American Marauder has continued their line of Robin Sage-inspired products with 4 brand-new flags. They consist of 110g digitally printed knitted polyester, with quad stitching on all corners and edges and brass grommets for hanging. The flags are rated for indoor and outdoor use, with UV coating. They are standard sized, 3′ x 5′.
www.americanmarauder.com/collections/flags
The Watch Flashlight is the latest product from Gearward. It consists of a Photon II Pro LED light with a modified attachment clip designed to attach to a watchband, and two sets of mini & micro ranger bands for added retention. The intent behind the Watch Flashlight is to offer users a hands-free EDC light with the benefits of a headlamp in a compact package.
Specs:
4.5 Lumen light with 18 hour runtime
IPX-7 Waterproof (swim and shower safe)
Universal mount attaches securely to all types of watches
Keeps both hands free for working, similar to a headlamp
Watch Flashlight is Made in the USA.
gearward.com/collections/frontpage/products/watch-flashlight
BCM is proud to feature long time friend and collaborator John Chapman, of LMS Defense, in episode four of the ongoing “American Gunfighter” series.
John Chapman is the founder and Director of Training at LMS Defense, an international full service training, consulting, business leadership, and weapons system testing firm. Mr Chapman is also the Tactical Applications Manager for Steiner eOptics and Berretta Defense Technologies.
In the past, John has worked as a private security contractor, servicing training and physical security contracts in the public and private sector, both domestically and internationally. Mr Chapman is also a former police Lieutenant, and a currently serving reserve SWAT officer.
Today, the Army officially announced that OCP uniforms would be available in US Army clothing sale stores 1 July, 2015. They also released these slides which detail how the uniforms are to be worn. The information is in line with the draft ALARACT we recently spoke about except they’ve relented on headgear for the OCP variants which can now be worn with the MultiCam or Scorpion versions. You really need to go back and read the draft ALARACT story if you want to get in the weeds on this.
These slides are from the SMA’s OCP transition pocket guide.
For more information, read the US Army published article found at www.army.mil.
The STEALTH Covert Operations Backpack by Elite Survival Systems is designed to carry a 16″ M4 with additional gear without the standard “industry” indicators.
On the outside, the STEALTH Pack looks like a standard sports pack. The inside, however, is constructed of MilSpec 500D nylon, with two main compartments for a broken-down AR-15 pattern weapon and accessories. The rifle compartment is lined with loop Velcro and is fitted with dual adjustable, removable stabilizers to carry an upper and lower receiver side-by-side. The rifle compartment also features a separate handgun or eyewear pocket, spacious enough to fit a full-sized pistol. The accessory compartment features a MOLLE field with loop Velcro, allowing the user the choice of PALS-compatible and hook-backed pouches.
Additional features include a padded front admin compartment with organization pockets, removable waist straps, compression straps, s-shaped backpack straps, and vented, lumbar support padding.
Circa mountain rucks, OG-107 fatigues, and M14s.
The Dalton Agency, on behalf of TenCate Advanced Armor, has started up the Plate Up, America! initiative. Plate Up, America! is an effort to raise awareness for the use of hard body-armor with Law Enforcement. The initiative targets LEOs and their families, with the goal of having them add their voices to the effort of making funding available for agencies to purchase hard body armor.
Plate Up, America! has its own website, in addition to efforts through social-media channels including Facebook and Twitter, through which they communicate statistics-based facts found on Government research websites such as those of the FBI and U.S. Bureau of Justice.
Although this effort is spearheaded by TenCate Advanced Armor, a commercial, for-profit entity, the hope is for more body armor companies to join in the effort. They are also making active efforts in demonstrating that the main goal of Plate Up, America! is to protect officers from violent criminals, and not the disarming of responsible citizens.
www.plateupamerica.com
www.facebook.com/PlateUpAmerica
twitter.com/plateupamerica
It’s the last day of May but already feels like summer, so how about a giveaway?
Mojo Tactical just released two new variant of the Keep Calm Return Fire logo patch in Black/Glow-in-the-dark and Black/Grey. We’d like to give these, along with an original Blood Red patch, to a lucky reader. We’d also like to include some KCRF stickers from Tactical Distributors.
To enter:
1. In the comments section of THIS article on SSD, tell us what you’d like to see SSD do more of. Only entries here are eligible to win.
2. Comments are open from now until 1300 Zulu on 2 June, 2015.
3. Use any alias you want to post but be sure to use a valid email address since that’s how we’ll contact the winner.
4. One winner will be selected at random from the comments we receive.
5. One entry per email address. We will delete entries that violate this policy.
6. Must be 18 to enter. Void where prohibited.
