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Greenside Training Announces Gerald Hooee as New Instructor for CamoStalk360 Greenside Training LLC announces a new instructor for the first time in 15 years other than its founder Freddy Osuna. Greenside Training is proud to announce Mr. Gerald Hooee as our newest Premiere Instructor for CamoStalk360™. Gerald is also Handling curricullum design and research. Welcome to the Team, Mr. Gerald Hooee. A Marine Corps Scout Sniper, combat veteran, and seasoned sniper instructor, Gerald brings decades of experience developing professionals who must move unseen, observe with precision, and perform under pressure. Hailing from the Zuni Nation of New Mexico, he blends…
Iranian officials denied President Donald Trump’s claim that negotiations to end the Iran War would occur Monday, but said that negotiations with Oman over management over the Strait of Hormuz have made progress. Trump said Sunday evening, “We’re talking to [Iran] in the form of a negotiation. It begins tomorrow afternoon.” He said that he had cancelled planned attacks because of this development. Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei denied that any new negotiations between the U.S. and Iran were underway, saying that “at present, we are not having any negotiations with the US.” Talks with Oman are ongoing, he…
President Donald Trump said Sunday that the United States had joined Japan in buying yen to halt the currency’s persistent slide, marking the allies’ first coordinated monetary intervention since 2011. Trump called the purchase a “signal of friendship” that would benefit both the United States and the global economy. “We’re always there for Japan,” he told reporters aboard Air Force One, adding that Japan had also been good to the United States “with the exception, of course, of Pearl Harbor.” Subscribe Today Get daily emails in your inbox Japan’s Finance Ministry said it purchased yen Friday in coordination…
Plymouth, MI (July 2026) – EOTECH, a division of American Holoptics and leader in advanced electro-optic sighting systems, today announced the recent sale of its OGL® (On-Gun Laser) systems, HWS® (Holographic Weapon Sights), and compatible magnifiers to the U.S. Army, totaling 14,000 units. The procurement was executed through multiple Transformation in Contact (TiC) buys to directly support the PAE Maneuver Ground portfolio’s surrogate optics project for M7, XM8 Carbine, and M250 Automatic Rifle. This delivery provides critical day/night aiming, illumination, and engagement capabilities to Soldiers participating in the surrogate optics evaluation. The EOTECH systems include the rugged, combat-proven OGL for…
By John ChapmanExecutive Director, Task Force 70 Foundation Photo courtesy of John ChapmanAsk most cops what makes a good loadout and they will start naming gear. A better belt. A lighter pouch. Whatever sling everybody is running this year. Good equipment matters, but a collection of good equipment does not automatically create a good loadout. If the pieces were selected individually and never tested together, the setup can still fight the officer every time something needs to be reached, moved, or controlled. Load carriage has to work as a system. A working loadout is not only lighter. It carries the…
Scenario: You’re in a dangerous tactical situation, hurrying over wet ground when you lose your footing.Thankfully, you did hold onto your AR-15. But have you ever shot from the ground up while sitting on your rear or leaning on one elbow? Very awkward and tough to get an optic up to your eyes fast. Even if you manage that, it’s extremely easy to shoot over your target from such a low position, especially when quarter- and half-seconds count.What to do?Make sure your EOTech OGL-C’s green visible laser is on, place the dot on target and squeeze the trigger! Target neutralized.This…
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Army announced July 29 it is ready to scale Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) across the force during a media roundtable at the end of Project Convergence-Capstone 6 at Fort Irwin, California. NGC2 replaces legacy, fragmented Army C2 systems – which focused on single functions like fires, logistics, or airspace management – with unified data across all functions to vastly increase the speed of commanders’ decision-making and operational maneuver. It enables every echelon from Soldier to Corps to run modern warfighting apps and artificial intelligence to support their mission, while providing resilient communications across vast…
On Saturday night, President Donald Trump called off anticipated airstrikes on Iran, claiming that Iran had agreed to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end its “nuclear threat.” But Iran denied that any such agreement had been reached, as the Iran War entered its 156th day on Sunday. In the Truth Social post in which he made the announcement, Trump said that, while the U.S. is prepared to attack Iran “at levels of Military Terror, Strength, and Power not seen since World War II,” the U.S. and Israel will “hold off any attack” because “the perimeters of a deal” had…
Still Available, SOFFE Silkies I’ll show my age here and call them Silkies even though I know folks love to call them Ranger panties these days. Also, I don’t want to get caught with a “unsafe for work” tag if I title this entry with the p word. At any rate, no matter what you call them, the iconic SOFFE nylon shorts are still available and offered in a variety of colors. Silkies were unit issued PT gear in Army and Air Force units I was assigned to. Back in my day we wore them as underwear under our BDUs…