Private company
Forward Observations Group
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Military brand lifestyle group
Forward Observations Group (FOG), is a military lifestyle brand and group founded by former U.S. Army infantryman Derrick Bales, that sells tactical gear and branded accessories and operates "popular military lifestyle social media channels" on Instagram and YouTube. The group has traveled to Ukraine, Iraq, and Syria to make connections with local fighters there and to shoot photo and video from the Russian invasion and Syrian civil war.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Websitewww.forwardobservations.com
- Legal formlimited liability company1
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Forward Observations Group (FOG), is a military lifestyle brand and group founded by former U.S. Army infantryman Derrick Bales, that sells tactical gear and branded accessories and operates "popular military lifestyle social media channels" on Instagram and YouTube. The group has traveled to Ukraine, Iraq, and Syria to make connections with local fighters there and to shoot photo and video from the Russian invasion and Syrian civil war.2
Timeline
- 2018Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.forwardobservations.com1
- WikipediaForward Observations Group
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ125523243
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