COVER FEATURE
SOF AND MERCS ENGAGE WITH RHODESIAN TERRORISTS [2]
RKB and other members of the SOF team went to Rhodesia looking for some action; they found it alright. The motley crew engaged with some of the terrorists that roamed the Rhodesian bush.
By Dr. Martin Brass
AMERICA AT WAR
LIFE ON PATROL BASE BOLDAK [3]
What is life like on the patrol bases where American troops are deployed? An inside look into Patrol Base Boldak gives us a glance as to how Marines are on alert, ready to take on the enemy.
By Cpl. Bryan Nygaard, Regional Command Southwest
FEATURES
DAVID FIGHTS GOLIATH IN A SMALL MEXICAN TOWN [4]
In Mexico, drug gangs are terrorizing the population, with the Mexican government helpless to fight them. One small town with courageous residents holds out against the brutal cartels.
By Carl Johnson
DRUG CARTEL VIOLENCE IN MEXICO [5]
SOF gives you a glimpse of how savage the drug war is in just one day, based on accounts from those who document the mind-boggling viciousness of the players. Get ready for a shock.
By the M3 Report
MARITIME SECURITY [6]
Piracy is out of control, as pirates become bolder and demand more. Ships, crews and passengers face perilous threats. How to ensure the security of maritime traffic is an imminent concern, as pirates in Somalia continue to launch attacks.
By Harold Hutchison
AN AMERICAN SNIPER IN BURMA [7]
Jack Slade, American sniper with a cause, meets up with freedom fighters in Burma. Slade joins the Karen National Liberation Army as it fights for its survival and independence.
By Scott Johnson
KIFARU MOUNTAIN MEN RENDEZVOUS 2011 [8]
An alien cult tent city? Nah, it’s a field convention, Patrick Smith says.
By Robert K. Brown
CARBINE CAPER [9]
The M1 carbine was a fine weapon for the Army in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. But is it still relevant today? Bob Pilgrim thinks so. He puts a reconstruction from Kahr Arms through its paces.
By Bob Pilgrim
THE RHINO: CHIAPPA REINVENTS THE REVOLVER [10]
The revolver has been around for over 275 years. Today, it seems to have taken a back seat to semi-auto pistols. No longer. Chiappa has developed an avant-garde 21st century revolver.
By Gary Paul Johnston
SUREFIRE 60- AND 100-ROUND MAGAZINES [9]
RKB and Steve Schreiner evaluate these new mags from SureFire, giving the AR15-type rifle a lot of new ammo capacity! RKB discusses SureFire’s new Muzzle Break with May Langison at the fabulous NRA Whittington Center Raton, New Mexico.
COLUMNS
COMMAND GUIDANCE [11]
Federal bureaucrats attempt to terminate informal shooting on public lands.
By Steven C. Schreiner
FLAK [12]
Across the Fence; More on SOG; God Bless the Marines; Schreiner Endorsement; To Furlong
BULLETIN BOARD [13]
Ranger Dies on 14th Deployment; Obama Administration Priorities; Ruger Wins Award; Brits Allow Armed Anti-Pirate Guards; Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Passes House; Lighter Machine Gun; Former Military Prosecutor at Gitmo Sues
ADVENTURE QUARTERMASTER [14]
Pro Ears New Kids Revo Hearing Protection; Maxell Free Covert Knife; Colt Defense Super-Stoc; Doublestar Flip-Up Front Sight DS401 and Flip-Up Rear Sight DS412
TERRORISM SITREP [15]
UK: Seafaring guns for hire wanted to protect commercial ships; Latin America crime skyrockets as Mexican gangs move south and Colombian drug lords move north; Third worst attack in Kabul; China arms Iran as West sanctions; US unmanned water drone technology pirated; Gangs infiltrate military in shocking trend; Al Qaida plants its flag in Libya; Dangerous weapons hide and seek in Pakistan; Military launches largest attacks on drug gangs in the favellas. Turkish specops rescue ship and hostages; Chinese to the rescue in Jamaica and other disaster areas—what is their agenda?
By Dr. Martin Brass
SOF WARRIOR SALUTE [16]
Where the Fallen Lay
By Maj. Jacob Thornburg, Air Mobility Command
COMMON SENSE [17]
The Next War
By Lt. Col. Oliver L. North, USMC (Ret.)