READING MATERIAL: K-ISOM January/February 2018

New year, new K-ISOM. With content including: Naval Special Warfare: US Navy SEAL Team Three exercises in Germany; Combat swimmers: KS EXOFINs; Boarding: Boarding Company (BEK) German Navy; Training exercise: ILÜ LandOp 2017; Reconnaissance troops, LEKE, military police, etc.; SOF Rotary Wing: Air Force HSG 64 H145M LUH SOF ready for deployment; NATO Snipers: Best Sniper Competition 2017; Camouflage: Phantomleaf 2.0. Urban Warfare: Urban Special Forces Battalion No. 7 from Medellin, Colombia; Special forces: PLA-SOF next generation. China's SOF on the way to modern special forces; Operator of the month: US Naval Special Warfare Group One ST3 Operator; Poster: MARSOC Critical Skills Operator (CSO); Commandos: Comandos Troops in Central Africa; Counter Terror: RAID (FR) and MP SU (PL) CT-Exercise; Self-defense: Krav Maga LE Defense against contact attacks; Covert Operations: SOCOM BlackOps from AFG to Syria; SOF Support Weapon: Dillon Aero M134D (KSK MG6) on Airbus mount; SOF Multifunctional Weapon: HK237 in .300 BLK (as well as HK337 and HK437); Assault rifle Special Forces: The HK416A7 for KSK and KSM; Long gun: G3 MKE T41 .308 scope. Silencers: B&T M.A.R.S. Signature Silencer; Police carbine: New Patrol Rifle SIG Sauer MCX for State Police Berlin. Israel: IWI Tavor 7 AR Bullpup, EMTAN SOF Carbine, IWI Masada Pistol, FAB Defense; Sharpshooter: British Army L129A1 Sharpshooter Lewis Machine & Tool; Optronics: Rheinmetall Defense MR 500 & FCS 4500; DTC MOHOC; Drones/UAV: Counter UAV Rheinmetall Radshield, Hensoldt TRS Radar & Xpeller, DroneCatcher, U.T.sec; Special vehicles: Rheinmetall "Survivor" R for Police Berlin, Cormorant Rescue Vehicle. Defense News: FN509 & SCAR Sub, SIG Sauer MCX Rattler. Kit & Gear: Phalanx Agent ECS, KHS Airleader Chrono, Chris Benz Kommando Diver Set, OA Maglula, Lindnerhof Taktik, Condor Prime Softshell, TT SGL/DBL MagPouch MkII, Mechanix Dexterity, Defcon5 Shadow Harness, M65 Brandit.

K-ISOM is published every two months, has nearly 100 pages and costs €6.90 in Austria (€6.50 in Germany). It is available in well-stocked magazine stores.