First Mission With Delta Force

Dale retired from the U.S. Army in August of 2001, after serving 5 years in the 3rd Special Forces Group (Green Beret) as the Senior NCO on an A-Team; 10 years with the 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment – Delta (The Delta Force) as an assault Team Leader and Explosives Expert; he served 4 years with the 82nd Airborne Division as an Airborne Infantryman in a Long Range Reconnaissance Platoon; and he served 9 years as a Security Advisor in Afghanistan and Iraq in support of the Global War on Terror (GWOT).

 

Fire from the holster

shooting from the holster

As you can see holsters come in different sizes and shapes from top performance ones to aftermarket cheap ones.   So, what is a good holster to you?  To me a good holster is one that works for me.  Meaning, that when I am on deployment, executing a search warrant and/or just everyday carry, that holster will perform its duty above and beyond its normal functions. Getting it in the dirt, mud or whatever the weather conditions are it will be reliable.   The four holsters that you see in the picture above is what I use while in the performance of all the duties I do.  Below you will find the descriptions of all the holsters I use.

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Blowout! Military Field Med kit

blowout001The Military, “Blowout Kit!”

“Blowout kit” comes from the Military, and refers to a medical kit to treat life threatening wounds in the field. Your take on the terminology is that just like a tire has a blowout, so can you if you’re severely injured. A blowout kit is the human equivalent to a tire’s patch kit, which treats the sustained damage. Just as a patch kit is a temporary fix for a tire, a blowout kit is a temporary fix until a higher echelon of care can be reached, by a medical unit.

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