Well son, I was a 98 Golf, but we didn’t have any Jeeps on a SOT-A and all that crap this smiling guy got to drive around, we carried in our rucksacks. Now help me out of this chair. My back’s acting up again.
Daddy, What Did You Do In The Army?
Sunday, November 6th, 2016Just a Reminder
Sunday, November 6th, 2016
That is all…
Well, What Do You Think?
Saturday, November 5th, 2016An SSD reader sent me this meme. Yes, he’s a Guard guy, but a proud Guardsman all the same.
I’m not sure of its origin, but the information is true. In year 15 of this ongoing war, reserve component service members have been a vital part of our Nation’s defense, but are they truly better than their active duty counterparts?
What’s your take?
BE Meyers & Co Announce Training Partnership With Bill Blowers And Tap-Rack Tactical
Saturday, November 5th, 2016SSD sponsor and makers of the MAWL, BE Meyers & Co have announced a training partnership with Bill Blowers and his company, Tap-Rack Tactical.
You Never Know Where They’ll Show Up
Saturday, November 5th, 2016
SSD Reader and friend JM sent us this photo from outside of a place I’ve had the pleasure to visit on several occasions.
Trop Gun Shop Presents 25 Guns Of Christmas
Friday, November 4th, 2016
During Trop Gun Shop’s “25 Guns of Christmas”, held from December 1st through the 25th they will give away one firearm per day. They first ran this contest in 2014 and it was a resounding succes, so each year they’ve made it bigger. This year, they’ll be giving away firearms from Smith & Wesson, Sig Sauer, Springfield Armory, FN, Legendary Arms Works, Lancer, 2A Armament, Masterpiece Arms and Savage.
To register, visit www.tropgun.com/25gunsofchristmas.
UF PRO – Monsoon Rain Shirt
Friday, November 4th, 2016Trzin, 4.11.2016 UF PRO introduced today a new addition to their Monsoon waterproof range- the new Monsoon Rain Shirt.
The lightweight, low bulk Monsoon Rain Shirt is specifically designed to be worn underneath the body armour, chest rig or other additional gear. It’s made out of a special laminate mix, which makes the jacket thin, breathable and
lightweight where it is covered with gear and very robust and extra durable wherever it is not.
Exposed areas, like shoulders, lower back and sleeves are made out of a robust and durable 3-layer laminate. The rest of the jacket is made out of an extremely lightweight and low bulk 2.5-layer laminate. Both laminates are based on a super breathable and reliably waterproof high-tech membrane. For better wear comfort and reduced risk of secondary fragments underneath the body armour, there are no pockets or zipper pullers in the torso area.
In order to avoid the formation of so called “thermal bridges“ between your skin and the outside air, the Monsoon Rain Shirt has built-in air/pac inserts in the shoulder area. These 8mm thick mesh inserts give you the necessary insulation between your skin and the outside temperature and thus prevent cold air to transfer from the outside to your skin. Due to their 3D foamy structure, the air/pac inserts also distribute the weight of plate carriers or backpacks.
For an unhindered vision and an uncompromised hearing, the jacket has a special integrated hood system called the Hood/Harness. The harness comfortably connects your head to the hood and thus flawlessly follows your head movements, allowing you unhindered vision in extreme weather conditions.
And since there is no strapping needed, the space between your head and the laminate is kept, which keeps the air circulation and doesn’t limit your hearing.
The Monsoon Rain Shirt is available in Brown Grey and in PenCott GreenZone.
Find out more about it here: ufpro.si/uf_pro_products/jackets/94/uf_pro_monsoon_rain_shirt
Nordic Combat Uniform System
Friday, November 4th, 2016The Nordic Combat Uniform system (NCU) is a cooperation among Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden with the goal of procuring a combat uniform system with accessories. It is intended as an all service (army, navy, air force, home guard and special forces) combat uniform system for male and female soldiers. It is an inner to outer combat uniform system (from head to toe), which is functional in worldwide operations.
The concept is to come up with a multi-layer combat uniform system which is functional in arctic, tropical and arid environments. While a common Nordic camouflage pattern has been looked at, it is not a component of NCU at this time. Consequently, any NCU components will be procured by the various countries in their national patterns.
NCU should provide:
– Improved combat endurance for the Soldier
– Improved protection from environmental and other indirect threats
– Improved modularity and flexibility
– Reduced overall weight and volume over legacy systems
NCU will replace:
– Light and heavy field uniform in Woodland/MultiCam patterns
– Light arod and tropical uniforms
– Shell garments in Woodland/MultiCam and Arid patterns
– Insulation jacket/trousers
– Under Armor (Combat) Shirt in Woodland and Arid patterns
– Winter Camouflage uniform (overwhites)
– Base and Mid layer clothing
NCU will also determine whether hand and footwear should be rolled into the program.
Although the initial concept goes back to 2011, the program is currently underway with selection of candidiate items coming soon along with Developmental and Operational Testing. The program hopes to begin fielding by 2019.
To keep tabs on the program, visit www.nordefco.org/ncu.
