Posted on August 3, 2010 by Strike-Hold press releaseThe EC665 Tiger HAP (combat support) helicopter received its operational certification from NATO for the Afghan theater of operations in August 2009, just seven months after the final operational standard qualification was issued by government agencies in December 2008.The fleet of three EC665 Tiger HAPs, operated by […]
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African Union to Send 2,000 Additional Troops to Somalia
Posted on 28/07/2010 by Strikehold source: defpro.comWith the shocking impressions of the effects of terrorism on their own front porch still freshly in mind, the leaders of the African Union member states yesterday met in Kampala, to discuss the and agree on the future face of the AU Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). The meeting in […]
ITS Tactical’s Big Camo Comparison, part 2
Posted on 21/07/2010 by Strike-Hold Our friends over at ITS Tactical have been busy recently going out into the boonies to run their 2nd big camo comparison photo-study. They’ll have the photos processed and posted soon, but in the meantime they’ve posted a story about all the excitement, adventures, shenanigans and mis-adventures they experienced along […]
Det One: USMC Spec Ops in Iraq 2003-2006
Posted on 19/07/2010 by Strike-Hold In case you didn’t catch this on our Facebook page, here’s a second chance to get a free PDF copy of this fascinating story. This entry was posted in Elite Units, Iraq. Bookmark the permalink. ← Danger in the desert for Canadians in Afghanistan ITS Tactical’s Big Camo Comparison, part […]
Danger in the desert for Canadians in Afghanistan
Posted on 19/07/2010 by Strike-Hold By Mike Patterson (AFP)PANJWAYI DISTRICT, Afghanistan — A light armoured vehicle roars away into the night, kicking up choking clouds of desert dust on the trail of two men suspected of planting a bomb in the dirt road.Manning a surveillance position in Afghanistan’s troubled Kandahar province, Canadian Corporal Mitchell Mcfarlane, […]
Friday Foto
As soon as I saw a sneak preview of this new poster from Advanced Armament Corporation I thought “BRILLIANT!”. Its a great twist on the old axiom of “sex sells” – and best of all, you can now buy your own copy as an 18″x24″ (45.72cm x 60.96cm) poster. To keep up to date on other cool […]
U.S. Army M1956 Load Carrying Equipment (LCE)
The M1956 LCE system was the first significant change and improvement of U.S. Army web gear since WWII – and also the first really user-friendly modular web gear. The image above is taken from the official “care and use” instructions from 1966, a copy of which can be found here: http://www.hardscrabblefarm.com/vn/m56-gear.htmlThe M1956 system continued the approach of […]
HAPPY (US) INDEPENDENCE DAY!
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Helping stabilise the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Posted on 02/07/2010 by Strike-Hold source: UK MoDAs the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) celebrates 50 years of independence, the Stabilisation Unit’s John Myers is working with the UN peacekeeping mission to address continuing instability in the east of the country.Since mid-January John Myers has called Goma, in the DRC, home.John is a member […]
HAPPY CANADA DAY!
Posted on July 1, 2010 by Strike-Hold Canada Day (Fête du Canada), formerly Dominion Day, is Canada’s national holiday, marking the establishment of Canada as new federation with its own constitution on July 1, 1867. It is a federal holiday generally celebrated on July 1 annually by all provincial governments and most businesses across the […]
