There was lots of schwag to be had at the AUSA expo, and these stickers were probably the most unique. Well, I did see people carrying around softy-squeezy hand grenades. Pretty weird.
Massage Therapist Nicole Maisel works on the back of a Soldier during the Annual AUSA meeting and exhibition at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. Maisel was hired by Pioneer Services to provide the free massages to active duty Soldiers during the expo.
Ultracell’s new XX55 Fuel Cell is a 5.5 lb.(with fuel and external battery pack) generator that can power an Air Force JTAC’s Battlefield Air Operations (BAO) gear quietly for days using only a handful of methanol cartridges. The fuel cell puts out 55 watts at 4 amps (10-30 volts) so by itself, it can run battlefield electronics of all flavors without breaking a sweat. Over the course of a 72-hour mission, the XX55 could reduce battery weight up to 70% since it can run for days, or even weeks, on a single fuel cartridge.
See more about the UltraCell XX55 on Military Times GearScout.
How sweet. Top to bottom: The TASER C2 Personal Safety Device, the Benchmade Mini-Griptillion, and the Benchmade 1110 Tactical Pen (which is extra-pointy on the non-ink end so you can jab.)
The new Mystery Ranch Big Horn is the 3-Day-Assault pack’s big brother. The bag is decked-out with a “stuffit” pocket (a.k.a. beaver tail), a beefed up suspension system and about 1000 more cubic inches inside for a total of 3000 cubes.
Get all the details and more photos at the Military Times GearScout.
Ops-Core introduced an update to their helmet mounted rail, so far dubbing it the 2010 Ops-Core Rail. They are aiming to keep the price the same as their older model, around $85, but adding a few more features.
See more details on Military Times GearScout.
FRG members give Army Chief of Staff General George Casey a mixed review on his impromptu quality of life survey during a Military Family Forum at the AUSA annual meeting and exposition in Washington, D.C., on Monday, October 5, 2009.
Gore is showing a new superlight 2-layer jacket at their booth made from their newly named Pyrad material. When we saw the flame resistant material last year, Gore was calling it “Gore Military Fabric”. Gore built the new jacket as part of an RFI for the Army’s 4th Gen ECWS program.
See more about Pyrad at Military Times GearScout.
Gerber has finished work on what they hope is the Army’s next generation combat knife. We saw a prototype of the L.H.R. (Larsen, Harsey, Reeve) last year and were impressed with the combat specific features. Unlike many tactical knives on the market, the knife is pedigreed from its inception for CQB right down to the retention scabbard. The thumb operated quick-release makes it easy for you to draw, but nearly impossible for an adversary to use against you.
See more on the L.H.R. at Military Times GearScout.
An international crowd in one corner of the audience during the opening ceremony of the AUSA annual meeting and exposition in Washington, D.C., on Monday, October 5, 2009.