This Photo Sums Up The Current State Of The USAF
April 27th, 20155.11 Tactical – The Tactical Duty Kilt Is Back!
April 27th, 2015
Weeks past the standard April Fool’s Day announcement, 5.11 Tactical has once again brought back the Tactical Duty Kilt to their online store.
Available in the largest color variety yet: Battle Brown, Black, MultiCam, Storm Grey, TDU Green, and TDU Khaki. Sizes 28 – 54. This is sure to be a limited affair, so get yours while you can!
www.511tactical.com/catalog/product/view/id/110911
Major thanks to ‘DwarfVader’ for the tip!
American Defense MFG – Raider 7 Carbine Raffle
April 26th, 2015
American Defense MFG is raffling off a special UIC Mod 2 rifle in support of The Raider Project, honoring the 7 Marines and 4 National Guard Soldiers who were killed in a training accident on March 10th, 2015. The rifle features a custom distressed woodland camo Cerakote finish done by Red Beard Cerakote in Texas, and features ‘0372’ as its serial number, which is the MOS code of a MARSOC Critical Skills Operator.
The complete rifle includes:
– Magpul furniture, MBUS Pro iron sights, and PMAGs
– SureFire 3 prong flash hider
– Nightforce NXS 1-4×24 scope with FC-3G reticle in an ADM Recon mount
– American Defense optic mount (of the winner’s choice)
For further details, rules, and to purchase an entry, visit www.americandefensemanufacturing.com/view/product/930
Badger Ordnance – 30mm Recon Unimount
April 26th, 2015
Badger Ordnance originally developed the 30mm Recon Unimount for a Military end user, and is now offering it commercially. Machined from 6061 aluminum alloy and MilSpec Hard Coat Type III anodized, the Recon Unimount is designed specifically to co-witness with Night Vision and Thermal optical devices. It features an increased forward offset to facilitate use of popular low magnification and long eye relief optics. Additionally, its increased height allows for unimpeded clearance of laser aiming and illumination devices mounted in the 12 o’clock position.
Task Force Dagger Foundation – Dagger Dive 2015
April 26th, 2015MATBOCK has produced a ‘Whiskey 5’ to explain an upcoming Recreational Therapy Event being held by Task Force Dagger:
1. WHO: Task Force Dagger Foundation
2. WHAT/WHERE/WHEN: Conducts a Recreational Therapy Event in Key West, FL from 16-24 June
3. WHY: TF Dagger sponsors activities that foster a sense of well-being, offer encouragement, and assist the service member’s rehabilitation and recovery from wounds/injuries sustained while serving our country. One of our core beliefs is that if the soldier is injured, the whole family is injured and must heal together. Teamwork is more than being on a Special Forces Team, it is being part of a family that is stronger together. As such, when we conduct an RTE, we bring the whole family and include the whole family in the activities. Our activities include Scuba, 3 Gun shooting events, Outdoor activities such as white water rafting, fishing, sailing, horseback riding, skiing, and snowmobiling.
The hard cost for the event is $115k and they need to secure the money by 8 May for the mission to be a success. Each donor will still get a storyboard for their donation. MATBOCK is asking for everyone to join together and help us make this event a success and give back to these awesome families.
www.taskforcedagger.org/donate
Team 5 Medical Foundation – Charity Silent Auction
April 26th, 2015Team 5 Medical Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit Veteran medical foundation with the mission to bring Western medicine and education to overlooked developing countries. They are currently running a silent auction with 5 individual top prize packages provided by Remington and Gunsite, featuring a brand-new Model 700 SPS .308, a Leupold VX-1 3-9x40mm Scope, and a 3 day custom rifle course developed by Gunsite and Remington.
team5.24fundraiser.com/e/site/store/1463/items
Corps Strength – Drugged, Dazed, And Confused
April 25th, 2015Over the years I’ve known many Marines with physical problems. I’ve pretty much seen everything from combat injures (with PTSD) to a wide range of more common service related problems like being damn near deaf (like myself), joint and back issues, sleep apnea, etc. Considering everything, I was very lucky and I retired after 28 years with what I would consider very minimal physical problems. Recently however, I did have a first hand experience with something that I’ve seen many times in others. To make a long story short a few weeks ago I had a pretty bad ear infection, bad to the point where I was dizzy and out of balance. So reluctantly, I went to sick call and the Navy Doc gave me some antibiotics. Now I hate taking any meds, not even aspirin, but, I didn’t ask what they were, I just did what I was told and took the pills for the full directed 10 days. My ear infection cleared up in a few days, which I thought was the end of it, not.
After the 10 days were up, a few days went by and I started having chest pains. Something like I had never experienced before. I still kept running every morning and going to work, but they got worse and worse. So one morning, I felt I must be having a F’ing heart attack or something. So I had to leave work and go to medical. They did all kinds of tests and came back and told me that my heart/lungs/blood pressure were fine, great in fact. However the pain was coming from a serious GI track inflammation from the previous antibiotics? So the cure for that? A different drug for another 8 weeks. So now I need another drug to counter act my last drug? WTFO?
What is the point of all this? That I think that we all should be very cautious about what drugs we are prescribed to “fix” what ever problem we may have. It seems that is the first thing that many doctors do nowadays, is throw some strong drugs at any problem. I think that’s one reason that we have so many service people (and others) addicted to pain killers. I’m not saying that you shouldn’t listen to your doctor, or take medicine when you need it, but I think we all need to be mindful of falling onto this prescription “Merry-go-Round.” I’ve seen too many others on this ride and it isn’t pretty. I once worked for a LtCol that was on so many pain killers for a bad back, he would hold multiple meetings with the same people on the same issues, as he couldn’t remember having the previous meetings? No thanks.
Along with eating right and exercising, your relationship with your doctor is an important part of the health and fitness equation. With that doing your own research into your medical situation is very important also. If I had read up on this drug I would have known to ask some questions about its possible serious side effects, and maybe asked for a alternate solution? I don’t know, and that is the point. I was lazy about it and suffered for it. Get your own info and ask the hard questions. It can’t hurt in any case. On a lighter note; After I got back to work from medical and told my retired Navy Capt boss what happened, he said. “Don’t sweat it, this new drug will probably give you an ear infection.” No shit.
Take care and be Safe
Semper Fi
MGunz
ANZAC Day 2015 – 100th Anniversary
April 25th, 2015Each year, April 25th is observed as ANZAC Day in Australia and New Zealand to commemorate the first military action at Gallipoli of the Australia New Zealand Army Corps.
It’s a century on now and we all owe a moment of gratitude for our coalition partners who’ve stuck by us on the side of right. They’ve been with us through thick and thin and that says a lot for three countries separated by a common language but who all share common values amd a commitment to them.
Having served with units from both Australia and New Zealand during my military service, they often come to mind, and each ANZAC Day in particular.
Cheers, Mates.
