FORT KNOX, Ky. — As the early morning sun broke the dawn, hundreds of JROTC cadets moved to their start positions. Radio crackles could be heard across the starting lines, signaling the competition was about to begin. Nervous faces turned serious. On the command ‘Go!’ cadets broke into a sprint, striving to bring home the…
Kratos Design Group Expands “Hera” Bag Rider Product Line to include SOPMOD Stocks Building on the existing options for Magpul SL & SL-S stocks, Kratos Design Group announces a new addition to fit SOPMOD & Enhanced SOPMOD stocks. The Hera Bag Riders provide more surface area to contact your rear support bag giving you some…
Remains of the “Iron Curtain” in the Czech Republic, 2014. Photo by Marcin Szala / CC BY-SA 3.0. The Cold War, spanning from the end of World War II in 1945 to the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, was characterized by a tense geopolitical standoff between the United States and its allies on…
We at CANCON are deeply saddened by the devastation and loss of life caused by Hurricane Helene. In partnership with Silencer Central, we are making a limited amount of Friday, November 8th tickets to the areas hit hardest by Helene completely free for a limited amount of eligible attendees. People with a government-issued ID card…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – October 31, 2024 Pioneering autonomous drone technology with groundbreaking latency reduction, target acquisition, and real-time facial recognition capabilities. Las Vegas, Nevada — Narsil Dynamics, a leader in drone technology with a legacy as Asia’s first large-scale drone manufacturer, has teamed up with Strike Industries (SI) to introduce the Waspy—a revolutionary AI-powered…
Since its inception, the Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care (CoTCCC) has evolved its guidance on tourniquet placement, especially with advancements in battlefield medicine and lessons learned from conflicts. 1.????Early Guidance (1990s-early 2000s): Initially, CoTCCC recognized the need for clear guidelines on tourniquet use due to the high number of preventable deaths from extremity hemorrhage.…
In 2014, I was a retired DEA Special Agent working for the U.S. government in the Counter Narcotics (CN) program as a mentor to a Counter Narcotics Police Afghanistan (CNP-A) National Interdiction Unit (NIU). Gone were the days when active-duty agents mentored the host country counterparts. I was stationed in Herat, Afghanistan, at a CN…
AUSA 24 – SIG Remote Operated Equipment SIG gave us an update on their robotics and remote operated weapon station programs which they are referring to, with an eye to the future, as Remote Operated Equipment. As you may recall, SIG purchased Israel’s General Robotics last year. This is the first fully US-produced SIG weapon…
Twenty-four years ago (as of this writing), I decided I wanted a .308-caliber “battle rifle”. I was a young man who was still developing his tastes in firearms. Like the young fool I was, only recently old enough to own guns, I bought, sold, and traded guns frequently (and let me tell you, I regret…
5 Minute Read 0 Comments Comparing the 6.5 Creedmoor and 6mm ARC is a little like apples and oranges. Both cartridges were designed for superior long-range use, but they were made for different platforms. The 6.5 Creedmoor is made for the AR-10, while the 6mm ARC is meant more for the AR-15. But what if…