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January 13th, 2020RE Factor x MMI Textiles x SSD Limited Edition MultiCam Hoody Raises Funds For Support A Soldier
January 12th, 2020
We have teamed up with RE Factor Tactical and MMI Textiles to offer a limited edition Fleece Hoody in MultiCam to raise funds for Support a Soldier, non-profit, 501c3, that uses generous donations of American patriots to purchase equipment needed by troops deployed to combat theaters. RE Factor Tactical is donating 100% of the net proceeds of this limited run item to support this great cause.
Each hoodie features an embroidered logo of both of SSD and Support A Soldier on either lower sleeve.
These athletic cut hoodies are Made in the USA from premium fleece by Rhonda Valles.
Available for preorder at www.refactortactical.com/products/support-a-soldier-x-ssd-x-reft-collab-charity-hoodie.
***LIMITED AVAILABILITY FOR PRE-SALE, ORDERS WILL START TO SHIP JANUARY 15th***
Hero Labradors Freedom Raffle
January 12th, 2020
A little over a year ago we shared a Whiskey-5 for Hero Labradors. They are a Veteran fun non-profit that produces QUALITY, genetically sound, AKC registered Labradors with AKC Champion bloodlines. They select, raise, and breed our girls (and one boy) to produce very high quality pups. Then, they select service dog training programs worthy of our dogs–and we give these dogs to them, free of charge, with only their guarantee that they train them and donate them to either a disabled veteran, wounded warrior, or first responder (or their family members) who need them.
It’s a worthy cause and they are holding a raffle to find their efforts in 2020.
$25 ticket
Prizes:
New AR 10 custom .308 rifle (Aero Precision)
New AR 15 custom .300 blackout pistol (MagTactical Industries)
Howa model 1500 .223 Rifle (gently used, in excellent condition)
Walking Stick, custom carved and painted, signed by two MOH recipients (Sal Giunta and Clint Romesha… and possibly more!)
Rustic Labrador signs
Book – House to House: signed by the Author, Staff Sergeant David Bellavia
To check out the prizes and to get your raffle tickets, visit www.accelevents.com/e/HeroLabradors
SCUBAPRO Sunday – Extra Masks
January 12th, 2020When you first learn how to dive, whether it is a military school or civilian. They will talk about, extra items you should carry with you. One of the most important is an extra mask/ mask strap. When I was going through training, we were doing our final FTX dive. It was a ship attack in San Diego harbor on a ship that was used for paintball training for the fleet. I was not the driver, so my job was to hang out and make sure my dive buddy didn’t hit his head on the pier, ship, or anything else. About 10 minutes in my mask started to flood. No matter what I did, I couldn’t get it to stop. I checked my hood, the strap, the seal, took it off and put it back on. I had no hair at that point, so that wasn’t it. Nothing that I did fixed it. As we were in training, we were not allowed to have two masks. So, I spent 3 hours with my mask filling up and me draining it. As I was doing this, my swim buddy hit his head twice. After the dive, I blamed it on him saying he was swimming too fast, and that was why he kept hitting his head. He knew I was lying, and I ended up buying him a steak dinner. When I got to a team and went through STT diving, the first thing I did was get an extra mask. I have never dove without two masks ever since.
As you can probably tell, I didn’t go through training last year, it has been a while, and there have been a lot of advancements in gear that is used on the land and in the water. So here are just a few things to think about before you dive.
Let start at the beginning of the dive. You are about to jump in the water you put your mask on and the strap breaks. At some point, almost all straps will break. Rubber can dry rot over time. It will most likely happen when you are putting it on, as this is the time you stretch it the most. This is why all dive supervisor kits should have extra mask and fin straps. If they have one, use theirs before you use the one on you. There are new mask straps called Comfort straps from SCUBAPRO. They are made from a similar material to ski goggles, and they will not break. At some point, they will lose their elasticity, but again this should only happen at the start of a dive, and they are straightforward to change out.
Now you are in the water, and you are turtle-backing to the point you are going to start your dive; it is cold; the seas are crap, and you are getting pushed around. You and your swim-buddy get to your start point as you are putting you mask on a penguin pops up out of the water. Your swim-buddy screams and throws his mask and it sinks to the bottom. He goes by the theory of (travel light and mooch) so he doesn’t have an extra mask. But you were taught to have an extra mask, so you give him yours. An excellent place to keep an extra mask is in an old M16 pouch on the belt that holds your rebreather to your waist. It is right at hand and easy to find in the dark. These are one of the best pouches ever made if it unbuckled anything inside won’t dump out. It was designed to hold three fully loaded 30round magazine upside down and not lose anything, even when unbuckled. I usually put a extra mask and fin strap in it.
You can carry an extra mask or just the strap. If you are doing a longer dive and you have to cut back on the size of additional items, some people like to carry a smaller mask as their extra one. There are some excellent smaller masks out there. The Scubapro’s Steel Pro is a great mask if you need to carry something smaller. It uses the same comfort strap and can be tucked away in a small pocket without doing any harm to the skirts.
Now let’s say you are on a dive. You are sent in to cut the steel net that will keep your submarines from getting into shore, and you come upon some other combat swimmers. They were sent out to stop you. While you are fighting underwater, you know with knives. In the heat of the battle, you lose your mask. So, once you win the fight (let’s hope you have been to underwater knife fight school) (if there is one, I am not saying there is) (I signed paperwork saying I wouldn’t talk about it). Now since you have an extra mask, you can pull it out and slap it on and go back to cutting the net.
All kidding aside, having an extra mask and/or mask strap will make your life a lot better, something else you can put in there is some defog, that you can put on your mask if it keeps fogging or if you are putting your extra one on that hasn’t been treated. Again, this will make your life underwater a lot better.
Jaws Spit is nice and thick and can be applied underwater, so it is ideal for use on a mask underwater, and it is small and can be kept in the same mag pouch as the extra mask. It is also good for use before the dive.
If you never have to use any of this stuff when you are underwater, you are a lucky person, but I hope you won’t take that chance, and you keep this stuff on you or make your swim buddy carry it. (travel light and mooch)
Got a K9? Post on IG for Your Chance to Win a Patch From UF PRO
January 12th, 2020
Got a K9 friend at home or at work? Post it on Instagram with the tag #ufproK9. UF PRO will select the 10 best submissions and put them to a vote of the community to decide which ones are the most badass. Owners/handlers of the three leading posts receive a limited-edition K9 Combat Medic patch for free.
Full details here.
820th Base Defense Group
January 12th, 2020Main videographer, stylized motion graphics, and editing by Tech. Sgt. Jacqueline Marshall.
Second videographer Staff Sgt. Jon Alderman.
Airborne b-roll courtesy of Senior Airman Kyle Saunders via DVIDS.
34 Vendors To Exhibit at WEPTAC Industry Nights 2020
January 11th, 2020
Come join us January 15-16 at Nellis AFB, NV for WEPTAC Industry nights and the AF Special Warfare tents. This year we’re hosting 34 manufacturers of kit specifically for the AFSW community. We also will have three distributors to answer questions: Quantico Tactical, TSSI, and Darley Defense.
Maxim Defense Industries Announces the Release of Their New MDX and MD:15 Line of Firearms and the Launch of Maxim Defense Ammunition and “SBA” (Short Barrel Ammunition) at SHOT Show 2020
January 11th, 2020Live Fire Demo’s at SHOT Show Industry Day at the Range (lane SR-42)
St Cloud, MN – Maxim Defense, the premiere manufacturer in PDW technologies, is unveiling its MDX and MD:15 line of firearms along with Maxim Defense Ammunition “SBA” (Short Barrel Ammunition) at SHOT Show 2020. Maxim Defense is located in Booths #1857 – Downstairs and Booths #30010 – Upstairs.
“We’ve been hard at work this year” said Maxim Defense VP Sales and Marketing, Dave Larson “The success of the PDX released at SHOT Show in 2019 fueled efforts to expand our firearm line and tackle ballistic issues in the short barrel weapon arena. It’s another year of new and groundbreaking product development at Maxim.”
Maxim Defense is a proud sponsor of the annual SHOT Show Industry Day at the Range (lane SR-42) and is offering live-fire demos of the MDX and MD:15 line of firearms and Maxim Defense Ammunition “SBA” (Short Barrel Ammunition) in .300 BLK, 5.56 NATO and 7.62×39.
MDX Weapon System
The MDX Weapon System was developed to fulfill the broad spectrum of needs by today’s military and law enforcement operations. The family consists of the PDX/MDX:505 (5.5″ barrel), the MDX:508 (8.5″ barrel), and the MDX:510 (10.3″ barrel).
The entire MDX Weapon System line in 5.56 NATO is part of Army Expeditionary Warrior Experiment (AEWE) in 2020, sponsored by The Maneuver Center of Excellence (MCOE) at Ft. Benning. Maxim Defense has attended the live fire evaluation in November 2019 and is attending Force-on-Force experiments with the U.S. Army, U.K. Army, and the Australian Army January through March 2020.
PDX (MDX:505)
Born from the SOCOM PDW solicitation, the PDX is now shipping in .300BLK. Designed to handle the fierce demands of the SOF community and dominate in close quarter encounters the PDX is the ultimate choice for when concealment and personal defense are non-negotiable. The PDX in .300BLK is shipping with an MSRP of $2,295.00
Upper Receivers and Upper Kits are also available and shipping.
Calibers: Now in 300BLK (also available in 5.56 NATO & 7.62×39)
Barrel Length: 5.5”
Colors: Black or Arid
Overall Length: 18.75”
Muzzle Device: Maxim Defense HATEBRAKE™ Muzzle Booster
Stock: Maxim Defense SCW™ stock system
Trigger: ALG Combat Trigger (ACT)
Configuration: SCW Pistol Brace, SCW Stock
MDX:508
With the same heart and soul of the PDX, the MDX:508 features an 8.5″ barrel, ideal for when maximum concealment and compactness are essential, but not as critical. Every MDX:508 includes Maxim’s HATEBRAKE muzzle booster, 7-sided M-Slot compatible handguard, armorer level adjustable gas block and can be configured with a Maxim Gen6 CQB brace, Gen7 CQB stock, or SCW stock or brace. MSRP of $2,495.00
Individual Upper Receivers are also available.
Calibers: 300BLK, 5.56 NATO & 7.62×39
Barrel Length: 8.5”
Colors: Black or Arid
Overall Length: 21.5” – 23””
Muzzle Device: Maxim Defense HATEBRAKE™ Muzzle Booster
Trigger: ALG Combat Trigger (ACT)
Configuration: SCW Stock, SCW Pistol Brace, CQB Stock or CQB Pistol Brace
MDX:510
Design originating from the PDX, the MDX-510 features a 10.3″ barrel, Maxim’s HATEBRAKE muzzle booster, 7-sided M-Slot compatible handguard, armorer level adjustable gas block and can be configured with a Maxim Gen6 CQB Brace, Gen7 CQB Stock, or SCW Stock or Brace. MSRP of $2,495.00
Individual Upper Receivers are also available.
Calibers: 300BLK, 5.56 NATO & 7.62×39
Barrel Length: 10.3”
Colors: Black or Arid
Overall Length: 23.5” – 25”
Muzzle Device: Maxim Defense HATEBRAKE Muzzle Booster
Stock: Maxim Defense SCW stock system
Trigger: ALG Combat Trigger (ACT)
Configuration: SCW Stock, SCW Pistol Brace, CQB Stock or CQB Pistol Brace
MD:15
The MD:15 is available in 8.5” or 10.3” barrel lengths and was developed for Law Enforcement Patrol Officers who need an affordable AR15 platform weapon but do not want to sacrifice reliability, accuracy, or features. Each MD:15 is equipped with the same internal operating components as the MDX including the Maxim HATEBRAKE muzzle booster, armorer level adjustable gas block and comes with the Maxim Slim-Line five-sided M-Slot handguard, and can be configured with a Maxim PDW Brace, Gen6 CQB Stock, or SCW stock or brace. MSRP of $1,495.00 and $1,695.00
Calibers: 300BLK, 5.56 NATO & 7.62×39
Barrel Lengths: 8.5’ or 10.3”
Colors: Black Only
Overall Length: 23.5” – 25”
Muzzle Device: Maxim Defense HATEBRAKE Muzzle Booster
Trigger: Mil-Spec Trigger
Configuration: SCW Stock, SCW Pistol Brace, or PDW Pistol Brace
Maxim Defense Ammunition – SBA (Short Barrel Ammunition)
Maxim Defense is committed to developing the next-generation tools, equipment, and systems that exceed in the most extreme environments. Today’s short barrel weapons excel in close-quarter encounters but sometimes lack the velocities and terminal ballistics that longer barrels have. To address these concerns, Maxim Defense partnered with Fort Scott Munitions to optimize ammunition loads specifically for short barrel weapons.
By making these adjustments, as well as including their TUI® (Tumble Upon Impact™) technology, the Maxim Defense Ammunition ballistic wound cavities exceed the standards of both Expanding and Fragmenting projectiles. The TUI® design of the projectiles tumble all the way down to 500 fps. Maxim Defense SBA (Short Barrel Ammunition) is the ultimate choice for when close quarter battle and personal defense are non-negotiable. MSRP $27.94 – $36.95
300BLK
Grain: 115gr and 190gr Subsonic
Bullet: SCS (Solid Copper Spun)
Box Count: 20 cartridges
Case Count: 25 boxes
5.56 NATO
Grain: 55gr, 62gr, 70gr
Bullet: SCS (Solid Copper Spun)
Box Count: 20 cartridges
Case Count: 25 boxes
7.62x39mm
Grain: 119gr
Bullet: SCS (Solid Copper Spun)
Box Count: 20 cartridges
Case Count: 10 boxes
Come and meet Kris “Tanto” Paronto at SHOT Show 2020
Kris Paronto, former US Army Ranger, Benghazi Warrior, Co-Author of “13 Hours” the book used for the motion picture “13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi”, Author of USA Today Best Seller, “The Ranger Way” and “The Patriot’s Creed: Inspiration and Advice for Living a Heroic Life,” Owner of Battleline Tactical, and Founder of the 14th Hour Foundation will be meeting with visitors and fans with Maxim Defense during SHOT Show 2020.
Starting on Monday, January 20th, Kris will be at Maxim Defense’s dedicated Industry Day at the Range lane, SR-42, from 8:30 am – 4:30 pm.
Following the range day, Media and fans will also have the opportunity to meet with Kris between 10:00 am – 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday in the Maxim booth #1857 (downstairs).
For more information on Kris, go to www.KrisTantoParonto.com. And visit www.maximdefense.com for all new products launching at SHOT Show 2020.
To learn more about Maxim Defense, please visit us at www.maximdefense.com.
