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Get Your Tactical Gears at Cabela’s
Friday, April 20th, 2012WT Tactical Introducing Gore Fabrics
Friday, April 20th, 2012WT Tactical announced that they have entered into a Trademark License Agreement with W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. and will begin offering product featuring Gore protective fabric technologies to the US Military community later in 2012.
“I am very pleased to be working with the military team at Gore” said Ed Schmults, CEO of Wild Things and WT Tactical. “We are already designing with some outstanding new textiles that will enhance our product offering in a number of categories.”
“We have some immediate customer demand from the SOCOM community for our designs utilizing Gore protective fabrics”, says Brian Foley, Product Development Manager for WT Tactical. “We are cranking out prototypes for testing and refinement and expect to be getting product into the field very shortly.”
Attention Soldier Systems Industry Partners
Thursday, April 19th, 2012As key partners who understand the significant impact our military installations have on the community and economy in Massachusetts – especially in the MetroWest region, SSD has been asked on behalf of the Warrior Protection & Readiness Coalition to invite you to join Lt. Governor Tim Murray, Chairman of the Military Asset and Security Strategy Task Force, and state officials for a roundtable discussion about the importance of the Natick Soldier Systems Center, its partners, and the defense industry in the state. We highly encourage anyone from our industry who will be in the Boston area on Monday to attend. A special thank you to the Morse Institute Library for hosting this important discussion.
WHAT
Discussion with Lt. Governor Murray and the Military Asset and Security Strategy Task Force
WHEN
Monday April 23 at 11:45 a.m.
WHERE
Morse Institute Library, Meeting Hall, 14 East Central Street, Natick
RSVP
To this post by Sunday April 22 with your name, job title, and association. Email liesl@adsventures.net.
This is a public event but please RSVP.
For more information on the Military Asset and Security Strategy Task Force visit www.mass.gov/governor/administration/ltgov/lgcommittee/military/
Dan Rather Interviews TigerSwan’s James Reese
Monday, April 16th, 2012It’s nice to see a guy who did the job talk about the caliber of his peers. Jim Reese is a great guy and runs a world-class outfit.
This Gives the Term MBUS a Whole New Meaning
Saturday, April 14th, 2012
At the NRA annual meeting.
Battle Shell
Saturday, April 14th, 2012
Shellback Tactical has teased us with news that they are working on a new super secret technology called Battle shell. What can it be?
Darley Defense Day opens at JBLM
Thursday, April 12th, 2012Darley Defense Day has kicked off at Joint Base Lewis McCord. SSD is on site and will be touring the vendor show with Duffy Cavanaugh, the local Darley representative and POC. There are 30+ manufacturers here now, including WT Tactical, Benchmade Knives, Leupold, Creative Tent International, etc.
Duffy describes the event as an …”An intimate show typically for a brigade to talk one on one with SMEs of the equipment in question and let them talk to the people behind the gear they use (or would potentially like to use). This show was hosted by 1SFG and we wound up inviting a number of SOF units and others. We’ve got 2/75, 19th and 20th group, STS from McCord…4/2 has some folks here, because of the venue any command group or logistics staff were invited. Thing that’s really good is we get to have vendors in a more personal setting…especially let’s folks here get a look at things before SPECOPS West…”
The show is over at the 1SFG Fitness Facility and is open to all military personnel. Come by if you have a minute. Questions, e-mail Duffy from Darley Defense at duffy(at)darleydefense.com.
The show runs until 1600 with a reception after.
Magpul Dynamics Announces New Director
Wednesday, April 11th, 2012Magpul Dynamics has a new Director. Duane Liptak Jr is a former Marine Corps Major. According to a Magpul Dynamics press release he is a decorated combat veteran with experience in Tactical Aviation and Special Operations. He also brings a vast knowledge of the shooting industry as well as experience developing, managing, and executing training programs from his previous position at Brownells Inc, where he held the position of Director of Government Programs and Training
Duane’s military achievements include stints as a Squadron XO, FAC(A) (Forward Air Controller-Airborne) Instructor, Pilot and Flight Lead for a USMC F/A-18D Squadron deployed to Iraq, and Plank Owner in Marine Special Operations Command, where he stood up the first operational Marine Special Operations Company as Air Officer, Operations Officer, Team FAC, and Weapons, Lasers, Night Vision, and Communications subject matter expert.
