US Army Pilot, Rodney Pais, has kindly emailed the following ... 

 “I am a reconnaissance pilot flying here in Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. My unit, the 1st Military Intelligence Battalion flies combat sorties nearly every night here in the desert. This is what brings me to write this email. 

I want to thank you for making an outstanding product. One of the pilots in my unit introduced me to the TLE5 LED upgrade kit, along with the tail cap for Mini Maglites that you make. Incredible product!!! We fly 90% of our missions during the hours of darkness, and your flashlight enhancements have contributed directly to an increase in our performance and awareness while conducting pre-flight duties, performing tasks in the cockpit while in flight, and all the way through the post flight inspections we complete when the mission is accomplished. “