An Appropriate Start To A Monday
March 23rd, 2015Operation Hawkeye – Team 31 Auction
March 23rd, 2015
Team HAWKEYE has announced they will be holding the Team 31 Auction over Veteran’s Day week 2015 on Gunbroker.com. Goods, services, and memorabilia will be donated for the auction, from various companies in the tactical and shooting sports industries. All proceeds from the auction will go to benefit the causes and loved ones of the US Special Forces and Military personnel lost in the Extortion 17 crash in 2011.
Stay tuned for more information as the auction draws closer.
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Active Duty Military Personnel And Their Dependents Now Qualify For A Free National Parks And Federal Recreational Lands Annual Pass
March 22nd, 2015As the title states, Active Duty Military Personnel and their Dependents now qualify for a free National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass. Qualifying persons include all Active Duty members of the US Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines, and Coast Guard, as well as most members of the US Reserves and National Guard, and their Dependents. This pass covers entrance to Fish and Wildlife Service and National Park Services sites that charge entrance fees, as well as standard amenity fees at Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and Bureau of Reclamation sites.
For further details, visit: store.usgs.gov/pass/military
Former Tennis Touring Pro Dick Stockton Brings T3 Free Tennis Clinics To JU For Veterans, Active-Duty Personnel, Wounded Warriors And Families
March 22nd, 2015What: Thanking our Troops through Tennis (T3) free event for veterans and their families, an initiative sponsored by the Blue Sky Foundation founded by former American tennis star Dick Stockton and his wife, Liz. Their son, Spencer Stockton, is a JU freshman, Sport Business major and member of the baseball team.
When: 3-4:30 p.m. March 27 (tennis clinic for Wounded Warriors) and 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. (Youth Clinic ages 4-10), 1-2:15 p.m. (Junior Clinic ages 11-17), and 2:30-3:45 p.m. (Adult Clinic ages 18+) March 28. Lunch provided by Greater Jacksonville Area USO.
Where: Jacksonville University Keith Watson Family TennisCentercourts, 2800 University Blvd. N.
Who: Blue Sky is headed by Dick Stockton, who won eight singles and 16 doubles titles in his career, including mixed doubles titles at both the U.S. and French Opens. He is a Davis Cup winner and during his career had victories over Arthur Ashe, Bjorn Borg, Jimmy Connors, Rod Laver, John McEnroe, John Newcombe and Ken Rosewall, among others.
Event details: Blue Sky has provided successful free tennis clinics at military installations across the United States and is now bringing the event to a university campus for the first time. Dick and other tennis legends provide these clinics to give back to the military. This year, JoAnne Russell and MaliVai Washingtonhave already committed to the event at JU. Invitees include veterans aided by the Wounded Warrior Project; K9s for Warriors; active-duty military members; military families; student veterans; personnel from Naval Station Mayport, Naval Air Station Jacksonville, SubmarineStationKingsBay, National Guard and Reserve; JU military partners; and tennis pros.
“In the fall of 2012, I heard a promotion for a touch football game in Arizona that was raising funds for Wounded Warriors,” said Dick Stockton. “My immediate reaction was, ‘Why are we not doing something like this with tennis?’ I brought the matter up with my wife, and together, we came up with the idea of traveling to military bases and offering a fun, stress-free afternoon of free tennis clinics to active personnel, spouses, children, Veterans and Wounded Warriors. Since July 2013 we have held seven events at five different military installations. The response has been incredible; we are averaging about 125 participants per event, and they have ranged in age from three to 87. We have eight events scheduled for this year.”
See www.theblueskyfoundation.com for more about the nonprofit, and get information and register for the JU T3 event at www.T3Jacksonville2015.eventbrite.com.
Vickers Tactical – SHOT FOR SHOT: “Collateral” Alleyway Gunfight Breakdown
March 22nd, 2015In this video, Larry Vickers breaks down the alleyway scene from the Michael Mann film ‘Collateral’, where Tom Cruise’s character neutralizes two drug addicts who steal his briefcase.
Osprey Publishing Relaunches ‘Combat Aircraft’ Series
March 22nd, 2015
Osprey has been publishing indispensable reference books for decades and now they are revamping the look of both the ‘Aircraft of Aces’ and ‘Combat Aircraft’ series. One I am looking forward to is this latest study of A-10 use in Operation Enduring Freedom.
You Never Know Where They’ll Show Up
March 22nd, 2015
This time, the KCRF patch showed up in Rome!
Tactical Tailor And Grey Ghost Gear At The 2015 USASOC Sniper Competition
March 21st, 2015
Nate from Tactical Tailor and Kevin from Grey Ghost Gear and Grey Ghost Precision will be on-hand at the 2015 USASOC Sniper Competition, taking place March 23-27 at Fort Bragg, NC. Additionally, there may be a guest appearance by Tommy Batt Boy of Ranger Up.
