For Want of a Nail…
For want of a nail the shoe was lost.For want [...]
Training in Plain Sight
 Running around in camo facepaint, a bandana tied around [...]
My current thoughts on COVID-19 and mass quarantines
I was at a meat market, a gun store and a hardware store yesterday and all of them seemed to have close to their average foot traffic. Life must go on. Based my most recent research and discussions with my docs here, I am starting to believe that these house arrest orders have little justification. When logic is applied to my own situation, the orders do not hold up.
GEN John Allen: Prepare National Guard to Back Fill U.S. Law Enforcement
Doctrinally, these are the activities we can expect under MACDIS operations. Knowing what to expect is half the intelligence battle, and it's incumbent on you as the Neighborhood S2 to continue to develop local intelligence for community security.
Becker BK-2 review, part of my survival knife set.
The BK-2 is made from 1095 Cro Van steel, which is supposedly known to be on the brittle side of things if the blade is very thin. This knife, however, is NOT thin. 1095 is great steel for a thick knife, and this one comes in at a quarter inch in thickness. Overall length is 10.75 inches, and the blade is 5.25 inches of that.
Alinco DJ-X11 and The Poor Man’s SIGINT Station, by Holy Serf
  I recently consulted with NC Scout regarding my search [...]
Observations from my travels
Businesses through all of those states shutting down in chunks as daily updates and dictates come down from their respective state governments. Some businesses in Tennessee were remaining open due to a normally low amount of foot traffic, and at least a couple told me they'd remain open until they were forced to close.
Pay special attention to Italy (COVID-19)
Italy has a modern, westernized medical system similar in quality to the United States. The country is quite a bit smaller and less populated than the US, but it's easy to look there and imagine it could be an example of what may befall us here if we are unable to stave off a massive outbreak of the virus. In my opinion, due to the lack of control over our border and ports of entry, we will be unable to stop the spread.
The panic begins, but YOU are going to keep calm
Reports are that California has its first case of “unknown [...]
Coronavirus update
Now imagine your local Walmart or Publix or H.E.B. is a cruise ship. It might as well be. You may not spend as long in there as you would on a ship, but more people are coming through there. This will be the location of transmission for a lot of people who get infected. Shopping cart handles and check-out lines. You will need to greatly limit your trips into town for food and supplies.