barren landscape, just an hour outside of Las Vegas, features brutal temperatures, no shade or cover, and a complete lack of water or ...
The U.S. Army's Special Forces, sometimes known as “Green Berets,” are an elite special operations force (SOF) tasked with many types of missions, from direct-action raids to complex reconnaissance and gathering human intelligence on the ...
Zdzisław Jeziorański, Jan Kwiatkowski, codename “Janek,” codename “Zych,” Jan Nowak — these were a handful of noms de guerre used by the famed Courier of Warsaw while working for the Polish Underground during World War II. His journeys took him ...
wenty-five years ago in Rwanda, one of the worst genocides in modern history ended after four months of government-organized slaughter. At least half a million people were killed, often by their own neighbors and friends, simply for being part of the ...
The professional dog industry is complicated. Trained dogs range from seeing eye dogs for the visually impaired, dogs who can smell blood sugar levels, and even attack dogs who look like they’ll rip your throat out. There are also emotional support ...
One thing the firearms industry has in spades is choices. A quick visit to a local gun store can leave a new shooter feeling overwhelmed with all the available options. And advertisements touting every gun as the best one out there offer little ...
Fourteen years before Rick Ecktor taught hundreds of people how to safely handle and shoot firearms as the head of Legally Armed in Detroit (LAID), he was the victim of a violent crime. Ecktor had just finished working in his detached garage. ...
Paramedics Sarah, Jessica, and Alex (last names withheld for security) sat in their ambulance on a street corner somewhere in Minneapolis, awaiting the next 911 call to come in. It was a hot August night, and the air conditioner was struggling. But ...
perating undercover as an Allied spy was stressful work. They disguised themselves as ordinary citizens, developing false identities, documents, and cover stories while building trust amongst networks forged in secrecy through shared misery and ...
A Starbucks in Tempe, Arizona, is catching a lot of heat for how one of its baristas reportedly treated a group of police officers on Independence Day.The Tempe Officers Association took to Twitter to share details of the now-viral ...
U.S. Air Force Technical Sergeant John A. Chapman was killed in action on March 4, 2002. He fought with courage and ferocity on the cold, snow-laden mountaintop of Takur Ghar, now known as Roberts Ridge. Chapman was posthumously awarded the Medal ...
It was the Fourth of July, 1826, precisely 50 years after the United States of America had declared its independence. Two elderly men lay in two beds — one in Massachusetts, the other in Virginia — and the life in their bones began to wane. One ...
Colorful explosions in the sky, bottle rocket fights on the ground, meat on the grill, cold beer in your hand, and a whole lot of red, white, and blue — that sounds like a perfect Independance Day. But what does a red-blooded American do after the ...
Isolated and far from home, the members of the Corps of Discovery celebrated the Fourth of July three times in the wilderness in 1804, 1805, and 1806. Led by Captain Meriwether Lewis and Lieutenant William Clark, the expedition left St. Louis in ...
It’s been a while since the creative minds behind the satirical music label Lincoln’s Box Seats put out a new single. Mat Best has been understandably busy with the release of his new book and running the fast-growing Black Rifle Coffee Company ...
In the heat of the Gulf War, along what became known as the Highway of Death, Scott Almhjell remembers seeing a truck. It moved with an abnormally jagged rhythm before hauling to an abrupt stop.Almhjell, a U.S. Army Cavalry Scout, ran over to ...
One of the best ways to stand out in any neighborhood is to grill like a beast, and there’s no better time than summer to do it. Several years ago I went from zero to hero on my grill with very little past success. Sure, I could grill, but I couldn’t ...
Survival was a long shot for the 600 remaining soldiers of 2nd Battalion, 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional). Codename Galahad, the famed Merrill's Marauders were the first American troops to fight the Japanese in Asia, and are the predecessors of ...
When you’re done brewing that precious first cup of coffee in the morning, you pour the liquid gold into a mug to savor as you slowly allow yourself to greet the day. At least that’s the dream. More than likely, you dump that tasty hot brew into a ...
The AR rifle platform is popular among gun enthusiasts because of its customization. The modular platform allows gun owners the freedom to accessorize or even create their own build from the comfort of their own homes — the epitome of user friendly ...
In 2007, U.S. Marine Sergeant John Peck was on his first deployment to Iraq. He was manning a machine gun when his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device (IED). Peck was thrown from his seat, and his face slammed into the gun. He ...
he van let the group of veterans from Heroic Hearts Project out at the bottom of a two-lane country road. It was too steep for the vehicle to go any farther. As they hiked deeper into the Peruvian jungle, flocks of chickens ran around their feet. ...
In the early hours of June 22, 1941, Adolf Hitler ordered the Nazi Wehrmacht to invade the Soviet Union. Operation Barbarossa would end up being the largest invasion in history. The operation's name was peculiar. "Barbarossa" was a medieval Germanic ...
“All Soldiers must be 'sold' upon the necessity of being in excellent physical condition. The leader must convince the men that a high level of fitness will give them a much better chance to survive in combat situations. When troops realize their ...
Wars are as culturally defining for a nation as its pop culture and politics. Each generation of war veterans breeds a new generation of writers who are willing to expose their scars and bleed them onto the page. The act itself violates a ...
Skills learned in the military can translate pretty well to the civilian business world. We see that now more than ever with the myriad veteran-owned businesses that populate both the online and brick-and-mortar marketplace. We wanted to shine a ...
Even before the millions of everyday carry (EDC) pocket dump photos started popping up on social media, knives have been a common everyday tool. Young boys receive their first knife as a rite of passage, and more women are becoming acclimated to ...
Ed Hafer has been the facilities supervisor at Black Rifle Coffee Company since the first day they opened for business. But it wasn’t a tough job to score — his son, Evan, is the company’s founder and CEO.“My dad is one of the hardest working men ...
