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• A Gun Pointed at Anyone Ultimately Becomes a Gun Pointed at Everyone October 28, 2026
  A few days ago, we ran an image and a short story on our Instagram page that involved the death of a young Israeli woman. I didn’t expect it to be controversial, but it was. I won’t bore you with the details in this piece, but if you’re interested you can read the article here: […]
  Charles Faint
• Hormonal Health Beyond the Uniform October 28, 2026
  Why Military Members and First Responders Need a Better Conversation About TRT and HRT By Sgt. Ayman Kafel, MSC Medical disclaimer: This article is educational and does not provide individual medical advice. Decisions concerning hormone testing or treatment should be made with a qualified healthcare professional after an individualized evaluation. ___________________________ We talk constantly about […]
  Sergeant Ayman Kafel, MSC
• The Words I Carried Home October 28, 2026
  By Raul Medrano During a firefight in Afghanistan, one of our machine gunners was crawling through the dirt, searching for a spring. The spring had fallen out of Specialist Navarro’s M249. Without it, the weapon was down. We were taking small-arms fire, and rocket-propelled grenades were exploding around us. Navarro searched among the rocks and […]
  Special Guest
• Blueberries and Bracelets October 27, 2026
  Adam was not so comfortably settled into his fighting position after consolidating on the objective following the early-morning assault. He was glad to finally rest the SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon) he had carried throughout the night on the berm in front of him. With 200 rounds of ammo, it added another 25 pounds to his […]
  Tab Taber
• Stop Hurting and Retraumatizing Gold Star Parents October 27, 2026
  This first appeared in The Havok Journal October 27, 2016. the issues discussed are just as relevant a decade later. When Congressman Frederica Wilson aired her grievances regarding a private call from the President to LaDavid Johnson’s newly, devastated Gold Star family, I tried to figure out the deep pain, conflict, and adrenalized reactions I […]
  Scoti Domeij