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"Row, row, row your boat, gently down the stream...." "SHUT THE FUCK UP CARL!" Photo credit: 6th Ranger Training Battalion - Airborne and Ranger Training Brigade

Celebrate Polish Independence Day With Helikon-Tex

November 11 is not just Veterans Day in the US and Armistice Day / Remembrance Day in the UK and Commonwealth Countries, it is also a very special day for all Poles - it is their Independence Day! On 11 November 1918 the Second Polish Republic was established as an...

UF PRO – Free Shipping to the US for Veterans Day

UF PRO is celebrating veterans of the US Armed Forces with a special one-day offer of FREE SHIPPING to the US! Anyone who has ever ordered goods from abroad knows that the shipping charges can sometimes add up to more than the cost of the goods - so this is...

SIG SAUER TANGO6T Riflescope Selected As Squad Direct View Optic

SIG SAUER, Inc. has announced that their TANGO6T scope has been selected by the U.S. Department of Defense for the Direct View Optic (DVO) to enhance rifle squad lethality performance. Unlike older fixed-magnification optics, the 1-6X variable-magnification TANGO6T enables the shooter to engage targets at close quarters and distance. This award...

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A drone drops a bag of supplies to a waiting Royal Marine during a recent exercise in Cyprus. The UK's Littoral Response Group used the waters, shores and exercise areas of Cyprus to see how drones, autonomous systems, new vehicles and cutting-edge communications can transform the way the Royal Marines...

Throwback Thursday – Future Weapons: Magpul Masada

How's this for a "Throwback Thursday"? Remember back when the Masada was the brand new hotness? Richard "Mack" Machowicz (may he rest in peace) took an up-close look at it back in December of 2007 during Season 2 of "Future Weapons". The Masada was a prototype rifle designed by Magpul...

Terrain 365™ Announces Invictus-AT G10 Folder

Terrain 365™ has released their latest folder, in collaboration with Prometheus Design Werx, - the Invictus-AT G10. The Invictus-AT G10 is a technical, rustproof, non-magnetic, edge-holding folder suitable for use in any environment on land, in and even under water, without ever rusting, pitting or staining. All the materials used...

Is Your Gore-Tex Garment Leaking?

If there is no shelter or other type of waterproof roof, then you are dependent solely on the performance of your hard-shell garment. But will the GORE-TEX material actually do its job? Even though your GORE-TEX garments are waterproof, there are several critical points through which water can potentially penetrate....

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The sun rises behind a CV-22 Osprey of the US Air Force Special Operations Command. Photo: US Air Force Special Operations Command

The Autumn 2020 Arktis Woodland Camouflage Collection

Arktis has been going since the 1980’s, when it was founded by a former Royal Marine who wanted to create tactical garments and gear that provided higher-quality and more functionality than standard issue military gear. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that Arktis launched the revolution in tactical garments...