Oh the things that you’ll see at Milipol that you’ll never see anywhere else.
As soon as you walk through the badge checking station you are greeted with a Disneyland of tactical goodness courtesy of Terrang MP-SEC whose booth dominates Hall 5 of Milipol. And looking around, you run across the wildest stuff, like this 5.11 Tactical Rapid Assault Shirt in French camouflage.
Aimpoint released the new COMPM5b which incorporates Bullet Drop Compensation. This is accomplished via interchangeable turrets for various ammunition. These can be tailor made for specific ammunition. The red dot sight also offers wind or lead compensation adjustment.
Other than that, it’s a standard 2 MOA Aimpoint; tough as nails and a 5 year battery life for a AAA battery for setting 7 and over 10 years on position 1-4 (10 red dot intensity adjustment settings including 2 night vision positions).
Heckler & Koch have introduces a new Faceshield compatible folding stock for the G36/HK169/UMP. The design incorporates a pronounced curve in order to fit underneath helmet ballistic faceshields and is also compatible with protective masks.
It folds out of the way (left or right) with a push of a release button but can be put back into the extended position without having to push the release button. The stock can be extended for length of pull with four positions.
One of the great things about Polartec is that they showcase products from manufacturers who use their materials. Although not well known, Ukrainian brand P1GTAC has some rather innovative designs. What’s really interesting is that military inspired fashion has really taken off in Ukraine since the beginning of their civil war involving neighboring Russia, with many Ukrainians wanting to show national pride.
The Punisher Combat Winter Patrol Jacket is insulated with Polartec Alpha, a highly breathable insulation.
The Frogman Range Workout Jacket and Pant look awful comfy in the Polartec 200 Series fleece.
Schuberth is displaying a helmet concept they’ve created in conjunction with an aircrew helmet study they are undertaking for the German military.
The entire concept is modular with the ability to choose different shells for different applications such as frag protection for pilots but more robust ballistic solutions for door gunners.
The rail system is also modular as can be fitted to the different shells.
Additionally, it incorporates a fully adjustable inner lining rather than the custom lining currently in use which is very time consuming to order, manufacture and deliver.
Finally, it features an Integrated CBRN solution which has been adapted from the standard issue protective mask.
WASHINGTON — The National Guard is ready to mobilize its cyberdefenses in case of a potentially devastating domestic attack.
“When I first joined the National Guard, cyber was not part of our vocabulary, but certainly now it is one of our daily battlegrounds,” said Air Force Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel. “Our adversaries and non-state actors use cyber activity to target personnel, commercial and government infrastructure and the effects can be devastating.”
Lengyel, chief of the National Guard Bureau, talked about the Guard’s cybermissions and capabilities during a media roundtable on Nov. 5 at the Pentagon.
Lengyel said cyberattacks have occurred at both the federal and state levels.
Earlier this year, a number of school districts and agencies in Louisiana and Texas suffered ransomware attacks. Ransomware is a type of malicious software designed to block access to a computer system until a ransom is paid.
With the help of the Guard, schools opened on time and agencies were able to get back to work, Lengyel said.
“[Ransomware] is obviously a new and emerging kind of enterprise. We are able to access superb civilians and skill sets, and they can bring capabilities that the military sometimes does not have,” Lengyel noted.
In Texas, 22 counties were attacked with ransomware during June, disrupting local service, said Army Maj. Gen. Tracy R. Norris of the Texas National Guard.
Norris said Texas’ department of emergency management called the Guard, and officials assessed the attacks with a team of Guard soldiers and airmen.
“It was a joint team that went out to assess [the damage],” she said. “From there, they picked different places to go [in] the counties for the recovery process. We thought it was bad in the beginning, and it couldn’t have been much worse.”
“We already had a team in place and sent them out to assess, and we then aligned the team [based on] what the assessment showed,” Norris said.
Lengyel said the Illinois Guard is forming a cyber task force to assist the state of Illinois, as the need arises.
The Illinois task force will involve Guard soldiers and airmen performing cyber, information technology and other military functions.
Indiana recently started a cyber battalion, and personnel will be trained to military standards for use in a domestic response capacity if they need to be, Lengyel said.
“So, this will be part of the cyber mission force that will be part of the Army mission that, if needed, can be federalized and mobilized to do cyber activity for the U.S. Army or the U.S. Cyber Command,” Lengyel said. “And when they’re not mobilized, we can do our homeland mission.”
Lengyel said many of these Guard members have cyber-related civilian jobs. He said it’s an example of how the varied skill sets of Guard members contribute to national defense.
“They can do things working in national defense they can’t do in their civilian careers,” he said of Guard members.
Other attendees included vice director of domestic operations, National Guard Bureau; National Guard adjutant generals from Washington and Illinois; and the National Guard advisor to the commander of U.S. Cyber Command.
Story by Terri Moon Cronk, Defense.gov
Photos by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jonathon Alderman, Wyoming Air National Guard and U.S. Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Brendan Stephens, North Carolina National Guard
Drew B got on his knee in a bar in Paris and finally popped the question.
Surrounded by her friends, Angie said “Yes!”
Polymer80 is getting ready to release a complete, serialized, assembled Pistol.
The P80 will incorporate a new slide with “grippier” serrations and bullnose cuts are the front for easier holstering.
This new slide is already in production in Compact and Full sizes.
Pre-orders coming soon from www.polymer80.com.
