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Rogue Ridge RF750 E-Bike Boasts Ultimate Performance at a Great Value

November 20th, 2022

Minden, LA – Rogue Ridge’s RF750 folding fat tire e-bike is the culmination of years of research and development to become the best e-bike on the market at the best value possible.

Equipped with a 750-watt motor and 13 amp hour battery, the RF750 can handle long rides with plenty of power to blast up the steepest hillsides. It can reach up to 20 mph with five different power levels, with a range of up to 35 miles and a charge time of just 2.5 hours.

The RF750’s fat tires easily tackle any terrain from sand and rocks to snow and mud, making it the perfect e-bike for backcountry hunting or adventuring in all conditions. The folding hardtail frame constructed of 6061 aluminum weighs 55 pounds and is load-rated for 300 pounds.

The e-bike offers compact storage when not in use and comes off-road ready with a rear pannier rack, front basket, 48v 2a charger, mud fenders, 80 lux headlight, tire liners, and a 1-year warranty. Available in Mossy Oak Bottomland and four solid colorways, the RF750 is an incredible value at $3,499.99-$3,599.99.

To learn more about the RF750 and browse the full lineup of e-bikes, visit rogueridge.com.

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SCUBAPRO Sunday – Navy Seawolves Task Force 116 Vietnam “Rowell’s Rats”

November 20th, 2022

You have heard of the Seawolves if you have ever read any stories about the SEALs or The Brown Water Navy in Vietnam. The Navy Seawolves became the most decorated HELO squadron in the Vietnam war. The Navy Seawolves were stood up overseas, and they were decommissioned overseas. They were set up to provide air support for Navy units fighting in the Rung Sat Special Zone, to support the SEAL Teams and Boat Units. They provide insertion and extraction platforms, close air support, medevac, and taxis from base to base. They did it all. They used hand me down aircraft from the Army and turned them into Navy Seawolves Helicopters. I love learning about the history of units like this, there will never be a movie about them, but the man that made up the Seawolves are the backbone of the U.S. and our military history.

Retired Army Major General Carl McNair, who commanded the 121st Assault Helicopter Company during the Vietnam War, once recalled a story about Army General Creighton Abrams—commander of all military forces in Vietnam—visiting an airbase for an awards ceremony for Army aviation personnel. Riding as a passenger in a jeep along what passed as a flight line, he noted a young man not wearing a cover and ordered his driver to pull over. Abrams had served under General George S. Patton during World War II, so he was tough. Questioning what he thought was a soldier out of uniform, he received a response that went something like: “Sir, I am not a soldier. I am a sailor and a Seawolf, and in the Navy, we don’t wear covers on the flight line.” Abrams responded, “Very well, carry on,” and proceeded on his way. There is nothing better than a General having no idea who you are.

www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2019/june/i-am-sailor-and-seawolf

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U.S. Patriot Tactical Supports Hero Hut with Platinum Sponsorship

November 20th, 2022

The non-profit, Hero Hut, provides veterans, active duty, first responders, and families a comfortable place of solidarity and support at local, regional, and national events and festivals. U.S. Patriot, a GALLS® company, is a supporting Platinum Sponsor.

Hero Hut will be partnering with the Valero Alamo Bowl to host an in-game VIP hospitality space during the game through 2025.

Columbia, S.C. (November 2022) – U.S. Patriot Tactical, a GALLS® company, is pleased to announce its premier partnership with Hero Hut, whose mission is to support and encourage veterans of all generations to discover a civilian life defined by service and surrounded by community. Since 2000, U.S. Patriot has been serving the military and first responder communities. With retail stores on and off U.S. military bases and an active online presence, U.S. Patriot, is the premier lifestyle brand of choice for military personnel across the globe.

“Hero Hut is a unique non-profit for military, first responders and their families,” Mike Fadden, CEO of GALLS, explained. “By providing a place to relax, eat, and drink during events, Hero Hut creates a safe space for like-minded individuals and their families. U.S. Patriot has always been a strong supporter of this community, and this sponsorship is to express our gratitude to those who serve.”

“The Hero Hut team is delighted to announce U.S. Patriot Tactical has joined our community as our first major national sponsor and partner,” David Hoffmaster, Founder and President of Hero Hut added. “Their belief in our mission and support will allow us to truly take Hero hut to the next level while continuing to build community on the ground for thousands more Veterans and First Responders. Their support will empower dozens of worthy partner non-profits that make difference in the lives of military personnel across the nation. We cannot wait to be working with the amazing Alamo Bowl Team, U.S. Patriot Tactical, and our partner organizations to create a special experience for our Veterans, First Responders, and family guests.”

On December 29, 2022, Hero Hut will launch its largest Hero Hut at the Valero Alamo Bowl in San Antonio, Texas. Since 1993, the Valero Alamo Bowl has established various programs that recognize and support the military. The Bowl matches donations from partners to host an average of 1,00+ members of the Wounded Warriors Project, USO, and VetTix, as well as underwriting specially priced tickets to allow an additional 1,500 military personnel and their families to the game. Through 2025, Hero Hut will present the Military Club hospitality space for all ticketed military, veterans, first responders, and their families, in addition to a tailgate ahead of kickoff for this year’s 30th Anniversary game.

For more information on how to support the active duty, veteran, and first responder community through Hero Hut, visit www.herohut.org/about-us.

For more information on U.S. Patriot Tactical visit www.uspatriottactical.com.

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Airmen Compete in Joint Global Radio Contest Noble Skywave

November 20th, 2022

U.S. ARMY GARRISON BAUMHOLDER, Germany (AFNS) —

Military units from around the world recently participated in Noble Skywave, a global cyber contest, at U.S. Army Garrison Baumholder.

Noble Skywave is a multi-national high-frequency radio contest hosted by the Canadian Armed Forces.

This year’s competition brought together 429 military units from across 13 nations competing to determine who can most efficiently utilize high-frequency radio technology.

Each team was placed into one of three categories based on the amount of transmitting power their radio station has.

During the contest, teams set up a fully functioning radio station and utilized their skills to connect with other radio stations, some being thousands of miles away.

“There is a set number of stations playing in this contest, and our objective is to contact as many of them as possible,” said Airman 1st Class Matthew Recchia, 1st Combat Communication Squadron cyber infrastructure technician. “Whoever contacts the most stations, wins.”

High-frequency radio technology and its operators are crucial to the U.S. military, allies and partners as it is not reliant on conventional ways of communications technology, such as satellites or cell phone towers which are vulnerable to weather conditions or an attack from an adversary.

If conventional ways of communication were to ever go down or become inoperable, that is where high-frequency radio comes in. The technology works by bouncing radio waves off the ionosphere, a layer in the atmosphere that is electrically charged by the sun, allowing communication between people that are a vast distance apart.

“Last year, our farthest link was 11,700 kilometers away,” said Senior Airman Kelley Jay, 1st CBCS radio frequency transmission systems technician. “We communicated with a radio station in Peru from Germany by using this radio technology.”

In this year’s competition, the longest connection the 1st CBCS made was with New Zealand, at approximately 18,000 kilometers away.

Most importantly, by using high-frequency technology, one can send documents, emails, orders or anything else needed to ensure mission success.

Though it is a contest, Noble Skywave provides the opportunity for military partners to come together to enhance their skills for a common goal of defending the NATO alliance.

“The purpose of the contest is to keep our high-frequency radio skills sharp,” Jay said. “But it also ensures the international communications community is interoperable and ready to respond effectively if the need arises.”

U.S. forces in Europe live, train and operate with allies and partners from strategic locations across the continent to ensure a timely and coordinated response during peacetime and crisis.

Within their category, 1st CBCS came in third place with a total of 200 connections made with other radio stations around the world using high-frequency radio.

By Airman 1st Class Jared Lovett, 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

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Steambow AR-6 Stinger II Tactical Boasts Precision Accuracy

November 19th, 2022

Denver, CO — Lightweight and easy to handle, the Steambow AR-6 Stinger II Tactical delivers impressive speed and tactical performance.

With an added AR-15 stock, this tactical version of the popular Singer II is incredibly comfortable to shoulder and easy to cock. The magazine design, which features a spring integrated into the lid, aids in quick reloading and can accommodate broadheads and bodkin arrows.

Built-in safety measures make the AR-6 Stinger II Tactical safe to shoot and store, and the design boasts tool-less string changing. It boasts a fast rate of fire, offers enough power for any application, and can reach speeds of 190 fps.

The AR-6 Stinger II Tactical is constructed of shock- and UV-resistant polymer, and a built-in fiber-optic front sight allows for fast target acquisition.

The AR-6 Stinger II Tactical comes complete with a magazine with an integrated accessory hold, a vertical foregrip, adjustable stock with commercial spec AR-15 buffer tube, six target arrows, two strings, and a string mounting set.

To learn more about Steambow and browse the full lineup of high-end archery products, visit steambow.com.

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Ghost Robotics Response to Boston Dynamics Pending Litigation

November 19th, 2022

PHILADELPHIA, PA, November 17, 2022 — Ghost Robotics announced today their formal response to the Boston Dynamics lawsuit.

Founded in 2015, Ghost Robotics has quickly grown to become the number one supplier of legged robots to US and Allied Governments. The flagship Vision 60 robot offers best-in-class endurance, speed, weather protection, and field repairability. It is the only legged robot on the market that is capable of operating in all environmental conditions for sustained, real-world missions to improve efficiency and save lives.

Evolving from close customer collaboration, coupled with exceptional innovation at Ghost Robotics, these capabilities have led to rapid adoption by US Air Force, Army, and Special Forces as well as Allied Governments including the UK, Australia, Israel, Germany, Singapore, and the Republic of Korea Blue House.

Ghost Robotics was born out of the PhD research of CTO Avik De and CEO Gavin Kenneally, under the tutelage of the esteemed Prof. Dan Koditschek at The University of Pennsylvania. Prof. Koditschek is a pioneer in the field of legged robots and holds the patent (jointly with his former students, Martin Buehler and Uluc Saranli) for the first battery-powered, dynamic legged robot, RHex (US6481513B2, filed March 14, 2001).

Ghost Robotics’ success has not gone unnoticed by Boston Dynamics. Rather than compete on a level playing field, the company chose to file an obstructive and baseless lawsuit on November 11th in an attempt to halt the newcomer’s progress. Boston Dynamics is drawing on their considerably larger resources to litigate instead of innovate.

Ghost Robotics strongly believes that fair competition drives the market and looks forward to a thriving legged robot industry, for the benefit of humanity.

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First Team Participates in Project Convergence 2022

November 19th, 2022

FORT IRWIN, Calif. — The 1st Cavalry Division recently participated in Project Convergence 2022 from Sep. 29 to Nov. 9 at Fort Irwin. Project Convergence is an Army-led experiment offering opportunities to access future warfighting strategies, including how the all-service and multinational force can work together to detect and defeat threats.

The First Team’s primary mission during the experiment consisted of forming attack positions each morning while moving to a landing departure zone in the M113 Tracked Armored Personnel Carrier, M1A2 SEP v3 Abrams Tank, M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle, and the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle while fighting the opposing forces. Each day new technology was added to the mission to test its success and practicality when used in a lifelike scenario.

Electronic assets allowed the unit to conduct reconnaissance and bring out the enemy without endangering Troopers, preserve combat power of larger platforms, scan the battlefield in a minimal amount of time and allowed the commander to make decisions with less risk.

The assets also provided rapid communications with allied partners across the spectrum of operations, reducing the time needed for decision making and allowing for more rapid target engagement by the 1st Cav artillery.

The 1st Cav is transforming by integrating these new technologies across the formation to enhance their ability to compete globally, deter adversaries and win on all-domain battlefields.

“I firmly believe that everything we do here is something that we’ll see throughout the Army over the next 60 years,” said Lt. Col. Brennan Speakes, 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment commanding officer. “This is the equivalent of the Army moving from the horse drawn cavalry to the armored formations we know today.”

Army Futures Command established Project Convergence in 2020 as an opportunity for collaboration, experimentation and a way of informing how we fight, how we organize, the talent we need and what we fight with.

“1-7 Cav is going to be the best trained squadron in the Army by next summer,” said Maj. Gen. John B. Richardson IV, 1st Cavalry Division commanding general. “You are building an incredible reputation right now across the Army.”

Project Convergence is designed to aggressively advance and integrate the Army’s contributions to the joint and multinational force and ensure that the Army, as part of that force, can rapidly and continuously converge effects across all domains including air, land, sea, space and cyberspace, to overmatch our adversaries, increase operational tempo and generate decision advantage over our adversaries.

Convergence — the namesake of the project — refers to integrating efforts across all echelons, from the tactical to the strategic level, to deliver optimal lethal and non-lethal effects across all domains.

“Project Convergence 2022 is good for not only the training value for the squadron, but to learn the use and capabilities of this new technology,” said Sgt. Kyler Tackett, a Bradley gunner with 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. “Hopefully PC22 will help with the further development of these vehicles, and to help solve problems for the future of the Army.”

Through Project Convergence, the Army is demonstrating new technologies continuously throughout the year to ensure we can fight and win as one team by framing objectives within the Joint Warfighting Concept and Joint All-Domain Command and Control network.

These experiment demonstrations and future modernization capabilities inform Army emerging technologies, future concepts and future formations.

“Hopefully we leave our mark as a contributor to future technologies that are going to help the Army fight our future wars,” said Cpt. Rannie Lintag, a human resources officer with 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division.

Looking to Project Convergence 2023 and beyond, the Army will continue to expand its alliances and demonstrate the impact modernization will have in various theaters of our geographic combatant commands.

“I couldn’t be prouder of the team that’s out here,” said Speakes. “This team is making things happen, and I’ve seen a stark improvement in not only their capabilities, but also their leadership potential.”

By SGT Brayton Daniel

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Beam Global Receives $11.7M Order for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for 140 EV ARC Systems

November 18th, 2022

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 17, 2022 — Beam Global, (Nasdaq: BEEM, BEEMW), the leading provider of innovative sustainable products and technologies for electric vehicle (EV) charging, energy storage, energy security and outdoor media, announced that the General Services Administration (GSA) placed an order for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to receive 140 Beam EV ARC™ sustainable off-grid charging systems. The systems will be deployed across 34 locations in 12 states including Hawaii. The purchase was made by GSA for VA through GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Contract Number 47QSWA21D0006 which simplifies the federal procurement process and ensures best pricing.

GSA is partnering with Veterans Affairs to build a more sustainable future for its fleet and its facilities across the country. VA’s EV ARC™ systems support Executive Order 14057 calling for 100% zero-emission federal fleet light duty vehicle acquisitions by 2027 and will support VA’s growing fleet of ZEVs that help serve Veterans. The EV ARC™ charging systems will be deployed at medical and administrative VA locations in Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Kansas, Missouri, Nevada, Texas and Virginia.

“We are thrilled to see American-made EV ARC systems going to the first of the 1,255 medical and administrative Veterans Affairs locations across the U.S. We proudly employ veterans and invite more to join us,” said Beam Global CEO Desmond Wheatley. “As federal initiatives like Executive Order 14057 and funding programs like the Inflation Reduction Act gain momentum, we expect continued growth in the federal sector. Our sustainable EV charging solutions create American manufacturing jobs to build American made products that serve zero emission transportation with 100% locally generated renewable and resilient energy. We look forward to helping VA and all our federal partners transition to electric vehicles and build a brighter future for coming generations.”

Each EV ARC™ charging system generates and stores its own electricity and delivers that power to a dual-plug EV charger from ChargePoint Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CHPT), a leading EV charging network, to charge two electric vehicles simultaneously. Off-grid and powered by renewable energy, the systems are rapidly deployed turnkey sustainable charging systems requiring no construction, no electrical work and no utility connection. On-board battery storage enables EVs to charge during the night, inclement weather and grid outages, and the Emergency Power Panel can provide vital electricity to VA personnel and first responders during disasters and grid outages.

The VA’s Veterans Health Administration is the largest integrated health care network in the United States, with 1,255 health care facilities serving 9 million enrolled Veterans annually. President Biden’s Executive Order 14057 with its accompanying Federal Sustainability Plan calls for 100% zero-emission vehicle acquisitions by 2035, including 100% light-duty acquisitions by 2027. This is prioritizing and accelerating a Federal Clean Electricity and Vehicle Procurement Strategy, calling for clean and zero emissions vehicles (ZEVs) for federal, state, local and tribal government fleets. There are approximately six-hundred and seventy-five-thousand vehicles in the federal fleet.

For more information on how federal, local and state government entities can purchase Beam’s EV ARC™ turnkey sustainable EV charging solutions from the federal GSA Contract Number 47QSWA21D0006, please contact The Beam Team at 858-799-4583 or BeamTeam@BeamForAll.com.

*This order was made public during Beam Global’s earnings announcement on November 10, 2022

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