The stylish new CWO (Cold Weather Operations) Full Zip Cardigan from PDW is a robust, alpinist style sweater knit made from extra fine, premium, merino wool. Taking cues from the British Commando Sweater of WWII, but updated and upgraded, the CWO is sure to become a modern classic. It is machine washable for easy care, […]
U.S. Marines with Company A., 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin dismount two MV-22B Ospreys during Exercise Koolendong at Bradshaw Field Training Area, NT, Australia, Aug. 29, 2021. U.S. Marines and Australian Army soldiers worked together to conduct a simulated aerial assault during the exercise. Exercise Koolendong validates MRF-D’s and the […]
Hat tip to our friends at Airsoft & MilSim News Blog for the breaking news this morning with the first reveal of two great new products from Tasmanian Tiger for 2022. First up is the Mil Ops Pack 80 + 24. As its name implies, this is a mid- to large-sized rucksack designed for […]
A patrol from the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) advance, using a drone quad ‘copter on over watch during training on Shemya Island, Alaska during Exercise Noble Defender 2021. United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) personnel taking part in the exercise practiced maritime infiltration, off-road mobility, special reconnaissance, remote communications, close quarters battle, and medical […]
Prometheus Design Werx introduces their latest state-of-the-art, down-filled, hooded jacket, the STRATUS, for Fall-Winter 2021. The Stratus features a unique stitch-less baffle construction to reduce weight and bulk, a stretch 20D shell, premium hydrophobic 800 fill power goose down, and packs down small for trail to travel. The Dupont treated, water repellent, premium 800 fill power […]
Springfield Armory today announced their new SA-35 9mm pistol, an updated version of the Browning P-35 – more commonly known as the Browning Hi-Power. Based on one of the most prolific and popular pistols in small arms history, the Springfield Armory® SA-35 features subtle but significant upgrades to John Moses Browning’s original P-35. The end […]
The 84mm Carl Gustav recoilless rifle (aka, “The Goose”) is almost as famous as the US Bazooka and the British PIAT – and it also fairly close to those two in age as well. The Bazooka and PIAT were created and used during WWII, while the Carl Gustav was designed in 1946 and entered service […]
A rare shot – they mostly come at night… Location: Bishop Airfield outside of Scottsdale, Arizona. If you know, you know. 😉 Photo credit: Complete Parachute Solutions. […]
I recently came across this exciting adventure tale that was published in Land Rover Monthly last year. As my own Grandfather served with the British Army’s Light Car Patrol in the Libyan Desert in WWI (a predecessor of the LRDG in some ways), I found it particularly interesting. The article tells the story of […]
Set the wayback machine to the early 1980’s, 1983 to be precise, and the US Army and US Marine Corps began issuing an overgarment set printed in a unique grid-and-spot camo pattern designed to defeat Soviet-bloc night vision equipment. Copying the design of the M1951 “fishtail” overwhite parka, the set also included over-trousers, and […]
