Coming Spring 2011 from Vibram Fivefingers is the Spyridon LS. Designed as a trail runner features a slightly beaffier sole, it comes in Olive Drab.
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Saturday, August 6th, 2011Have You Considered New Balance Minimus?
Friday, August 5th, 2011Since the Army has banned the wear of athletic footwear that feature, “five separate, individual compartments for the toes,†a lot of folks have been looking for alternatives. Even Vibram, makers of the Five Fingers brand, knew that their shoes weren’t for everyone and developed a more more traditional alternative sole for New Balance and Merrel. While I haven’t had a chance to try out the Merrel models yet, I have had a pair of the New Balance Minimus Trail 10 running shoe since January. They run true to size and are comfortable. I generally run them without socks and they are well ventilated so guys running in areas with lots of sand or loose dirt keep that in mind. They are super lightweight and weigh about half as much as a traditional running shoe.
Tactical Distributors has the New Balance line in stock including both Men and Women’s style of the Trail running, Cross training (crossfit shoe), Wellness/Walking shoe and the Running shoe. They offer offering free overnight shipping on all NB Minimus shoes. Use promo code “FREEOVNSHIP” to receive the offer. As an added bonus, there is a 10% discount for military members.
www.tacticaldistributors.com/New-Balance
OTB Tactical Athletic Boot
Thursday, August 4th, 2011Coming in under the radar is this new model from New Balance’s OTB Boots. The Tactical Athletic Boot (TAB) is built to AR 670-1 standards but designed for use as a trainer for events such as ruck marches, combatives training, obstacle courses, etc.
The TAB is available in Tan, with or without side zip and steel toe. They can be pre-ordered from AFMO or www.uscav.com.
Combat Training Aids
Thursday, August 4th, 2011
“Dummy” weapons are critical to effective training programs, particularly training that is fraught with risk to damage of equipment or self. One company that manufactures highly detailed dummy weapons and other training aids is Combat Training Aids, a disabled veteran owned company that was started up by three guys out of Toledo, Ohio. While there are many manufacturers of so-called “blue guns” or “rubber ducks”, these guys take it to another level. They manufacture their aids with Urethane and equipping them with actual weapons parts such as collapsible stocks, actual Trijicon sights, Picatinny rails, etc. They make anything from Grail Rocket launchers to M4s and Springfield rifles. The idea is to make training as realistic as possible while removing the dangers of destroying actual weapons.
Giveaway – Make Ready with Travis Haley: Adaptive Carbine
Saturday, July 30th, 2011
Panteao Productions has been kind enough to give us a copy of “Make Ready with Travis Haley: Adaptive Carbine” as a giveaway to one of our readers. Travis Haley is well known to SSD readers and currently serves as the President of Haley Strategic Partners.
Winner Selected! Congrats DK!
To win is simple:
-In the comments section of THIS thread on SSD tell us your must have weapon accessory
-Use a valid email address to enter
-Winner will be chosen by random drawing at 1200 GMT on Monday, 1 August, 2001
-Void where prohibited
NTOA 2011 Conference & Vendor Show
Sunday, July 24th, 2011
The 2011 National Tactical Operations Conference & Vendor Show will be held 18-23 September in Richmond, Virginia. In addition to a show featuring 175 vendors showcasing their latest wares, attendees may also choose from 16-, 24- or 32-hour practical tracks including Advanced Tactics, HRT and HRW. Additionally, NTOA is offering a variety of 4- and 8-hour seminar tracks on such topics as SWAT supervision, crisis negotiations and gunfight medicine.
To sign up visit NTOA.org.
Photos courtesy of Sam Perry Photography: spsquared.com
Bodybuilding Supplement Awards
Friday, July 22nd, 2011Some friends of ours would like our readers to support USP Labs in the 2011 Bodybuilding Supplement Awards. Elite Defense will soon be distributing USP Labs for Military and LE members with exclusive branding and discounts.
Magpul Dynamics Launches New Website
Thursday, July 21st, 2011Magpul Dynamics recently launched a new website. It is very easy to navigate and includes course descriptions as well as a great calendar-based schedule. But, the most interesting part of the website for us, is that they have now publicly acknowledged their Airborne Operations division. Divided into two sections: Reactor DET and Air Det, their courses are restricted to Mil and LE.
The Reactor DET lays the ground work for advanced body flight by conducting instruction in a wind tunnel. According to Magpul Dynamics, the instructors at “Reactor Detachment bring thousands of hours of experience from modern wind tunnels perfecting the art of human body flight.” Their three levels of training each take about four hours to complete. Concentrating on Belly Skills, Stability, and Recovery, LEVEL I : Basic Body Flight can be “an extensive, comprehensive package for newer Military Free Fallers, or a great enhancement and refresh package for seasoned free fallers seeking to obtain instructor ratings.” Whereas, Reactor DET considers LEVEL II : Advanced Flyer, a great starting point for the more experienced free faller. Designed to introduce the jumper to more styles of flying, LEVEL II includes Introduction to free flying, Back flying, Transitions, and Advanced skills. Finally, LEVEL III : Advanced Combat brings it all together incorporating a full mission profile. Skills include flying with Combat Equipment Ruck; Combat Equipment Ruck and rifle; Combat Equipment Ruck, Rifle, O2; Stability;
Recovery; and Emergency problem solving skills.
They can also put a custom training package together or bring any of this training to a wind tunnel near you. Email AirOps@magpuldynamics.com for more info.
Air DET, on the other hand offers four courses. The first two, Dynamic Canopy 1 & 2, concentrate on canopy control and development of the ram air pilot, first as an individual, and then, as part of a group. Next, Dynamic Canopy Night Operator takes these skills to the nighttime environment with plenty of jumping in full combat equipment under NODs. Finally, Air DET offers the Dynamic Adjunct Instructor course which is designed to make the more skilled jumper capable of taking these skills back to his unit.
Recently, you may have seen a bunch of photos floating around the internet featuring Chris Costa and another fellow, Mike Olivella skydiving. Mike is “Mr Air Operations” and brings a pedigree of serving as a test jumper for manufacturers and is well known in the skydiving community.
Magpul Dynamics has been developing an excellent reputation for their Air Operations training. Interested parties should check out their website.
