Just published last month, the latest version of TC 3-21.76, Ranger Handbook, supersedes the previous version of 26 April, 2017.
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US Army Updates Ranger Handbook
Wednesday, October 1st, 2025Garand Thumb: How To Navigate In The Wilderness
Saturday, September 27th, 2025Navigating with a map and compass is one of the most fundamental skills anyone who spends time in the outdoors needs to master.
Mike Jones aka Garand Thumb spent a good portion of his career teaching military personnel how to survive in a variety of environments. Leveraging his expertise he’s produced this video to help others learn the fundamentals up to medium capability.
Here’s the video description:
Learn the fundamentals of land navigation with a map, compass, and protractor. This video covers essential skills from reading and plotting MGRS coordinates to applying magnetic declination correctly. We’ll also demonstrate how to navigate between points, use practical movement techniques, and even cover burden carrying methods for real-world field conditions. Whether you’re preparing for military training, outdoor survival, or just want to sharpen your backcountry skills, this guide provides the medium-difficulty level instruction you need to become confident with traditional navigation tools.
Check it out below for what he describes as a full hour and 36 mins of knowledge and autism.
Rock’a Lock’a BANG! BANG! by Sparrows AAR
Saturday, September 20th, 2025Sparrows held their Rock’a Lock’a BANG! BANG! Event near Reno, Nevada last week and it looks like it was an amazing event.
Here’s a rundown of what participants experienced.
First full day:
Range day with Night Vision Monkey, Royal Arms and KCI USA
Teams had a great day at the Carson City outdoor range and were lead through several drills.
– Point of Aim/ Point of Impact
– Recoil Management & follow up
– Shot placement & combat Accuracy – presented by KCI USA
– Situational Training Drills – Presented by Night Vision Monkey
– Shot Gun Breaching – Present by Royal Arms
Then back to the event center for lessons in the explosive art of fire breathing and lock picking
Day Two:
Teams were in the Nevada state maximum security prison complex
– Lock picking for both beginners and advanced pickers – Dominated by SPARROWS
– Safe manipulation – Presented by SPARROWS
– SERE escape work – Presented by SPARROWS
– CQB training with night vision monkey, royal arms and KCI USA within the complex
Day Three:
Back to the prison
– Impressioning (you file a working key for a lock with no prior knowledge of the key) Presented by SPARROWS
– Safe drilling through hard plate present by OAKLEY
– Night Vision course presented by KCI USA
– HANDS ON Vehicle Extraction present by TNT rescue. Participants literally tore cars apart.
Day Four:
Mission day storm the prison.
The report is this was just one escalating course that involved multiple hostage rescues that led teams from one chaotic environment to another.
It even involved the onsite “Dark Prison Haunted house” you have to see it to understand how chaotic this multi level kill house is.
With nightly high level guest talks, prison tattoos, quality sponsors and constant surprises… like a Boston Dynamics spot robot Rock’a Lock’a BANG! BANG! has quickly established itself as a leading event within the tactical industry and SSD looks forward to attending next year.
Mission Tailors – Jungle Knots with Pouches
Sunday, September 7th, 2025
Pretty straight forward, includes 6 sets of 2 meter long jungle knots, with pouches to stash them away and stop you getting tangled. Jungle knots are used to create quick shelters with a poncho or basha.
missiontailors.co.uk/products/jungle-knots-with-pouches
Lightfighter Manifesto Vol 4 is Now Available for Order
Tuesday, August 5th, 2025
The cover of this volume of Lightfighter Manifesto gets to heart of the brutality of trench warfare. Many think it an artifact of World War One (as seen here) but it rears its ugly head anytime maneuver bogs down. It was a significant portion of the Iran-Iraq war of the 1980s and now it’s back in Ukraine, exacerbated by drones dropping grenade into trench lines much like early warplanes.
Packed with how-to articles on a variety of topics, every volume is a handbook. In this issue you’ll find:
Simple Sabotage
Swatting
Monero Will Set You Free
Thomas Paine “Rights of Man”
Cipher: One Time Pads
Command, Control, and Suppression in Modern Civil Unrest
Get your copy at lightfightermanifesto.org.
Rock’a Lock’a Bang! Bang! II
Wednesday, June 4th, 2025During last week’s Operator Expo I spoke with Sparrow Lock Picks and I learned about the upcoming Rock’a Lock’a Bang! Bang! II. What I heard was simply amazing. I don’t think there has ever been another training opportunity quite like this one. I’d go further than calling this training. This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
The event takes place in a prison. If you choose to take this mission, your three day prison sentence is in Carson City, Nevada, SEPTEMBER 11-14, 2025.
Subject matter experts will lead this group of prisoners through a wide range of learning.
- Lock picking
- Breaching
- Impressioning
- Safe and Vault manipulation
- SERE … including resistance training
- Vehicle Extraction with TNT RESCUE Tools
- Night Vision training and Lock Picking
- Bypass tools
- Safe and Vault drilling
- Vehicle Work
- Desert Survival
- Prison Tattoos
- CQC with former Navy SEALs
- Hostage Negotiation for intel Gathering
All of these skills will then be put to use on the final day as participants are placed into Tiger teams and assigned multiple tasks in seemingly real world environments.
You’ll stay in Reno and all meals and transportation to and from the prison in Carson City each day will be provided.
Here’s a video from last year’s inaugural event.
To learn more, visit www.sparrowslockpicks.com/products/rocka-locka-bang-bang-ii.
Black Hills Designs – RANGE-R Protector
Friday, March 28th, 2025
Shield your RANGE-R Card with this rugged, impact-resistant cover. Prevents scratches and wear while maintaining a slim, lightweight profile.
Includes an optional Velcro strip for secure mounting. Offered in Green, Brown, and MultiCam.
www.blackhillsdesigns.net/product/range-r-protector
ITS Introduces the Lishi Trio Pouch
Tuesday, August 13th, 2024[ARLINGTON, TX, 08/12/2024] Imminent Threat Solutions is proud to introduce the all-new Lishi Trio Pouch! It’s the ultimate rapid-access storage method for carrying the three most commonly used Lishi 2-in-1 Lock Pick Tools. Sleek and thinner than a card sleeve wallet, the Lishi Trio is made from durable ballistic nylon, velvety smooth interior-fabric and flexible elastic. It keeps your Lishi Picks protected, organized and ready to deploy at a moment’s notice.
The soft interior of the Lishi Trio Pouch offers three channels for storage of Lishi Picks and was designed to store (1) each of the SC1, KW1 and M1 Lishi Picks. Additionally, there are two smaller interior channels to store things like our 2-Piece Ti Concealment Toolset and/or a hex wrench for adjusting/changing the orientation of the Lishi Tension Bar.
On the exterior of the case, the Lishi Trio Pouch utilizes a small elastic strap to keep the pouch closed until access is needed. By pulling down on the strap, the pouch can be opened and a Lishi Pick can be easily retrieved.
For more information on ITS products, please visit store.itstactical.com
