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LAV on Cults of Personality

Thursday, June 7th, 2012

I’ve known Larry Vickers for quite awhile now. He’s a straight shooter (literally as well as figuratively) and he put out some great words of wisdom today on M4Carbine.net.

“Guys it is time for me to get on my soapbox and preach against the cult of personality problem I see in the training business – it has always been there, Lord knows the Jeff Cooper cult was off the chart at one time, but with the advent of the Internet and now TV it is reaching new heights

Everyone needs to remember that all of us instructors, including me, are just guys like you ; we are not perfect, we make mistakes, and we are simply doing the best we can – don’t look at us as some kind of Tactical Messiah and hang on our every word – or worse yet fall into that trap of my instructor is better than yours crap

The best piece of advice I can give everyone is educate yourself to the point you become your own teacher; meaning you have the knowledge base necessary to sort thru the pros and cons of a given situation or technique and decide what makes sense for you

Just my .02 cents”

–LAV

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Team GLOCK’s K.C. Eusebio Wins at Speed on Steel Match

Thursday, June 7th, 2012

Team GLOCK’s newest member K.C. Eusebio excelled against impressive competitors in his first Steel Challenge Shooting Association (SCSA) match of the 2012 season. According to a GLOCK press release, Eusebio earned top honors using a SJC Customs GLOCK G17 Open pistol in the tightly contested Open Division of the 10th Annual World Class Steel “Speed on Steel” match held at the Old Bridge Rifle and Pistol Club in Old Bridge, NJ on June 1, 2012.

“The match meant a lot to me knowing several of my most fierce competitors were aiming for first place,” said Eusebio. “I had a rough start but held my composure to ensure my first steel challenge victory with my Open GLOCK.”

The competition included seven stages over the weekend event. Eusebio took High Overall and first in Open Centerfire Pistol with a time of 69.66.

Well K.C. Eusebio might be out there kicking ass for Team GLOCK but they still haven’t updated their website acknowledging that he’s a team member. In fact, they’ve still got Randi Rogers listed as a team member and she left in early March.

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Sneek Peak – 2013 Hot Shots Calendar

Wednesday, June 6th, 2012

This interview-style video features models Rosie Jones and India Reynolds and gives you a behind-the-scenes look at the Hot Shots Calendar girls. It’s not recommended for work so you should probably watch it from home.

Several SSD sponsors are working on this project. Smith Optics, Magpul and Crye Precision along with the UK’s Edgar Bros have banded together to help the Hot Shots Calendar project generate revenue for injured US & UK Service men and women.

Please remember, you can purchase a 2012 calendar, posters and cards at www.hotshotscalendar.com. 50% of the proceeds are donated to the UK based Help for Heroes.

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Gen II D.A.R.K.

Wednesday, June 6th, 2012

Dark Angel Medical, LLC’s website is back up and with it comes the Gen II D.A.R.K. (Direct Action Response Kit) featuring a new pouch manufactured by FirstSpear. The pouch was changed slightly from the original model. Now, the pouch is a single color with no red in order to be a “non-identifier” and a non-snag design based on feedback from deployed end-users. Not only is it a new design but it’s also a lower price than the original.

The Gen II D.A.R.K still features the same vacuum packed insert as the original.

Kit includes:
– 1x 1 pair Nitrile Gloves, size L
– 1x 1pair HALO Seals
– 1x NPA, 28 Fr
– 1x Israeli Emergency Bandage
– 1x QuikClot Combat Gauze LE
– 1x H&H PriMed Compressed Gauze
– 1x CAT-T Tourniquet

Dark Angel makes a good point, “Magazines go in magazine pouches and med kits go in med kit pouches! Confusing the two during a life-threatening situation would be less than ideal.” Simply under stress is their mantra.

Multicam, Coyote Brown, Ranger Green and Black. Each pouch also comes with a 1″ PVC Medic Square Patch with a subdued cross/medical pouch identifier.

www.darkangelmedical.com

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LoD on D-Day

Wednesday, June 6th, 2012

NRA’s Life of Duty wanted to share something with our readers. In honor of today’s 68th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, they sent us a link to a video that was originally created by the U.S. Army in 1969 to relay the battle action of the landing at Normandy and the fierce combat that took place to overcome “Fortress Europe”.


D-Day: June 6, 1944
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June 6, 1944 marks the 68th anniversary of “Operation Overload” – the D-Day invasion where more than 160,000 allied troops landed on a 50-mile stretch of French Coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France. The invasion led to the deaths of more than 9,000 allied forces, but the victory resulted in a significant turning point for Europe’s history. Today, we would like to honor the allied forces that participated in the invasion by sharing a film created by the U.S. Army in 1969. In this film, the drama and battle action of the landing at Normandy is portrayed along with the fierce combat that took place to overcome “Fortress Europe” (compliments of the National Archives).

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Ropes That Rescue

Wednesday, June 6th, 2012

Many SSD readers are in a position that require intimate knowledge of the use of ropes. Polling our friends, one name kept popping up when we talked about rope work and that name is Ropes That Rescue. Based in Sedona, Arizona, RTR offers rope rescue training to Firefighters, Search and Rescue, Emergency Response Teams, Industry, Mining, Linemen, Rope Access Technicians and anyone who has a need to work and rescue from heights and depth.

To give you an idea of what we are talking about, check out this video from a recent Artificial High Directional Workshop.

Check them out www.ropesthatrescue.com.

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John Has A Long Moustache

Wednesday, June 6th, 2012

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CROWS II EOF Kit ADS Tactical

Wednesday, June 6th, 2012

The Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station or CROWS has done a lot to protect our troops from exposure to enemy fire during mounted operations. It allows a system operator to use a electro-optical/IR system to observe outside the vehicle and engage targets with an integrated weapon from as small as the M249 SAW or M240 GPMG up to a Mk19 40mm GL or .50 M2 HMG. The Army realized that these are lethal options and wanted to leverage the successes of non-lethal technologies used in the Traffic Control Point kit such as the BE Meyers GLARE.

The result is the Escalation of Force Kit Integration for the CROWS System. ADS provides these kits which integrate green laser technology from B.E. Meyers GLARE MOUT Plus lasers. The lasers emit an intense band of green light, disrupting a person’s vision and ability to drive a vehicle or aim a weapon. In addition to the lasers, CROWS II EOF Kits incorporate high-powered lighting from Surefire (Hellfighter), PeakBeam (MaxaBeam), or Xenonics (NightHunter), as a secondary means of visual warning. Naturally, a light with that much power pulls double duty as an aid in targeting and identification. Interestingly, the kits also feature the LRAD 300X. LRAD systems were recently chosen for use at the London Olympics for their ability to discourage unruly crowds. For TCP use, the LRAD also offers the ability to provide audible warning and hailing at distances of over 1,000M.

Contact ADSinc.com for more information.

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