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Sunday, February 17th, 2019The Armored Group, LLC and TerraHawk, LLC Introduce New Partnership and Patented Products for Armored and Unarmored Vehicles
Sunday, February 17th, 2019New partnership brings industry leaders together to elevate protection for dangerous surveillance scenarios
(Phoenix, AZ – (DATE) The Armored Group, LLC (TAG), a leading worldwide provider of armored vehicles, and TerraHawk LLC, the developer of rapid mobile surveillance tower systems, have joined forces. TerraHawk will be rebranded as TerraHawk built by TAG Specialty Vehicles. The company will offer SWAT teams, border patrol teams, private security teams and others in high-risk situations armored and unarmored vehicles outfitted with protective elevated surveillance towers. These towers provide viewing from high vantage points giving responders better sight lines which may be critical to positive resolutions.
The TerraHawk mobile surveillance tower enables a single law enforcement officer to operate the observation capsule which may be raised up to 25-feet and offering 360 visibility, enabling law enforcement to observe a situation that would otherwise be blocked from sight. The system allows it to be rapidly and effectively deployed to different areas, thereby disrupting the ability of criminal elements to entrench in new locations.
The tower is fitted with long range, HD, thermal or infrared cameras that provide real-time surveillance enabling officers to immediately respond and react to criminal activity, as well as provide video footage to aid in immediate witness testimony.
Other key specs of the TerraHawk Surveillance System include:
• 13-foot body base length; interior height 90”; 90” exterior width
• 60” double narrow pan formed rear doors with rotary locks and paddle handle
• Exterior LED clearance lights; LED stop/tail/turn lights recessed in the rear apron
• 4 LED interior dome lights in cargo area; 5 LED dome lights in each compartment
• Scissor lift in the body, mounted to truck frame and capsule
• Lift controls in capsule and truck cab
• Automatic leveling legs in each corner of the body
• Electronic systems include: redundant power systems for operation of hydraulic equipment; emergency and primary generator and battery systems; ground area surveillance camera systems to cover rear and sides; scene lights, weather vane/wind speed alarm, battery management system to manage battery power with alarm
• Fitted with 2 fire extinguishers, AC/heat system, shore power plug with a transfer switch, reflector kit behind the passenger seat and first aid kit
• Multiple battery charging systems including generator, shore power or chassis alternator
For over 25 years The Armored Group, LLC has been designing and manufacturing both armored and unarmored vehicles that protect first responders, military and others that need the highest level of protection in highly dangerous situations. TerraHawk has that same goal, by working together they can provide secure, elevated surveillance options from armored and unarmored vehicles. This gives first responders a better vantage point to observe and record criminal activity without ever leaving the vehicle.
“Together TAG and TerraHawk provides next-level protection while gaining access to criminal activity from an elevated surveillance capsule. The patented pass-through platform within the vehicle ensures constant protection while enabling personnel to record criminal activity in real time. We are honored to help our first responders stay safe in a variety of scenarios and will continue to develop vehicles and other products that help them do their jobs and go home to their families every day,” said Robert Pazderka, president and founder of The Armored Group, LLC.
For more information, please visit www.armoredcars.com.
Steel Alive & Hudson Tactical Exhibit At IDEX 2019
Sunday, February 17th, 2019
Steel Alive has partnered with Hudson Tactical, a division of Hudson Supplies as an authorized distributor of our revolutionary smart reactive target training system, Steel Alive®. Please be sure to stop at IDEX 2019 Booth FT-10 in hall 1.
About Steel Alive
Warsaw, Poland-February 14, 2019 – Steel Alive®
Smart shooting targets for everyone! Have you ever thought about digitizing your shooting? Measuring your speed and reaction time digitally with an App? Tactical training drills, and competing with other shooters with or without an instructor? All of that is in your smartphone right now. You can even play combat scenarios! A first-person shooter game is brought directly to your shooting range! The Steel Alive system brings the shooting experience to the 21st-century. You no longer have to measure your skills and reaction time manually. A set of Smart Target Devices along with a multicolor LEDs strapped to ordinary steel plate makes the training more enjoyable and beneficial. Master your shooting abilities with complex drills and customizable training scenarios. Have fun with your friends by playing multiplayer games. Finally, compare your stats and become the best shooter in the world. For information and sales inquiries please contact: sales@steelalive.io Phone: +1 (813) 609-8868
Steel Alive target unit mounted to back of steel, shown with master control unit and LED indicator lights.
About Hudson Tactical
Hudson Tactical is a division of Hudson Supplies Inc, celebrating their 40th anniversary. Hudson Tactical manufacturers and distributes tactical equipment and gear to a network of worldwide clients, distributors, and dealers. We are the exclusive worldwide master distributor of FastMag®, now available in various camouflage patterns and new Gen IV for Pistol now available. Stop by Booth FT-10, Hall 1 at IDEX 2019. Also showing the new Trilobyte lights from Adventure Tactical. IDEX is the only international defence exhibition and conference in the Middle East and North African (MENA) region and takes place 17-21 February 2019 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC).
Hudson Tactical will be showcasing the Steel Alive Smart Target System in Booth FT-10, Hall 1 at IDEX 2019.
Airmen Test Resolve During Air Assault Assessment
Saturday, February 16th, 2019MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. —
Cadres from the 820th Base Defense Group (BDG) evaluated approximately 37 Airmen during an Army Air Assault Assessment (AAA), January 28-31, here.
The assessment measured each Airmen’s readiness to determine who would be selected to attend the 10-day Army Air Assault School (AAS), at Fort Campbell, Ky. The BDG is one of the few units within the Air Force that sends their Airmen to AAS to enhance their personal readiness and also reinforce their unit’s lethal capabilities.
“Everything we learn at AAS is a part of our mission scope within the BDG,” said Staff Sgt. Nicholas Groomes, 822d Base Defense Squadron (BDS) training instructor and cadre team member “It’s rare to find an Army school that’s curriculum falls under our umbrella, so the more experience we can get for our Airmen the better off the BDG can be downrange.”
The AAA provided Airmen with an opportunity to challenge themselves personally and to self-assess their physical and mental readiness to perform in high-stress situations.
“The reason I wanted to go to AAS was to test myself and to prove that I could get through something so difficult,” said Senior Airman Jeffrey Lewis, 822d BDS fireteam leader. “You always hear of how superior the Army Air Assault School is and how physical it is. I saw this as a milestone to achieve and an opportunity to improve.”
In order to be eligible to attend the school, Airmen have to complete a wide array of tests consisting of: rappel tower operations, ruck layout and sling load inspections, the Army physical fitness test, an obstacle course and finally a 12-mile ruck march.
“There are very few opportunities for Airmen to go to AAS and the BDG is one of the only units that gives their Airmen the chance to attend, so I wanted to take advantage of that,” said Groomes. “It’s a great opportunity for Airmen to [assess] themselves and learn what things they need to improve, not only physically, but mentally to push through.”
While still having to pass all proficiency tests, Airmen were required to perform constant remedial physical training throughout the duration of the assessment to test their physical and mental resiliency.
“The biggest thing I needed, to get through (the assessment), was a strong drive and motivation,” said Lewis. “Being self-aware and keeping my mental composure through very intense situations was key.”
Cadres already know the physical and mental demands it takes to complete AAS, so during AAA they implemented strenuous measures to help simulate what an Airman should expect at Fort Campbell.
“We intentionally try to make the assessment more rigorous than the school to better prepare our Airmen for success when they arrive there,” said Staff Sgt. Ulysses Ortiz, 820th Combat Operations Squadron unit trainer and lead cadre team member. “We have very few slots at the schoolhouse, so we only want our most deserving Airmen to go.”
Of the 37 Airmen that started the assessment, approximately 10 were deemed qualified for AAS.
Upon completing the assessment, Tech. Sgt. Christopher Zavala, 822d BDS squad leader, explained what it took to finish the assessment and how attending Army Air Assault School will benefit not only himself but other Airmen’s careers in the future.
“The biggest thing it took for me to push through the AAA was just channeling that inner drive that motivated me to train so hard for it in the first place,” said Zavala. “I wanted to lead by example and Air Assault will add more tools to my toolbox, which gives me the ability to explain and elaborate those things to my Airmen coming in from [technical] school to help them succeed.”
By A1C Eugene Oliver, 23d Wing Public Affairs
9mm Pistol Survey and Custom Glock 19 Giveaway
Saturday, February 16th, 2019Bachstein Consulting LLC, a leading engineering firm in the firearms industry, is conducting a survey, seeking information about what end users prefer in a quality full-size 9mm handgun.
Those who complete the survey may enter a drawing to win a custom Glock 19 with your choice of laser engraving and cerakote finishing, thanks to a partnership with 2A Engraving and 603 Coatings.
Take there survey here.
The GUHOR Stick!
Saturday, February 16th, 2019GUHOR Stick? What the heck is a GUHOR Stick and what does it have to do with SSD? Well, as some of you may know, I spent the first half of my career in the Army MI business, primarily as a SIGINTer. Since the Army in its infinite wisdom decided to dismantle and then stovepipe its IW capability over the past 25 years, I feel it’s important to revisit the history of the SIGINT business as it is recreated in the form of Cyber Electro Magnetic Activities, or CEMA.
The GUHOR Stick is one of the most important tool ever invented for the traffic analyst (TA). Solutions to the most intricate communications networks often began with this simple device.
No self-respecting TA was ever without one close at hand. Like the six-shooter of the old West, the analyst kept it at his or her side, always ready to draw- circles, boxes, and lines.
The GUHOR Stick, in its most recent and best known iteration, is merely a 6? by 1.5? clear plastic template. Its prime purpose is to facilitate the drawing of communications diagrams, although its secondary uses are endless. It comes equipped with a large circle at one end to draw control terminals, a smaller circle at the other end for outstations, and a small rectangle in the center for communications relays and collective (CQ) calls. The straight edges are used to connect these stations and show communications paths. With this tool, a #2 pencil (with extra erasers), some graph paper, and several pencils of various colored leads, the analyst of old was fully prepared to face any communications adversary.
GUHOR Stick! But where did this strange name come from? Putting my analytical skills to work, I set out to research the issue. To my surprise, there was a higher than expected number of individuals who had heard the name. Most were seasoned veterans from a mixture of professions, including linguists, reporters, managers, executives, and, naturally, traffic analysts. But there was more than a little discussion about what this device was and where its name originated.
The early returns were mixed, however. I was still searching for the definitive word. It was at this point when I began to get responses from members of a Communications Analysis Association (CAA) interest group. A number of seasoned veterans recounted their GUHOR experiences and, in a number of colorful responses, gave me what I believe to be the true scoop.
GUHOR Sticks as traffic analysis tools have been around for decades. Some CAA respondents remembered seeing or using them in one form or another from at least the early 1960s. Even so, a couple of questions remain unanswered. Who invented it? Why was it given this curious name? Someone out there knows. If you can solve the mystery, we (Station HYPO) are ready to hear a good story.
All this discussion about GUHOR Sticks may be moot. These devices are few and far between these days. The GUHOR Stick does not have a federal stock number. They were made in batches at NSA by special order; however, they are fast becoming collector items. With the advent software, many analysts are using computer graphics to diagram their targets. The traditional circles and lines on paper are becoming passé. Most GUHOR Sticks that are found are being employed for many a sundry task-not for crafting the intricate networks of old, but for drawing nondescript lines and symbols unrelated to the trade of traffic analysis.
Those on field duty in the Pacific used a similar device which they called a “pooka-maker.” Pooka is a Hawaiian word for “hole.”
Source: NSA CRYTPOLOG July, 1994 (MDR Case #54778)
Edited by Mario Vulcano
To read more history, visit Station HYPO.
Schrade MOE Multi-Purpose Demolition Tool
Friday, February 15th, 2019Somehow, the Schrade MOE Multi-Purpose Demolition Tool escaped me when it came out in 2016.
MOE is a 14.75″ multi-purpose demolition tool, forged from heat treated, 1055 high carbon steel with a bending strength of 1843 lbs.
It features a five function head that includes:
-A fire axe
-A spine side hammer
-A beveled pry bar end
-An angled nail pull
-A 1-1/4″ spanner wrench / demolition claw
On the shaft there’s a main gas valve wrench.
The handle is wrapped with 550 paracord and there’s a flat pry bar with nail pull.
www.btibrands.com/product/schpb2bk-schrade-moe-multi-purpose-demolition-tool
