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Drawing from extensive user feedback from multiple military branches and platforms, we spent years perfecting the 2-Piece Flight Suit. This innovative design aims to enhance the capabilities of modern aviators and aircrew members through unique features tailored to their needs. A key innovation is the patented attachment system, which allows for superior flexibility and movement between the jacket and pants while ensuring comprehensive protection during flash fire events. The jacket also features mesh-lined pocket configurations that significantly improve heat-stress mitigation and quick-drying capabilities, enhancing overall comfort. - Entirely manufactured in the United States, the 2-Piece Flight Suit is fully Berry Compliant and also includes thoughtful design elements like strategically placed seams, convenient donning and doffing zippers, durable nylon ripstop fabric, and a modern athletic fit. Massif has truly revolutionized the standard for flight suits, and if you happen to be in the market for 1 in Sage Green, it's your lucky day! We are well stocked for small and large purchases.

Developed through meticulous design and extensive user feedback, the Waypoint Pant addresses the need for protection in non-flame-resistant environments. The Waypoint system is crafted to offer exceptional environmental defense and unparalleled comfort, qualities that are worth their weight in gold (according to some Security Forces friends of ours).  - Contoured Waistband: Compatible with battle belts up to 2.5 inches wide for a secure fit. Adjustable Internal Belt: Equipped with a cinch ring and Velcro® adjustment tab for a customizable fit. Suspenders Compatibility: Inner waistband loops accommodate 3- to 4-point suspenders. Secure Closure: Zippered front fly with a snap closure for convenience. Practical Pockets: Concealed zipper closure, fleece-lined hand pockets, and bellowed cargo pockets with flapped zipper closures for secure storage. Easy Donning and Doffing: Knee-length side seam leg zippers with flaps.

Fondly regarded by millions of American soldiers, the Massif Army Combat Shirt and its consistently evolving iterations reflect the values of innovation and service that drive Massif. Why? - Flame Resistance: The ACS is constructed from flame-resistant (FR) fabrics that meet or exceed ASTM F6413/F2302 performance specifications, ensuring that the garment will not ignite when exposed to flames, providing critical protection in combat situations - Comfort and Fit: The shirt features a four-way stretch fabric, allowing for a full range of motion. The performance fit ensures it sits comfortably under body armor without causing chafing or discomfort. The flat seams further enhance comfort by reducing potential irritation points. - Breathability and Moisture Management: The ACS is made from lightweight, breathable materials that wick moisture away from the skin, helping to regulate body temperature and keep the wearer dry. This is particularly important in hot weather conditions where maintaining comfort and preventing overheating are essential. - Functional Design: The ACS is equipped with low-profile zip shoulder pockets and a left forearm pen pocket, providing convenient storage options without adding bulk. The hook-and-loop adjustable cuffs ensure a secure fit, and the shirt’s overall design allows for quick donning and doffing.

Last week we talked about what the Berry Amendment exactly means, but why does Massif choose to produce Berry Compliant garments? 🔵 Boosting American Industry - Manufacturing Berry Compliant clothing bolsters American industry and reinforces national economic security. Creating and maintaining jobs here at home contributes to a resilient workforce. 🔵 Ensuring Safety - Berry Compliant garments are produced using materials that adhere to stringent American safety and quality standards, ensuring Massif gear is of the highest caliber, delivering the reliable and durable goods essential for optimal performance. 🔵 Strengthening Domestic Supply Chains: The Berry Amendment ensures that American companies can secure government contracts, thereby reinforcing the domestic supply chain. This creates stability within the supply chain and enables companies to continuously invest in their operations and drive innovation in new products. By producing FR gear that sits at the pinnacle of innovation and craftsmanship, Massif garments and their sourcing and production processes represent our commitment to American values, and the people who uphold them. 

Massif produces Berry Compliant garments, but what does that mean? - The Berry Amendment, introduced by Representative Ellis Yarnal Berry, first appeared in the Fifth Supplemental National Defense Appropriations Act of 1941. It became permanent law with the FY2002 National Defense Authorization Act and is implemented through the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS). - The amendment mandates that certain items purchased by the Department of Defense must be entirely sourced from within the United States. The range of items covered by the Berry Amendment has varied over the years: textiles, clothing, footwear, food, hand or measuring tools are among the current items. The law requires that the entire production process—from the raw material stage to final assembly—must be performed in the United States. - We're proud to use American-sourced textiles, fabricated at our partner Antex Knitting Mill in Los Angeles

As a Massif customer, if you have any questions, are looking to place an order, or have any issues with a garment - we have an industry-leading customer service team that is here to help.  Our incredible U.S. based customer service team is key to Massif's continued success! For Operational Efficiency and Communication: Having a U.S.-based customer service department ensures we can provide smooth and effective communication with customers. There are no crazy time zone differences, this allows for more immediate and real-time interactions. Furthermore, our Internal Customer Service department is completely integrated with Massif's culture of excellence in service, facilitating seamless coordination and quick resolution of issues.

While our primary mission is protecting service members by providing superlative FR gear, we're also here to serve and outfit service members whose vocation may not require FR protection. Enter the Waypoint System. For Security Forces or anyone who may be posted in a fixed location, Waypoint performance comes from a 3-part foundation. - Like the Waypoint Softshell Jacket, the Waypoint Pant is designed with Massif's advanced 4-way stretch 3-layer laminate fabric leveraging WINDSTOPPER® technology from GORE-TEX® LABS. This multi-layer system, each contributing to the system's overall performance: - 1️⃣ Outer Layer: The nylon knit exterior provides exceptional flexibility, allowing it to stretch and move with your body, unlike traditional woven fabrics. 2️⃣ Middle Layer: This layer features a fully windproof and water-resistant membrane that is also highly breathable, enabling it to quickly dry and efficiently expel sweat vapor. 3️⃣. Inner Layer: The interior is lined with Surgent fleece, ensuring maximum comfort. -

Do you believe in using the best gear you can afford? Do you have a DOD email? We offer deep discounts on the global standard in FR protection for all owners of a .dod email address. This includes all branches as well as personnel in:  -  🟥 U.S. Cyber Command 🟥 U.S. Special Operations Command 🟥 U.S. Strategic Command 🟥 U.S. Transportation Command  -  Don't leave money on the table. Create an account on our website today: https://www.massif.com/ It's okay if you need to do a little shopping on your ATAK device!

All year, but especially today, we make space in our hearts for those suffering with PTSD. While scientists are slowly growing their understanding of PTSD’s physical mechanisms, we’re particularly interested in a relatively new area of therapeutic study: Body and Movement Oriented Interventions, or BMOIs. Some research suggests that PTSD patients greatly benefit from a “bottom-up” approach, beginning with movement/physical sensation. - Why? - Researchers believe that PTSD stems from a fundamental dysregulation associated with problems in body‐ and self‐awareness as well as mood regulation. Neurobiological research suggests that the evolutionarily older “lizard” brain systems central to the “flight or fight” response are not extremely responsive to traditional talk or cognitive therapies, which seem to work best on the “newer” parts of our brains (prefrontal cortex - higher level decision making). - We’re not doctors (disclaimer: definitely not), but we do believe movement is medicine. The human animal evolved to run, climb, play, and struggle, though the modern world works hard to beat that out of us. If you’re interested in getting behind the movement for more movement, you can participate in a virtual “walk” for awareness here: https://lnkd.in/gvth6BqZ

“Medicine is the only victor in war.” Today in 1950, the North Korean Army began a bombardment across the 38th Parallel, quickly followed by an invasion of hardened, well-equipped soldiers backed up by armored units. Two days later, the UN Security Council called on the world for help. - When the Korean War kicked off, the U.S. military was not ready. Post-WWII budget cuts had shrunk force sizes, put a pause on research, and relegated transportation logistics to the back burner. Military medicine was sorely short-staffed, and the early stages of the war were tumultuous, put mildly. - Because growth often springs from hardship, the Korean War became an incubator for a broad range of technologies, none more vital in that moment than soldier care. The conflict’s exigency spurred huge tech & logistical jumps: 🏥 MASH Units (Mobile Army Surgical Hospital) - ”I would even urge an extension of this forward surgery, believing surgery should be brought to the soldier, not the soldier to the surgeon.” - Brigadier General Elliot Cutler, MD. WWII data showed a correlation between health outcomes and time from injury to care. The MASH units were composed of 60-bed, tent based hospitals deployed with each division, just barely out of artillery range. The concept was designed so it could be disassembled, loaded, and ready to disembark within 6 hours, and re-operational within 4 hours. 🚁 Flying Ambulances - Hard-scrabble mountainous terrain, dangerous/non-existent roads, and constantly shifting battle lines created the need for helicopter evacuation. The 3rd Air-Sea Rescue Squadron was officially tasked with retrieving downed pilots, but began to do a lot of work evacuating wounded soldiers from difficult-to-access positions in the mountains. In October of that year, MG Raymond W. Bliss (Army Surgeon General), decided the Medical Department needed dedicated medevac helicopters. By the war’s end, roughly 18,000 patients had been medically airlifted, many of whom would not have survived a rocky, 6 mph trip to the closest hospital. As with many technologies, these systems and protocols migrated to the civilian world as well. 🦺 While modern ballistic vest development and prototyping dates back to Dow Chemical’s glass-fiber laminate “Doron” in 1943, it wasn’t until 1951 that the first body armor field test took place in Korea. Body armor panels had seen experimentation and very limited testing by the end of WWII, but large-scale work on this type of PPE had largely ceased. By mid 1952, nearly 40,000 ballistic vests had been shipped to the Far East Command (at a cost of $39.04 each, or around $475 in 2024 dollars). In the same military-to-civilian world trickle-down, this life-preserving tech would become widely available.