Author: Tony Grist
Not all MOLLE handcuff pouches are created equally. This article, as well as the feature video with Chris Sizelove, discusses handcuff pouch design and how the BFG model might be exactly what you’re looking for, or it might not be. A handcuff pouch is purpose built to hold handcuffs but there are load carriage pouches and there are rapid retrieval pouches. The Blue Force Gear Handcuff Pouch was specifically designedfor load carriage, NOT for rapid-access restraint during a hands-on altercation. Constructed with ULTRACOMP laminate, the pouch balances durability and lightweight while minimizing bulk. This MOLLE pouch securely holds two sets…
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – 2 March 2026 – MATBOCK, a leader in military and tactical technology development, today announced its strategic acquisition of Hawk Distributors, Inc., a contract cut-and-sew manufacturing company based in Sanford, North Carolina. The facility is strategically located approximately 35 minutes from Fort Bragg, in the heart of North Carolina. This acquisition establishes MATBOCK Manufacturing, a new division dedicated to expanding MATBOCK’s vertically integrated production capabilities. The move combines MATBOCK’s reputation for designing lighter, more effective tactical equipment with Hawk Distributors’ nearly two decades of proven production expertise. Hawk Distributors, founded in 2012 by Air Force veteran…
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. — Parachute riggers assigned to Group Support Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) successfully executed the first drop of a Joint Precision Airdrop System (JPADS) at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) on Feb. 12. After nearly three years of planning and coordination with JBLM range control, the successful proof-of-concept demonstration facilitates future training and operational capabilities for 1SFG(A) and other adjacent units assigned to JBLM. The JPADS is a self-steering, GPS guided airdrop platform consisting of a canopy and an autonomous guidance unit, capable of landing within 100 meters of its target. The demonstration unit notably utilized…
A shooting in a downtown Austin, Texas bar has left three dead and 14 wounded early Sunday morning. The shooting began shortly after 2 a.m. outside of Buford’s Backyard Beer Garden after the suspect drove around the block several times in a white SUV. The suspect for the shooting has been revealed to be Ndiaga Diagne, a naturalized immigrant from Senegal. Diagne arrived in the U.S. in 2000 and was naturalized in 2013. Subscribe Today Get daily emails in your inbox The shooter was wearing a “Property of Allah” hoodie. According to the sources of Fox News, the…
In a video posted on Truth Social Sunday, President Donald Trump said that the war against Iran will continue, saying that “our resolve and likewise that of Israel has never been stronger.” The announcement comes after three American servicemen were killed and five injured in Iran’s retaliation for the U.S.-Israel joint strikes on Iran. Subscribe Today Get daily emails in your inbox Trump added that U.S. military operations “continue at this time in full force…and will continue until all of our objectives are achieved.” The administration had not yet explained what those objectives are, other than the broader…
Pakistan launched a wave of airstrikes Thursday night against targets deep in Afghanistan, including in the capital of Kabul. “Now it is open war between us and you,” Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif wrote to the Taliban in a post on X Friday. The episode is the latest in a months-long conflict between the Pakistani government and the Taliban in Afghanistan over the Taliban’s support for the militant group Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, also known as the Pakistani Taliban, which has killed hundreds of Pakistani civilians in terrorist attacks. Pakistan initially supported the Taliban in their guerilla war against the U.S. and…
As the American-Israeli war on Iran entered its second day Sunday, Iranian missiles and drones struck targets across the Persian Gulf, hitting U.S. installations and energy infrastructure in allied Gulf states, while Israel continued air operations over Iranian airspace amid reports of heavy losses to the Islamic Republic’s senior leadership. Three U.S. service members were killed and five seriously wounded in the conflict, U.S. Central Command said. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was among several senior officials already killed by American-Israeli airstrikes. Others include Iran’s army chief of staff, General Abdol Rahim Mousavi, Defense Minister General Aziz Nasirzadeh, and Secretary…
? FORT BELVOIR, Va. – On Feb. 25, the Hon. Brent Ingraham, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology, joined leaders from the former U.S. Army Program Executive Office (PEO) Enterprise in unveiling the acquisition organization’s new name, logo and colors at an activation ceremony. The organization is now officially known as Capability Program Executive (CPE) Enterprise Software and Services (ES2). As one of the Army’s 13 newly designated capability program executives, CPE ES2 will continue its core mission of delivering software and services that drive operational readiness, providing seamless support for mission-critical systems and warfighting capabilities.…