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By Matt Lensing, MTI Contributor The saying goes, “if the Army wanted you to have a spouse they would have issued you one.” I highly doubt whoever first spoke these words ever considered that a Soldier’s spouse would have a full time career let alone be a Soldier themselves. Despite the challenges, my active duty […]

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By René Eastin, MTI Contributor According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) it is “economically impractical to grow, harvest, or process raw products that are totally free of non-hazardous, naturally occurring, unavoidable defects.”  These defects are defined as “expected contaminants” and include maggot and insect fragments, hair, animal feces, parasitic cysts, and all other […]

By Jim Spengler, MTI Contributor I’ve always derived deep satisfaction in hard physical pursuits outdoors. At 33, I found myself wanting another outlet beyond running, hiking, and the occasional mountain trip out west. However, living in my area of Virginia presents a quandary. It does not really lend itself to river sports or mountain sports. […]

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  By Joe Hogan, MTI Contributor I was born to an outdoorsy family in Upstate New York. My maternal grandfather was a consummate outdoorsman, who’s lineage had been roaming the forests and mountains of the Northeast since the colonial era. My father was brought into the lifestyle by marriage and the stories of their Adirondack […]

Andrew Klinger, MTI Contributor In my previous assignment I served as the operations officer for our USAF Security Forces Squadron. In this capacity I had the same roles and responsibilities as a patrol lieutenant, overseeing the day-to-day functions of our unit. I had several different additional duties, but my favorite was as the Officer-in-Charge (OIC) […]

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By Charles Miller, MTI Contributor Being in law enforcement and the military over the last thirty or so years, I have served in a variety of positions. I have worked in patrol positions, investigative positions, and tactical positions. I have had many successes and failures during that time but lately have come to a place […]