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Learn Combat Tracking and Information Exploitation in New Mexico with Pencari

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Strike-Hold PENCARI is a leading defense and security training provider specializing in the delivery of bespoke training. The company’s training cadre consists of former Military and Law Enforcement specialists from a wide variety of fields, with first-hand experience of operating in some of the...

Rocky’s S2V Jungle Boot now available

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Strike-Hold We’ve been keeping an eye out for these since they were first announced, and now Rocky Boots’ long awaited re-imagining of the classic jungle boot is now available at last! The 8” Olive Mojave color S2V Jungle Boot features Rocky’s S2V Sieve™ technology...

Danner’s Gavre GTX® 6″ Gunmetal Military Boots

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Strike-Hold Speaking of “Bootsday”, Danner have a great range of footwear designed specifically for military operations in mountainous terrain.  The most recent pair to join the squad is the Gavre GTX® 6″ model in gunmetal color. Although designed for military use, the “Gunmetal” version...

BATES “Velocitor” boot now available

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Strike-Hold Is it Tuesday or Bootsday?  BATES has announced that their new Velocitor boot is now available. The Velocitor combines athletic / hiking boot reminiscent styling with military-grade performance and durability.  Bates has incorporated a lightweight, flexible exoskeleton for enhanced comfort and support while...

Latest Update from Larry Vickers: Russia trip and upcoming tactical classes

Posted on July 6, 2013 by Strike-Hold Russia+Larry=Firearms History Gold! Larry recently completed a trip to Russia to study some of the firearms that have shaped their history from WWII to modern times.  Here are a few photos and info from his latest newsletter for you to enjoy.  AEK-971 The...

Grey Ghost Gear and Tactical Tailor Announce Strategic Partnership

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Strike-Hold Hot News from Tactical Tailor and Grey Ghost Gear: “We have gotten into the fashion of talking of cavalry tactics, artillery tactics, and infantry tactics. This distinction is nothing but a mere abstraction. There is but one art, and that is the tactics...

A Blast from The Past: ArmaLite AR-10

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Strike-Hold Earlier today, our friends at Predator Intel posted an old promo film from the ’60′s for the ArmaLite AR-10. If you can see past the way the narration makes this rifle sound like some kind of Wunderwaffe, and if you can get over...

Montenegrin Navy ”MultiCam”

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Strike-Hold Just over 3 years ago, we posted details of the Montenegrin Army‘s interpretation / copy of MultiCam that was adopted in late 2009 / early 2010.  Today, we found some photos of what is apparently the Montenegrin Navy’s recently adopted “blue” version.* While...

French Lessons From Mali: Support Together, Fight Alone

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Strike-Hold This article was originally published on BreakingDefense.com – copyright 2013 Breaking Media, Inc.   Murielle Delaporte, a respected French military analyst, was embedded with French forces in Mali for 10 days in late April and offers this early look at lessons learned by...