By Michael Kurcina Mike credits his early military training as the one thing that kept him disciplined through the many years. He currently provides his expertise as an adviser for an agency within the DoD. Michael Kurcina subscribes to the Spotter Up way of life. “I will either find a way or I will make…
By Michael Kurcina Mike credits his early military training as the one thing that kept him disciplined through the many years. He currently provides his expertise as an adviser for an agency within the DoD. Michael Kurcina subscribes to the Spotter Up way of life. “I will either find a way or I will make…
RTS Tactical Level IIIA/HG2 Body Armor Compression Shirt Guest post by Frank, current LEO and SWAT Recently, I was sent the RTS Tactical Level IIIA/HG2 body armor compression shirt (hereafter “RTS tactical armor shirt” or “shirt”) for testing and evaluation. Having seen similar products on the market before, I was at first a bit skeptical,…
Do you remember getting that lump in your throat because you were nervous before executing something? That kind of feeling came from getting on stage in front of people to give an impromptu speech, jumping out of an airplane or going on a mission with your mates for the first time? Do you remember the…
Avro Vulcan – Last Flight over Farnborough 11th October 2015, Photo credit: Alastair Barbour / CC By 2.5. The Avro Vulcan, officially the Avro Type 698 Vulcan, was a strategic bomber that served as a vital part of the United Kingdom’s nuclear deterrent during the early stages of the Cold War. Designed and manufactured by…
The La Coupole V-2 launch site at Wizernes in France was destroyed by bombing before it could be brought into use. Photo by Clare Wilkinson / CC By 2.0. Operation CROSSBOW was a pivotal initiative during World War II, born from the urgent need to confront an unprecedented menace. As the war escalated, Germany’s development…
Major Samson, an officer at Latchmere House, MI5 Intelligence Centre in World War II. Photo courtesy Imperial War Museums. The newly declassified British Security Service (MI5) World War Two “watcher” advice provides a unique insight into the day-to-day realities of wartime espionage. This guidance, reveled in a wartime booklet in issued to newly recruited MI5…
Three German Silbermöwe-class motorboats, used during the last phase of Operation Jungle. Operation JUNGLE was a daring and clandestine program conducted by the British Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), commonly referred to as MI6, from 1949 to 1955. It aimed to infiltrate intelligence and resistance agents into Soviet-occupied Poland and the Baltic states—Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania—to support…
“For in Him we live, and move, and have our being.” — Acts 17:28 The only way to overcome the absurd emptiness of this world is to become truly Christian, trusting in Christ as the one reality deeper than death. —D. + + + The only cure for the absurd lies at its root: we…
Charles Howard “Dick” Ellis Colonel Charles Howard “Dick” Ellis CMG CBE TD was an extraordinary figure in 20th-century intelligence, with a life story that traverses continents, governments, and crucial moments in history. Born on February 13, 1895, in Sydney, Australia, Ellis became one of the most influential intelligence officers of his era. His contributions were…