We first mentioned the CORE panel from Austere Provisions Company last fall.
Basically, it’s a PALS-compatible panel insert that allows you to configure a load and place it directly into a messenger-style bag. Pretty ingenious. The photo above features a CORE Panel festooned with Blue Force Gear pouches.
UPDATE – Here’s a photo of the CORE Panel without pouches. The BFG MOLLEminus construction is quite obvious.
Coming soon from www.austereprovisions.com.
LA Police Gear is offering closeout pricing on several items from Massif including Battle Ax Combat Pant, Diamond Peak Field Pant, Pilot Rock Polo, Hell’s Canyon Filed Shirt, Snake River Field Shirt, Lightweight Tactical Shirt and Integrated Combat Jacket.
www.lapolicegear.com/massif-closeouts
The 6th model for the 2014 Hot Shots Calendar is Danni Wells. 50% of proceeds from the sales of these calendars support various UK and US military charities including Help for Heroes and the Special Operations Warrior Foundation. In addition, Hot Shots offers other morale items like T-shirts, playing cards, and badges. The models also donate their time by regularly visiting the troops. It’s a great cause and worthy of your support.
Hit the jump to see a photo of Ms Wells.
I’ve been mulling this over all day. I don’t think it’s a good idea for Congress to tell the military services which camouflage they should be using or how they should equip their troops.
First off, they’ve got more important things to worry about. That’s a given.
Second, they have their lane in the road and the military services have theirs. Even retired two-star General turned Congressman William Enyart, (D-IL) doesn’t seem to have the bubble on camouflage. If a guy with that kind of pedigree doesn’t understand the issues at hand, how can we expect someone to who has never served? Representative Enyart has stated that he plans to introduce an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act that would require all services to adopt the same camouflage pattern by 2018 and would ban the services from developing new camouflage patterns for their own use.
While I’m all for the separate branches of the US military adopting the same camouflage patterns for a variety of reasons, doing it because Congress said so is not even on the list. Aside from the operational and logistical advantages of a common uniform, this budget environment alone should be the precursor to a more common sense approach to field uniforms. Dress uniforms Remain a great way for the services to express their individuality. I’m advocating for the military to do the right thing for the right reasons.
As for a moratorium on camouflage development, I strongly disagree with this idea. Based on the poorly written legislation I see coming out of Washington, such a move will assuredly have negative second and third order effects. For example, what about USSOCOM? While it isn’t a service, it has service-like budget authority and regularly has unique requirements. It uses its budgetary and acquisition authority to fulfill those requirements under MFP-11. Would a poorly written law preclude SOCOM from the fulfillment of unique camouflage requirements that are not shared by conventional forces? Based on Congress’s batting average, my guess is “yes.”
Congress needs to put the services in the hot seat for sure and make them explain why they can’t play nice together but telling them how they should equip individual service members oversteps their mandate.
The No. 11 Survival Belt is made of native American steer hide with solid brass hardware. The belt is designed to fit sizes 34-38 using unique adjustment hooks. The survival aspect comes from the 27 feet of military spec paracord, available in olive drab, international orange, and navy blue, separated into 8 individual strands, accessed by unsnapping two brass snaps.
http://www.colonellittleton.com/no-11-survival-belts.html
TNVC is offering this Velcro-backed, traditional Betsy Ross flag. Available in Subdued Desert or Urban colors.
tnvc.com/shop/tnvc-betsy-ross-flag-patch
As part of their BLACK line of products, Raine Inc. has partnered with Savvy Sniper to produce a new line of weapon slings. The four slings are licensed from Savvy Sniper, and include the COBRA Quick Adjust Sling (QUAD Cobra QD), Ambi Quick Adjust Sling (QUAD Ambi), Heavy Weapon Quick Adjust Sling (HD QUAD SAW), and General Purpose Quick Adjust Sling (M4 Lite) models. The slings are constructed from 1″ or 2″ mil-spec tubular webbing and bungee cord, and use tri-glides and buckles from Austri Alpin, and/or tri-glides, buckles, and clash hook attachments from ITW Nexus, dependent on model. They also feature a proprietary slider handle for instant adjustment in sling length and are designed to be used with gloves during operations. All four models of slings are currently available in 499 Tan, Black, Foliage Green, and MultiCam, and are made in the USA.
raineinc.com – BLACK Slings
