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Emergency Trauma Kit

September 19th, 2022

ETK (Emergency Trauma Kit) has everything you need (if you already have an RMT) for when you encounter a traumatic injury. Lots of other kits on the market are stuffed with fillers or items you don’t, or won’t, need. We made sure this one has the exact items you need to stop the bleeding.

You get a proven hemostatic and a twin pack of chest seals that can work on adults and children. Two sets of gloves because one pair may not be enough for the people working on the victim, and sometimes one pair rips. Two-wound packing gauze because you may have a need for more than one pair of gauze or you may encounter someone with more than a single wound. The Large shears work really well and are larger than other shears on the market. A roll of medical-type duct tape to allow you to secure bandages, or wounds, as needed to the person on clothing. A flat trauma dressing to put on top of any wound to help with layering against the bleed.

Exclusively made by NAR to our specifications.

1X Combat Gauze w/Hemostatic Bandage – Z-fold – LE
1X Chest Seal Dressing – Hyfin® – Compact (Vented) Twin Pack
2Pr Blue Responder Gloves – Large
2X NAR Wound Packing Gauze – 3” X 5yd
1X Responder Trauma Shears – Large
1X Mini Duct-Tape – 2” X 100”
1X Responder Emergency Trauma Dressing – 4” Flat

VDEVGRU.com

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High Speed Gear Announces NEW Mini Missions Pouch

September 19th, 2022

SWANSBORO, N.C. – September 20, 2022 – High Speed Gear® has added the Mini Missions Pouch to their line of tactical gear products and accessories.

The Mini Missions Pouch is a versatile, general-purpose pouch that adapts to changing missions and roles. Much like the High Speed Gear Special Missions Pouch, the Mini Missions Pouch caters to HSGI users across many professions. Both the Special Missions Pouch and the Mini Missions Pouch come with three mounting options.

“The versatility of the Mini Missions Pouch makes it a great option for individuals that have ever-changing mission requirements,” said Jim Skelton (USMC, Fmr.), Senior communications Strategist at High Speed Gear. “The ability to mount and wear the pouch three different ways allows for the Mini Missions Pouch to adapt to new kit setups and accessibility for the end-user.”

The Mini Missions Pouch can be worn as a hanger style product attached below a plate carrier or placard, worn with an included waist strap, mounted to a belt. The Mini Missions Pouch can be used as an admin pouch with an internal loop panel organizer, or a first aid pouch with an exterior elastic loop to secure a tourniquet. High Speed Gear built the Mini Missions Pouch for those who need their gear to adapt with to ever changing missions. Much like the pouch’s big brother, the Special Missions Pouch, the Mini Missions Pouch is Berry Compliant, with a modular and sleek design, and is now available on the High Speed Gear website.

Mini Missions Pouch: www.highspeedgear.com/mini-missions-pouch

Special Missions Pouch: www.highspeedgear.com/12smp0

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TacJobs – New Job Opportunities at Qore Performance

September 19th, 2022

Sterling, VA – Thermoregulation and hydration pioneers Qore Performance, Inc. continues to grow rapidly and is looking for highly talented candidates to fill a wide range of vital roles including, but not limited to:
Mechanical Engineer
Director of Marketing
Lead Industrial Designer
Junior Industrial Designer
Manufacturing Technicians (multiple positions available)
Field Training Specialists (multiple positions available)
Customer Experience Specialists (multiple positions available)
E-Commerce Buyers/Merchandiser
…and many more!

While no formal education is required, senior positions do require experience in the field/trade. Qore Performance offers Training and Certification for certain positions like Manufacturing Technicians. Details vary by specialization/trade/field.

Director of Marketing

Mechanical Engineer

Lead Industrial Designer

Qore Performance Job Openings: Opportunities of a Lifetime

Work location is Qore Performance® Headquarters in Sterling, VA for all positions.

Details, including job descriptions and application instructions on the 20+ positions available at Qore Performance can be found here:
www.qoreperformance.com/pages/current-job-openings

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AeroVironment’s Unmanned Ground Vehicles to Use Persistent Systems Mobile ad hoc Network as Preferred Network for Platforms

September 19th, 2022

Persistent Systems, LLC (“Persistent”), a leader in mobile ad hoc networking (MANET), announced today that AeroVironment’s unmanned ground vehicles (UGV) business has joined Persistent’s Wave Relay® Ecosystem.

The Ecosystem is a growing industry alliance of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), UGVs, and sensor companies all utilizing Persistent’s Wave Relay® MANET as their preferred network for command-and-control and communications functions.

“We are very excited to have AeroVironment’s UGVs join the Ecosystem,” said Nick Naioti, Senior VP for Business Development for Persistent Systems. “In building the networked battlefield, we are providing the warfighter with increased situational awareness while also reducing size, weight, and power.”

At the core of the Ecosystem, the Wave Relay® MANET enables tactical teams to receive critical information from unmanned systems and their sensors which facilitates improved decision making, increasing both soldier safety and effectiveness.

According to the agreement between the two companies, the following UGVs will incorporate Persistent’s MANET hardware:

• telemax™ EVO PRO;
• telemax™ EVO HYBRID;
• telemax™ EVO PLUS;
• tEODor™ EVO; and
• EVO Upgrade Kit.

These ruggedized, all-terrain UGVs perform a variety of dangerous missions, including explosive ordnance disposal (EOD), hazardous materials handling (HAZMAT) and chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) threat assessment.

“Persistent has established itself in the market as a network provider that delivers extended range, high throughput and robustness against radio interference, all of which are critically important to our customers’ life-saving missions,” said Brian Young, AeroVironment vice president and product line general manager for UGVs.

In addition, Wave Relay® MANET gives companies the opportunity to move beyond simple point-to-point solutions and build whole constellations of connected air and ground assets, Naioti said.

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Mystery Ranch Special Projects Service

September 19th, 2022

At MYSTERY RANCH, we solve problems for our customers – we work with them to identify a solution that meets their needs.

MYSTERY RANCH builds the best load-bearing gear in the world. Period.

In addition to designing products for commercial sale, we regularly work on Special Projects for government and other industry organizations. With our Special Projects Service offering, MYSTERY RANCH designs and manufactures custom products when no other load-carriage solution exists. That includes packaging weapons, comms gear, optics, sensors, connectors, cabling, and so on.

If needed, we collaborate with in-field experts that bring their expertise to the design and help deliver a rigorously field-tested product to the client.

MYSTERY RANCH has many patents on technologies necessary for special load-carriage requests, which cannot be found otherwise. Our Montana-based, in-house product development and production teams are structured to facilitate such specific design needs.

Our most recent Case Study is the ATM CWF – aka “THE ARCTIC RUCK.” Details of this service outlining the process and collaboration efforts with in-field professionals can be found here.

In many cases, the client comes to our facility to brainstorm a solution with our design team for their load carriage or packaging needs. They show us the equipment we need to design around. In other cases, the client may send us the equipment and then collaborate with us via video conference, phone, or email. When necessary, we travel to the client’s location to work with them directly or see or experience items or factors that cannot be brought to us.

If it needs to be carried by a human – let’s talk or visit our site: www.mysteryranch.com/Packs/Military/SP.

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SIG SAUER Launches MCX SPEAR-LT

September 19th, 2022

Over the past few years SIG has continuously developed the MCX platform for both US and international customers, including for the recently awarded US Army Next Generation Squad Weapon program. According to SIG CEO Ron Cohen one of their goals was to transition lessons learned from their defense work to commercial guns.

Consequently, taking these developments, SIG has has released a new version of the MCX rifle. Since it now has more in common with the SPEAR variant than VIRTUS, they have chosen to name it the SPEAR-LT. As you can see in the image below, MCX SPEAR-LT is really more of a family of firearms with pistol, carbine, and SBR options.

It is being released simultaneously in three calibers: .223, .300 BLK, and 7.62 x 39. The latter has long been promised but now it’s here and I’ve fired all three calibers. But it goes even further, with barrel length options. For the .223 and 7.62 x 39 versions, they offer 16” & 11.5” barrels while the .300 model is only available with a 9” barrel.

You’ll notice that the Coyote anodized finish like the XM5 MCX SPEAR but aesthetically the SPEAR-LT is slightly different from the earlier VIRTUS. This is most notable in the handguard (10″ or 13″) which is thinner and lighter, although, also more rigid. The 16″ variant is also about a pound lighter than its VIRTUS predecessor.

Additionally, there are two gas block positions, suppressed and unsuppressed and it comes outfitted with a SIG QD flash hider for compatibility with SIG suppressors.

They’ve also integrated the ambi bolt catch and a new folding stock mechanism from MCX designs for defense customers. The stock trigger is a flat blade match model but the new firing pin latch accepts standard AR triggers.

With the launch of the MCX SPEAR-LT, the VIRTUS model will cease production, but you’ll find a more advanced design with the latest features offered previously only to defense customers.

www.sigsauer.com

Below is SIG’s Press Release:

The Evolution of the SIG SAUER MCX: Introducing the MCX-SPEAR-LT

NEWINGTON, N.H., (September 19, 2022) – SIG SAUER is pleased to announce the evolution of the most advanced and tested rifle platform in the world with the introduction of the MCX-SPEAR-LT. Built off the foundation of the MCX Virtus the third generation of the MCX combines all the extensive testing, continued product development, and customer/special operations feedback to become the MCX-SPEAR-LT.

“The first generation of the MCX platform was designed to be an AR-15 style platform with added modularity. The second generation of the MCX, the MCX Virtus, was purpose-built for rugged durability and brought unprecedented modularity. Now comes the MCX-SPEAR-LT, which incorporates the best of both generations and is the culmination of the latest research, development, and innovation in the MCX platform,” said Tom Taylor, Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President, Commercial Sales, SIG SAUER, Inc. “The lightened handguard has the expected rigidity and durability of the MCX, the lower is a familiar SDI, M400-style lower and ambi-bolt catch and release that is designed to fit the legacy VIRTUS uppers for more versatility. The MCX-SPEAR-LT will accept AR-15 style triggers, in addition to the legacy triggers for even more flexibility in the MCX platform. With the MCX-SPEAR_LT also comes the long-awaited addition of the 7.62×39 caliber to the MCX family bringing even more modularity to a platform that simply can’t be matched. The evolution continues and the MCX-SPEAR-LT has raised the bar for modular weapons technology.”

The MCX-SPEAR-LT rifle is an aluminum frame rifle with a gas piston operating system featuring a lightweight ergonomic handguard, push-button folding stock with cheek-rest, and a cold hammer forged carbon steel barrel available in 9-inch (300BLK), 11.5-inch (7.62×39 & 5.56), and 16-inch (7.62×39 & 5.56) lengths. The rifle offers fully ambidextrous controls including bolt catch and release, a SIG QD suppressor-ready flash hider optimized for SIG SAUER QD suppressors, a SIG flatblade match trigger, comes optics ready and can be easily paired with a SIG SAUER Electro-Optics ROMEO8 or TANGO6T, and is finished in a Coyote Anodized finish. The MCX-SPEAR-LT is available is 300BLK, 556 NATO, 762×39 calibers.

MCX-SPEAR-LT Specs*:

Caliber: 300BLK

Barrel Length: 9 inch

Caliber: 556 NATO

Barrel Length: 11.5 inch

Caliber: 762×39

Barrel Length: 11.5 inch

Caliber: 556 NATO

Barrel Length: 16 inch

Caliber: 762×39

Barrel Length: 16 inch

*For additional specs including weight, overall length, width, and height by model visit the product page at sigsauer.com.

The MCX-SPEAR-LT is now shipping and available at retailers. To learn more about the MCX-SPEAR-LT or watch the product video visit sigsauer.com.

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Wisconsin Guard Soldiers Hone Water Survival, Rescue Skills

September 19th, 2022

OSHKOSH, Wis. — Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers conducted combat water survival and swift water rescue training in the Fox River on Sept. 10.

The rigorous training prepared the Soldiers of Company A, 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, to answer the call to aid in domestic operations whenever needed.

The event was the company’s first large-scale home station training with all Soldiers back together after many deployments and state missions over the past few years.

While on the water, Soldiers learned how to use a Zodiac watercraft and right it when capsized. They also trained to rescue people from a debris field in swift-moving water and identify and treat the victim’s injuries.

The Soldiers performed combat water survival training by treading water in full uniform, including combat boots, for five minutes, swimming 25 meters in full uniform and with a rifle.

“It is great to get back into the community where the National Guard belongs,” said Sgt. 1st Class Charles Hensen, readiness noncommissioned officer and platoon sergeant with Company A. “And to be hosting a domestic operations training event that prepares the Soldiers to use the equipment they could be using in a natural disaster so that we can remain true to our mission to serve our neighbors and the people of Wisconsin.”

Spc. Shane Kieslich received a challenge coin from Brig. Gen. Matthew Strub, Wisconsin’s deputy adjutant general for Army, for his efforts during the training.

“Command has been trying to switch things up and get us training we haven’t done before,” Kieslich said. “I’m not the best swimmer, so it was a little bit of a struggle, but I thought it was great and I think it really boosts the morale of the Soldiers in the unit.”

Command Sgt. Maj. Georgett Hall, senior enlisted advisor to Wisconsin’s adjutant general, shared that sentiment.

“Not only is this great training for their mission, but it’s also great for morale and retaining Soldiers because there are not a lot of units in the state doing events like this,” Hall said.

Strub said the event was about overcoming adversity and fear and forming a stronger bond as a unit.

“Having competition and building that camaraderie in small teams helps a team to gel and work together,” Strub said. “And then no matter what task they are given in the future, they are able to attack it that much better.”

By SSG Kati Volkman, Wisconsin National Guard

SSG Alice Ripberger contributed to this story.

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