Going Green
Elsewhere in this issue, we have some very specific technical articles on night vision-related topics: technical specifications on tubes, accessorizing night-vision compatible weapons, and setting up helmets for night-vision use. But the rapid proliferation of civilian-accessible night vision options over the last several years has left a lot of interested consumers chewing on the dust of “experts” (real or imagined) who have spent hours, or years, conducting research or amassing trial-and-error experience.
If you’re night vision curious but unsure of where to start, we present “Square One.” Don Edwards is a Ranger Battalion and Special Forces veteran with literal decades of night vision experience in real-world operations. He previously worked as the director of government and law enforcement sales and training for Tactical Night Vision Company (TNVC) before starting his own company, Greenline Tactical, that specializes in training government agencies and civilians in night vision-specific principles for marksmanship, weapons handling, and tactics.
Regardless of whether you call them NODs (Night Observation Devices), NVGs (Night Vision Goggles), NVDs (Night Vision Devices), or I2 devices (Image Intensification), we sat down with Don and got the answers to some entry-level questions about what this equipment does and what you should think about before you cross over to the dark side…
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