Forward Observatіons Group

Forward Observations Group, (nicknamed FOG), is a military lifestyle brand founded by former U.S. Army infantryman Derrick Bales, that sells tactical gear and branded accessories and operates popular military lifestyle social media.

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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.
In May 2021, FOG members faced scrutiny when they were photographed in the Donbas region of Ukraine, tagging members of the ultranationalist Azov Battalion. This raised questions about whether FOG were documentary journalists or actual combatants. In one video, group members were seen driving near the Donetsk Airport, a site of intense fighting between Ukrainian government forces and Kremlin-backed separatists.Other posts depicted FOG members holding assault rifles and weaponry.

The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs later accused FOG of being involved in a plot to carry out a chemical weapons attack against Ukraine. However, both Derrick Bales and the U.S. State Department denied these allegations, calling them “preposterous” and a “false pretext” invented by the Kremlin.
FOG’s logo, featuring a soldier swinging a sledgehammer onto a horned skeleton’s head, has also been associated with the murder of Yevgeny Nuzhin by the Wagner Group.

Despite controversy, FOG continues to be active in sourcing medical supplies, gear, and financial support for Ukrainian fighters and foreign volunteers.

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Founded

April 16, 2024

Language

English

Location

United States