Combat Studies Group

  We will be holding a GroundRod Level One tradecraft course in Hartville, MO June 15-16 2024. Course is $480 and seats will be limited. To register, you can visit the Store page and make a class deposit ($100) and then email us at comstugrp@protonmail.com to confirm, also feel free to email with any questions.

  We have a new rugged field tablet available that is running a customized and tablet friendly version of DragonOS. DragonOS is a Linux distro that focuses on SDR and SIGINT capabilities. It can be used as a standalone tablet with touch or stylus and also as a laptop with an available keyboard and kickstand (available separately). Just plug in your HackRF, LimeSDR or BladeRF SDR and you are off and running. Cost is $850 We are also running a sale for the month of May on the Verus privacy phones. Verus gen 6  -  $600 Verus gen 7  -  $700 Verus gen 8  -  $800 Phones all come with protective cover, RF blocking case and full suite of security apps, built on a base of CalyxOS or GrapheneOS. Contact us at:  comstugrp@protonmail.com  for inquiries or to place an order.  

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  We will be having a Hard Target Traveler course in  Coeur d'Alene, ID February 17th. Cost is  $280. Course length: one day (8-10 hrs classroom, with combatives lab) Required materials : comfortable clothing, note taking materials A condensed course to prepare the western traveler for the potential hazards of foreign travel as well as threats on the homefront. Subjects covered include: Counter-surveillance, route planning, unarmed physical defense & improvised weapons, escape and evasion from unlawful custody, digital security and communications, medical and other trade-craft skills. Course objectives: By the end of this course students will be able to demonstrate the following: - Conduct useful information gathering on an area prior to arrival - Identify trouble/danger areas using map study and OSINT - Identify indicators of human and digital surveillance - Prevent common vehicle attacks - Escape from common physical attacks and holds - Defend against blunt and edg...

Survival Training Series * The Hard Target Traveler * Course length: one day (8-10 hrs classroom, with combatives lab) Cost: $280 Location: Bozeman, MT Date: 13 JAN 2024 Required materials: comfortable clothing, note taking materials A condensed course to prepare the western traveler for the potential hazards of foreign travel as well as threats on the homefront. Subjects covered include: Counter-surveillance, route planning, unarmed physical defense & improvised weapons, escape and evasion from unlawful custody, digital security and communications, medical and other trade-craft skills. Course objectives: By the end of this course students will be able to demonstrate the following: - Conduct useful information gathering on an area prior to arrival - Identify trouble/danger areas using map study and OSINT - Identify indicators of human and digital surveillance - Prevent common vehicle attacks - Escape from common physical attacks and holds - Defend against blunt and edged weapon...

  - Hard Target Traveler                Bozeman, MT                       JAN 13              $280 - Hard Target Traveler                CDA, Idaho                          FEB 17              $280 - GroundRod Level 1                   Kalispel, MT                        MAR 2-3           $475 - CQB/ Home Defense                 Midland,  TX                        TBD                  $800 - Gunfight Concepts    ...

 By now it has been widely circulated that the US government (and their 5 Eyes friends) has been secretly snooping on phone user's messaging in the form of Push Notifications. Not only are they snooping, but they applied a legal gag order to Apple and Google to prevent them from alerting you the customer of this fact. What's that you say? You are using an end-to-end encrypted messenger such as Signal and therefore are safe from said intrusion? Not so fast... While there are indeed some well designed and audited secure chat apps out there, that is only part of the story. Most, if not all, messaging applications employ Push notifications as a way to let you know that someone just reached out to you, even if you didn't happen to have the corresponding application open at the moment. This is, of course, very convenient for the end user, but the problem lies in how this is facilitated on the back end. Apple and Google both employ proprietary servers that intercept a message head...