Former Recon Marine Travis Haley reflects on a time during combat operations in Liberia, West Africa. I had just returned to our ROC (Recon Operations Center) from a long, grueling reconnaissance mission. It was a hot, humid and rainy subtropical environment, and I hadn’t eaten anything in over a day.
If you’re a kid who grew up in the 80’s like us, you KNOW your action movies. Honestly though…are you a connoisseur of ass kicking cinema? Test your knowledge on these classic one-liners with our quiz! The answers are at the bottom of the article. 1) “At my signal, unleash
In an era where lawmen used fist, feet and firearms to capture fugitives, Frank Hamer reigned supreme for four decades as Texas’ deadliest manhunter. From horseback to horsepower, he traveled the Lone Star State as a Texas Ranger, city marshal, Houston cop and prohibition agent. This sixth-grade dropout with a
Here at Skillset, we love good stories about people busting their asses to make something handmade and unique. Makers that pour their hearts and souls into their products, creating fan bases that are rabid. Jimmy Compton is a U.S. Army soldier turned contractor turned entrepreneur. He’s quickly becoming known for
First off, who doesn’t love Bob Ross? In a world of anger, hate and scumbag politics, his TV shows are a beacon of chill for those who are suffering from high blood pressure and Trump Derangement Syndrome. Bob’s iconic perm-fro (which he actually hated, but he was so broke he
Your mundane evening commute is interrupted when your vehicle suddenly shuts off and comes to a rolling stop. You notice the silence, the lack of manmade light and how every vehicle is in the same condition as yours. Then it hits you. There’s been an EMP. Urban Evasion You grab
At 5:05 p.m. PST on March 23, 1994, at a campaign rally in the impoverished neighborhood of Lomas Taurinas, Tijuana, the Mexican presidential candidate Luis Donaldo Colosio was shot in the head with a .38 Special at a distance of a few centimeters. A simple, chrome-plated pistol was all that was needed to change
Overland vehicles are all the rage these days, turning stock SUVs and vans into post-apocalyptic adventure wagons straight out of Mad Max. For those who get consumed with upgrading their vehicles, the costs can be mighty and the obsession over inches of wheel travel borders on insanity. But don’t let
Fatherhood was the greatest yet most terrifying thing ever to happen in my life. The fear started when my wife first told me we were having a baby. I had no idea how to be a father. Once my son was born, I quickly realized I was terrified for all
