Report Says Pentagon Has Lost Track Of Thousands Of Firearms Given To Afghan Forces

By Aaron Spuler | July 29, 2014

The Pentagon has been unable to locate more than 40 percent of the firearms it has provided to Afghan security forces at a cost of $626 million, according to a report by a government oversight agency made public Monday. The report by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) states that the Defense Department’s…

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Grenade vs Bullet

By Aaron Spuler | July 28, 2014

An Israeli soldier is alive today thanks to the “miracle” grenade which saved his life in Gaza. Israel’s Channel 2 News reported that a bullet fired by a Palestinian militant shooting an AK-47 missed the soldier’s body, instead slamming into a hand grenade in one of his pockets. Read the rest of the article: http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/07/28/miracle-in-gaza-incredible-story-involving-a-bullet-and-a-grenade-that-saved-a-soldiers-life/

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SOF Prefers 9mm over .45 Caliber

By Aaron Spuler | July 17, 2014 |

Pistol-caliber choices are personal and everybody has an opinion. But opinion isn’t fact, and there is some misinformation out there that needs to be addressed. Many readers are under the impression that U.S. special operations forces have returned to using .45 caliber pistols since the adoption of the M9 9mm in 1985. This has some…

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