By Mike Stinson, MTI Contributor I entered the climbing scene in the early 1980’s while I was in college. I spent my free time climbing the bridges, buildings and local bouldering routes in Austin, Texas. Between semesters, I traveled to climb the volcanoes in Mexico and the Cascades, and the crags in the Rockies. The […]
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Arete 11.3.22
Military Navy Officer Who Later Worked for ‘Fat Leonard’ Avoids Prison Sentence in Corruption Scheme, Military News This Army video shows how much Ranger School has changed in 70 years, Task & Purpose Explosions occur at Russian military airfield in Pskov region, Pravda Report Commander Bans Army-Issued Warm, Comfy Fleece Jacket As Winter Approaches, Military […]
Mission Command and the Operational Culture of a Special Operations Joint Task Force
By Brian Reed, MTI Contributor Background, Context, and Mission Command From May through August 2019, I served in Afghanistan as a member of the NATO Special Operations Component Command-Afghanistan/Special Operations Joint Task Force-Afghanistan (NSOCC-A/SOJTF-A). In this capacity, I worked directly for the Commanding General. This was a tremendous opportunity for me. I am a […]
My 5 Biggest Mistakes as a First Year High School Strength Coach
By Zac Cowell, MTI Contributor In April 2021 I earned my CSCS and began coaching at a small high school in rural Indiana. Until this point, my only experience training athletes had been rehabilitating and reconditioning injured high school athletes back to practice and gameplay during the eight years I have been practicing athletic training. […]
Q&A 10.27.22
QUESTION I just finished reading your blog post: “The Type of Athlete Who Thrives in MTI Programming” and found myself feeling guilty. How do you recommend developing the discipline to stick with your programming and cultivating that professional mindset? I have followed several of your training plans and found a lot of success when I […]
Arete 10.27.22
Military Russia continues to use Iranian Shahed-136 suicide drones to strike Ukraine, World Defense NewsGreece takes delivery of first six German-made Marder 1A3 tracked armored IFVs, World Defense NewsRheinmetall in collaboration with US companies proposes its Lynx IFV to replace US Army Bradley IFVs, World Defense NewsThe Civilian and the State: Politics at the Heart […]
Tactical Athlete Mental Fitness: Actionable Methods and Long-Term Strategies to Never Ring the Bell
By Tammy Kovaluk, MTI Contributor Grit, resilience, hardiness, and mental fitness are a few commonly used words to describe mental fitness for the tactical athlete (9). These commonly used terms can all be the difference makers in achieving success or not, for both enduring the intense physical training and in handling job requirements. In […]
5 Mistakes – And 5 Successes – From My First Year As A Basic Training Instructor
By Piers Edlund-Field, MTI Contributor A year ago I was promoted into the NCO ranks and was tasked with instructing on a Basic Military Qualification (BMQ) course, AKA bootcamp. After one year and three courses, I’ve compiled a list of five of my mistakes – and five of my successes – from that short period. […]
Adaptability, Discipline, Deception and First Strike: Warfighter Lessons from the Russo-Ukrainian War and the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War
By Evan Ringel, MTI Contributor “In order to construct this decoy OP, you will need a shovel, a thermal blanket, and a candle.” As the Lithuanian Reconnaissance Platoon Sergeant continued with his block of instruction on decoy OP emplacement, my Soldiers were stunned at the simplicity and ingenuity. During a two day training operation, the […]
Re-imagining Policing: Using the JSOC/CIA F3EAD Model to Lower Crime
By William Gage, MTI Contributor May 2, 2011, Operation Neptune Spear. The raid that killed Osama Bin Laden. Much has been written about the raid conducted by U.S. Navy Seals of the Naval Special Warfare Development Group, or DEVGRU. There was even a Hollywood movie about the raid titled, “Zero Dark Thirty.” Most of […]