Chris Costa is a pretty big deal here in the US but he’s never had a reception like the one he received during his recent visit to Japan. Here, Costa struts his stuff in front of eager fans at his welcome party held by host Peace Combat Fes 2015.
Costa Is BIG In Japan
January 8th, 2015We Told You OCP = MultiCam
January 8th, 2015From Chief of Staff of the Army GEN Ray Odierno’s lips to our ears during a Virtual Town Hall earlier this week, we learn that the Army is adopting MultiCam. That’s not really true, but it’s gold like this that undermines the Army’s assertion that the Operational Camouflage Pattern (developed as Scorpion W2) Army recently adopted by the Army is distinctly different from the MultiCam it replaces. As you know, the MultiCam camouflage pattern was developed for commercial use by Crye Precision and adopted initially by USSOCOM for worldwide use and then later by the Army and US Air Force specifically for wear in Afghanistan starting in 2010. The CSA was right about that part.
Unfortunately, licensing negotiations between the Army and Crye Precision to field MultiCam to the entire force stalled last Spring due to Army inaction, resulting instead in the Army choosing to field a home brewed variant of the Scorpion pattern developed by Crye Associates in the early 2000s. This pattern, referred to as Operational Camouflage Pattern features coloration and shapes similar to MultiCam although the Army has asserted that it is a distinctly different pattern. Below we see the two patterns together with the MultiCam atop Scorpion W2.
Remember, in Army parlance OCP is OCP, regardless if it is the MultiCam variant or the new Scorpion W2 version. MultiCam will continued to be fielded by the Army under the name OCP. However, MultiCam is a brand name of a commercially available pattern, that the US Army did not select as its new camouflage. Mistake or not, the Army should not be referring to OCP as MultiCam. Otherwise, they are misleading Soldiers and applying the proven effectiveness of MultiCam to the as-yet-unproven Scorpion W2. If GEN Odierno’s comments were in fact a mistake, then it shows that there’s really no difference between the two and calls into question the Army’s actions to field a pattern without paying for it.
Arc’teryx LEAF Launches 2015 Products
January 8th, 2015
Arc’teryx LEAF has updated their LEAF site with the entire 2015 line. It’s not a large amount of new items but there are some major product launches here including dipping their toe in FR.
Look for:
Khard 60
Combat Uniform consisting of Assault Shirt AR, Assault Pant AR and Recce Shirt AR
Naga Hoody Gen 2
Recce Hat (not loaded yet)
Assault Glove FR
Assault Balaclava FR
Introducing the SF Ryder 9-Ti
January 8th, 2015
Model: SF Ryder 9-Ti
Threads: 1/2-28 or M13.5X1
MSRP: $799.00
Launching: SHOT Show 2015
Specs:
9.5oz with piston
7.6″ with piston
Titanium tube, front plate and rear cap
Stainless steel baffles
1.25″ tube diameter
Federal 147 Hydra Shock 131 dB
Federal 124 FMJ American Eagle 131dB
Cerakote Black, FDE or Grey
You’ll also notice the Surefire/Zev custom match grade threaded Barrel. Available for Glock 17 & 19, look for these at SHOT Show as well.
SHOT Show Bingo
January 7th, 2015It’s an old favorite and never fails to entertain.
US Tactical Supply Can’t Wait To See You At SHOT Show
January 7th, 2015
Just ‘Liking’ This Photo on Facebook Will Get You UCMJ
January 7th, 2015
Long story short, deployed unit is f’ed up. Thanks to the mad shitter, they’ve locked all of the port-a-johns except two which are under guard by SSGs and SFCs. There’s a lot more going on here aside from anal retentive leadership, but apparently, word was put out in the unit in question that the thought police are trawling Facebook looking for any unit members who ‘liked’ the photo.
(photo from US Army WTF Moments)
Ares Gear – Slate Coasters
January 7th, 2015Ares Gear makes some of the best belts on the market but at the recent Special Operations Care Fund fundraiser in Atlanta I found out that they also make really cool slate coasters.
Sold in sets of four, they are available with the Ares Gear logo, Crusader’s Cross, Eagle Globe & Anchor, Gadsden Flag and Stars & Stripes.
