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iPhone and Android “Maritime Coalition” Wallpapers

We know that there are many international fans here at MS4, so we didn’t want you guys to feel left out with all our US Flag designs. We also know that you folks in Sweden, Britain, Canada, Germany, and Australia are all doing your fair share of Maritime protection. I know there are more countries out [...]

Weapons Training for Adverse Conditions

This is the first post from MARSEC4′s newest contributor, John, a twelve year veteran of ocean going service with ten years active law enforcement experience. He also competes in three gun and other practical shooting matches and is an amateur AR platform gunsmith. He’s knowledgeable, damn cool, and we’re glad to have him on board. [...]

Seek Cover Underway With Ballistic Shields

On board most vessels you’ll be hard pressed to find any legitimate cover. Low freeboard hulls are also unlikely to offer much in the way of concealment. Fiberglass and aluminum, which make up the bulk of construction materials for patrol vessels, won’t stop incoming rounds and unlike a police cruiser or humvee don’t have an [...]

Kiddie Pool Tactics #1: Triangulate

It’s the basics you’ll revert to in a crisis, and the basics are learned in the kiddie pool. Usually with arm floats on. This is the first in a new series of posts on MARSEC4.com that will cover fundamentals and basic tactics for boarding parties operating on everything from bass boats to VLCCs. Read, memorize, [...]

Use of Force Study: Gasparilla ’08

It’s an older incident, but one that was well documented by the press and gives several lessons in boat-on-boat use of force. Also a nice follow-up to our recent post on Boats as Deadly Weapons. Tampa Bay’s annual Gasparilla Pirate Festival was coming to an end as the sun set on January 26, 2008 [...]

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MS4 Facebook Timeline Cover Photo

Sean | February 17, 2012 | 0 Comments

Recently there was a quote left by J. Warford on our MS4 forums and it gave me an idea. I was against the facebook timeline at first, but now I like it because you can make or use cool cover photos. Well, here is a MS4 Maritime themed image that you can use as your [...]

Silly USCG FBO Solicitation for 1812 Uniforms

Josey Wales | February 16, 2012 | 2 Comments

Sometimes when I get bored, one of the things I do is search around the FBO website for various contracts that are being shopped. Every now and then it gives you an advanced notice of something cool or crappy that your agency is going to do. For those that don’t know, the FBO (or FEDBIZOPS) [...]

1 M, 8 L, & 1 XXL – That’s all the Pirate Hunter Shirts Left For Now.

Sean | February 15, 2012 | 2 Comments

We had some extras. This is all we have on hand. We will look into another pre-order based on interest. Thanks for all your support! Size Medium $19.00 USD Large $19.00 USD 2XL $21.00 USD

Finally, Black Camo Form is Available

Sean | February 15, 2012 | 2 Comments

While the camo tape has been around for a while, one thing that has been missing is the good ol’ black camo tape, especially one that is durable. While I do enjoy the camo pattern, it does me little good out on the high seas unless I’m lying on the deck to avoid someone (see Navy uniforms). [...]

ADS Shows Their Finalist Army Camo Patterns

Josey Wales | February 14, 2012 | 0 Comments

ADS, and partner Guy Cramer, is part of the down-select to participate in the development of a new family of camouflage patterns for the U.S. Army that are effective across myriad environments. ADS and Cramer submitted two families of patterns, US4CES™ Version-A and Version-D , with US4CES™ Version-A being selected. The current effort, now in Phase IV [...]

Valentines Day Desktop Wallpaper

Sean | February 14, 2012 | 0 Comments

On a day of utter misery, for those with and without someone, we offer you a simple desktop wallpaper to brighten your day. Do you love guns? Of course you do…that was a rhetorical question! Have a good one folks. Click the link below or “right click” and save as.

MS4 Pirate Hunter T-Shirt Preorder

Sean | February 1, 2012 | 6 Comments

After a short and overwhelming poll, you all made it clear that this design was the one you wanted. The MS4 PIRATE HUNTER tshirt. Our MS4 Skull/Trident logo on the front left chest and the new Official Pirate Hunter logo on the back, which features King Neptune wielding dual weapons, perched above the Maritime Operator [...]

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