The elephant in the room. The topic that everyone seems to roll their eyes at these days when the time comes for the safety brief. “Yep, heard that stuff before, I’m all set, I’m good. It’s that other guy who ...

We’ve been waiting a long time to release our first newsletter. This is something that we took seriously, and we wanted to make sure we had a clear vision on what we wanted to achieve by pushing out a monthly ...

It’s been a hot minute since I’ve written a blog post. I apologize. It’s cliche as hell right now, I get it, but 2020 was no joke man! We were set to go full throttle into a year of adventures and ...

Following is a transcript from a recent technical talk available to our members at Modern Day Rifleman (https://www.moderndayrifleman.com/). If you would like to access the entire talk, join our network today. As usual, you will find insightful and detailed information ...

We’ve had one helluva year at Modern Day Sniper. It’s been a wild ride full of new experiences, tremendous amounts of growth, and plenty of lessons learned. I couldn’t be more happy to be sitting here composing this year’s review ...

Units in the Airborne Divisions portrayed characteristics and a culture symbolic and unique to paratroopers. A demolition section attached to the 1stBattalion, 506thParachute Regiment, 101stAirborne Division, nicknamed the “Filthy Thirteen,” provides a great example. They were not the “Dirty Dozen” ...

The American Airborne concept first suggested in World War I, became a need heading into World War II. The war started years before direct American involvement. The Airborne concept had to quickly yield results to support the allied cause, which ...

National security experts and the general populace most commonly associate Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs) with a chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) dispersal device. However, most people overlook the potentiality of a devastating event caused by cyber terrorism.  As ...

When soldiers are asked why they volunteered for the paratroopers, their responses come in many forms. Many men signed up to be in the Airborne because they possessed a desire to fight for their country after the attacks on Pearl ...

75 years ago, units of the American Paratroopers had already landed behind German lines in France.  One such unit was the 505thParachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), a seasoned element of the 82ndAirborne Division. Some of its elements had already completed their ...