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Freedom Shooting Center Outlines Expansion

Wednesday, August 4th, 2021

Virginia Beach, Virginia – August 3, 2021 – Freedom Shooting Center is the largest indoor shooting range in Hampton Roads offering a full-service shooting range and the widest selection of guns and outdoor sporting goods. We provide a welcoming atmosphere to anyone interested in shooting, self-defense training, and outdoor shooting sports, regardless of experience. Our mission is to promote responsible gun ownership and attract new people to shooting sports. It’s simple – we want to share all the things we, our members, and guests love about shooting and outdoor sporting. At Freedom Shooting Center, we believe that through our service and product offering, we are driving the initiative of creating a well-informed, well-trained, responsible gun owner.

Many have informed us, “We wish we had a Freedom Shooting Center where we live!”

Freedom Shooting Center announced today that it has begun expansion initiatives to bring the Freedom banner to new markets across the southeastern region of the United States. The first step we are taking to grow exposure to the “Freedom Experience” is our recently launched online store, FreedomOutdoors.us, and simultaneously expanding our product offering of outdoor categories. Additionally, we are actively looking for acquisition opportunities of existing indoor range/retail businesses. Our team is very excited about expanding both into new markets and new product offerings in categories such as hunting. We are very fortunate to be a part of the shooting and outdoor sporting community. Preserving all things that make it a great sport is important to us. We consider it a great privilege to participate in serving and growing the shooting and outdoor sporting community. And, we consider it a great privilege to serve our members and guests who are truly the best ambassadors for our community!

We pride ourselves on creating a premier customer experience and ensuring that people have access to quality products and services in the shooting and outdoor sporting industry. Freedom Shooting Center will continue to deliver exceptional service, competitive pricing, and a comprehensive product offering to members and guests. We appreciate your business, and if you have questions, please check out our updated website at FreedomShootingCenter.com. Additionally, if you or someone you know is interested to explore a potential acquisition, please contact Acquisitions@FreedomShootingCenter.com.

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Clandestine Media Group’s New Gun Truck – The Specs

Wednesday, August 4th, 2021

What started out as a 2021 Ford Ranger Lariat has now become one impressive gun truck thanks to the efforts of Clandestine Media Group.

Right up front you’ll note that it’s a Ford Ranger which might seem like an odd choice for a gun truck. CMG acknowledges this and explains that it’s nigh impossible to get an actual Toyota Hi-Lux in the US. Instead, they went for a Ford Ranger which is becoming more popular with foreign SOF.

Primary Sponsors:

Leitner Design Bed Rack ACS Forged with all accessories

Addictive Desert Design – Stealth Fighter Front and Rear bumpers with sliders

Camburg Suspension CAMBURG FORD RANGER 2WD/4WD 19-21 FOX 2.5 FACTORY DSC KIT

Grey Man Tactical interior and exterior molle systems plus accessories

Other Parts:

Method Race Wheels MR701 Black

Nitto Ridge Grapplers 285/75R17

Baja Design Lights

Warn VR EVO 10-S

Factor 55 Fairlead and UltraHook

Safari Snorkel

Truck Vault Bed System

Alpha Rex Headlights

The truck was built with the help and expertise of Colorado Adventure Rigs and High Country 4×4.

It’s used by the team for photo shoots and available to clients for marketing needs.

Learn more at www.clandestinemediagroup.com/blog/2021/8/2/clandestine-media-group-company-gun-truck-specs

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Rheinmetall to Equip the Dutch Army’s Fennek Armoured Reconnaissance Vehicle with New Aiming Device

Wednesday, August 4th, 2021

Rheinmetall will be equipping the Dutch military’s Fennek wheeled armoured reconnaissance vehicle with a new gun carriage-adaptable aiming device. The new device, the Lafettenadaptierbares Zielgerät 400, or LaZ400 for short, will replace the vehicle’s existing thermal imaging system, significantly enhancing the Fennek’s reconnaissance and target engagement capabilities. An order to this effect for 246 devices has been awarded to Rheinmetall Electronics through Krauss-Maffei Wegmann, the Fennek general contractor. The order is worth around €36 million, including value added tax. Due to be delivered through to 2027, the devices will be fabricated at the Rheinmetall Electronics plant in Ismaning in Bavaria.

The Lafetten¬adaptierbares Zielgerät 400 retrofit forms part of the Dutch military’s Fennek midlife upgrade programme. The Dutch armed forces will mount the LaZ400 on the vehicle’s 1530-type gun carriage. The new sensor system will supersede the thermal imaging device currently in use.

Already used in the Bundeswehr’s FLW200 remotely controlled weapon station, the LaZ400 is a tried and tested system. Its colour daylight sensor, thermal imaging sensor and laser rangefinder enable outstanding reconnaissance performance around the clock as well as precise engagement of targets.

Now official, the current order will bring the number of LaZ family devices now in use to over 2,700.

The order underscores once again Rheinmetall’s exceptional expertise in the world of advanced electro-optical sensor technology.

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USAF Cyber Careerfield Discusses New Training Baseline

Wednesday, August 4th, 2021

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. (AFNS) —

The 81st Training Support Squadron hosted the Cyber Operations Specialty Training and Requirements Team conference at Keesler Air Force Base, July 19-23.

“The conference was held to ensure the upcoming evolution from cyberspace support to cyberspace operations is a smooth transition, eliminate training deficiencies and maintain the health and welfare of the entire career field at the highest standard,” said Staff Sgt. Matthew Storer, 81st TRSS cyberspace support force development noncommissioned officer in charge. “It impacts the entirety of the cyberspace support career field by creating baseline requirements for training.”

The conference included cyberspace support career field managers, functional managers from each of the 10 major commands, including Guard and Reserve, representation from Space Force Cyber, technical training school houses and qualifications flight to determine the training requirements for the most elite cyber operations troops going forward.

“The STRT and Training Planning Team meetings are an essential part of the Air Force, and encompasses each career field, major command and learning program’s representatives,” said Chief Master Sgt. Victor Cordero Jr., Air Force cyberspace support career field manager. “This is a historic conference, advancing the Career Field Education and Training Plan, future training requirements and establishing formal training requirements for Air Education and Training Command aligned to the new transition.”

As a result of the conference, a partnership was formed between Air Combat Command and AETC to reimagine training that works the way Airmen work in order to develop the 30,000 total force cyber Airman capable of conducting the build, secure, protect and defend mission on the Air Force network enterprise.

“Future conflicts will be fought and won in cyber, and we need to develop and deliver a mission-ready cyber force armed for tomorrow’s fight,” said Chief Master Sgt. Patricia Ford, ACC support functional manager. “The capability of our cyber Airmen will be the deciding factor between mission success and mission failure.”

By SrA Kimberly L. Mueller, 81st Training Wing Public Affairs

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Oakley Standard Issue Invites Qualified Users to Join the Exclusive OSI Community

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2021

FOOTHIL RANCH, CA. – August 2, 2021 – Oakley® Standard Issue™ invites members of the U.S. Military, Government, Law Enforcement, Fire and EMS Professionals to join OSI. Oakley SI takes great pride in offering the industry’s most innovative, premium products at an exclusive price for U.S. Military, First Responders and Government personnel. Membership into Oakley Standard Issue is free and entitles its members access to exclusive Oakley products and direct pricing.

“We’ve been supporting our men and women in uniform for over 25 years,” said Erick Poston, Senior Director of Oakley SI. “Our core objective is to maintain the highest standard in optics, impact and performance in every product that lands in the hands of our consumers. We accomplish that task with rigorous testing, fine-tuned process and plenty of end-user input. We invite all our men and women in uniform, our veterans and their families to learn more about what we do at oakleysi.com.”

For Over 25 years, Oakley® Standard Issue™ has been supplying this nation’s heroes with the very best in protective eyewear. An obsession with research and development continues to produce combat-ready equipment for those whose lives depend on their gear—and Oakley SI is honored to have earned their respect. To get a better feel for what Oakley SI is all about, fans are encouraged to watch the Oakley SI Origin video.

To register for Oakley SI, users will need to verify their credentials through ID.me. This is a quick and easy process that will secure a spot within the OSI community.

To learn more about Oakley Standard Issue, visit OakleySI.com. Details about products, promotions and future offers can also be found on the Oakley SI Instagram, Facebook and YouTube pages.

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KILO5K Rangefinder from SIG SAUER

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2021

The First in the Revolutionary New KILO K Series of Rangefinders

The new KILO5K 7X25 mm laser rangefinder monocular features the new XR technology (Extended Range) giving it a maximum reflective range of 5,000 yards. The KILO5K includes Applied Ballistics Ultralite onboard along with environmental sensors and supports BDX External for connecting to external devices such as Kestrel and Garmin devices. Additionally, it works with BaseMap to provide remote waypoints on ranged targets and can be fully configured with the SIG SAUER BDX App.

SIG SAUER Product Manager Patrick Hanley discusses the features and benefits of the new KILO5K laser rangefinder monocular.

www.sigsauer.com/kilo5k

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Bushnell Unveils New Elite Tactical DMR3 and XRS3 Riflescopes

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2021

New Riflescopes Deliver Class-Leading Performance with a Propriety Reticle

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – August 3, 2020 – Bushnell®, an industry leader in performance optics, has announced the introduction of two new Elite Tactical riflescopes – the DMR3 3.5-21×50 FFP and the XRS3 6-36×56 FFP. Tailored to meet the demands of law enforcement and military professionals as well as long-range and precision rimfire competitions, the new Elite Tactical DMR3 delivers precision to 1,000 yards and beyond in a lightweight, compact package. For those seeking extreme long-range capabilities, including military shooters and ELR competitors, the XRS3 offers the highest magnification in the Elite Tactical family along with superior tracking and reliability.

Featuring the most advanced Elite Tactical optical system ever, both the DMR3 and XRS3 come with a high magnification ED Prime objective, as well as fully multi-coated elements, EXO Barrier™ protection and a new reticle element coating. The new coating pushes the limits of the ultrawideband coating system by increasing light transmission by nearly 2% over previous designs. The culmination of these improvements deliver state-of-the-art optical performance in an already proven, durable and repeatable package.

In addition, these scopes feature a new “G” series reticle designed in conjunction with G.A. Precision. Based on the G3 reticle, the new G4P design features a floating dot center POA, floating holdover dots, refined line widths, quick acquisition bars for low magnification settings, and a more open reticle space above the horizontal stadia.

“The new Elite Tactical DMR3 is utterly reliable, tracks perfectly has a huge eye box and the field of view is everything you need,” said George Gardner, Founder of G.A. Precision and Team Captain for Elite Tactical. “With the etched glass and updated G4P reticle, it’s about as perfect as it can get. I have never had one fail me in a match.”

Each scope boasts a multi-position ThrowHammer™ magnification lever, allowing a shooter to accommodate their particular rifle without concern of manipulation interference. Additional features include Rev-limiter™ Zero Stop elevation turret, locking windage target turret, and a removable sunshade. The DMR3 riflescope shortens the minimum parallax setting over the DMRII Pro from 50 to 25 yards while the all-new XRS3 has a minimum parallax setting of 50 yards and a D-Lok locking diopter.

“The XRS3 has a lot more with 36 power and a 56mm objective, but it still delivers a sharp crisp image at every magnification from the bottom to the top,” said Bryan Sikes, Elite Tactical pro. “What you are really getting is every benefit of the DRM3 in a more magnified package.”

The XRS3 features 29 MIL elevation travel and 15 MIL windage travel, as well as an (18ft @ 100yd) field of view on 6X power and a (3ft @ 100yd) field of view on 36X power. The scope is 14.9 inches long and weighs in at 39 ounces.

The DMR3 features 32 MIL elevation travel and 20 MIL windage travel, as well as a (25ft @ 100yd) field of view on 3.5X power and a (5ft @ 100yd) field of view on 21X power. The scope is 13.2 inches long and weighs in at 35.5 ounces.

Built to last, both scopes are IP67 rated against water and dust, argon purged to reduce fogging, and built from a single-piece of aircraft-grade 34mm aluminum main-tube. Each are backed by Bushnell’s 30-year Lifetime Ironclad warranty. To learn more about these riflescopes or the rest of the Elite Tactical line, visit bushnell.com.

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