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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...

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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...

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...

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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...

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! https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=229&v=HRginmFRTX8&fbclid=IwAR0a_rATWiFBmL66eo_gmkVM4-wI9ZObUheRWQWYaU0xCy7OdgzkEUQGtWE

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...

Top 10 Must-Have Airsoft Guns That Don’t Exist – Yet

SHOT Show and IWA are now well behind us and while there were some cool new airsoft replicas that broke cover this year, am I the only who thinks that airsoft manufacturers mostly just keep churning out yet-another-variation-of-the-same-things?  When the biggest news seems to be about a new line of...