In 2009, the Army’s Asymmetric Warfare Group undertook a Soldier’s Load Assessment to make our Army more agile. We posted a list of the equipment that they fielded to a deployed battalion in Afghanistan as a test. If you ever wanted to know the rest of the story you can read it now thanks to ADS who was central to the quick turn around on this project. They have published an excellent (if we do say so) history of the subject and it can be downloaded as a PDF document.
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CamelBak Products, LLC, announced earlier this week that its Chem Bio Reservoir X™ (CBR X), the next-generation of hydration safety equipment, meets the US Army’s stringent requirements for a Multi-Purpose Personal Hydration System and is able to withstand 6 hours of chemical challenge after the rigors of 30 days of use, making it easier and safer to stay hydrated in a CBRN threat environment. This means CamelBak is offering a single reservoir that can be used everyday yet meets the rigors of a slimed environment. It seems as though we have been in the COIN fight for so long we have forgotten the old days of the 20th century where we trained exhaustively to fight and win in a CBRN environment.
Camelbak combined their DuraFlex Barrierâ„¢ material, HydroGuardâ„¢ technology and HydroLinkâ„¢ modular attachment systems to create the new CBR X reservoir. “We design, test and manufacture our hydration systems to perform in the most challenging and lethal environments in the world,” said Sally McCoy, CEO of CamelBak. They introduced their first chemical and biological resistant reservoir in 2000 and while they were issued to several units, CamelBak had never received certification from the Army.
CamelBak has been working with the Army on this for YEARS. They stuck with it through all of the technical challenges and kept up with evolving threats to stay at the cutting edge of Chem-Bio protection technology. Thanks guys.
Unit and agency orders can be supported by ADS.
The OCP Caps given away at AUSA and here on SSD by ADS were so popular that they have agreed to release a small number for sale through Tactical Distributors. Manufactured from the same softshell material used in the Level 5 garments of ECWCS Gen III, the caps come in the recently authorized Operation Enduring Freedom Camouflage Pattern, popularly known as Crye MultiCam. These are great hats and you will surprised at how light they are. This is a first come, first served situation and I don’t believe there are a whole lot available as they were giving them away at AUSA.
For those of you who participated in the contest, winners have been notified and will be announced to the public soon.
There is still time to get in on this. Sponsored by ADS, they are giving away these softshell caps in Operation Enduring Freedom Camouflage Pattern. Visit here for the rules.
London Bridge has just unveiled a new addition to their popular High Gear line. The M4 Padding Kit was designed for the Special Operations Combatives Program and provides padding to the barrel (including front sight triangle) and forearm which can have sharp edges if it is a modular rail as well as the stock and magazine. That’s right, you can train with your magazine inserted into the magwell so that training replicates real life scenarios.
It is cost prohibitive for military units or other agencies to procure the number of specialty inert weapons to accommodate large-scale combatives training. This new padding set allows you to use your issue weapons without fear of injury to the trainee or damage to the weapon. It makes an excellent addition to already in-service Modern Army Combative Kits (MACK) as well as a supplement to other systems.
ADS offers the full line of High Gear products to Government clients. www.adsinc.com/london-bridge-trading
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ADS has produced a limited quantity of MultiCam Soft Shell hats. Constructed of the same material as the GEN III ECWCS Level V, these hats are exceptionally lightweight, breathable, and water resistant. All Velcro is OCP compliant Tan 499, 2×3 front and 1.5×1.5 loop for patches and IR tabs, and an adjustable Velcro closure. The cap includes an OCP compliant US Flag as well. Soldier Systems readers can win one of five hats by following the rules below. If you don’t win, come visit ADS @ AUSA next week, booth #1660, to get one. Remember, at AUSA these are very limited: first come, first served!
Rules:
1) “Like” SSD on Facebook
2) “Like” ADS on Facebook
3) Post a comment on ADS’ Facebook page HERE about gear and/or equipment you’re looking for
4) Winners will be chosen at random based on post number by Randomizer.org
5) Contest ends on Oct 27th
Ever wanted to learn about Escalation of Force Kits but didn’t know where to look? Well you do now. ADS has just published a good primer on what goes into the kits. (No TTPs were injured in the preparation of this article)
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This mini catalog features over 75 National Stock Numbers of items which ADS supports via the Tailored Logistics Solutions contract. Through this program the Defense Logistics Agency and by extension Defense Supply Center Philadelphia rely on commercial vendors to support the standard stock system. This alleviates the need for DLA to stockpile many items.
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