Author: Tony Grist

Fourteen years after an explosion in an Afghan village took both of his legs and nearly his life, former 82nd Airborne Division paratrooper Jon Harmon is preparing to step into the door of a World War II?era C?47 over Normandy, France, and jump again.  For Harmon, 32, the moment will mark more than a return to the sky. It will mark a return to himself.  “Normandy’s everything,” Harmon said. “That’s where our guys made their history, and to be able to jump in those drop zones, in front of the men who actually dropped there, is the greatest honor of…

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A ceasefire to the War in Iran entered its 53rd day on Saturday as Secretary of Defense said that President Donald Trump would be “patient” about signing a memorandum of understanding to end the conflict and open the Strait of Hormuz.  “He wanted me to reiterate how patient he is in ensuring that with America undertaking this kind of historic endeavour [the Iran war], any deal will be a good one. A great one,” Hegseth said in Singapore on Saturday morning. Iran meanwhile reaffirmed its commitment to controlling the traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, with Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Headquarters…

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Houston, TX – Roni Corporaton, the leading designer and manufacturer of the renown Micro-Roni, PDW-style pistol-to-carbine conversion kits and other firearms accessories, has introduced their newest, most compact pistol-to-carbine conversion kit, the Nano Roni. Like all other Roni conversion kits, owners can install their handgun into the Nano Roni chassis in a matter of seconds without tools, instantly transforming it into a pistol-braced PDW. This configuration increases the pointability, shootability and performance of the pistol. The Nano Roni is at the center company’s ongoing product evolution and their recent strategic move to U.S. based manufacturing. This is Roni’s most compact and advanced…

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The U.S. State Department announced Thursday the designation of two gangs, the Commando Vermelho (CV) and the Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC), as terrorist organizations. The announcement came two days after Senator Flávio Bolsonaro—the son of Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro and a candidate in October’s presidential election—visited the White House and met with President Donald Trump. Subscribe Today Get daily emails in your inbox Brazil’s Foreign Ministry was informed of the designation only minutes before the announcement, according to Valor Econômico. Lula, speaking at an event in Brazil’s northeast Friday, said Washington was “playing games with our…

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There are at least a couple of forms of overtraining. but today we are concerned with only one. Shooting too often. I don’t suspect this is much of an issue for most people, but here it is anyway. I have been shooting almost everyday lately. Not a ton of ammo, but usually 300-400 rounds at a time. That is not a long session for me and I feel pretty good at the end of it. Today though, I simply performed terribly. My targets looked as good or as bad as they usually do but my times were way off. If…

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