Carolina Welders of Laurinburg, 11421 Johns Rd, Laurinburg, NC 28352, US

AWS, in Fayetteville, N.C., has contracts with the United States military and manufactures and supplies special operations equipment. Its products include the SQB carrier vests, plate carriers, strike vests, S.P.I.E. harnesses, anvis-9 NVG helmet mounts, PVS-14 NVG helmet mounts, medical trauma vests, CCAT medical packs, medical leg pouches, medical trauma packs and casevac systems. The company also provides tactical bags that include three-day packs, duffle bags and NBC storage bags. It also manufactures breaching tools that include collapsible sledgehammers and halligen tools, charge bags, charge cutting handles and shotgun retainers. AWS also provides Humvee assault platform systems, universal pedestal mounts, turret ring auxiliary gun mounts, MK-19, M-2 and M240B gun covers, ladders and accessories, vehicle assault platforms, blank panels, M-9 and M-4 mag panels, pistol holster panels, safety lanyards, shotgun retainers, seven-round shotgun shell holders, universal radio pouches, tactical pistol panels and universal weapon slings.