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Aaron Cowan Joins Sons of Liberty Gun Works As Pro Staff

Thursday, January 16th, 2020

San Antonio, Texas JAN 2020 – Sons of Liberty Gunworks, a superior manufacture of high quality, hard-use, direct impingement firearms, is pleased to announce the addition of Aaron Cowan of Sage Dynamics to our professional staff.

Aaron Cowan began his career in the United States Army (11M) in 1999, serving seven years in the infantry. After leaving active duty, Aaron worked as a private security contractor both CONUS and OCONUS; conducting convoy security, close protection details, static security and relief security during natural disasters.

In addition to his military career, Aaron served over ten years in law enforcement, at both the Federal and State levels, in a uniform and plain clothes assignments. Aaron served as a SWAT/SRT member, Sniper section member, Deputy SRT commander, Field Training officer and training coordinator.

Aaron is one of the most accomplished firearms and tactics trainers in the US and has developed several POI’s / SOP for this nation’s leading law enforcement agencies. “Sons of Liberty Gun Works strives to manufacture a tool that exceeds the harsh demands our customers endure. Aaron’s extensive overall experience makes him a great resource for our customer base.” Said Mike Mihalski of SOLGW. “SOLGW, and our customers will benefit tremendously from Aaron’s involvement in new product testing and development, in addition to demonstrating our products to prospective customers.”

For more information:

Aaron Cowan / Sage Dynamics www.sagedynamics.org

Sons of Liberty Gunworks: sonsoflibertygw.com

PR / Sales Contact: William@sonsoflibertygw.com

 

Ehmke MFG/High Ground Announces Promotions In Their Leadership Team for 2020

Thursday, January 16th, 2020

Ehmke Manufacturing Company, Inc. (Philadelphia, PA.) announces the promotion effective immediately of the following Team Members to help implement new business and sales strategies to lead Ehmke into 2020.

 

Glenn Aust will assume the role of President of Ehmke.  The role was previously vacant after the retirement of Louis Verna, Jr.in 2001.  Mr. Aust is responsible for the daily performance of the organization directly managing the engineering, operations, quality and sales groups.  He will report to Bob Rosania, CEO & Owner.  Mr. Aust joined Ehmke in 2004 as a design engineer and has since risen through the organization assuming roles of greater responsibility; including, Director of Engineering and VP of Engineering. CEO Bob Rosania comments, “Glenn helps solidify our leadership team.  Over the last 16 years, just about every critical project or major customer Glenn played an important role. His textile experience and knowledge of our company’s personnel and processes make him the ideal President to lead Ehmke into the 2020’s.”  Mr. Aust, who holds a number of LEAN Enterprise certifications, adds, “A banner over our production floor reads ‘OUR TROOPS DESERVE OUR BEST’. My mission is to make sure the company lives up to that promise. I am honored and excited to have the opportunity to work with such an exceptional team here at Ehmke, a leader in the military and commercial textile manufacturing industry where we are able support, design, manufacture and deliver a diverse offering of quality Made in the USA products; especially to our Armed forces.”

 

Mike Runella is promoted to Executive Vice President, Tactical Systems (High Ground Gear).  Mr. Runella previously served as Director of Development, Tactical Systems (High Ground Gear).  He brings over 13 years of tactical gear experience in Nylon and armor to the newly created position. Mr. Runella spent 6 years serving his country at home and abroad in the US. Coast Guard and Federal Government as a member of the Special Operations community earning a number of citations. He holds a BBA and PMBA from the University of Phoenix. CEO Rosania comments on his promotion, “Mike’s work ethic is unmatched developing, designing, promoting and selling High Ground gear. He brings a wealth of practical experience from his service in the Spec-Ops community and industry to ensure our warfighters are receiving the most effective gear to complete their missions.  In his new position, he will work with other members of the Leadership Team to plot our pathway forward.” Mr. Runella added, “I am looking forward to 2020 and beyond for not only the High Ground brand but the opportunity with Ehmke Manufacturing in new arenas that we have never engaged in as an organization. We at Ehmke/High Ground have a unique advantage being one of the very few manufactures with a broad range of in-house capabilities ranging from tactical nylon and armor solutions to commercial textiles manufacturing all under the same roof. I’m excited and eager to introduce a number of tactical edge leading High Ground products over the next year.”

Daniel Nguyen is promoted to Director of Engineering filling a position previously held by newly named President Glenn Aust. Mr. Nguyen is a graduate of Temple University earning a BS Degree in Mechanical Engineering. CEO Rosania could not be happier with Mr. Nguyen’s ascension in the company, “Daniel is a true Ehmke success story. Starting as a college engineering intern seven (7) years ago, he has risen in the organization through hard work and sheer determination. He lends a keen design eye that helps sort through many of our challenging design projects”.  Mr. Nguyen is also looking towards the future, “I’m pumped for 2020 at Ehmke because of the new opportunities to learn, grow, and reach higher for our company goals. It’s been a fantastic 7 years and I look forward to helping lead Ehmke for many more”. His previous positions at Ehmke include Design Engineer and Quality Engineer.  He will report to President Glenn Aust.

For more information about the company, go to www.ehmkemanufacturing.com and www.highgroundgear.com.

 

OSS Partners With Dan Brokos And Lead Faucet Tactical

Tuesday, January 14th, 2020

MILLCREEK, UT – January X, 2020  

OSS Suppressors LLC is proud to announce our partnership with Dan Brokos and Lead Faucet Tactical (LFT). 

 

Brokos is a retired Army Special Forces Sergeant Major, and before founding LFT, he served as the NCOIC of Fort Bragg’s Range 37 — the Army’s Special Forces CQB and Sniper school.  Range 37 turns out Green Beret assaulters and snipers, equipping them not only with skills specific to their roles, but also to act as instructors within their own teams. In addition to schooling hundreds of operators every year, Range 37 staff also expend hundreds of thousands of rounds in evaluating weapons systems — they know first-hand what works well and what doesn’t.

 

Mr. Brokos uses OSS suppressors personally and in his LFT training.  “I think I’ve probably shot more suppressed rounds than anyone, and I know well the negative effects baffle suppressors have on rifles and shooter health,” he said. “OSS’s Flow-Through™ suppressors prevent blowback so my guns shoot quieter, run cleaner and cooler, and I don’t get a face full of grit and toxic gas you get with baffle cans.”

 

LFT conducts training for Patrol, SWAT, Federal Agencies, Military and civilians nationwide (see 2020 Schedule). “Recently, I trained a SWAT squad who attended our CQB session with their own department rifles and suppressors,” he said. “After a full day of live fire, the SWAT guys saw that their faces were covered with blowback grit or “gas face” while my pretty mug was pristine. I feel the OSS difference every time I pull the trigger.”

 

“I’ve known Dan a long time and value his unmatched experience, professionalism and skills” said Dennis Cunningham, OSS’s Director of Government Business Development & Sales. “We’re excited to have him on the OSS team, and proud to support him and Lead Faucet Tactical as they train law enforcement and military teams across the country.”

 

Dan Brokos will be at SHOT Show at OSS Suppressors’ Booth #7210 during the day Wednesday 1/22.

The 3rd Alternative Team Just Announced Revolutionary Service in Tactical Apparel & Gear Sector

Tuesday, January 14th, 2020

“DESIGN YOUR OWN” service has arrived!

Visit www.3rda.eu and make your dreams come true.

It all started in 1997 when Igors Sitvjenkins joined the Army. He started with designing an innovative layering system for his fellow soldiers. After 15 years as an officer, having worked with NATO groups and cooperated with top military brands from soldier systems sector, he decided to start his own business and look into the design in a more scientific way.

The mix of scientific thinking, military experience and passion resulted in a book called BOOS – “Book of operational sculpturing”, where Igors team established system requirements for all the products they developed. The book became the base for identification and understanding of customer requirements – a unique and innovative approach towards satisfying the customer with most adequate product choices. BOOS also includes details behind the creation of the new multiterrain camouflage pattern called TripleX and has become the base for all products designed and sold by Igors and his partners’ new brand, 3rd Alternative www.3rda.eu.

This year The 3rd Alternative Team announced revolutionary service in tactical apparel & gear sector – “DESIGN YOUR OWN” .Visit www.3rda.eu and make your dreams come true.

From now on with 3rd Alternative team all Your design wishes, features, elements can be implemented into Your tactical wear/ gear. Free Yourself! You have the alternative and basis to design what You want!

You will design Your product having strong technical background of 3rd Alternative Team and best fabrics available in tactical sector – Cordura® and Polartec®. The team of designer and constructor will make sure Your input stream through the process of creation with the result in product of YOUR DREAMS!

Christensen Arms Announces Partnership with Jim Shockey

Monday, January 13th, 2020

GUNNISON, Utah – (January 13, 2020) Christensen Arms has announced Jim Shockey as a new addition to their team of professional hunters. Jim Shockey is an internationally renowned award-winning outdoor writer, wildlife photographer, videographer, naturalist, wilderness guide, and outfitter with decades of experience. He is currently the host of Jim Shockey’s UNCHARTED and Jim Shockey’s Hunting Adventures on the Outdoor Channel. 

“I started my hunting career as a rifle hunter,” said Jim Shockey. “Then I switched to bowhunting, then to muzzleloader hunting and for the past many years I’ve been doing all three. With 50 years of hunting experience now under my belt, I’m going to use the best bow, best muzzleloader and best rifle for what I do. The people at Christensen Arms are serious riflemen. They understand all of the elements that go into making a true precision hunting rifle and it didn’t take me long to appreciate their exacting attention to detail.”

“We’re very pleased to welcome Jim Shockey to Team Christensen Arms,” said Jason Christensen, President of Christensen Arms. “His knowledge and experience as a hunter and an outdoorsman speaks for itself, and is all part of our mission to build the very best.”

Visit the Christensen Arms website for more information.

TSSi Awarded New Interconnection Equipment Contract (IEC)

Thursday, January 9th, 2020

Harrisonburg, Virginia, January 8, 2020 – TSSi announces the award of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Interconnection Equipment contract (IEC), a (10) year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Multiple Award Contract (MAC), as the newest addition to the suite of contracting vehicles available to their customers. This $808 million contract aims to move the Government from decentralized procurement through a multitude of contract vehicles to a more holistic, all-encompassing long-term contract designed to support the constantly evolving requirements for interconnection products.

This intended purpose of the IEC is three-fold:

• Rapid Acquisition Capability

• Advance Planning

• Cooperation/Collaboration

Products included under the IEC are classified as any product and incidental service required by the DoD, or Federal Government at large, to connect weapons systems, computer systems and networks, global and tactical networks, radio networks, and more. Examples include, but are not limited to, cables, wiring, connectors, radios, and installation kits. TSSi anticipates its status as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business and their valuable supplier partner relationships to create a winning combination for contract customers.

TSSi is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business that has been providing specialized operational equipment and logistics support around the world since 1980. Our mission is to provide mission-focused, time-sensitive, value-added equipment and logistics services solutions, delivered with uncompromising integrity – anytime, anywhere

Ocean State Innovations Acquires ColorWorks

Tuesday, January 7th, 2020

PORTSMOUTH, R.I. –- Ocean State Innovations, (a Brand & Oppenheimer Company), a leading textile solutions provider, announced its acquisition of ColorWorks. Founded in 1996, ColorWorks is a premier textile dyer and finisher located in Elizabethton, Tennessee.

The ColorWorks team will continue to service a broad array of customers with their commission textile dyeing and finishing needs.

The resources of Ocean State Innovations will add a unique capability to source a wider array of textile products and to provide a technical knowledge that will help to better serve customers’ needs. Under the direction of Edward Ricci (CEO), Ocean State has built an impressive organization of talented people and innovative products.

“We look forward to continuing our commitment to the ongoing operations at ColorWorks and the future innovation that the commission dyeing and finishing segment adds to Ocean State,” said Edward Ricci, Ocean State Innovations CEO.

Sam Buchanan, President of ColorWorks said; “We are extremely excited to join the Ocean State Innovations team. OSI’s expertise will open markets and help lead ColorWorks into the future.”

Ocean State Innovation’s continued strategic growth has received enthusiastic support from Praesidian Capital, which initially invested both first lien debt and equity in B&O / Ocean State.

“We are very pleased with Ocean State’s growth trajectory and with management’s continued commitment to innovation, customer service, and high-quality textile products,” said Jason Drattell, the founding partner of Praesidian. “We anticipate continued growth and success as management executes on their strategic vision.”

For more information, please visit www.osinnovate.com

MMI Textiles Names Jeff Papalia Vice President

Monday, January 6th, 2020

WESTLAKE, OH – [01/06/2020] – MMI Textiles Inc., a global diversified supplier of industrial and custom fabrics and textile components with military and tactical, medical, commercial and apparel expertise, has named Jeff Papalia, Vice President for MMI Textiles.  Jeff will be strategically located in North Carolina and will start with MMI on January 13, 2020.

Papalia was selected for this new position to help MMI Textiles excel operationally as the company continues its significant growth. Papalia will report directly to president Amy Bircher, and the company’s directors – Nick Rivera, Director of Operations, Shawn McCollum, Director of Sales, and Debbie Grant, Director of Marketing and Business Services – will report to Papalia.

His 30-year tenure in the apparel cut and sew textile industry includes overseeing military and government contracts produced by 30 National Industries for the Blind affiliated not-for-profit-agencies, as well as directing quality and sourcing for the Jones New York/Jones Apparel Group and served as Vice-President of Manufacturing for Jo-Ann Apparel. Papalia currently serves as the IFAI Military Board Vice Chair and served as a SEAMS Association Board of Director member from 2011-2018.

“Jeff’s exceptional experience and knowledge in the cut and sew textile industry, including the manufacturing and general management of retail and military apparel and gear makes him ideally suited to help us foster the mission we have to be the most solution-oriented textile supplier to our diverse customer base,” said Amy Bircher, President and Founder of MMI Textiles.

“At MMI we take very seriously the core values and culture we have built over the past two decades; Jeff emulates all the traits and characteristics we look for in any new hire, assuring us that he is the right choice for this position,” said Bircher. “We look forward to his energy, his mindset and his leadership on the MMI team to achieve our immediate and long-term goals.”

“I am excited and inspired by MMI Textiles’ strong reputation as a premier supplier to the textile marketplace with a wide range of products for an equally wide range of industries and applications,” said Papalia. “And I am truly eager to be tasked with further growing the company’s capabilities, reputation and impact in the marketplace.”

Papalia most recently served with National Industries for the Blind (NIB). He joined NIB in 2006 as Senior Textile Engineer and was promoted in 2017 to Program Manager, Textiles. Previously, Papalia served as Director of Quality and Sourcing for the Jones New York/Jones Apparel Group Western Hemisphere locations. Papalia is Certified in Six Sigma Yellow Belt, Leading The Way Management Training, TruCost Engineering and Basics to Federal Contracting. Jeff holds his Bachelor of Science Degree in Apparel Management from the Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science.

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