Knowledge

  By Tim Pena and Charles Bausman   A common theme in the Marine Corps is “Officer’s command, NCO’s lead.” Every service praises the critical tasks which NCO’s are responsible for … So why is the ratio of enlisted troops to officers declining across the US forces?   Officers may have the ultimate responsibility for […]

“I’ve seen some horrific things. A little girl with the skin burned off her back. A handsome young man who killed himself in front of his own father. The charred body of teenage girl trapped in a burnt out car … This has been my workplace for over two decades. I’ve never been haunted by nightmares or flashbacks, so I wrongly assumed I was not being impacted.”

NATIONAL DEFENSE The Technology Race to Build — or Stop — North Korea’s Nuclear Missiles, Defense One The U.S. Army’s New Missile Launcher Has a Super Game Changing Trick Up Its Sleeve, The National Interest Lithuania signs agreement with U.S. on troop deployment, Military Times Trump and the nuclear codes, BBC News HOMELAND SECURITY/TERRORISM DARPA […]

  By Charles Bausman Single Limb Training… Can it Replace Traditional Squatting? We’re currently discussing removing barbell back squats entirely from our programming. I haven’t done any heavy squatting in nearly a year with the exception of one front squat assessment. My knees feel better, and I can still front squat 1.65x of my body […]

Are military jobs at risk with the advancements in drones and automation? What tech exists that might alter the landscape of the military? Can we predict the change with the loss or displacement of military jobs?

  NATIONAL DEFENSE What the U.S. Would Use to Strike North Korea, Real Clear Defense Middle East Now Without a US Carrier, Defense News US navy destroyer fires warning shots at speeding Iranian vessels, The Guardian Compare any two countries in the GFP database in a handy side-by-side format, Global Fire Power Strength in Numbers […]

By Rob Shaul Mountain Tactical had over 4.5 million page views in 2016, and by far, our most read article was an opinion piece I wrote last Spring after teaching Unit Fitness Leaders to First Responders in Salt Lake, Boise and Denver. What struck me after these courses that the first responders didn’t see fitness […]