Sometime yesterday we got our 50,000th visitor! Congratulations to whoever you are/were! It was on a bit of whim that I launched Strike-Hold! back at the tail-end of August. I just thought that there must be at least a few other people out there who also wanted to see up-to-date and accurate information about real-deal […]
Month: November 2017
“Popular Mechanics” magazine goes behind the scenes with US spec ops gunboats
Source: www.popularmechanics.com By Erik Sofge Photographs by Chad Hunt Published in the March 2009 issue. Behind the Scenes With a Special Ops Gunboat Crew A PM reporter tags along on a live-fire exercise with the elite gunboat crews of Special Boat Team 22. The first gun to shoot doesn’t sound like a gun at all. […]
US SOCOM buys Polish “Skytrucks”
from Strategypage.com U.S. SOCOM (Special Operations Command) has bought ten M-28 Skytruck aircraft from Polish manufacturer PZL. SOCOM needed a smaller transport, that could land on rough fields, to get small numbers of troops and supplies to the many scattered bases it has in remote, undeveloped locations. The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (a […]
US SOCOM buys Polish”Skytrucks”
from Strategypage.comU.S. SOCOM (Special Operations Command) has bought ten M-28 Skytruck aircraft from Polish manufacturer PZL. SOCOM needed a smaller transport, that could land on rough fields, to get small numbers of troops and supplies to the many scattered bases it has in remote, undeveloped locations. The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (a component […]
Spec.Ops Brand “Shoulder Pocket Wallet”
Saw this on SoldierSystems today, and I thought “Brilliant! I gotta get me one of these!” From the Spec.Ops product page: “Traditional wallets are not built to fit in the shoulder pockets found on the new generation of U.S. military uniforms. Conventional wallets don’t offer organization designed around the types of items carried in the […]
Spec.Ops Brand”Shoulder Pocket Wallet”
Saw this on SoldierSystems today, and I thought “Brilliant! I gotta get me one of these!”From the Spec.Ops product page: “Traditional wallets are not built to fit in the shoulder pockets found on the new generation of U.S. military uniforms. Conventional wallets don’t offer organization designed around the types of items carried in the field. […]
SIG-556 and Galil AR from King Arms
At last, what a good proper, off-the-shelf SIG 556 airsoft replica – and it appears to also have a blow-back mechanism like their Galil series. And adding to their great line-up of Galils – the AR model, with real wood hand-guard. Gorgeous! http://www.kingarms.com/home.asp […]
Crye Precision Gen.II Combats – a closer look
Sometimes there’s just too much going on to be able to keep up with it all. Case in point, I only just now discovered MilSpec Monkey’s up-close-and-personal review of the Crye Gen.II Combats at the 2009 SHOT Show: […]
Issue 3 KOMMANDO magazine now out!
Posted on 31/01/2009 by Strikehold http://www.k-isom.com/1.html This entry was posted in KOMMANDO-International Special Operations Magazine, Publications and Book Reviews. Bookmark the permalink. ← Anti-piracy task force hits choppy waters Tamil Tiger submarine force? → Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked * Name * Email * […]
Granite Gear and Crye Precision updates
Posted on 30/01/2009 by Strike-Hold Further to a couple of earlier news items about developments seen at the SHOT Show 2009…Granite GearAlso on display at their booth was a range of stuff sacks in various sizes, printed in genuine licensed MultiCam pattern.Also on display was their innovative new IMAG Interlocking Magazine Pouch system. The pouches feature PALS/MOLLE […]