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July 23rd, 2013

If you aren’t following Soldier Systems Daily on Instagram, you aren’t getting the full experience. We use Instagram to share photos of where we are and what we are doing. It might be something that isn’t worth a full article or the content might not be quite right for the site. Additionally, we attend numerous trade shows and industry events throughout the year and something may catch the eye that we want to share with you. Generally, these images won’t make it to the website or even Facebook.

If you haven’t been sharing our Instagram experience, then here are a few random images that you have missed.

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Don’t miss out. Follow us on Instagram and join the conversation.

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If You’ve Got To Use An M203

July 22nd, 2013

This is the Aimpoint T1 sight mount for the M203 40mm Grenade Launcher manufactured by Spuhr AB..

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KAC’s Trey Knight Interviews TAC TV’s Larry Vickers

July 22nd, 2013

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Guy Cramer’s Investigation of the US Army Camouflage Improvement Effort – Part 6

July 22nd, 2013

U.S. Army Phase IV Baseline Patterns, will the Army have to settle with these?
by Guy Cramer, President/CEO of HyperStealth Biotechnology Corp.

Guy Cramer continues his investigation into the US Army’s Camouflage Improvement Effort in Part 6 of his series. He brings up some very compelling points. Now that the Army has indefinitely delayed the announcement of their camo findings, they rush headlong into impending legislation requiring them to adopt a common pattern and uniform with the other services. The time to assume leadership in clothing US servicemembers for combat is now.

This isn’t a performance issue like the Individual Carbine. They’ve done the research. They have the solution. All the Army has to do, is act. Otherwise, everyone may be stuck with second best; the baseline patterns that the Army’s effort was meant to replace.

Read Cramer’s report here.

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You Never Know Where They’ll Show Up

July 22nd, 2013

This KCRF patch turned up on the Hodge Defense Systems production line as they start to roll out their first run of AU-Mod 1s. Better get one before they are gone.

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In Class With Orion Applications Training Division

July 22nd, 2013

Daniel Defense recently sponsored a three-day event for the firearms press that included a course by Orion Applications Training Division. You may recognize the name ODG from their camouflage patterns we’ve covered here on SSD in the past. Turns out, they apply their knowledge in other ways as well. I was the only web-based writer invited to this event so it was a great opportunity for me to meet some of the guys in the gun press, familiarize myself with different Daniel Defense firearms and get a first hand look at training from ODG.

Day 1
Day 1 was administrative in nature and consisted of travel, a tour of the Daniel Defense factory and an icebreaker dinner with the other participants. We hit the hay having no idea what an exciting two days we had ahead of us.

Training Day 1

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Tags: Aimpoint, Daniel Defense, Orion Applications Training Division, TenPoundMonkey
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Kayrank Helmet Rank System Now Available

July 22nd, 2013

It was just in January that we told you about the crowd funding campaign to produce the Kayrank Helmet Rank System. While it stirred quite a bit of debate among SSD readers, and although it wasn’t funded, the creator went ahead and raised the money himself. Now, it’s available for order.

Essentially, the Kayrank Helmet Rank System consists of polymer plates, sized to fit a NVG mount that are engraved with military rank insignia. Before everyone was issued NVGs we used to sew our rank on the front of our helmets just like on our patrol caps. When night vision became more common and almost every helmet now sports a VAS shroud of one sort or another, there is no place to attach the rank. This subdued device can be worn in the mount during the day and removed and stored when NODs are worn. Of course, I’m retired, so I’m not threatened in the least but by the Kayrank. But, it does have merits for folks in those units that want you to display your rank on your helmet.

Maybe they’d be more interesting if they displayed morale images rather than rank. I wonder if I could get one with the SSD logo?

www.kayrank.com

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Forces Focus – SADM

July 21st, 2013

Special Atomic Demolition Munitions, or SADM were a class of man portable nuclear weapons developed during the Cold War. They were intended to be hand emplaned and used to deny, block and canalize the enemy. Deployed primarily in Western Europe, the thinking was that they could be used to cut off high speed avenues of approach for Warsaw Pact forces. The US Army created an MOS 12E (SADM Specialist) that’s sole function was to employ those devices along with an associated maintenance MOS 55G. 12E which was an Engineer MOS was eliminated in 1986 and the Soldiers reclassified into new MOSs as the devices were removed from service. I attended DLI with quite a few of these NCOs.

Additionally, both Navy SEAL and Army Special Forces teams were trained in their emplacement in denied areas although particulars of these mission sets remain sensitive. However, there is this declassified film featuring NSW personnel which features Para-SCUBA operations.

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