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Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Announces Dragon Silk Recombinant Spider Silk Technology

June 29th, 2015

KRAIG BIOCRAFT LABORATORIES CREATES FIBER THAT IS STRONGER THAN SPIDER SILK
Laboratory breakthrough results in Kraig Biocraft Laboratories’ strongest and most flexible recombinant spider silk technology.

LANSING, Mich., – June 29, 2015 – Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. (OTCQB: KBLB) (“Company”), the leading developer of advanced spider silk based fibers, announced the creation of Dragon Silk, its strongest and most flexible recombinant spider silk technology.

Dragon Silk represents a leap in the Company’s recombinant spider silk technology, combining both the elasticity and strength elements of native spider silk. A small number of Dragon Silk samples have demonstrated tensile strength as high as 1.79 gigapascals, exceeding widely reported spider silk strength (by as much as 37%, depending on source literature). Several samples of Dragon Silk also demonstrated elasticity above 38%, exceeding native dragline spider silk. This new material has shown it can be more flexible than Monster Silk® and stronger than Big Red, the Company’s leading recombinant spider silk products. The Company is now working to standardize the performance level across the entire Dragon Silk genetic line.

“Dragon Silk is our strongest and most flexible recombinant spider silk material to date,” said Company Founder and CEO Kim Thompson. “We have never believed that native spider silk is the limit of strength and flexibility performance. A few superstar individuals, within the genetically engineered colony we call Dragon Silk, have demonstrated that extremely high level of performance in the laboratory. We are now working to obtain that standard throughout the Dragon Silk line. Even as we undertake that work, our research team is working in parallel to create even more powerful transgenics. Dragon Silk represents yet another material science breakthrough and shifts the standard of performance expectation for spider silk technologies.”

www.kraiglabs.com

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Get Lee To Maine – AT Thru Hike – GoFundMe

June 29th, 2015

Lee Deckelman is a former Special Operations Combat Vet/ Security Contractor, and founder of Echelon Grey Foundation, a Non-Profit 501 (c) (3) (pending) Charity. The goal of Echelon Grey is to support Veterans and contractors through suicide intervention/prevention and supporting mental health services at home.

While awaiting federal approval for the foundation, Lee has embarked on an Appalachian Trail Thru Hike Mission, with the goal:

“to promote and bring awareness to the public via a mini-documentary/hike along the AT. I feel the environment/ setting is the perfect backdrop for a Global War on Terror Documentary. Over the 4-5 months it will take me to complete the entire hike, I hope to interview 20-30 individuals who volunteer to meet me along the trail, and who represent all the traditional and non-traditional roles Americans serve in overseas”.

Lee is 1/3 of the way to Maine, currently in Northern Virginia, and requires a supplement to his budget to complete the journey.

www.gofundme.com/w3the6k

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American Marauder – ‘Free Pineland’ Products

June 29th, 2015

American Marauder is now offering products that let you show your support for the oppressed people of Pineland. The products feature the words “Free Pineland”, along with the Pineland Resistance Force bear claw logo. The words on the t-shirt and mug are black with some distress to show the constant struggle for freedom; the words are white on the license plate because black lettering wouldn’t show up as well on the dark background.

Free Pineland Shirt
www.americanmarauder.com/products/free-pineland-shirt

Free Pineland Mug
www.americanmarauder.com/collections/pineland/products/free-pineland-mug

Free Pineland License Plate
www.americanmarauder.com/collections/pineland/products/free-pineland-license-plate

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Who Is An Eagle Scout?

June 28th, 2015

The view is somewhre over Alaska in an F/A-18.

Photo by LT CG, Eagle 2007

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Roguepak – Cartridge Hydration Systems

June 28th, 2015

Roguepak is a hydration system which utilizes a disposable hydration cartridge. The cartridges are made of a strong polyethelene, and feature a self-sealing wide mouth fast fill port which is sized to also allow for ice. Because the cartridges are disposable, it also reduces the need to maintain and clean a bladder as is required with traditional hydration systems.

The hydration cartridges comes in 50 oz., 70 oz., and 100 oz. sizes.

www.roguepak.com

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Critical Precision – Operation Redwings Patch And Sticker Set

June 28th, 2015

Critical Precision is now offering a commemorative PVC patch and vinyl sticker set that honors the Military personnel lost during Operation Red Wings II on June 28th, 2005. The artwork between the patch and sticker is slightly different, as the detail featured on the sticker couldn’t be properly manufactured in PVC patch form.

The patch is PVC, hook backed, measuring 3.5″ x 2.5″. The sticker is vinyl with a weatherproof UV laminate, measuring 4.2″ x 2.82″.

All Graphics drawn and Designed in house – made and printed in the United States of America.

Only 300 sets were produced, so get yours while you can. The set also qualifies for free shipping, and a Critical Precision SOPMOD shirt can be added to the order and still qualify for free shipping.

www.critical-precision.net/collections/frontpage/products/operation-redwings-commemorative-patch-and-sticker-300-sets-only

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Mystery Ranch – How To Pack An Elk: The Definitive Guide

June 27th, 2015

Mystery Ranch partnered with outdoor media group Montana Wild to produce a hunting film that details how to process and pack an elk. Additionally, the entire process was transcribed into a blog format, which can be read at the link below:

www.mysteryranch.com/post/how-to-pack-out-an-elk-the-definitive-guide

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Gunfighter Moment – Daryl Holland

June 27th, 2015

Foreign Internal Defense (FID)

The unstable regions of the Middle East make up the perfect scenario for the U.S. Special Forces FID mission, which is to strengthen our Allies defense capabilities among building relationships on the ground that will force multiply leaders and trainers on the battlefield. As a mentor of troops around the World, I have made some friends, so it hurts to see those I’ve trained from Kurdistan and Iraq receive little U.S. support in their war efforts against Islamic radicals.

One of the greatest effects of FID is the long term enduring relationships established with our Host Nation partners. I’ve watched young NCOs and Officers that I’ve trained, later become commanders and people of influence within their military and governments. The relationships on the ground are built on respect and our skills from the U.S. are quickly recognized and their motivation to become a better soldier begins. I learned over the years with certain cultures that you have different levels of motivation, so you may have to trick your trainees by telling them, “I have a surprise for you all at 0500” instead of, “Tomorrow, we will do the Obstacle Course at 0500”. Their reply would be, “IN-SHA-LA” which means God willing and you won’t get half of the class to show up because God didn’t will their butts out of bed.

Every culture is different when it comes to their motivation, so schedule in prayer time when training in the Middle East. No matter what part of the World our Green Berets are sent to, our Allied troops receive good training. I grew up in 1st Special Forces training the smiling faces from Malaysia, South Korea, Thailand and the Philippines where troops showed up on time for training. Their motivation was simply to measure up to U.S. Special Forces, and it would begin from the opening ceremony when they would be scoping the qualifications/patches on our uniforms.

An E-7 or above with Ranger, Scuba and HALO patches would be treated with a higher level of respect; maybe it’s because they know, “that I know crazy too?!”

I love to train, so when students shows up eager to learn, I get motivated!

Respectfully,

Daryl Holland

Daryl Holland is a retired U.S. Army Sergeant Major with over 20 years of active duty experience, 17 of those years in Special Operations. Five years with the 1st Special Forces Group (SFG) and 12 years in the 1st SFOD-Delta serving as an Assaulter, Sniper, Team Leader, and OTC Instructor.

He has conducted several hundred combat missions in Afghanistan, Iraq, Bosnia, Philippines, and the Mexican Border. He has conducted combat missions in Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush Mountains as a Sniper and experienced Mountaineer to the streets of Baghdad as an Assault Team Leader.

He has a strong instructor background started as an OTC instructor and since retiring training law abiding civilians, Law Enforcement, U.S. Military, and foreign U.S. allied Special Operations personnel from around the world.

Gunfighter Moment is a weekly feature brought to you by Alias Training & Security Services. Each week Alias brings us a different Trainer and in turn, they offer some words of wisdom.

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