The NOD Lock is a simple, quick attach, non-breakaway NVG lanyard. Using a laser cut piece of 500D laminate, the NOD Lock attaches to the front bolt on either side of your helmet.
They chose to use a buckle as a means to attach/detach the lanyard because it is easy to manipulate while wearing your helmet, with gloves on and in the dark. The simple “no sew” construction also means it is about half the price of comparable lanyards.
www.parashootergear.com/product-page/nod-lock
WESTFIELD, Massachusetts – July 18, 2023 – Savage Arms is proud to announce its renewed business partnership with Sportsmen’s Alliance (SA). This organization acts as one of the nation’s leading advocates for sportsmen and women, as well as conservation issues, across the country. Savage will join SA as a Chairman’s Club partner and plans to include the donation of firearms for fundraising initiatives as a part of this partnership.
“The Sportsmen’s Alliance organization is passionate about protecting and defending America’s wildlife conservation programs and sportsmen’s pursuits – including hunting, fishing, and trapping,” said Beth Shimanski, Director of Marketing at Savage Arms. “By renewing this partnership, we hope to reaffirm our commitment to ensuring that all future sportsmen and women can share in the same, or greater, access than we have today.”
“Savage is a top leader in firearm production,” said Brian Dowler, VP Membership for Sportsmen’s Alliance. “Having their support serves to ensure the protection of hunting and conservation opportunities across the country. This partnership aligns directly with our commitment to the outdoors industry as a whole. We look forward to the promising future of this collaboration.”
More information on the Sportsmen’s Alliance can be found at sportsmensalliance.org.
More information on Savage’s extensive line of leading firearms is available at savagearms.com.
Miami, FL — The Cushion Soft IWB holster from Tagua Gunleather allows for the most comfortable carrying of a concealed firearm.
Handcrafted with buttery-smooth premium leather, the Cushion Soft IWB is the softest holster available on the market and boasts the ultimate in comfortable concealment. The open-top design allows for easy access and quick drawing as well as reliable retention. A strong steel clip ensures the holster stays securely in place, while reinforced stitching guarantees long-lasting durability.
Backed by the Tagua Gunleather warranty, the Cushion Soft IWB is available in left- or right-handed configurations for a variety of popular carry handguns in black or dark brown.
To learn more about the Cushion Soft IWB and browse the full Tagua Gunleather lineup, visit taguagunleather.com.
ATLANTA, GA – The American Suppressor Association (ASA) has partnered with some of the top brands in the gun industry to raffle over $12,000 in prizes. This raffle will run from July 14th through July 31st, 2023, participate and help protect your rights.
Owning a suppressor is your constitutionally protected right. However, anti-gun legislators and activists are fighting to deny your rights! Eight states and the District of Columbia still don’t allow law-abiding citizens to possess suppressors. Nine U.S. Senators and fifteen members of the House openly support legislation to ban and confiscate every legally obtained suppressor in the United States. Noncompliance to their tyranny would turn you into a felon!
This year, state legislators in Virginia, New Mexico, Colorado, and Washington all tried to ban or restrict your ability to use these hearing safety devices. This year it happened in four states. Next year it will happen more.
Help ASA protect your right to own and use suppressors by buying a raffle ticket today. Your donations are the lifeblood that gives us the resources to fight for your rights! Visit asaraffle.com
The Freedom Raffle Prize Packages:
– Yankee Hill Machine Diamond Specter XL chambered in 5.56 paired with a Vortex Sparc AR Red Dot optic and a YHM Turbo 3 suppressor. $200 Tax Stamp covered by Silencer Shop, $100 gift card from Cole-Tac and an ASA Owl Leather Patch Hat. Package Value: $2,725
– CVA Cascade chambered in 300 Blackout paired with Vortex Pro Series Rifle Scope Rings, a Brownells Match Precision 1-8×24 Optic and a AB Warthog Suppressor. Eberlestock Mainframe & Vapor 2500. $200 Tax Stamp covered by Silencer Shop, $100 gift card from Cole-Tac and an ASA Owl Leather Patch Hat. Package Value: $2,909
– AAC Ranger 7, $100 gift card from Cole-Tac & an ASA Owl Leather Patch Hat. $200 Tax Stamp covered by Silencer Shop. Package Value: $1,229
– SilencerCo Velos LBP, a $100 gift card from Cole-Tac & an ASA Owl Leather Patch Hat. $200 Tax Stamp covered by Silencer Shop. Package Value: $1,504
– Gemtech Abyss, Gemtech GVAC 5.56 16” upper with BCG, a $100 gift card from Cole-Tac & an ASA Owl Leather Patch Hat. $200 Tax Stamp covered by Silencer Shop. Package Value: $2,018
– Huxwrx Flow 556K, a $100 gift card from Cole-Tac & an ASA Owl Leather Patch Hat. $200 Tax Stamp covered by Silencer Shop. Package Value: $1,636
Join us in the fight to help protect and expand your right to own and use suppressors by becoming an ASA Member at www.ASAMember.com.
*No purchase necessary to enter or win. See terms & conditions for details.
A whole lot of men I learned from during my service, were personally mentored by one of the most brilliant men I have ever met.
GEN Peter Schoomaker not only commanded SOF elements from the small unit level all the way up to USSOCOM, but he was also called back to active duty from retirement to serve as Chief of Staff of the Army, early in the war.
His set of rules are a simple example of his leadership philosophy. I hope you gain from them as much as so many others have.
FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. — In an increasingly contested and evolving cyber domain, the bridge between government and private industry has become crucial in defending against malicious cyber-attacks; for U.S. Cyber Command, this bridge is ‘Under Advisement.’
Under Advisement, or UNAD, is an unclassified program that allows partners across all sectors of industry to collaborate and share technical information on foreign threats, which has been pivotal in countering foreign cyber threats to the Nation.
This two-way information-sharing supports the Dept. of Defense’s mission outside of the United States, enabling a broader threat picture and bolstered network defenses for both the U.S. government and industry partners.
“Under Advisement, and the relationships we have built with our industry partners, is game-changing,” said U.S. Army Maj. Gen. William J. Hartman, commander of Cyber National Mission Force, the organization that launched UNAD. “We are able to enrich industry data with our expertise and unique insights, and share that back with trusted private sector partners—who then can better defend their networks at home, while we pursue malicious cyber actors abroad.”
For example, CNMF has unique authorities to conduct defensive cyber operations abroad in partner nations’ networks at their invitation. If novel malware or indicators of compromise are found on those hunt operations, UNAD can rapidly share with private industry and interagency partners, enabling them to harden cyber defenses before those threats can reach U.S. networks.
UNAD is one part of the U.S. government’s engagement with industry, and closely partners with fellow government-industry partner programs such as NSA’s Cybersecurity Collaboration Center and Department of Homeland Security’s Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative.
“We’re defending against the same adversary as industry,” said Holly Baroody, executive director of U.S. Cyber Command and former deputy to the Cyber National Mission Force commander. “By working together and sharing indicators of compromise, we can get a clearer view of what the adversary is doing in cyber and disrupt their attacks.”
UNAD is comprised of highly skilled technical experts, both military and federal civilians, who are in daily contact with industry via secure chat applications and invite-only industry forum. In every interaction, UNAD communicates in full, transparent attribution as members of Cyber Command’s Cyber National Mission Force.
“Partnerships in cyberspace gives us an advantage that our adversaries don’t have,” said U.S. Army Lt. Col. Jason Seales, chief of Under Advisement. “A threat to one of our networks is a threat to all, and it takes public stakeholders and private industry to build foundational cyber defenses in and through partnering.”
Developed by U.S. Marine Maj. (ret) Jason Kikta, Under Advisement was born out of an urgent need to share, and receive, unclassified cyber threat indicators with private sector partners during the 2018 U.S. midterm elections. Kikta and his small team of cyber experts quickly realized how critical it was to have unified responses to major cyber events. UNAD officially stood up in 2020, ahead of the Presidential elections, and enabled defense against foreign interference.
“We’ve seen how critical UNAD has been in major cyber events such as SolarWinds, Hafnium, and Colonial Pipeline,” said Seales. “UNAD can be described as ‘CYBERCOM’s canaries in the coal mine’…we’re an early warning to malicious cyber activity. We warn our partners in a way that allows them to act and it’s done daily on a foundation of collaboration, trust, and partnership.”
After three years of continuous, real-time information sharing and collaborative response to national-level events such as Solar Winds and Colonial Pipeline, the program hopes to build upon lessons-learned and successes while doubling the number of private-sector partnerships in 2023.
The Cyber National Mission Force is the U.S. military’s joint cyber force charged with defending the Nation in cyberspace through offensive, defensive, and information operations. CNMF’s mission is to plan, direct, and synchronize full-spectrum cyberspace operations to deter, disrupt, and defeat adversary cyber and malign actors. The organization supports national missions and U.S. Cyber Command priorities such as election security, ransomware, cyber espionage, and other crisis and contingencies.
For more information, or questions about participating in the program, reach out to U.S. Cyber Command’s Under Advisement team here.
By Cyber National Mission Force Public Affairs
Minden, LA – American Buffalo Knife and Tool Co. is adding the new Klondike Lockback to its line of Roper Knives.
The old Western traditional lockback knife features a 3.25-inch 1065 carbon steel blade with brass liners.
Measuring 3.75 inches when closed, the Klondike Lockback features a red saddle wood handle and stainless steel bolster. It’s finished with a pocket clip with an MSRP of just $35.99.
To learn more and browse the full American Buffalo Knife and Tool Co. lineup, visit, abkt.com.
Your chance to find out transparent sustainability information and make an informed purchasing choice
British outdoor brand Rab is clearing up the confusion many of us often feel when trying to understand sustainability jargon and logos on outdoor products. From September 2023, Material Facts will be available for all Rab apparel and sleeping bags, accessible online through scanning a QR code on the product hangtag. You will be able find out more detailed, easy-to-understand information on recycled content, fluorocarbon status and production information.
Rab doesn’t believe in hiding behind a ‘green logo’ or ‘eco-friendly’ label. A quick scan of the QR code on your smartphone will take you to a clear and accurate Material Facts sustainability data table. This information will enable you to make your own educated choice, before buying a Rab clothing or sleeping bag product.
Rab and Lowe Alpine’s parent company Equip Outdoor Technologies Ltd., frustrated with a lack of clarity around sustainability criteria, created the pioneering Material Facts sustainability information tables to drive a focus on accuracy and transparency, as product director Tim Fish explains: “Communicating sustainability information is complex and means different things to different people, often leading to misleading claims and greenwashing. We’ve developed our non-branded Material Facts program to provide consumers with enough information to make their own educated purchasing decisions. The program leads the way by taking into account consumers’ and retailers’ demands for accurate and honest sustainability product claims.”
By the end of 2024, all Rab and Lowe Alpine packs, equipment and accessories will also include Material Facts tables, and more criteria will be added in the future.
Equip will continue to drive industry-wide engagement to constantly improve Material Facts and to jointly create an industry standard with other brands and industry stakeholders. This is a clear step forward in terms of aligned accurate, honest and transparent CSR communication.
More information about the current Material Facts program can be found here.
