Named after Rome’s elite Praetorian guard, this new folder from Medford Knife and Tool boasts a beefy .270″ thick blade. It combines flame striped .187″ thick solid Titanium frame and .250″ pivots with a digicam G10 handle. The Praetorian also incorporates a backstrap breaker to bust windows or heads. It’s not often that I call a knife “sexy” but I’ll make an exception this time.
These days you can get survival bracelets anywhere. In fact, many of you make your own. But if you want to get a cool looking bracelet and help out the Green Beret Foundation then consider purchasing a survival band from RE Factor Tactical. They’ve teamed up with non-profit, 501(c) 3 foundation Green Beret Foundation to help raise money and awareness for wounded or ill Army Special Forces warriors and their families. 100% of the net proceeds of each sale of these survival bands are donated to the GB Foundation. The green stripe down the middle of the band is added to represent the Green Beret and is subtly contrasted against the black background to represent the “Quiet Professional.”
The 2012 Reconnaissance Summit will be held 7-8 March at McGinnis-Wickam Hall on Fort Benning, Georgia. This year’s theme is “Reconnaissance 2020: Defining Organizational Adaptability” and it is intended to help determine a Reconnaissance “way ahead†for the Maneuver Center of Excellence. The conference will focus on reconnaissance at the squadron level as well as LRS issues.
For more info visit www.benning.army.mil/armor/reconsummit
This is an interesting graphic from USSOCOM.
Ranger Up has their new Rough Rider Roosevelt T-Shirt available for pre-order. An amazing American, Theodore Roosevelt accomplishments fill an encyclopedia and takes his place among my favorite Presidents. Ranger Up has chosen one of his most iconic images as Colonel of the US Volunteers during the Spanish American War for the front and emblazoned a few factoids for the uninformed emblazoned on the back.
Pre-order yours now. www.rangerup.com/teddy
Maxpedition has introduced a Made in USA retractable gear tether with stainless steel spring, subdued hardware, and durable lightweight Kevlar cord. They have several attachment styles and retraction forces. There is a carabiner option for a secure connection and quick disconnect, or a Hook-&-Loop strap option that secures to D-rings, straps, bars, etc. either are available in two sizes; large and medium, with the large retractors having a locking mechanism to secure the strap in place.
Here are some photos of the SPECOPS.PL BS-1 Combat Shirt in Pencott Badlands Camo. The sleeves are made from NYCO, torso from Polartec FR PowerDry material. The last 4 pictures are with their new PRM-1 pack in Coyote Brown.
Mayflower prepared this cool graphic tracking the evolution of the UW chest rig all the way to the current Gen IV model.
