This is apparently an “aha!” moment for 10th Group, thy the posters on their social media are fans and not necessarily professional commenters.
The number of comments on the shirt this Green Beret was wearing were… Surprising. It’s good to see our audience has a fashion sense, but the more important thing to focus on is SOF Truth #1, “Humans are more important than hardware.”
Made from Pewter, this figure harkens to the classic image of an Op Nimrod-era SAS Trooper abseiling into an embassy window.
www.contactleft.co.uk/who-dares-wins-sas-glass-hanging-abseiler
GoRuck is offering a version of NFW’s Shumate Dive Watch which memorializes Special Forces legend SGM Walt Shumate.
For those unfamiliar, Shumate was instrumental in establishing the SF dive capability during its fledgling years and helped establish the Special Forces Underwater Operations School at Key West.
He is also well known for his handlebar mustache. Serving as head selection and training of the nation’s premiere SOF unit when it was established, he went on to continue his service to that unit. even after retirement. In fact, his mustache remains there, enshrined in the mess hall.
The watch from NFW features a 44mm case made from Black DOC coated 316L stainless steel and is water resistance to 300 meters / 1000 feet.
The face incorporates Swiss C3 SuperLuminova on the hands and hour markers and the 120-click, unidirectional stainless steel dive bezel is lumed at the 12 o’clock marker for dive timing in low-light.
The movement is Citizen precision quartz, with a 10-year battery life.
Finally, the watch comes packed in a metal case and includes a black ballistic nylon NATO strap and black Italian leather strap.
There is also a variant with the Special Forces crest and proceeds from those sales will be donated to the Green Beret Foundation.
They are quick shippers. I ordered my watch on Tuesday and it arrived Thursday. Military discounts are available.
www.goruck.com/collections/accessories/products/nfw-shumate-dive-watch
I’m glad to see Viktos has introduced an off-duty slipper for running around after you’ve taken your boots off for the day. The Viktos Trenchfoot reminds me a lot of the first generation Sanuk slippers, a style they long ago abandoned.
The Trenchfoot is a bit of a convertible. The heel can be left up or down depending on how you want to wear them, as shoes, or slippers. Where they diverge from other classic slipper styles is the elastic lacing system to make sure they stay put.
There’s a cushy EVA midsole for those aching feet and the outsole pattern combines the outlines of KeyMod and Picatinny rail sections.
Offered in MultiCam Black in whole sizes 6-13.
www.viktos.com/products/trenchfoot-shoe
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The German Bundeswehr has contracted with Rheinmetall to supply it with additional heavy tractor trailers with a 70-tonne payload. Delivery of a further 24 unprotected heavy tractor trailers – dubbed the SaZgM 70t mil in German military parlance – is to take place in 2021, with a further 24 to follow in 2022. In total, the order is worth €41 million. The tractor trailers are primarily used for transporting heavy armoured vehicles such as the Leopard 2 main battle tank.
In 2018 the Bundeswehr concluded a framework contract with Rheinmetall for the delivery of 137 SaZgM 70t mil trucks. This contract runs for seven years, with a potential total value of €122 million with valued added tax. A total of 32 vehicles were delivered in 2019 and 2020.
The Rheinmetall HX81 SaZgM is powered by an eight-cylinder, 680 hp diesel engine. This enables the high-mobility all-wheel drive truck to attain a top speed of 89 km/h, and to handle inclines of 60 percent. Its permissible gross train weight comes to around 130 tonnes. The HX81 SaZgM features the same driver’s cab as the Rheinmetall UTF, the Bundeswehr’s family of unprotected trucks. If required, the cab can be exchanged for a protected version. The vehicle also comes with a two-winch system made by the Rotzler company, in which each winch has a tractive force of twenty tonnes.
The HX81 expands the German military’s family of heavy transport vehicles. Thus, the unprotected HX81 complements the protected heavy-duty Mammut (‘Mammoth’), which was also supplied by RMMV. Given Germany’s obligation to provide the rapid reaction NATO Very High Readiness Joint Task Force in 2023 (VJTF 2023), being able to transport heavy combat vehicles is a key capability.
