Posted on 16/03/2011 by Strike-Hold Think that most of the medivacs out of Afghanistan are becuase of IEDs or bullets? Think again:“Nearly 25 percent of medical evacs out of Afghanistan between 2004 and 2007 were for fractures, serious sprains and other musculoskeletal injuries, according to a Johns Hopkins study published in January in the British medical Journal, […]
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New from Osprey Publishing: Fairbairn-Sykes Commando Dagger
Posted on 16/03/2011 by Strike-Hold The latest offering from Osprey’s excellent “Weapons” series hits the shops this month, this time around they focus on one of the most iconic and influential knife designs of modern times – the legendary Fairbairn-Sykes “Commando” Dagger from WWII.More details can be found on Osprey’s website, and look for a […]
Airsoft vs. The Real World
Our friends over at Kit-Up! posted a story recently about a US Air Guard unit looking to purchase airsoft guns for use in CQB / MOUT training. While this is good news for some airsoft retailers, and probably also makes many airsoft players feel better about their sport too, it does raise an interesting question: […]
Reversible camouflage uniforms
So, it appears that the US Army’s PEO Soldier office is still working on trying to nail down their requirements and specifications for the “Family of Camouflage” research programme… Meanwhile, over on Kit-Up!, Christian Lowe has been musing on how the US Marines (and their Royal Marine cousins from the UK) have been mixing-and-matching their […]
KOMMANDO, Issue 15
Posted on 27/01/2011 by Strike-Hold If you’ve got time to read at the moment – I don’t! – then you should definitely pick up the latest copy of KOMMANDO. Of course, if you can’t read German then I guess you won’t exactly be “reading” it – but its always worth it just for the photographs […]
Iraqi Navy steps forward
Posted on 24/01/2011 by Strike-Hold British-trained members of the Iraqi Navy have conducted their first patrol of Iraqi territorial waters surrounding the Al Basrah Oil Terminal (ABOT) in their new Swift patrol boat.The Royal Navy has been training the Iraqi Navy in Umm Qasr as part of a coalition training team since 2004. Most recently […]
S. Korea Military Rescues Hijacked Ship Off African Coast
Posted on 21/01/2011 by Strike-Hold South Korean commandos have rescued the crew of a hijacked freighter in the Arabian Sea, killing eight Somali pirates. South Koreans watch breaking news about South Korean operation against Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean. The ship was heading to Sri Lanka from the United Arab Emirates when it was […]
Piracy at record levels in 2010
Posted on 19/01/2011 by Strikehold Pirates murdered eight seafarers and seized a record 1181 hostages as well 53 ships last year, according to figures released by the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) in its annual piracy report. Four ships have been hijacked this year already, all off the coast of Somalia.Pottengul Mukundan, director of the IMB’s […]
‘Private Navy’ Is Close To Kick-Off
Posted on 08/01/2011 by Strikehold An insurance broker’s plan to create a “private navy” to combat Somali piracy is close to being launched.Ship-owners could be asked to back the project as early as late January or February with private military-escort vessels sailing alongside merchant ships by mid-2011.A reputable flag state prepared to register the 18 […]
Woodland and Desert MultiCam?
Posted on 30/12/2010 by Strikehold An article published yesterday on Kit-Up! about how badly UCP has performed in several tests that the US Army has already run, will also no doubt get tongues wagging and fingers tapping for another reason.Why? Becuase the article mentions that the US Army has previously tested both a woodland and desert version of “Scorpion” […]
