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Springfield’s 10-8 Performance Master Class 1911

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To readers of The Armory Life and many 1911 afficionados, Hilton Yam is going to be a familiar name. In the company of the many great gunsmiths and competitors who have built their professions around the construction or use of 1911 pistols, Yam offers a very unique perspective. Excepting, perhaps, a dwindling corps of old-guard military armorers, few have amassed more experience using, maintaining, and improving real-world, hard-use duty 1911’s than Hilton Yam. The Springfield Armory 10-8 Performance Master Class combines Hilton Yam’s decades of FBI duty experience with Springfield Armory’s 1911 manufacturing capabilities. Image: Carson McDaniel The late 1980s and early 1990s…

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WHY WE CARRY: Pregnant Mother Killed After Facebook Marketplace Sale

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The brutal killing of 30-year-old Eliza Morales and her unborn child in Downers Grove has highlighted the extreme risks of meeting strangers for online sales at a private residence. The suspect, Nedas Revuckas, allegedly stabbed Morales 70 times and set her home on fire following a dispute over a Facebook Marketplace vehicle transaction. DOWNERS GROVE, IL (3-minute read) — A horrific act of violence has left the Downers Grove community in shock and a young family shattered. On January 26, 2026, 30-year-old Eliza Morales, who was five months pregnant with her second child, was fatally stabbed 70 times inside her…

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Heinkel He 111 — Germany’s Jack of All Trades

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Editor’s Note: In today’s article, Dr. Will Dabbs examines the versatile Heinkel He 111 in World War II. The German medium bomber became one of the most recognizable Luftwaffe aircraft of the war. Originally designed as a civilian airliner, the He 111 evolved into a versatile combat aircraft that participated in every major campaign. Lt. Mikhail Petrovich Devyatayev was a Russian P-39 Airacobra pilot during World War II. The peculiar mid-engine P-39 offered fairly poor high-altitude performance and was subsequently relegated to second-line duties by the US Army Air Corps. However, the Russians desperately needed a nimble ground attack plane.…

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McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle

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The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle has easily the most impressive record of any modern combat fighter, scoring more than 100 aerial victories without a single loss. The twin-engine all-weather fighter made its maiden flight in July 1972 and was first delivered to the United States Air Force in November 1974, serving with the 58th Tactical Fighter Training Wing at Luke Air Force Base (AFB), Arizona. A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 389th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, flies a combat patrol mission within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Feb. 18, 2023. Image: U.S.A.F. Developed initially to engage…

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