Dave, our owner, in Iraq, 2006, manning and supervising a Forward Area Refueling/Rearming Point (FARP); sending another aircraft off to support our ground troops.

Some of Dave's earlier attempts at gear making in 2005; MOLLE drop-leg panel with three 2-mag pouches, single point sling, buttstock mag pouch and the ever-famous MOLLE Coffee Cup Holder.

Our mission at Fight and Flight Tactical is to outfit warriors on the sharp end of the stick with the best equipment we can, configured to meet their individual needs, built to take a beating and still hold together and perform.

I (Dave Watson, the owner) have been sewing to some extent since I was a kid. When I joined the Army two months after 9-11, I found that sewing was a useful skill to have. I'd sew rank and patches, do uniform repairs and even did Class A uniform setups for small fees out of my barracks room. I started making gear primarily to fill needs that I had at the time, but could not acquire or couldn't afford to buy myself. My first bit of kit was a MOLLE drop-leg panel, a single-mag buttstock pouch and three 2-mag pouches. From there I just made whatever I needed and started making it for others on a custom basis. When I returned home from my second deployment to Iraq in 2006, I decided that I could do this as a side job and eventually, when I was retired, do it as a full-time job.

Five years ago, I was working with canvas and cheap ACU pattern cloth from Wal-Mart and now I work quality MIL-SPEC materials, in a variety of colors, styles and patterns. I am constantly evolving my designs to meet the specific needs of individuals and organizations, to fit the ever changing mission requirements of our customer base and generating "spin-off" products to create new but similar products to meet the needs of our customers. I have set a high standard of quality and customer service. Put simply, if you're not happy, I'm not happy and I will work to make it right.

Whether it's a mag pouch or a full set of kit, I will custom tailor it to your needs or update my designs to meet the common needs of our customer base.

Our customers include:
- Department of Homeland Security
- Members of Special Operations Command:
---160th SOAR
---Army SF
---Army Rangers
---Air Force Special Operations
- Military and civilian rotary and fixed wing pilots and crew
- Miscellaneous DOD personnel

In short, I am no longer able to be in the fight, but I feel that I can still contribute by supplying you with the best tools that I can conjure up. I will custom-make you exactly what it is that you need and want; and ensure that I am creating the best gear that I can without sacrificing quality, while still at a reasonable price. You, our soldiers, Special Operators, Federal and local Law Enforcement, groups with classified acronyms, your everyday "gear-do" and everyone else on the "pointy end of the stick" serving in harms' way to preserve our freedoms; we are here for you.

To all of you, from all of us at Fight and Flight Tactical - Thank you for choosing us to meet your tactical needs!

Dave Watson

Owner, Fight and Flight Tactical
Sergeant, US Army, Retired