When it comes to preparedness in my home, I work diligently to make sure that it flows with the normalcy of our routine as much as possible. Rather than viewing preparedness as a staunch concept that runs perpendicular to who we are, it is a parallel vein of sustainability in the life that we li …

September is known as Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. This month has always hit close to home, having served 8 years in the United States Marine Corps, having lost a number of Marine friends to suicide, as well as having battled suicidal thoughts for over 23 years.Currently, we lose an average o …

My life really began 17 years ago--on September 11th, 2001. I was 13 years old at the time. I watched in complete disbelief, and with a broken heart, at what took place that day from my 7th grade biology class. Later that night, while watching the news with my family, I made a promise to myself and …

Unless you've been half asleep, you probably have noticed 2020 is a year for the books. COVID 19, double...correction, quintuplet hurricanes, murder hornets, threats to public health, and civil unrest, can we get a break? This year, the fabric of our society has been tested through disaster risks of …

Bullet shell casings fell from the sky as the sun peeked through the clouds, raining brass on our camouflaged Kevlar helmets like a hailstorm on a sunny day—a peculiar sight to see. I looked up in the sky and saw the outline of the black AH-6 little bird helicopter and thought, “this is what they me …

I just wanted to take the time to thank everyone for coming out to our training courses. For preparing and staying ready in these uncertain times We’ve had a lot of classes lately. We’ve met a lot of new people, and a lot of people have been introduced to each other. That’s the idea—it’s the communi …