January 2010: Volume 22
Posted on January 1, 2010
Filed in Geared Up Newsletters
Includes:
- Outdoor Research
- GEN III ECWCS
- Beyond PCU
- FREE – Fire Resistant Environmental Ensemble
- New Balance System 7
- Danner
- Rocky
Contact ADS for more info on January 2010: Volume 22.
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ADS is a proud contract winner in the U.S. Army’s Phase IV Camouflage Effort and provides a wide variety of Camouflage solutions, from OCP (MultiCam®) in GEN III ECWCS and FREE clothing programs, as well as Organizational Clothing and Individual Equipment (OCIE), plus thousands of rapidly-deployable Ghostex™ patterns.
ADS MultiCam® (OCP) Camouflage Solutions
MultiCam®, or OCP (Operation Enduring Freedom Camouflage Pattern), has quickly risen as the go-to camouflage for troops currently deployed, as well as special operations missions around the globe. In 2010, the Army decided to transition from Universal Camouflage Pattern to MultiCam/OCP. Exceeding the performance of UCP by 21% in detection rates, MultiCam® has become a standard among federal, state, and local agencies as well.
ADS is the premier provider of the Beyond™ U.S. Special Operations Command Custom PCU Cold Weather Layering System. PCU is designed to provide a broad level of environmental protection and withstand the harshest environments on earth. Each piece fits and functions either alone, or when used in the system, to provide the most options and highest possible performance.
Dismounted FREE is the only complete cold weather clothing system designed for the dismounted warfighter that offers FR protection throughout the entire system.
ADS Secures $4 Billion in Fire and Emergency Services Contracts
Virginia Beach, V.A. (January 9, 2008) – ADS, Inc. (Atlantic Diving Supply), has secured five regional Department of Defense (DoD) contracts totaling up to $4 billion to provide equipment and logistical support to federal and local agencies tasked with responding to fires and other emergencies at military installations, federal agencies and at the state and local level. ADS will be ramping up operations immediately and hiring new employees to fulfill these contracts, as they further expand their capabilities into the first responder sector.
ADS Selected As Prime Contractor for the U.S. Army’s Fire Resistant Environmental Ensemble
Virginia Beach, Virginia (April 15, 2009) – ADS, Inc. has been awarded a contract valued at over $1 billion to deliver the U.S. Army’s new Fire Resistant Environmental Ensemble (FREE). As the systems integrator, ADS will capitalize on its unparalleled product expertise and cutting edge distribution operations to lead a team of over ten U.S. technical garment manufacturers and technical textile companies to produce and supply the versatile, multi-layer, 17-component system for fielding this year.
ADS, Inc. Sponsors Disabled Veterans Embarking on Himalayan Expedition
ADS, Inc. is sponsoring “Soldiers to the Summit,” an extreme mountain climbing expedition of wounded combat veterans.
Environmental Clothing Systems
War is about being cold, tired, and hungry but the military has striven to mitigate these factors as much as possible to allow the American Warrior to concentrate first and foremost on the fight.
FREE – Keeping You Warm In Spite of the Heat
The Army’s Fire Retardant Environmental Ensemble is a Fire Resistant, layered clothing system, designed to protect the Soldier from the effects of flame threats while serving in adverse weather conditions down to -40˚ F.
