FirstSpear Friday Focus: CSM Drop Pouch

The CSM DROP POUCH is built for operators who need fast access, reliable retention, and zero nonsense. Double-lined construction and a formed opening make magazine stowage smooth and efficient, even under stress or with gloves on. Designed for mags, shotgun shells, NVGs, and other mission-essential gear, it’s versatile enough for range work, patrol, or deployment. The…

Inside Russia’s RPL-20 Machine Gun

RPL-20 with the feed tray cover open and the feed tray lifted. By Lynndon Schooler. The RPL-20 is a fascinating machine gun as it represents a shift in Russian small-arms design, combining legacy ideas with more modern trends, primarily the full 12 o’clock M1913 rail real estate for enablers. While my earlier RPL-20 article covered the…

Dogface Soldiers Integrate Drones, Electronic Warfare During Raider Density

FORT STEWART, Ga. — U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, are redefining how modern warfare is fought during Raider Density, an intensive training event conducted from April–May designed to prepare units for large-scale combat. Across the installation’s training areas, Soldiers are adapting to a battlefield where information, speed and…