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Picked up two pairs of Prometheus Design Werx Raider pants. Can’t say enough about them- super comfy, double knees, doesn’t scream tactical, wide enough cuff for boots and multiple pockets. Inevitably when I post about the gear I use or recommend someone will comment on price in a negative way. These are $130 per pair. […]
“Questions as to what I wear in the winter months training our MIL and LE…..this Crye Precision chest rig fits great over my down jacket and/or shell. If you truly train year around one of these is necessary when temps drop to the low 20s and teens and you’re in it for 12 hours. I […]
The SERE Pouch 1 by Triple Aught Design with my own urban survival micro equipment kit. Featuring the EDC Card by Cha O Ha Designs and various brandless and custom tools. Review coming soon. Courtesy of John Cain (Vinjatek)
GRAFENWOEHR TRAINING AREA, GERMANY A helmet, vest, and gloves lay on a rock before the start of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Air-Ground Operations School’s Joint Terminal Attack Controller Qualification Course at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, March 15, 2017. Due to the aircraft dropping live ammunition, students and instructors for the course were required […]
POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, HI, UNITED STATES 160718-F-DF491-0107 – Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii – Staff Sgt. Andy Craig, a Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape specialist with the 304th Rescue Squadron, lays out the survival tools he brings with him during operations as part of SERE refresher training during RIMPAC at the Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 18, […]
TRAVIS AFB, CA, UNITED STATES Communication devices and other supplies are prepared to be used for a U.S. Air Force Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape training session for aircrew members that will last well into the evening in a remote area near Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Jul. 17, 2017. SERE Instructors conduct the training […]
The most important aspect about a knife is the quality of the heat treatment it went through. I explained heat treatment in my review of Esee Knives because I believe their heat treatment process is second to none, but thought it would be useful to give it its own article. Not exactly sure what heat treatment […]
MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, GA, UNITED STATES An Airman pulls back the bolt on a M240B machine gun during a Pre Ranger Assessment Course, Feb. 11, 2018, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The three-day assessment is designed to determine whether Airmen are ready to attend the Air Force Ranger Assessment Course held at Fort […]
ANDERSEN AFB, GUAM U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Lawrence, a survival, evasion, resistance, and escape instructor, assigned to the 353rd Combat Training Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, prepares a chicken to be cooked in a field environment during Cope North 17 survival training at Andersen AFB, Guam, Feb. 17, 2017. Beginning in 1978 […]
PYEONGCHANG-GUN, 42, SOUTH KOREA U.S. and Republic of Korea Marines hike a 35- km path up a mountain Jan. 15 during Korean Marine Exchange Program 15-3 in Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea. The ROK and U.S. Marines hiked side-by-side from start to finish. The U.S. Marines are reconnaissance men with Alpha Company, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd […]
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