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COL Kurtz Shirt The Ma-Hallow by Bawidamann

Friday, March 27th, 2020

As part of Bawidamann’s Aloha Now collaboration with OTTE Gear, he has released the Ma-Hallow T-shirt depicting COL Walter E Kurtz in all of his maniacal splendor.

Well, you see Willard, in this war, things get confused out there: power, ideals, the old morality, practical military necessity. But out there with these natives, it must be a temptation to be god, because there’s a conflict in every human heart, between the rational and the irrational, between good and evil, and good does not always triumph. Sometimes, the dark side overcomes what Lincoln called the better angels of our nature. Every man has got a breaking point. You and I have one. Walter Kurtz has reached his, and very obviously, he has gone insane…
—?LTG Corman describing Kurtz to Willard

The horror.

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FEMA Publishes Solicitation For PPE and Medical Supplies

Friday, March 27th, 2020

In response to the COVID-19 National Health Emergency, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has published a solicitation for personal protective equipment (PPE) and medical supplies.

Products identified include (but are not limited to) face shields, gown coveralls, face masks, and gloves. FEMA will receive offers to supply through September 25, 2020.

For full details, visit beta.sam.gov.

Finally, FEMA has a website dedicated to their coronavirus response www.fema.gov/coronavirus.

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Outdoor Research Seattle Factory Converting Manufacturing Lines to Produce Personal Protective Medical Equipment

Friday, March 27th, 2020

SEATTLE, Wash. (March 26, 2020) Outdoor Research, LLC. (OR), a leading brand in the outdoor and tactical apparel industry, is applying their company commitment to American Design and Manufacturing towards manufacturing personal protective equipment for the medical community. This commitment includes adding additional manufacturing capability within the Seattle plant as well as installing advanced medical manufacturing lines, allowing OR to quickly pivot towards becoming an FDA-approved Class II medical mask maker. Over the past month, the company has invested in high-speed equipment and employee training that will result in the following production capability:

• Surgical Masks: OR will be manufacturing ASTM level 3 masks by April 27, 2020. Production will ramp up to the rate of 140,000 masks/day

• N95 Cup-style Respirator Masks: OR will be making N95 masks by May 25, 2020. Production will ramp up to 36,000/day

• Fabric Face Masks: OR is immediately beginning the manufacture of ASTM Level 1 face masks, which provide basic bacterial filtration and sub-micron particulate protection. The company will be able to produce thousands per day.

“Our 39 year history of rapidly developing cutting-edge Outdoor, Military and Tactical products provides OR the ability to quickly shift to supporting the personal protective needs of the medical community.” said CEO Dan Nordstrom. “Our entire company is fully committed to ensuring that doctors, nurses, health care workers and first responders have the personal protective equipment they require to effectively care for their patients.”

Highly respected in the outdoor industry for developing functional solutions for extreme environments, Outdoor Research has a history of successfully leveraging the best commercial market technologies to serve the needs of the armed services and first responders. Over the past two years the company has conducted a comprehensive review of the U.S. supply chain and is in active development with textile mills and materials providers to expand and elevate the capabilities of products that are 100-percent American-made.

Over the last two years OR has made significant capital investments designed to improve and modernize its Seattle factory. These investments allow Outdoor Research to take advantage of the company’s global knowledge of design, materials, and innovative manufacturing techniques while producing the next generation of tactical and outdoor products at its facilities. OR has continued to accelerate its product-development cycle, allowing the latest innovations to be rapidly fielded to the end user, and helping increase the mobility and protection of soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines, first responders, and now the medical community.

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SureFire Field Notes Ep 56: Intro to Night Vision Use with Don Edwards

Friday, March 27th, 2020

In this episode, Don Edwards of Greenline Tactical discusses techniques for getting acclimated with Night Vision, for new users.

Don Edwards is a retired 20+ year veteran of US Army Special Operations. He began his career in 3rd Bn 75th Ranger Regiment where he was a participant in Operation Just Cause. Retired from 20th Special Forces Group where he served as a Team Sergeant, a Weapons Sergeant and Intelligence Sergeant during combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. He has served for five years as the Use of Force training manager and primary instructor at the ATF National Academy in Glynco, GA instructing in tactics and firearms as well. Don has worked as tactical advisor to the Department of Defense since 2008 serving in both Iraq and Afghanistan and is a FLETC certified firearms instructor.

Greenline Tactical was founded, and is run by Don Edwards. Don is the former Director of Training for TNVC and he is considered a leader in Night Vision Operations Training offering real world tactical and defensive training to law abiding civilians, State/Local Law Enforcement officers and SWAT teams as well as Conventional and Special Operations military units around the country.

www.surefire.com

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FirstSpear Friday Focus – Online Ordering Update

Friday, March 27th, 2020

Note to Customers –

FirstSpear’s manufacturing factories are up and producing critical DOD and LE items, but some of our inventory for online purchases is running low with the increased demand over the last few weeks. Many of our customer service and office personnel are working from home, so response times on commercial questions are also lagging more than usual. It’s always been our policy to prioritize deploying US forces and urgent Law Enforcement requirements, so please bear with us as we get caught up with commercial requests. We remain open for business and committed to supporting the professional user with rapid development, prototyping and production throughout these challenging times.

First responders and medical personnel have discovered our OIG and OCG gloves work great in conjunction with nitrile gloves and help reduce breaking and tearing while providing excellent touch screen functionality. All sizes are currently in stock.

Operator Contact Glove

Operator Inner Glove

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EUROSATORY 2020 IS CANCELLED

Friday, March 27th, 2020

The sanitary situation due to Covid-19 is deteriorating daily in France and has spread throughout the world.

The conditions for preparing and running the exhibition, which would protect the health and safety of the 100,000 expected participants, visitors, exhibitors and organisers, can not be met.

Many international and French exhibitors registered for the Eurosatory trade fair scheduled from June 8 to 12, 2020 are no longer able to prepare their participation and configure or transport the necessary equipment. It also appears that the very large number of foreign visitors expected to participate in the fair can no longer plan their trip to France.

The postponement of the exhibition to a later date has been studied but the conditions for success can not be met.

The current situation no longer makes Eurosatory possible in 2020. It is with immense disappointment that GICAT (French Land and Airland Defence and Security Association) and its subsidiary COGES are forced to cancel the fair planned for June.

All the participants and partners will be contacted in order to best manage the consequences of this cancellation.

Therefore, Eurosatory team invites you to the next edition of the exhibition that will be held from June 13 to 17, 2022.

We thank you for your understanding. We hope that you and your relatives are in good health and we spare a special thought for anyone affected.

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1791 Tactical IWB Kydex Springfield Hellcat Holster

Thursday, March 26th, 2020

Miami, FL, U.S. –1791 Tactical and 1791 Gunleather are committed to providing the highest quality Leather and Kydex holsters to every customer. 1791 Tactical® proudly presents their 1791 Tactical IWB Kydex Holster for the newly released Springfield Hellcat.

“Our leather holsters have a long-standing reputation for quality and craftsmanship. Now that our Kydex holsters are receiving the same level of recognition, we wanted to have something that accommodates the most popular firearms. We worked tirelessly to develop something that would work for the Hellcat and meet our expectations in quality and craftsmanship. Our goal is always to offer incredible quality to every customer no matter what they carry.” says Ramiro Romani.

The 1791 Tactical IWB Kydex Holster is made from durable and proven 0.080” Kydex and has an integrated concealment wing that allows for an even stealthier level of concealment. Its open-muzzle design accommodates weapons with threaded barrels and a tall sight channel works great with suppressor height sights. The RMR/Optic cut accommodates most pistol optics. The Kydex option is available, as well as multiple IWB and OWB options in leather. The 1791 Gunleather Belt Holster BHC, Smooth Concealment Holster (size 1), Two Way IWB (size 2), Three Way, Ambidextrous Belt Slide Holster 3WH (size 2) and the Four-Way IWB/OWB holster 4WH (size 2), are great options for the Hellcat as well.

Designed to be comfortable, concealable, simple and dependable, 1791 Tactical has become a marquee Kydex holster brand. For further details on 1791 Tactical visit www.1791gunleather.com.

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Mountain Khakis Celebrates Those on the Front Lines of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Thursday, March 26th, 2020

CHARLOTTE, NC (March 25, 2020) – Mountain Khakis®, the leading premium outdoor apparel outfitter for Men and Women, is pleased to launch The Responder Project, a discount program that supports and celebrates those that fearlessly still report to work every day in order to keep us safe and well.

The program, which launched Wednesday, March 25th in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, is available to any Military, Police, Firefighter, EMT, Nurse, Medical and Emergency Responder/Staff and Teacher through a short registration process at www.mountainkhakis.com/pages/military-discount. Once registered, the individual is able to take advantage of a 40% discount.

This program is in direct response to the current COVID-19 Pandemic that is causing so many issues across the world for individuals, families and businesses.

‘We want to acknowledge all these individuals, and their families, for the service they provide to our communities and its people. Safety, care, assistance, and well-being are key to our communities and we thank them for their service’ said Sr. Ecommerce Manager, Katie Spikes.

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