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Ares Watch Co – DIVER-1B Pre-order Begins Today

Friday, May 3rd, 2019

The latest model from Ares Watch Co is the DIVER-1B. It goes on Pre-order today.

The ARES DIVER-1B is the black PVD version of the respected American Made hard-use mission-timer tool watch, created in limited numbers, and proudly made in the USA with global materials.

Each individually serialized DIVER-1 is guaranteed for life and is created, assembled, tested, certified, and serviced by hand in Seattle.

The DIVER-1 has undergone over 20,000 hours of hard-use, mission-driven, operational test & evaluation around the world.

SPECIFICATIONS:

Case, Caseback, Crown & Bezel

• 41.0mm 316L stainless steel, with black PVD coating, two piece case with individually serialized, engraved, screwback construction

• 42.0mm 316L stainless steel PVD bezel, featuring countdown timer with C3 Superluminova, clear coat finish, aggressive ‘no slip’ teeth, and 120-click uni-directional countdown mission timer

• 49.5mm lug to lug 22mm drilled lugs with 1.8mm shoulderless spring bars, supplied with a 3-ring and 5-ring LASH nylon strap

• 10 o’clock PVD ‘fat head’ 7.2mm logo’d screw down crown, featuring aggressive ‘no slip’ teeth and double Viton seals

• Individually tested and certified, fully assembled, to 40ATM
Movement, Crystal, Dial & Hands

• Ronda 715Li 5-jewel / gold plated analog quartz movement with EOL indicator

• 10 year standard battery life utilizing No. CR2016 3V lithium-ion battery

• Brass dial with C3 printed hour indicators, painted minute indices and logo

• Flat sapphire crystal with inner AR coating

• Brushed stainless C3 hands, with Mission Red second hand

• Anti-magnetic rating 18.8Oe, shock resistant to NIHS-91-10 standards, and thermo-compensated -0 to 50+ C
Supplied with (1) black and (1) OD green LASH nylon straps with PVD hardware

The watch will deliver AUGUST 2019.

*Gift orders will be supplied with a gift card.

Pre-order your at areswatches.com/shop.

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BE Meyers & Co Exhibiting At Darley Defense Days 2019

Friday, May 3rd, 2019

B.E. Meyers & Co., Inc. will be exhibiting at Darley Defense Days on May 7-8, 2019 at the Iron Mike Conference Center in Fort Bragg, NC. The company will be exhibiting at booth #411 where show attendees can see the MAWL®-DA (Modular Advanced Weapon Laser – Direct Action) high-powered VIS and near infrared laser pointer and illuminator for individual weapons, the GLARE RECOIL® series of Ocular Interruption lasers for Hail and Warning, the IZLID® series of IR and SWIR pointers and illuminators, and the BOARS®-M2 modular optic and accessory rail for the M2 series. They will also be displaying their full catalog of Flash Suppression Solutions.

We’re just here to help good people shoot bad people in the face, at night. It’s something we strongly believe in.

To schedule a meeting with the B.E. Meyers & Co. Team at Darley Defense Days 2019, please contact info@bemeyers.com.

www.bemeyers.com

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FirstSpear Friday Focus – Summit Bag Padded Insert

Friday, May 3rd, 2019

Today we are taking a look at an all new accessory for the popular FirstSpear Summit Bag line, the padded insert. Built to fit directly into your existing summit bags the padded insert is a high density low profile foam designed to fit perfectly inside your summit bag and offer padding to help protect sensitive items during transport while inside another larger pack or bag.

Available now for the medium (2L) size only. Made in the USA.

www.first-spear.com/summit

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Someone Is Having A Bad Day

Friday, May 3rd, 2019

This image recently surfaced on Facebook’s US Army WTF Moments. Naturally, snarky comments ensued.

I however, blame this Soldier’s leadership.

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Atlas 46 – Forge SlickSide Shorts

Thursday, May 2nd, 2019

If you’re looking for new workwear for this summer, this is it.

The Atlas 46 Forge SlickSides are a brand new take on classic workwear. They started by removing all the non-essentials. No hammer loops, no cargo or carpenter pockets. Just a clean finish from Waist to Knee…a SlickSide.

But what if you need tools? That’s where The ADAMS System Pouches come in. Reinforced belt loops double as anchor points to hold the needed gear. Quick attaching and removing means you can go easily from the worksite to the dinner table in the same pair of shorts.

Get yours at hwww.atlas46.com

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Topo Map or Camouflage?

Thursday, May 2nd, 2019

This image, “General Dynamics Electronic intelligence”, 1955 by Erik Nitsche, is obviously a topography map, or is it?

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Thulsa Doom thinks it sort of resembles Rhodie Brushstroke.

What do you think?

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PAs Help Medical Personnel Hone Battlefield Skills

Thursday, May 2nd, 2019

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — The Tactical Combat Medical Care Course (TCMC) began in April 2004 when several Physician Assistants (PAs) noticed that many medical Soldiers were being deployed to combat areas without being properly equipped or trained in medical combat readiness. The TCMC covers a wide variety of areas within a 5-day time frame to include trauma and wound care.

“Currently, the program is geared toward doctors, physician assistants, nurses and senior medics to prepare them for combat medical readiness at the point of injury,” said Shon Compton, an original founder of the program as well as an instructor at TCMC.

Compton added, “The course is presently taught at Fort Sam Houston and Camp Bullis in San Antonio, Texas, and includes didactic and hands-on field training. Although other Armed Services have been through the program, the course is geared towards active duty Army that can be centrally funded from their units. The priority is to those preparing for deployment.”

Presently, there is a waiting list to get in the course as they are targeting 1,500 to 2,000 students annually. The training is considered a sustainment course.

TCMC prepares the students with skills for medical events they may encounter while deployed, as well as sharpening the skills they already possess.

Bret Smith, an instructor and program manager with TCMC, said, “The course also covers trauma resuscitations that are geared toward the deploying provider.” He added, “We like to target those on orders about 180 days out. Over the years, we have realized that Soldiers should come through the course every 2-3 years to keep their skills up-to-par.”

While the students are already medically inclined, they are surprised at how much they learn from the program, as they are taken out of their comfort zone of the hospitals and put in situations such as working in a battalion aid station where the team works together in groups of four on traumatically injured casualties. The course is designed to force the students to improvise, think on their feet and take the lead in a trauma operation.

“Providers have to realize that during the course, there isn’t always assistance in the field and they must be able to learn to do a lot of the skills themselves, such as pushing medications, starting IVs or performing a cricothryotomy,” added Smith.

Over the past several years, the TCMC program has won several awards and is helping Soldiers achieve readiness in the field. “TCMC continues to be one of the best training programs in Army Medicine. It teaches our Soldiers about low or high intensity conflict in austere environments in the field of combat medicine,” said Smith.

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2nd Annual SIG SAUER and Special Forces Fundraiser Event

Thursday, May 2nd, 2019

The 2nd Annual SIG SAUER and Special Forces Event will be held Saturday, June 1st at SIG SAUER Academy in Epping, New Hampshire. It is a one-on-one shooting experience with Special Forces Green Berets and SIG SAUER Instructors which includes Close Quarters Battle, Advanced Defensive Rifle, Sniper, and more.

100% of the proceeds from the 2nd Annual SIG Sauer and Special Forces benefits the Green Beret Foundation.

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