Task Force Tom
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Task Force Tom

Master Sergeant Thomas Saunders has been dead four years. He died as a member of a Marine Special Operations Team, training for war only months after returning from one. An internet search of his ...

OP-EDCaylen Wojcik: USMC Scout Sniper and Jack of All Trades
OP-EDBrutal Deconstruction of Self Will Drive Improvement and Success

Brutal Deconstruction of Self Will Drive Improvement and Success

I joined the Marines right out of high school fueled by equal parts patriotism, and the movies; Uncommon Valor, Apocalypse Now, and Platoon, (I was blissfully unaware that the last two were distin...

OP-EDCycling and the Beginner’s Mind

Cycling and the Beginner’s Mind

I’m a gravel racer. That means I ride for hours on dirt roads on what looks like a drop-bar road bike with slightly bigger tires. I can handle a bit of rough stuff, but the single track that moun...

OP-EDSOFLETE Jiu Jitsu Detachment Lessons: Arm Bar From The Guard

SOFLETE Jiu Jitsu Detachment Lessons: Arm Bar From The Guard

Alan beats up on Chris and talks through how to effectively get an arm bar from the guard... enjoy all of it.

OP-EDSo, You Wanna Be A Cop?

So, You Wanna Be A Cop?

Detachment is necessary for survival. It’s also as slippery a slope as there is.