Strive is a performance monitoring system used by professional athletes. The EMG sensor array can be integrated into virtually any compression clothing. A removable (for charging) puck is located at the waist which transmits the telemetry and integrates an accelerometer and GPS.
Muscle activation and use data can be accessed via an app on an end user device.
The Strive system is available for unit and agency orders from ADS, Inc.
The 2nd BN, 7th SFG(A) Level 1 Dive Team completed its Foreign Internal Defense Mounted Maneuver Live Fire Exercise (LFX) at Ft. Benning, GA with SOT-A enablers, attachments, and SFAB support. This LFX was designed to increase interoperability and expand partnerships in preparation for armed conflict in an increasingly complex environment that is contested in all domains.
July 1st, 2021 (Jacksonville, FL): Greenline Tactical, a Red-Blooded American and purveyor of high-level training services, is proud to announce the launching of their new website (www.GreenlineTactical.com). After working off customer feedback and placing his students’ needs first, Greenline Tactical is happy to announce the launch of a new user-friendly website. This new site will make it easier for you to find out and keep track of what is happening in the life of the company in training, products, and future growth.
“The old website served me well but this new one is way overdue. I am excited about the ways that it will help usher in the future, while keeping my students needs in mind. This opportunity will also allow me to bring new products that I have designed to the market, which is something I am looking forward to show everyone.” says founder and owner Don Edwards.
The new website will showcase staff and adjunct instructor bios as well as a new products page.
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Greenline Tactical has also release a private line of custom-built upper receivers that are hand-built by Don Edwards. These Upper Receiver Groups (URG’s) address the needs of the shooter, while perfecting areas of deficiency commonly found on lesser quality builds. Don has witnessed multiple guns break in his classes for many years and has decided to offer customers a better “No Fail” option.
All components are hand selected by Don and then inspected for quality before being carefully assembled. All URG’s are torqued to Mil-Spec and then receive a thorough final inspection before being deemed “worthy of gunfighting”. Follow the link below and secure one for yourself now, before they are gone!
www.greenlinetactical.com/store/p/upper-receiver-group-rosco
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – June 28, 2021 – Blackhawk®, a leader in law enforcement and military equipment for over 20 years, has released episode three of its “No Fail” video series, featuring firearms instructor and Blackhawk brand ambassador Tony Sentmanat.
A strong advocate for self-defense and gun ownership, Sentmanat details the rigorous tests he puts every piece of his gear through, as well as why he trusts Blackhawk equipment in situations where lives are on the line. Sentmanat goes on to discuss his military and law enforcement background, as well as the experiences that shaped his “failure is not an option” philosophy.
“Gear is your lifeline – you have to have the proper gear,” Sentmanat said. “It doesn’t have to be the most expensive gear, but it has to be durable gear and gear that you trust.”
A Marine Corps veteran and former SWAT operator, Sentmanat has translated his extensive mixed martial arts, combat and firearms training into teaching others how to defend themselves and others. Now he has become a public figure and travels the world teaching fitness seminars as well as tactical training to civilians, military personnel and police departments. Sentmanat also shares his experiences and philosophy online and on social media, in addition to working with companies like Blackhawk to continuously improve their products.
“For me, I’m huge on progression and innovation,” Sentmanat said. “You have to appreciate the fact that when you have a company like Blackhawk that’s been around for so long, and yet they’re still trying to change the market…trying to make whatever they had that’s good and make it great. Then when something is great, they make it perfect.”
Click here to see the full “No Fail” video series. To learn more about Blackhawk holsters and gear, head over to Blackhawk.com.
SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. (AFNS) —
With 49 years of tradition in the making, the Royal Danish Air Force hosted their first Danish Contingent, or DANCON, march on U.S. soil at Shaw Air Force Base, June 5.
More than 60 participants from the RDAF, Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central), 20th Fighter Wing, U.S. Army Central and other coalition forces had six hours to carry a 22-pound ruck for 15.5 miles.
“The history of the DANCON dates back to 1972, where it was held for the first time at a U.N. mission in Cyprus in the Mediterranean Sea,” said Royal Danish Air Force Lt. Col. John Roland Pedersen, the Danish detachment commander. “Ever since, it has become tradition that Danish contingents on a mission around the world have arranged a march similar to this one, which we are doing today.”
The march not only gives participants the opportunity to demonstrate their physical abilities, but it also allows them to build camaraderie within their own units and with members from other military branches and countries.
“At some point my legs were cramped up pretty bad,” said U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Layelquinn Ferguson, a forward observer assigned to the 4th Battlefield Coordination Detachment, USARCENT. “I was actually unable to stand until a coalition member stopped and helped me stretch and that was a huge help. To be honest, I would not have been able to get up by myself if he did not stop and help me up. And that’s what this is all about, coalition forces helping each other out.”
The DANCON march is not just about showing how fast you can finish and who finishes first. This traditional ruck reinforces teamwork and shows how military members take care of each other. They have great pride in upholding traditions and honoring legacies.
“The purpose of the DANCON is to challenge your physical, mental endurance and determination, but more importantly, it is an opportunity to meet new friends, have a few laughs and a pleasant break in the daily routines,” Pedersen said.
Members from the RDAF recently deployed to Shaw AFB as part of the recent transition of the 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron, known as “Kingpin,” from Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, to Shaw AFB. DANCONs, previously held at deployed locations overseas, are a legacy that will continue by the RDAF at Shaw AFB and other places around the globe.
By TSgt Elysia Wray, Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central) Public Affairs
From the same folks who brought you the ‘Call for Fire’ app for iOS, the upcoming ‘Virtual-Shot’ is a virtual shooting environment within a mobile phone application which is combined with a mount system (scope, Pic rail, and pistol).
App
Mount
System mounted to carbine
You can adjust target distance, target moving speed and even wind conditions. Additionally, the app provides shot analytics. It also has mini games and video lessons taught by an ex-Army sniper.
Learn more at virtual-shot.com.
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-CHAPMAN TRAINING ANNEX, Texas –The 352nd Special Warfare Training Squadron graduates the first wave of students from the new Special Reconnaissance Apprentice Course, June 17, 2021 at Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina.
Formerly branded as Special Operations Weather Teams (SOWTs), the SR career field recently underwent a major restructuring. While short term weather forecasting will remain in the SR’s skillset, it will no longer dominate SR’s training and mission focus.
“Today’s SR graduates are better equipped with unique training to conduct multi-domain reconnaissance and surveillance with an eye towards gaps identified in the Department of Defense’s long range reconnaissance and force projection capabilities,” said Maj. Spencer Reed, 352nd SWTS commander. “This ceremony not only celebrates the first organically trained SR Airmen in our wing, but in the U.S. Air Force. I’m incredibly proud.”
Special Reconnaissance Airmen are among the most highly trained personnel in the U.S. military. Airmen receive training in surveillance and reconnaissance, multi-domain electronic warfare, long-range precision engagement and target interdiction, small unmanned aircraft systems, preparation of the environment, personnel recovery, and advanced special tactics skills.
“The first SR Apprentice Course graduation signifies the first tangible step towards the Air Force building an increased capability,” said Senior Master Sgt.Trenton Seegmiller, Air Education and Training Command’s special reconnaissance functional manager. “It is one of many steps in a never-ending process to maintain our edge over near-peer competitors.”
The course curriculum includes collecting meteorological and environmental data- a holdover requirement from the SOWT career field, yet significantly reduced in scope. New skills added are demolition, communication and signaling, human intelligence gathering, operational preparation of the environment and tactical cyber applications.
“Previous iterations of training required multiple courses and training locations, totaling around 215 training days,” Reed said. “This new 86-day course provides an updated training syllabus with a 60% reduction in training time.”
SR Airmen train to provide global battlespace awareness and access by translating information into actionable intelligence. In the battlespace, SR Airmen are part of Special Tactics teams in sensitive, forward operating locations, focused on global strike, global access and recovery missions.
Members of the Special Warfare Training Wing provide initial training for all U.S. Air Force Special Warfare training AFSCs, to include, Combat Controllers, Pararescue, Special Reconnaissance, and Tactical Air Control Party Airmen.
To learn more about SR Airmen or other U.S. Air Force Special Warfare career opportunities, go to: www.airforce.com/careers/in-demand-careers/special-warfare.
Story by Nicholas J. De La Pena, Special Warfare Training Wing
“At the Ready” is a new series sponsored by Angstadt Arms which goes behind the scenes with world class shooters, instructors and industry entrepreneurs to uncover their daily routines, tactics, challenges and motivation. Viewers get to see behind closed doors and learn what makes these individuals tick and pushes them to succeed.
The goal for “ATR” is to share the lives and stories of the many amazing people in the firearms community and help to normalize firearms to the greater community at large. Each chapter of “ATR” will focus on a single person. With new episodes coming out every month.
Chapter 01 profiles Ian Strimbeck of Runenation, a Marine Corp Veteran who embodies endurance and instructs self-defense through perseverance and action. His motto “No One is Coming to Save You” serves as a constant reminder that in troubling times each individual has a personal responsibility to care for him/herself and loved ones. His philosophies and approach to everyday life have served him, and his students, to see the greatness and possibilities within themselves.
