In early 2010 when I first joined the military the Oakley SI assault glove was the go-to glove for any hard use activities. Over time new players have come to the game offering their own take on a hard use glove. When Magpul Core announced their Breach glove I was immediately interested. It had many of the aesthetic qualities […]
Mission Protection
The lightest ballistic helmet on the market | the Delta X from Safariland Group
When working in non-permissive environments you expect a lot from your helmet. It needs to be light, have the highest fragmentation protection possible, and be able to stop type IIIA handgun threats. Most ballistic helmets do the latter. Fewer do frag and IIIA threats. And it gets narrowed down to a couple when it comes […]
Protech Shift 360 PC and Rifle Plates
November 2010 I was standing at attention inside of our Patrol Base, PB Transformer. Positioned in the northern part of Sangin, Afghanistan we were having our second memorial ceremony of the deployment for some of our lost brothers. As I stepped in front of the battlefield cross to place the Kevlar atop the rifle rounds […]