In other jump-related news, our friends from the Liberty Jump Team have also been very active over in Normandy this week as well. This great feature by USA TODAY was filmed before the group departed from the US, and posted on June 3rd. […]
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Jumping Into Normandy With Guy Martin For D-Day 75
As you no doubt know, this week has been an amazing series of very special events to mark the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy, France during WWII. For us old airborne types, there were none better than the mass-drops from the fleet of C-47 Dakotas that was especially assembled […]
Saturday Snapshot – D-Day 75
Members of the WWII Airborne Demonstration Team display the typical loadout of gear worn by US Paratroopers of the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions on D-Day. The WWII ADT is one of several groups of airborne re-enactors that will be jumping in period-correct uniforms and gear, with authentic military round canopy parachutes, from a fleet […]
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Soldiers assigned to the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) conduct an airborne operation near the island of Mont Saint Michel in France on Saturday, May 18, 2019. Photo credit: Avery Cunningham/U.S. Army […]
New SHADO 24L Pack From PDW
Prometheus Design Werx introduces their next generation of S.H.A.D.O. Packs in a new 24L / 1465 cubic inch volume size. Completely upgraded and updated for 2019, this daypack is designed for the well-equipped global adventurist or outdoor enthusiast. The 500D Invista Cordura® used is an ideal balance of ruggedness and lighter carry weight. Multiple pockets, […]
82nd Airborne Division Soldiers Train with Army’s first Personal Unmanned Aerial System
Program Executive Office Soldier (PEO Soldier) fielded the first personal Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) in the U.S. Army to Soldiers of 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, April 29 -May 3, 2019 at Fort Bragg, NC. Soldiers did more than just inventory and take possession of the system during the week-long fielding. The Soldiers […]
Gentex Wins Next-Gen USSOCOM Helmets and Headsets Contracts
Rumors have been circulating for some time now that Gentex (under their Ops-Core brand) had won the contracts for the next-gen USSOCOM helmets and headsets, and now its official. On the 16th of May 2019 Gentex posted press releases about both wins – we’ve combined them into one update. The Ops-Core® FAST helmet system has […]
Friday Foto
Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen from Special Boat Team 12, stationed at Naval Base Coronado, Calif., with the help of aviators from 4th Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., conducted a Maritime External Air Transportation System training evolution in Moses Lake, Wash., May 21. MEATS is a way to move […]
Game Of Thrones – Hell’s Bells
This is just so awesome that we had to share it – the destruction of Kings’ Landing, set to to the song “Hell’s Bells” by AC/DC. And it totally, scarily, works! […]
Titanium Cookware from Prometheus Design Werx
Prometheus Design Werx introduces their new collection of Ti-Line Cookware. Light, strong, durable and corrosion-proof, the first three pieces offered in their new cookware collection cover the baseline needs of the solo wilderness adventure and explorer. When it comes to durable performance cookware for the backcountry that will last a lifetime, there is nothing that […]