Wiley X is an American private company that designs and manufactures
protective eyewear
Protection is any measure taken to guard something against damage caused by outside forces. Protection can be provided to physical objects, including organisms, to systems, and to intangible things like civil and political rights. Although ...
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Overview
In 1987, U.S. Army Veteran Myles R. Freeman Sr. founded the company Protective Optics, Inc. in
Daly City, California by creating shooting glasses for several
FBI agents from one office.
In 1990, the company began producing protective eyewear and sunglasses for civilian needs, e.g. in motorsport, cycling, fishing, hunting, and industrial manufacturing. In November 2007, Protective Optics, Inc. changed its name to Wiley X, Inc.
The company moved the headquarters in 2010 to a building in
Livermore, California
Livermore is a city in Alameda County, California. With a 2020 population of 87,955, Livermore is the most populous city in the Tri-Valley, giving its name to the Livermore Valley. It is located on the eastern edge of California's San Francisc ...
where it remained until moving to
Frisco, Texas
Frisco is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located in Collin County, Texas, Collin and Denton County, Texas, Denton counties. It is part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex (DFW) and about from both Dallas Love Field and Dallas/Fort Worth In ...
in 2022.
Wiley X has partnerships with professional athletes, non-profits and the entertainment industry over.
Protection Standards
In a book ''Battle Rattle'' (2006 Windrow & Greene) by
Hans Halberstadt the author states that the
82nd Airborne Division
The 82nd Airborne Division is an Airborne forces, airborne infantry division (military), division of the United States Army specializing in Paratrooper, parachute assault operations into hostile areasSof, Eric"82nd Airborne Division" ''Spec Ops ...
was the first one to buy Wiley X in bulk, ordering thousands of the SG-1s goggles, originally developed for
Ranger regiment, shortly after deploying in
Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the Durand Line, east and south, Iran to the Afghanistan–Iran borde ...
in spring 2002.
Wiley X is eyewear meets the
ANSI
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI ) is a private nonprofit organization that oversees the development of voluntary consensus standards for products, services, processes, systems, and personnel in the United States. The organiz ...
Z87.1+ standards for clarity, high-velocity and high mass impacts.
Appearance in movies and TV
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American Sniper
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Army of the Dead
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Bright'' (2017)
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SWAT
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SWAT units are generally trained, equipped, and deployed to res ...
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The Office
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Big Little Lies''
References
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Eyewear brands