Friday Foto

Posted on 27/01/2012 by Strikehold

Transfer of Authority, Albanian Contingent, Herat 24 Jan 2012.

Photo:  ISAFmedia

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Drop Zone Tactical – changes afoot…

Posted on 23/01/2012 by Strikehold

During December of 2011 Canadian defense business, SC Defense Group Ltd. acquired all the assets of Spike Camp Wilderness Safety Supply Ltd. These assets included, all inventory & equipment, trademarks, copyrights, web sites, and other intellectual property.  Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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Sunday Snapshot

Posted on 22/01/2012 by Strikehold

Yes, it snows in Afghanistan too…

KABUL, Afghanistan — Troops from all nations gathered at the International Security Assistance Force Headquarters January 22 to remember those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for their country.

(U.S. Photo by Army Sgt. Tamika Dillard)

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7.62 Chest Rig from Beez Combat Systems

Posted on 22/01/2012 by Strikehold

Based upon their other low profile chest rig designs, Beez wanted to bring to market the most streamlined 762 chest rig that was scalable for weapons that use the 7.62 NATO or .308 bullet and would support 20 round 308 PMAGS/M14/MIA style mags.

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Thames River exercise prepares Marines for Olympic security role

Posted on 22/01/2012 by Strikehold

This week’s Olympic security training exercise on the River Thames in London, which involved nearly 100 Royal Marines joining up with police, was designed to mitigate against potential threats during the summer of 2012.

Royal Marines from 539 Assault Squadron (539 ASRM) have been exercising with the Metropolitan Police’s Marine Policing Unit (MPU) on the River Thames near Woolwich Arsenal Pier as part of safety and security planning for the London Olympics.

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