READINGS: K-ISOM January/February 2020

New year, new K-ISOM: SOF/Air Force: H145M LUH SOF Sniper Interdiction with KSK. STH: Sikorsky CH-53K & Rheinmetall. EGB/SOF: EGB paratroopers (3./26) training in urban combat. NATO SOF: Visit to NATO Special Operations Headquarters. Counter Narcotics: River patrol in Colombia. Special Situations: LebEL exercise in Nuremberg (Life-threatening deployment situations). Special Forces: Police SE in Northern Bavaria - SEK and USK. Counter Terror: BWTEX (Baden-Württemberg Terrorism Defense Exercise). Cyber Defense: it-sa 2019 Fair in Nuremberg. SIGINT/ELINT: 100 years of British GCHQ. Operator Detail: EGB paratroopers (31). Poster: Special Forces Command & H145M LUH SOF. SOF Armor: KSK Armor Symposium 2019. High-angle Fire: RSG60 Rheinmetall 60 mm mortar. Ammunition: Rheinmetall Systemhaus 40 mm. Agency Days: CSC Hausmesse 2019. Special Vehicles: Defense Vehicle Experience Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks. Armor: Stock NEX-Baton 21C, Nextorch TA30 Operator Flashlight, Tac-Tips, Streamlight TLR Weapon Light, Arman RS-S1 NATO Shotgun, MAKdot S 1×20 & MAKnifer S3 Sights, OA-Mags. Kit & Gear: Luminox Commando Frogman 3301 Watch, Bundeswehr aoA MOBAST, TT Plate Carrier QR SK anfibia, Direct Action Vanguard Combat Trousers, TT Assault Pack 12 Backpack, Helikon-Text Map Case.

K-ISOM is published every two months, has almost 100 pages, and costs €8.70 in Austria (€7.90 in Germany). It is available at well-stocked magazine stores.