Tardigrade Tactical – Low Profile Laminate Belt

The name sums it up for the Low Profile Laminate Belt from Tardigrade Tactical. The laser cut laminate is printed in MultiCam and the belt is designed to be worn under load bearing/MOLLE belts. Thanks to the simple front buckle design, it’s easy to adjust and and will not get in the way of bigger […] https://ift.tt/2Iq5Pmk SSD September 27, 2018 at 09:45PM

Air Force awards next-generation fighter and bomber trainer

The Air Force awarded The Boeing Company a contract worth up to $9.2 billion for the Air Force's new training aircraft Sept. 27.
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Airmen receive Gen. Larry O. Spencer Innovation Award during AFA ceremony

Capt. Michael Kanaan, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance enterprise lead, was presented with the Gen. Larry O. Spencer Award during the Air Force Association Air, Space and Cyber Conference, Sept. 17, in National Harbor, Maryland.

https://ift.tt/2OhWzpH Staff Sgt. Victoria H. Taylor September 27, 2018 at 06:45PM

Chairman’s European Trip Will Concentrate on NATO

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford traveled to England for meetings with his British counterpart focused on NATO. The two men will then journey to Warsaw, Poland, for the NATO Military Committee Meeting.

https://ift.tt/2OW6w9t Jim Garamone September 27, 2018 at 06:45PM

Grey Ghost Releases Suspenders for the Modern Gunfighter

Lakewood, WA – Grey Ghost Gear, leading manufacturers of innovative combat proven gear, is excited to announce the availability of their UGF 3-Point Suspenders. Designed to attach to the updated UGF battle belt, this modern incarnation of the GGG LCE helps support heavy loads, while maintaining a lightweight feel. Made from combination of Hypalon, tweave […] https://ift.tt/2OhWulT SSD September 27, 2018 at 06:46PM

Video: CA Officer Wounded in Las Vegas Concert Shooting Back at Work

VIDEO: CA Officer Wounded in Las Vegas Concert Shooting Back at Work

An Ontario, CA, police officer who was among those wounded during the Las Vegas shooting massacre last year is back on the job, reports KABC.

"It's been a frustrating and emotional journey," Michael Gracia said. "I miss work. I miss talking with people, so being back here is a blessing."

Gracia was with his fiancée Summer Clyburn on Oct. 1, 2017 in Las Vegas, at the Route 91 Harvest festival, when a gunman opened fire into the crowd. Fifty-eight people were killed and hundreds were left wounded, either by bullets and shrapnel, or trampled as concertgoers tried to escape.

"I survived a horrible incident," Gracia said. "So it's a blessing to be here with my daughter, and my fiancée, and be here at work serving again."

Gracia was struck by a bullet on the left side of his head and suffered brain damage. His fiancée said he had to learn how to eat, drink, and talk all over again.

For the time being, Gracia is taking reports behind the front counter. He said interacting with the public allows him to work on his speech. But he plans to return to patrol.

 

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S.E.C. Sues Tesla’s Elon Musk for Fraud and Seeks to Bar Him From Running a Public Company

The Securities and Exchange Commission filed a lawsuit Thursday that accused Mr. Musk, the electric-car manufacturer’s chief executive, of making false and misleading public statements. https://ift.tt/2OhWqTb By MATTHEW GOLDSTEIN September 27, 2018 at 06:45PM

S.E.C. Sues Tesla’s Elon Musk for Fraud and Seeks to Bar Him From Running a Public Company

The Securities and Exchange Commission filed a lawsuit Thursday that accused Mr. Musk, the electric-car manufacturer’s chief executive, of making false and misleading public statements. https://ift.tt/2OZzMw4 By MATTHEW GOLDSTEIN September 27, 2018 at 06:45PM

Video: Fallen Kansas Officer's Son Given Dad's Motorcycle

VIDEO: Fallen Kansas Officer's Son Given Dad's Restored Motorcycle

Kansas City, KS, police Capt. Dave Melton, who was killed in the line of duty, loved motorcycles. His son, also named David, is carrying on that passion and will have a way to remember his father every time he hits the road after being given his newly customized motorcycle.

Hellraisers Fabrication & Cycles in Belton, MO, surprised David on Wednesday with the gift he'll never forget. The shop restored Melton's bike, reports KSHB.

"This is the bike he's always wanted, so it's basically a tribute to him in that way already, but even more with everything that's been done to it," David said, a huge smile on his face.

Melton was killed in the line of duty two years ago, and the community is still honoring him.

Hellraisers added some meaningful touches to the late captain's motorcycle. They spray-painted his badge and badge number on a fresh coat of blue paint. Also inscribed are two sayings he once said to his children: "To the moon and back" and "my little man."

 

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Tennessee Officer Charged with Homicide in Shooting

A Metro Nashville Police officer charged with criminal homicide in the shooting death of a man has turned himself in, reports WZTV.

Nashville Judge Michael F. Mondelli found probable cause on Thursday morning against Officer Andrew Delke in the deadly shooting of Daniel Hambrick.

Delke was booked and had bond set at $25,000. It has already been made and Delke was expected to be released the same afternoon. Delke, who had been working a desk job with Metro Police, has been decommissioned.

Prosecutors for D.A. Glenn Funk sought the charge in the wake of Hambrick's fatal shooting by Delke in July. The shooting had drawn scrutiny after Hambrick was reportedly shot while running away from Delke following a traffic stop. The affidavit charging Delke with homicide details a report by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigations which states Hambrick was shot four times.

The move is a reversal of a magistrate in Nashville the very same morning, who ruled that there wasn't enough evidence to charge Delke with homicide.

 

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L.A. Man Convicted for Driving Scooter Under the influence

Motorized rental scooters have become a common sight in Southern California since their introduction last year, with their share of critics. On Wednesday, Los Angeles officials reported the city's first conviction for scooting under the influence.

City Atty. Mike Feuer said his office had secured a misdemeanor conviction against Nicholas Kauffroath, 28, who was riding a Bird scooter on a sidewalk in West L.A. when he knocked a pedestrian to the ground and scooted away to a nearby apartment building without stopping to render aid, reports the Los Angeles Times.

When police officers found Kauffroath, Feuer said, his blood-alcohol level was measured at .279, more than three times the legal limit.

Kauffroath pleaded no contest to one count of operating a motorized scooter while under the influence, and one count of hit-and-run, officials said.

Kauffroath was sentenced to three years of probation and ordered to pay a $550 fine, Feuer said. He was also ordered to pay restitution to the victim, complete a three-month DUI program, and stay off scooters while drinking.

"Drinking while operating a vehicle, a bike — or a scooter — is not only illegal, but can lead to serious injury or worse," Feuer said in a statement. "This conviction demonstrates our office's continued effort to enforce our drunk driving laws and make our streets and sidewalks safer."

 

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Rapid Antarctic airlift saves lives

Just after completing the final flight of the Southern Hemisphere winter Antarctic season, the 304th Expeditionary Air Squadron was alerted there was a medical emergency at the National Science Foundation’s McMurdo Station Aug. 25.

https://ift.tt/2OWH1EH Maj. Brooke Davis September 27, 2018 at 06:45PM

"Unnoticed" | FLIR Systems

Because you do your job so well, you often go unnoticed. We're here to say, we notice you - and we thank you. Learn more about FLIR at http://www.flir.com/ https://ift.tt/2zB9H14 FLIR Systems September 27, 2018 at 06:49PM

Chairman’s European Trip Will Concentrate on NATO

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford traveled to England for meetings with his British counterpart focused on NATO. The two men will then journey to Warsaw, Poland, for the NATO Military Committee Meeting.

https://ift.tt/2NLGo4j Jim Garamone September 27, 2018 at 03:45PM

MDM 18 – Black Diamond Advanced Technology Bare Kit

Black Diamond Advanced Technology exhibited their full line of tactical C4 systems. They have created many different cables to mate communications and computing devices together. Their BARE Kit 1-Port Hub Systems connect a Harris AN/PRC-152/A, AN/PRC-117G, or L3 Technologies TacE directly to your Android or Windows End User Device (EUD). The Bare Kit Systems allow […] https://ift.tt/2N6DYbl SSD September 27, 2018 at 03:46PM

Navy Translator Helps Search Effort for Missing Service Members in Vietnam

On a normal day, Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Quoc Bao Lam is a master-at-arms with the military police at Naval Station Everett, Washington. But today, he’s acting as the lead linguist for a recovery team deployed by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency on its fourth mission to Vietnam.

https://ift.tt/2NIGauM Air Force Senior Airman Donald Hudson September 27, 2018 at 03:45PM

St. Louis Official Sues City Over Tear Gas at Protest

A St. Louis official who joined protests after former Officer Jason Stockley was acquitted of murder last year in the shooting of drug suspect Anthony Lamar Smith is suing over the police response to the demonstrations, reports the Associated Press.

Democratic Alderwoman Megan Ellyia Green alleges in the federal lawsuit filed Tuesday that police used tear gas on her without justification on Sept. 15, 2017, during a demonstration that followed Stockley's acquittal of first-degree murder in the death of Smith.

Green's lawsuit said she suffered from respiratory problems for six months and remains fearful of police.

Green's attorney, Javad Khazaeli, said the episode was another incident where St. Louis police "unleashed chemical munitions on peaceful citizens."

The lawsuit comes a little more than a week after 14 federal lawsuits were filed accusing police of arresting and roughing up protesters, onlookers, and journalists during a downtown protest two days after the Stockley verdict. Stockley testified that the shooting was in self-defense because Smith was reaching toward a gun in his car. Prosecutors accused Stockley of planting the gun.

Police declined to comment on Green's lawsuit Wednesday but have said in the past that the protests were often violent. Police have noted that 30 officers were injured, including some who still haven't recovered.

 

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MDM 18 – Wizard Wall

No matter the trade show, I’m always asked what the coolest thing I saw was. Sure, there were cool lasers and jackets and UAVs, but the most innovative thing I saw was Wizard Wall, probably because it’s the most practical. We all used butcher block paper in the service and most of us dealt with […] https://ift.tt/2NJvb4l SSD September 27, 2018 at 03:46PM

Former Texas Deputy Acquitted in Brutality Case

A former Harris County, TX, deputy constable accused of police brutality was found not guilty Wednesday by a Harris County jury, reports the Houston Chronicle.

Jimmy Drummond, 50, was captured on police dash-cam video allegedly kicking the prone and handcuffed David Scherz Jr., then dropping his knee onto the man's back and neck.

During the week-and-a-half-long trial, defense attorneys challenged the circumstances surrounding the incident that was on video, saying the veteran officer was a supervisor who arrived at a "chaotic scene" in which several officers were fighting with several family members of a man with mental health issues.

Jurors in state District Judge Denise Collins court took just an hour Wednesday to find Drummond not guilty of a misdemeanor charge of official oppression. Defense attorney Sam Cammack said the case never should have gone to trial.

If convicted, Drummond would have faced up to a year in prison and the loss of his peace officer's license.

 

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Face of Defense: Guard Soldier Competes in ‘American Ninja Warrior’

A Pennsylvania Army National Guardsman competed in the “American Ninja Warrior” television show.

https://ift.tt/2NIrs7c Army Sgt. Zane Craig, Joint Force Headquarters, Pennsylvania National Guard September 27, 2018 at 03:45PM

VA Man Convicted of Capital Murder in Deaths of Wife, Rookie Officer

An Army staff sergeant was found guilty Wednesday of 17 charges including three capital murder counts in the fatal shooting of his wife and a Virginia police officer who was on her first shift, reports WTOP.

Ronald Hamilton, 34, of Woodbridge, VA, was charged in connection with the February 2016 fatal shootings of his wife, Crystal Hamilton, and Officer Ashley Guindon, who was just hours into her first shift as a Prince William County police officer.

Hamilton was found guilty of three counts of capital murder: killing a law enforcement officer, killing more than one person in a single event, and killing more than one person within three years. He was also found guilty of attempted capital murder of Officers Jesse Hempen and David McKeown, who were severely wounded during the shooting.

Several officers, including Guindon, responded to Crystal Hamilton’s 911 call within minutes and tried to enter the house to check on her welfare. Ronald Hamilton refused to let them in. One of the officers then kicked open the front door, which is when, police say, Hamilton opened fire with an AK-47 rifle.

Even though police say Hamilton confessed to the shootings after his arrest, he pleaded not guilty.

 

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Navy Translator Helps Search Effort for Missing Service Members in Vietnam

On a normal day, Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Quoc Bao Lam is a master-at-arms with the military police at Naval Station Everett, Washington. But today, he’s acting as the lead linguist for a recovery team deployed by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency on its fourth mission to Vietnam.

https://ift.tt/2xGKPDp Air Force Senior Airman Donald Hudson September 27, 2018 at 12:45PM

Face of Defense: Guard Soldier Competes in ‘American Ninja Warrior’

A Pennsylvania Army National Guardsman competed in the “American Ninja Warrior” television show.

https://ift.tt/2N2ZjCE Army Sgt. Zane Craig, Joint Force Headquarters, Pennsylvania National Guard September 27, 2018 at 12:45PM

Rapid Antarctic airlift saves lives

Just after completing the final flight of the Southern Hemisphere winter Antarctic season, the 304th Expeditionary Air Squadron was alerted there was a medical emergency at the National Science Foundation’s McMurdo Station Aug. 25.

https://ift.tt/2xIeCvH Maj. Brooke Davis September 27, 2018 at 12:45PM

Blue Force Gear – Tracer Pack

The Tracer Pack from Blue Force Gear’s DAP line promises to be their best ever. The Tracer is slightly larger than BFG’s Jedburgh Pack and also features the PALS compatible panel at the front, mounted to a zippered external pocket. There are also two side mounted water bottle pockets made from 4-way stretch Tweave material. […] https://ift.tt/2N7a5rB SSD September 27, 2018 at 12:45PM

Apex Waterproof 8" Boot

5.11 Tactical's Apex Waterproof 8" Boot has a re-soleable Vibram MegaGrip outsole to provide ultimate traction and an eVent BBP waterproof membrane lining to provide superior protection. The D30 Lite EVA midsole offers improved cushioning with heel/arch support for all-day comfort in an extra tough, easy-wearing tactical boot. Lastly, a covert pocket provides the ideal spot for stashing your most valuable tool.

 

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USMC Awards Vertical Protective Apparel $62 Million Contract For Gen III Plate Carriers

Yesterday, the US Marine Corps awarded Vertical Protective Apparel, LLC, of Shrewsbury, New Jersey, a $62,612,464 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to produce and deliver the PC Gen IIIs. A maximum quantity of 225,886 will be delivered, and the work will be completed by September 2023. “The legacy carrier fit the span of the Marine Corps, but […] https://ift.tt/2N7rAI3 SSD September 27, 2018 at 12:45PM

Guns & Gear and the ATN X-Sight 4K Pro

Guns & Gear® of Gun Talk Media sat down with #ATN to talk about the #XSight 4k Pro. Check out our segment on our newest #nightvision offering, and then check out this shows 10th season to learn about all the latest and greatest gear! Want to get the Gear? Click This Link! https://ift.tt/2IYK4K6 #ATNOptics #TheFutureOfOptics #SMARTHD https://ift.tt/2zzUtt3 ATN Corp. September 27, 2018 at 11:53AM

Navy Translator Helps Search Effort for Missing Service Members in Vietnam

On a normal day, Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Quoc Bao Lam is a master-at-arms with the military police at Naval Station Everett, Washington. But today, he’s acting as the lead linguist for a recovery team deployed by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency on its fourth mission to Vietnam.

https://ift.tt/2Dzfvff Air Force Senior Airman Donald Hudson September 27, 2018 at 09:45AM

Face of Defense: Guard Soldier Competes in ‘American Ninja Warrior’

A Pennsylvania Army National Guardsman competed in the “American Ninja Warrior” television show.

https://ift.tt/2xFZL54 Army Sgt. Zane Craig, Joint Force Headquarters, Pennsylvania National Guard September 27, 2018 at 09:45AM

Rapid Antarctic airlift saves lives

Just after completing the final flight of the Southern Hemisphere winter Antarctic season, the 304th Expeditionary Air Squadron was alerted there was a medical emergency at the National Science Foundation’s McMurdo Station Aug. 25.

https://ift.tt/2DxsgqE Maj. Brooke Davis September 27, 2018 at 09:45AM