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Defense Journal: Kings of a Special Ops Playground
The bigger the boys, the bigger the toys. The U.S.
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ArchiveDefense Journal | Military Combatives: A Case Study
There’s an assumption, fed by movies and a romanticized view of war, that every American military member is an e-lite hand-to-hand ninja, martial artist, and/or dynamo in the Octagon. While there are many men and women in the military with particular skill in close combat, that is a fact of prior interest, and rarely a result of training received in the military.
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ArchiveCombat Coffee: One Marine’s Tour of Caffeine
Despite being from Seattle, land of Starbucks, Seattle’s Best, Tully and more than a handful of artisanal brewers, I didn’t come by my coffee habit honestly. The bitter drink didn’t cross my lips during college, despite the frequent all-night cram sessions wrought of a sporadic (home) work ethic.
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ArchiveZero Dark Thirty: Best or Worst Movie of 2012?
Is Zero Dark Thirty the year’s best movie or misleading sensationalism that advocates torture? The film’s recent Oscar snub has raised the debate.
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ArchiveInside Bond’s Weapon of Choice, the Walther PPK
Bonds iconic weapon has stuck around for decades.
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