
FEATURES
KRISS V SUBGUN By Eric R. Poole
A more lethal, compact, and controllable firepower solution.
DESERT DOGFIGHT By Ken Young
The world’s elite air warriors unite in the skies of NV in exercise Red Flag!
RADICAL TACTICAL FIREPOWER By Michael O. Humphries
The pendulum swings for FN’s 5.7x28mm Five-seveN sidearm!
HARTFORD PD SHIFTS TO S&W M&P .45 By Michael O. Humphries
Over 400 officers transition to Smith & Wesson’s new power-packed duty sidearm to protect and serve!
DEFEATING THE HYPERVIOLENT By Kevin R. Davis
Extremely violent criminal encounters are turning already mean streets
into cop-killing, free-fire zones.
SEA WARRIORS By Leroy Thompson
The art of combat ship boarding in fighting today’s war on terror.
USMC’s NEW SNIPING SURESHOT By Ross W. Simpson
A 7.62 hit makes insurgents stay down for the count!
AK SPECIAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE Team By Jeff Hall
Protecting one of the world’s most expansive and most extreme environments.
6MM VS. NATO By Andre’ M. Dall’au
Ballistics battle of the 6.5 Grendel, 6.8 SPC and 5.56 NATO.
RUSSIA’S NIGHTMARE By Leroy Thompson
The Belsan hostage crisis: 334 dead, 700 wounded and worldwide trauma.
TAKING ON TERRORISM By Paul Markel
As likely first responders, are our police officers ready to face the deadliest, most radical, most unpredictable mass murderers?
COLUMNS
BRIEFING ROOM Training for the “What If” scenarios
HIGH TECH CabonX fabric protects against heat and searing flames… By Pat Durkin
MISSION OPTIONS Tactics for this vehicular born society… By Kevin Davis
LESS LETHAL New JPX Jet Protector… By Kevin Davis
BAD HOLLYWOOD On location in non-gun friendly cities… By John Fasano
TACTICAL MEDICINE Battlefield eye protection… By Dr. Lawrence E. Heiskell, MD
BORDER PATROL Spotlight on Canine training facility… By Todd Burgreen
GUNNY ON Military and Law Enforcement firepower… By R. Lee Ermey
UP ARMORED Dirty deeds, done dirt cheap!.. By Bob Pilgrim
UNDER-FIRE Real world accounts from those who survived harm’s way
Duct Tape/Female Airman/Squad Cars/Laser Surrender/Corpsman Evacuation
NOW ON DUTY Newly awarded weapons and gear contracts
NEW MISSION GEAR New and noteworthy operator hardware
CAA Stryker/AWC Nexus III/GG&G A2/Discreet Carry Case/Buffer Technologies for SIG P229
BOOK & DVD REVIEW… By Steven Dick
SOUND OFF Gunny talks Joint Chiefs, recruitment and training!