Honor the Classic GI Joe Adventure Team with this AT patch set from ECHO NiNer. Created in conjunction with Webtech Gear.
Velcro packed PVC patch comes in set of two that includes Red/Black and MC colored patches.
This is Maurizio at SHOT Show, he is the largest collector of vintage GI Joes in Europe and helped inspire this patch.
Peshawar reports that he is running low on SSD. Guess we’ll have to help him out.
Early this year Vuzix TDG changed its name to Six15 Technologies after an $8.5 million dollar acquisition led by Thayer Bancroft Equity Partners. We have mentioned Vuzix many times over the years so it’s great to see that their display work will continue.
“We are excited to launch our new brand as we expand our technology and the markets in which we operate. With continued emphasis on the defense industry, we are rapidly expanding our offerings through broader integration of solutions to the needs of our defense customers. At the same time, we are leveraging our proven technology into the commercial, industrial and medical communities,” said Rich Ryan, President.
Six15’s offerings include augmented reality and High Definition see-through Head Mounted Displays.
MagPul Dynamics produced this graphic to recognize their partners for 2013: Arc’teryx LEAF, Aimpoint, Inc., Thunder Beast Arms Corporation, Vortex Optics, Knight’s Armament Company, NIGHTHAWK CUSTOM FIREARMS, Dark Angel Medical, LLC, Trijicon, Inc., and Ares Gear, LLC.
McNett’s Outgo line is being rebranded at McNett Tactical. Personally, I like the change. Everyone already knows McNett and it lets them know that these are tactically focused products.
Right about the time USSOCOM stood up they came out with a list of SOF Truths which were there to remind everyone that SOF must remain a well trained and funded part of the force structure lest we become unable to deal with certain threats and challenges in the future. During the most recent conflict the list was amended to include a proviso that non-SOF support would be required for many operations. This is because it would be foolish to build a redundant non-specialized force structure such as strategic lift just to support their mission sets. It’s easier (and cheaper) to piggyback off of what is in already place for things like logistics, base level comms, and some intelligence information as well as the aforementioned transportation support. What’s more, those conventional force specialized capabilities are experts in what they do because its all that they do.
The funny thing is, once you read this list, you immediately realize that they apply to all defense capabilities. Look at how many times we have been caught with our pants down because our general purpose forces didn’t have a certain capability or even the most basic of training or equipment for a particular mission set. As we face the current drawdown and transition to what I refer to as “1975 Redux” I hope the leaders and planners in the Department of Defense take these truths to heart. Congress as well. They must continue to fund America’s forces so that we do not become a paper tiger.
January 7th marked our 7000th post and today it’s already 7500!
Speaking of milestones, SSD’s 5th anniversary is coming up in May. Any ideas on ways we could celebrate the occasion?
