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Sneek Peak – 2013 Hot Shots Calendar

June 6th, 2012

This interview-style video features models Rosie Jones and India Reynolds and gives you a behind-the-scenes look at the Hot Shots Calendar girls. It’s not recommended for work so you should probably watch it from home.

Several SSD sponsors are working on this project. Smith Optics, Magpul and Crye Precision along with the UK’s Edgar Bros have banded together to help the Hot Shots Calendar project generate revenue for injured US & UK Service men and women.

Please remember, you can purchase a 2012 calendar, posters and cards at www.hotshotscalendar.com. 50% of the proceeds are donated to the UK based Help for Heroes.

Tags: Crye Precision, Edgar Bros, Help for Heroes, Magpul, Smith Optics
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Gen II D.A.R.K.

June 6th, 2012

Dark Angel Medical, LLC’s website is back up and with it comes the Gen II D.A.R.K. (Direct Action Response Kit) featuring a new pouch manufactured by FirstSpear. The pouch was changed slightly from the original model. Now, the pouch is a single color with no red in order to be a “non-identifier” and a non-snag design based on feedback from deployed end-users. Not only is it a new design but it’s also a lower price than the original.

The Gen II D.A.R.K still features the same vacuum packed insert as the original.

Kit includes:
– 1x 1 pair Nitrile Gloves, size L
– 1x 1pair HALO Seals
– 1x NPA, 28 Fr
– 1x Israeli Emergency Bandage
– 1x QuikClot Combat Gauze LE
– 1x H&H PriMed Compressed Gauze
– 1x CAT-T Tourniquet

Dark Angel makes a good point, “Magazines go in magazine pouches and med kits go in med kit pouches! Confusing the two during a life-threatening situation would be less than ideal.” Simply under stress is their mantra.

Multicam, Coyote Brown, Ranger Green and Black. Each pouch also comes with a 1″ PVC Medic Square Patch with a subdued cross/medical pouch identifier.

www.darkangelmedical.com

Tags: Dark Angel Medical, FirstSpear
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LoD on D-Day

June 6th, 2012

NRA’s Life of Duty wanted to share something with our readers. In honor of today’s 68th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, they sent us a link to a video that was originally created by the U.S. Army in 1969 to relay the battle action of the landing at Normandy and the fierce combat that took place to overcome “Fortress Europe”.

D-Day: June 6, 1944
Description:
June 6, 1944 marks the 68th anniversary of “Operation Overload” – the D-Day invasion where more than 160,000 allied troops landed on a 50-mile stretch of French Coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France. The invasion led to the deaths of more than 9,000 allied forces, but the victory resulted in a significant turning point for Europe’s history. Today, we would like to honor the allied forces that participated in the invasion by sharing a film created by the U.S. Army in 1969. In this film, the drama and battle action of the landing at Normandy is portrayed along with the fierce combat that took place to overcome “Fortress Europe” (compliments of the National Archives).

Tags: D-Day, Life of Duty, NRA, NRA Life of Duty
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Ropes That Rescue

June 6th, 2012

Many SSD readers are in a position that require intimate knowledge of the use of ropes. Polling our friends, one name kept popping up when we talked about rope work and that name is Ropes That Rescue. Based in Sedona, Arizona, RTR offers rope rescue training to Firefighters, Search and Rescue, Emergency Response Teams, Industry, Mining, Linemen, Rope Access Technicians and anyone who has a need to work and rescue from heights and depth.

To give you an idea of what we are talking about, check out this video from a recent Artificial High Directional Workshop.

Check them out www.ropesthatrescue.com.

Tags: Ropes That Rescue
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John Has A Long Moustache

June 6th, 2012

Tags: D-Day
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CROWS II EOF Kit

June 6th, 2012

The Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station or CROWS has done a lot to protect our troops from exposure to enemy fire during mounted operations. It allows a system operator to use a electro-optical/IR system to observe outside the vehicle and engage targets with an integrated weapon from as small as the M249 SAW or M240 GPMG up to a Mk19 40mm GL or .50 M2 HMG. The Army realized that these are lethal options and wanted to leverage the successes of non-lethal technologies used in the Traffic Control Point kit such as the BE Meyers GLARE.

The result is the Escalation of Force Kit Integration for the CROWS System. ADS provides these kits which integrate green laser technology from B.E. Meyers GLARE MOUT Plus lasers. The lasers emit an intense band of green light, disrupting a person’s vision and ability to drive a vehicle or aim a weapon. In addition to the lasers, CROWS II EOF Kits incorporate high-powered lighting from Surefire (Hellfighter), PeakBeam (MaxaBeam), or Xenonics (NightHunter), as a secondary means of visual warning. Naturally, a light with that much power pulls double duty as an aid in targeting and identification. Interestingly, the kits also feature the LRAD 300X. LRAD systems were recently chosen for use at the London Olympics for their ability to discourage unruly crowds. For TCP use, the LRAD also offers the ability to provide audible warning and hailing at distances of over 1,000M.

Contact ADSinc.com for more information.

Tags: ADS Inc, CROWS
Posted in ADS, weapons | 4 Comments »

D-Day

June 6th, 2012

Thanks to all of you, from all of us, for being brave and getting the job done.

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Drop Zone Tactical Introduces PenCott Camouflage

June 6th, 2012

During the recent 5th Annual Alberta Tactical Officers Association Competition, Drop Zone Tactical unveiled their Ops Pant, Hybrid Shirt, Recce Smock and Stubby Boonie Hat in PenCott-GreenZone camouflage. Drop Zone Tactical also confirmed that they will be stocking these items in PenCott-Badlands as well in addition to introducing matching tactical gear in PenCott patterns.

www.dropzonetactical.com

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