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TacCraft – “Covert Rural Surveillance”

Wednesday, January 22nd, 2014

Due to several decades of operational application during “The Troubles” in Northern Ireland, the British developed an excellent standard in covert rural surveillance. CROPS UK offers a manual on covert rural surveillance.

“Covert Rural Surveillance” is a tradecraft manual dedicated to modern military techniques and covert tactics for rural surveillance operations. With over 560 pages, in excess of 1500 color images and diagrams, it offers unrivaled insight and quality to this unique subject. This manual has been designed, to enable the reader to carry it under the ‘top flap’ of their CROPS Bergen or other pack for immediate reference should it be required. It also contains a number of blank documents such as: Surveillance Logs / Reconnaissance Report Template / Replenishment Cards / Sketch Sheets and File Notes used on operations that can all be photocopied and used during your surveillance.

The rural environment is by far the most challenging, requiring the utmost of personal discipline and the aim of this manual, is to make your operations successful every time. The content of this manual has been taken directly from the author’s Covert Rural Surveillance Course syllabus.

Subjects covered:
• Introduction to surveillance
• Planning & Preparation
• Clothing & Equipment
• Rural communications
• Navigation
• Field Craft
• Patrol Skills
• Rural hide construction
• Logging & Reporting
• Triggers (static follow)
• Sketch Maps
• Panoramic Sketching
• Observation Skills & search
• Close Target Reconnaissance
• Methods of Resupply
• Digital Still & Video Imagery
• Deployment of Covert Camera Systems
• Eavesdropping
• Operating from Buildings
• Winter Operations
• Law & Legal Issues

Covert Rural Surveillance is a highly recommended tradecraft manual, which is currently been used by a number of overseas specialist units as the comprehensive training guild for this subject available anywhere.

www.crops.uk.com/training-manual

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MissionX 6th Annual Warrior Competition

Tuesday, January 21st, 2014

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The 6th Annual Warrior Competition is to be held in Amman, Jordan at the King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Center (KASOTC) – a 25 square kilometer site which consists of over $200 million in cutting-edge training facilities, simulated battlefield effects, on-site lodging, dining, and a number of other support facilities. MissionX has been tasked with planning and executing the competitive events component of the event.

The goal of the Annual Warrior Competition is to build esprit de corps and strengthen coalitions among international SOF & Police forces partnered against terrorism. It facilitates sharing of best-practices, technology, and hardware, as well as providing a measurement for unit performance, and expose strengths and weaknesses in unit and individual skill sets.

The event is being held April 30 – May 5, 2014.

www.missionx.com

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Defoor MIL/LE Lead Climber Course

Monday, January 20th, 2014

An offshoot from Defoor’s popular Urban Climber course, the restricted enrollment Lead Climber course is designed to teach students to be able to safely climb with considerations for tactical operations. Subjects taught include reduced racks, improvised belays and rappels, hauling gear, and more. Each student will leave the class able to safely lead a 5.6-5.8 climb.

All gear used for the course is available from Mission Ready Equipment.

www.kyledefoor.com

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KRYTAC : KRISS Group forms new training and airsoft brand – SHOT Show 2014 in Las Vegas

Friday, January 17th, 2014

KRISS group has announced a new airsoft and training brand called KRYTAC. It looks to be an interesting training option, given they’ll be offering airsoft, non-lethal, and .22 caliber rimfire arms.

Known worldwide for the most-innovative, iconic new firearm design in the past 80 years, the KRISS Vector has quickly made its parent company not only internationally famous as a firearm manufacture, but also as an industry brand innovator. And, in Las Vegas on Tuesday evening following Day One of SHOT Show 2014, Kriss Group SA held an invitation-only event to mark the soft-launch of a new brand targeting the recreational shooting, professional training and airsoft markets. Named KRYTAC, the brand will be rolling out new airsoft, non-lethal training and .22 caliber rimfire arms starting in Q2 of 2014, with an official launch and product reveal expected at the IWA show in Germany this spring. The first electric airsoft prototypes revealed show 5 models in the initial line, with licensed products by LWRC coming later in the year.

KRYTAC’s synergy within the industry come from veteran staff brought together from across the US and world airsoft industry, as well as the KRISS SA and KRISS USA design and branding team responsible for the new venture and future product lines.

Story by: Alan “Thumpy” Covey – www.scoop.it/t/thumpy-s-3d-house-of-airsoft-scoop-it

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KRISS Group Announces launch of KRYTAC

KRISS Group SA announces the launch of its newest brand KRYTAC, dedicated to the recreational shooting and professional training markets.

January 15, 2014 – Las Vegas, Nevada, United States – KRISS Group announces the launch of KRYTAC, its latest brand dedicated to airsoft, non-lethal training and .22 caliber rimfire firearms. Taking advantage of KRISS Group’s experience in modern weapons design and precision manufacturing, KRYTAC will deliver innovative products that exceed the current market standards.

A limited viewing of KRYTAC airsoft prototypes are available to SHOT Show 2014 participants. The first product release of KRYTAC will include five airsoft models with various color options and are targeted to be available by the second quarter. Pricing and details will be released at the IWA 2014 exhibition in Germany. A more complete line of KRYTAC products will be shown later in the year which includes LWRC product lines, fully licensed to KRISS.

For more information about KRYTAC visit SHOT Show booth #432 or go to www.krytac.com.

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NextLevel Training Introduces New SIRT 107

Saturday, January 11th, 2014

Newest Model to the SIRT Family Tree to be Introduced at 2014 SHOT Show

Ferndale, WA – NextLevel Training (NLT), manufacturer of firearms training products, has revolutionized the way shooters prepare with the SIRT Training Pistol, a dry-fire training pistol that emits a laser when breaking the auto-resetting trigger. New to the SIRT family for 2014, NLT is unveiling the SIRT 107 with functional features of the Smith & Wesson M&P at SHOT Show in Las Vegas.

Introduced at SHOT Show 2011, the original SIRT 110 Training Pistol, having functional features of a GLOCK 17, is a laser-based replica pistol that allows shooters, to improve their gun handling skills such as draws, sight alignment, trigger prep, follow-through, target transitions, reloads shooting on the move and other drills; all without incurring the prohibitive costs of ammunition and targets necessary for time spent at the range.

The new SIRT 107 Training Pistol model features several key upgrades designed to meet the demanding training requirements shown in testing. Users will notice the toggle switch has been moved from the slide to the frame and replaced with a 4-position switch. This upgrade will allow shooters to alternate among variable training modes: activate the prep laser, keeping the shot indication only mode and allowing the shooter to turn the laser off completely – acting as a true dry fire tool. The prep modes allow users to select the activation point of the prep laser at the initial movement of the trigger or delay it closer to the reset for different training scenarios.

Internally the trigger housing has been replaced and upgraded to further increase the SIRTs ability to take rigorous defensive tactics training abuse. The trigger adjustment system has also been simplified to allow for a single-sear tension and break force adjustment, using the same tool that is used on the laser windage and elevation adjustment.

Users will find that the overall system of the new SIRT 107 model was designed with a modular approach to further increase quality, reliability and system flexibility. And as with all SIRT products, the SIRT 107 Training Pistol is also wallet-friendly.

“NLT’s dedication to proper firearms training has made the SIRT line of products the chosen firearm training device for many Law Enforcement and government agencies around the world.” said NextLevel Training Founder and CEO, Mike Hughes. “The new 107 model is just another step in NLT’s commitment to producing the best and most versatile firearm training devices for U.S. Law Enforcement, Military and the law-abiding citizen.”

nextleveltraining.com/

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CW2 Duskin Memorial 3 Gun

Friday, January 10th, 2014

Video Compilation from the CW2 Duskin Memorial 3 Gun which was held to increase interest in competitive shooting within the SOF community, as well as honor Mike’s dedication to competitive shooting. Stages were designed to represent events from his illustrious career. Even with relatively short notice, this invite only match received a ton of support from the industry as well as attendance by industry sponsored teams.

Thanks to
Special Forces Association Chapter 100
Tarheel 3 Gun
3 Gun Nation

Thanks to the Sponsors:
Adam Arms
Bushmaster
Barnes Precision Machine
FIREclean
Lancer
Leupold
PACT / AR Gold
Remington
Shooter’s Supply
Smith & Wesson
Spartan Blades
Surefire
Tactical Suppressed Weapons
Viking Tactics

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Long Range Operators Challenge

Wednesday, January 8th, 2014

The upcoming Long Range Operators Challenge is Sniper Sustained Training conducted within a multi-stage invitational team event, planned, directed, and conducted by former Army and Marine Corps snipers. Participants will consist of Active Duty Military, Federal Law Enforcement Officers, Retired Military, and civilian long range shooters divided into teams of 1 shooter and 1 spotter, with coaches allowed but not required. The target distances will range from 1 meter to 2000+ meters, and the event will include rifle and pistol, foot movement, and varied terrain. The competition is “bring what you want to shoot” for a long rifle, with magnum calibers allowed, even multiple rifles. However, all weapons, equipment, and ammunition used in the match must be carried throughout.

The LROC is being conducted near Colville, Washington, March 7-9, and will take place regardless of weather conditions.

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Haley Strategic Partners Announces Move from Colorado to Arizona

Monday, January 6th, 2014

Haley Strategic Partners sent us a press release announcing their move from Colorado to Arizona.

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona – January 6, 2014 – Haley Strategic Partners today announces it is relocating all operations from Colorado to Scottsdale, Arizona including the training unit, product development team and marketing unit, which will continue to maintain offices on the East Coast in the Philadelphia area.

Travis Haley said this on the move to Scottsdale, “Haley Strategic has grown faster than we believed possible over the past 3 years. Our move to Scottsdale puts us in the heart of a strong Defense & Aerospace manufacturing base that will allow us to form new relationships and create new opportunities for HSP moving forward. The Phoenix area is also host a number of training facilities that will allow HSP to greatly increase the scope of our Disruptive Environments training programs for Military, Law Enforcement and responsible armed citizens.”

HSP will also be opening a Showroom featuring not only HSP’s product line, but we will be offering products from our many industry partners including BCM, B5 Systems, Inforce, IWC, Glock triggers, G-CODE and more. All of these products will be available for walk-in purchase.

“2014 promises to be another year, packed to the gills with innovation and refinement of our training programs, the integration of new technologies, a continuing dialog with our student base and new product collaboration and development to improve end user performance and survivability.”

www.HaleyStrategic.com

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