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I’ve been issued many pairs of Oakley’s while I was in the SEAL Teams and now I understand why. Oakley allows us inside of their restricted testing labs to show us why they’re one of the best at protecting our eyes, both inside and out. In future posts I’ll be featuring two of my favorite […]
The Petzl STRIX IR is a compact, multi mount tactical light designed for military operations. Featuring constant lighting technology, the Strix IR emits red, green, blue, white as well as infrared light. This allows the operator to select the best light spectrum for the mission at hand. Additionally, 3 separate white light modes exist. A […]
When Haley Strategic Partner’s D3 Chest Rig arrived, there were quite a few oohs and ahhs when the package was opened up. What we saw was a very well made and thought-out chest rig. After looking at the different varieties of pouches, you can see how HSP designed this rig for the end-user and the different scenarios and […]
The Massif ACR Pant gives individuals working in private security, federal agents, or SOF a casual pant with fire resistance for the worst-case scenarios.
The Petzl Strix IR Headlamp combines incredible quality and function with the ability to have infrared capabilities all in an affordable package. It doesn’t matter if you are an electrician on a construction site or an Infantryman deployed to a combat zone, a good quality headlamp that can be used in multiple configurations can be […]
A long time ago, 19-year old me absolutely hated gloves. I would bicker and complain about them, and take them off once we left the COP. I was one of those lower enlisted who thought I didn’t need gloves, why would I? After I grew up and saw my fair share of burns I realized […]
Combat Gloves are one of the more controversial items in the military’s PPE (Personal Protection Equipment). The controversy comes from the low enlisted trigger pullers hating gloves and the higher ups trying to protect the lower enlisted’s hands. Hands are damn valuable on a battlefield, and with an injured hand you are out of the […]
New for 2016, TYR Tactical has released its Enhanced PICO Integrated Carrier (EPIC) Non-Cutaway. The EPIC Non-Cutaway was designed to ensure proper area of coverage while enhancing the users range of motion — this both increases the ergonomics and performance of the carrier. RELATED STORY: TYR’s Panoramic Ground Night Vision Goggle Pouch TYR’s EPIC Non-Cutaway gives the user the […]
Many US Special Operations Forces (SOF) operations happen under the cover of night. American’s elite warriors employ various electronic equipment to let them see into the shadows. These include thermal imagers and image-intensifying night vision goggles (NVG). The latter normally come in monocular or binocular versions. While they do their job fine, a drawback of […]
It has been a long time since I have been excited about a “game changing” device. That all changed when I learned about Triton’s underwater breathing gill. Basically, using this compact device you could breath underwater. The device would extract oxygen under water through a filter made of fine threads. After a little more research […]
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