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Archive for January, 2022
UF PRO Presents The BDU Breakdown
Monday, January 24th, 2022SHOT Show 22 – Garmont 9.81 HELI
Monday, January 24th, 2022
The Garmont 9.81 HELI combines a breathable flyknit upper with their GTF outsole and speed lacing.
Offered in Black and Coyote.
SHOT Show 22 – Gentex Ops-Core FAST XR High Cut Helmet
Monday, January 24th, 2022The FAST XR High Cut Helmet is the latest addition to the Ops-Core line. All of the FAST High Cut Helmets look pretty much alike. What makes this one different is that it is intended to defeat Rifle threats.
It resists penetration of up to a 7.62x39mm lead core round and protects against Level IIIA / HG2 Handgun projectiles and frag, at a weight of 2.81lbs (Large).
SHOT Show 22 – XGO Watch Cap & Balaclava
Monday, January 24th, 2022
XGO has introduced a Watch Cap and Balaclava made from Polartec Wind Pro fabric. Offered in Black and Coyote, the Watch Cap is available in sizes Small/Medium and Large/XLarge and the Balaclava is available in sizes Small-Large.
SHOT Show 22 – Blast Proof Soft Cooler by Blackbridge Defense
Monday, January 24th, 2022We’ve previously mentioned Blackbridge Defense’s weapon mounts during our AUSA coverage. They’ve expanded their offerings with the Blast Proof Soft Cooler which was designed to prevent water bottles from exploding during IED blasts. In addition to up to 30 water bottles, it will also accept MREs, 5 Gallon Jerry Cans and the High Stress Collapsible Water Bag 5 Gallon bladder.
It’s designed to keep ice for up to 56 hours. I took this photo at about 3PM on the last day of SHOT Show in a room that was around 70 Deg F. The ice was still whole and the bag had been opened numerous times during the day to show the interior. Its going to keep your stuff cool. Unfortunately, I didn’t get the opportunity to blow it up.
Blackbridge Defense products are available for agency and unit purchase through ADS, Inc.
SHOT Show 22 – TNVC Exclusive Woodland Ops-Core FAST SF Ballistic Helmet
Monday, January 24th, 2022TNVC is the exclusive commercial distributor for the Ops-Core FAST SF Ballistic Helmet in Woodland Camo.
More products are coming in Woodland as well, like an OTTE Gear Helmet Bag with a distinctive, high-vis TNVC green lining.
To learn more, be sure to tune into vSHOTT, February 8-10.
SHOT Show 22 – Geissele Automatics GFR in 6mm ARC
Monday, January 24th, 2022
Geissele Automatics launched their GFR in 6mm ARC. Barrel lengths will be 14.5″, 16″, 18″, and 20″ Stratomatch.
They’ve also introduced two muzzle devices.
Above is now their standard muzzle device and below is the Swavvy Muzzle Brake.
3rd ID Collaborates with Cadets at Inaugural Marne Innovation Workshop
Monday, January 24th, 2022ATLANTA — Soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Division participated in the first Marne Innovation Workshop at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Jan. 6-9, 2022. The workshop is a collaborative event that included participants from the Army ROTC program at Georgia Tech, the United States Military Academy and the 75th Innovation Command.
“The Marne Innovation Workshop is the first opportunity for 3rd ID to partner with the Georgia Institute of Technology, and its intent is to solve today’s problems with today’s technology,” said Capt. Ben McFarlin, deputy innovations officer for 3rd ID.
Recently, 3rd ID Soldiers generated a list of challenges which were curated from feedback and survey results received from across the Division. Georgia Tech students and USMA cadets then selected a set of challenges from this list.
Groups of cadets and students worked with Soldiers during the four-day workshop to begin developing ideas and prototypes to solve the challenges brought forward by 3rd ID. The teams will continue to work together over the next six months to further hone their ideas.
The 3rd ID is currently on a modernization path that includes new equipment, weapons and vehicles across the division. The Marne Innovation Workshop complements this modernization push by focusing on enhancing and broadening its Soldiers intellectually through new industry and academic partnerships, and in new directions for problems.
“The investments that we make in people will pay off in the long run,” said Brig. Gen. Jasper Jeffers, the deputy commanding general of maneuver for 3rd ID. “I hope our Soldiers realize that they don’t have to accept barriers to their good ideas; if they have a good idea, there is a way and a path to put together a team and work on it.”
Innovation fosters a culture of development for Soldiers by giving them technical skills learned through education. It also makes their units more efficient and lethal by giving time back to warfighters to devote to readiness. Those benefits contribute to any mission the Marne Division receives, whether it’s deploying, conducting garrison operations, or modernizing the force.
Although the cadets, students and Soldiers who met during the Marne Innovation Workshop are geographically dispersed, they will remain in contact over as they collaborate to develop solutions to problems faced by 3rd ID Soldiers.
By SPC Daniel Thompson
