Alpha Foxtrot Attila Compact 1911DS pistol with extended magazine.Alpha Foxtrot is now shipping the Attila Compact, a double-stack 9mm 1911 that’s small enough to carry.Double-stack 9mm 1911s are incredibly popular these days, but most are too big and heavy to comfortably carry concealed. Alpha Foxtrot is helping to remedy that with its Attila Compact 1911DS.Featuring a 3.5-inch barrel with an integrated compensator, it should be supremely shootable despite its small size. Thanks to its slim-profile aluminum frame, it should be pretty light on the belt and easy to conceal, too. It feeds from Glock 43X/48-pattern magazines, and each pistol ships…
Author: Tommy Grant
Seventeen elite sniper teams put their skills to the test this month in the U.S. Army Special Operations Command International Sniper Competition at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.The competition, which ran from March 15-19, is an international event designed to test combat readiness among elite, specialized snipers from across the joint force and partner nations. “This competition represents the pinnacle of the sniper craft,” Army Col. Simon Powelson said in a release. “These competitors are not just here by chance; they are the product of intense and specialized training within their respective units.” Participants included teams from the Army’s Green Berets…
It was perhaps the politest “battle” in human history. Upon entering Guam’s harbor on June 20, 1898, instead of experiencing the expected whizz of bullets and the booms of a cannonade, U.S. Navy Capt. Henry Glass and his crew aboard the re-commissioned cruiser USS Charleston were greeted on the beaches by curious residents who mistook Charleston’s warning shoots as a salute. No one had bothered to tell the residents on the island that they were at war. The small, neglected island under Spanish rule hadn’t received a message from Spain since April 14, 1898 — a full month before hostilities…
The Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) has a New York law that forbids legal carry of concealed firearms for self-defense in New York’s Times Square, centered in its crosshairs. On March 20, FPC attorneys filed the lawsuit Goldberger v. James with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Specifically, the lawsuit challenges New York’s “sensitive location” handgun carry ban in Times Square. As many TTAG readers likely remember, after the crucial Supreme Court decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, New York quickly passed sweeping gun control laws in response. Those laws included…
This article was originally published by Tyler Durden at ZeroHedge. At least seven people were killed in Ukraine on Tuesday after Russia launched a truly massive drone attack that’s said to be the largest of the four-year war. Counting both drones and cruise missiles, 979 warheads poured into Ukrainian airspace as diplomatic efforts at ending the war remain stalled, and the world’s attention is focused almost entirely on the US-Israeli war on Iran. Daylight death from above: A Russian Shahed drone above central Lviv (Reuters via New York Times) Ukrainian officials said it began with an overnight attack comprising almost 400 long-range drones and…
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said U.S. military chaplains will no longer wear rank insignia, instead displaying symbols of their faith. Chaplains will retain their rank, he said in a video announcement Tuesday, but the new directive will shift how they are identified in uniform. Hegseth added that he would sign a memorandum solidifying the change.Before the change, a chaplain’s uniform carried their rank insignia along with a symbol denoting their religion. The policy, he said, “speaks to the difficult balance of the duality of a military chaplain. A chaplain is first and foremost a chaplain and an officer second. This…
The Pentagon announced three framework agreements today with prime defense manufacturers to surge production and delivery of missile systems and components.Agreements made with Lockheed Martin, BAE Systems and Honeywell Aerospace will rapidly accelerate production of a wide array of missile components, including ballistic interceptors.“Through this agreement, we are actively building the Arsenal of Freedom with speed and urgency,” Michael Duffey, Under Secretary of War for Acquisition and Sustainment, said in a release. “By empowering industry to invest in the factory floor, we are building a decisive and enduring advantage for our warfighters to outpace any potential adversary.” Lockheed will quadruple…
The New Jersey State Police are facing a lawsuit after stonewalling an OPRA request for demographic data on retired law enforcement officer carry permits — data the agency already makes publicly available for civilian permit holders. Freelance journalist and Bearing Arms contributor John Petrolino, represented by West Berlin attorney Donald M. Doherty, Jr., filed a verified complaint in Mercer County Superior Court on February 27, 2026, seeking to compel the NJSP to release records related to its Retired Police Officer (RPO) handgun carry permit program. The complaint, filed under the Open Public Records Act, the common law right of access,…
While Donald Trump touts a “present” he received from Iran, Iran has said it attacked a United States aircraft carrier. After vowing to attack the USS Abraham Lincoln, footage has surfaced allegedly showing Iran following through on the threat. Hegseth Warns “Most Intense Day” Of Operation Epic Fury Imminent Footage has emerged of the moment Iran launched a series of shore-to-sea cruise missiles at the Lincoln carrier, which was deployed to the Arabian Sea to support Operation Epic Fury. Trump has confirmed the attack; however, he downplayed its seriousness, according to a report by The Daily Mail. While speaking in…
Defense Department civilian employee satisfaction and engagement scores declined markedly in 2025, according to an independent survey released last week by the nonpartisan Partnership for Public Service.The Partnership’s Public Service Viewpoint Survey — conducted after the Office of Personnel Management canceled the statutorily required Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey, or FEVS — recorded a government-wide Employee Engagement and Satisfaction Index Score of 32 out of 100. The survey was fielded from Nov. 10 to Dec. 19, 2025, and received 11,083 responses from employees at 17 large agencies and 13 midsize agencies.Among major DOD components, the Army posted the highest score at…