Hot Shots Calendar is a promotional calendar featuring

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for the UK based arms firm Edgar Brothers, the calendar has been in existence since 2009. Fifty-percent of the money made from sales of the calendar and associated products goes to various UK and US military charities including

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and

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. The calendars are made in association with several other sponsors including:

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, Crye Precision, Soldier Systems and SmithOptics. The exclusive media partner for the calendar is Soldier Systems.

Themes

The theme for the 2013 calendar was 1950s pin-up girls. It was launched at the

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, in

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. The company also produced a behind-the-scenes video explaining how the calendar was made. The 2014 calendar had a James Bond / ''007'' theme. This time the calendar was launched at the bi-annual Defence Security and Equipment International (DSEi) arms fair event. Again the company produced a behind-the-scenes video. The 2015 calendar had a "tongue-in-cheek take on the life of a soldier" as its theme. The launch party was held on 21 October 2014 at The Milton Club, Deansgate, Manchester. In attendance were the Mancunian boxers

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and Marcus Morrison. ''

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'' was the theme of the 2016 calendar and was launched at the DSEi.Preview.
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Controversies

The photo shoot for the 2015 calendar sparked a security scare when it was claimed that the pictures had been taken at

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without permission from the

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and a promotional video of the calendar expressed thanks to the "Soldiers of the 19th Special Forces Group." Lt. Col. Steven Fairbourn of the Utah National Guard said that an investigation had been launched, he also said that The Utah Department of Public Safety believes that two of its officers appeared in the video wearing agency uniforms, in violation of agency policies. In an interview for ABC News' ''

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'' the calendar's founder Michael Newman said, "This is not about me, it's not about the calendar. It's not about any of that. This whole project is to raise money for wounded servicemen and women."

Models

Current models * Giorgia Rosella * Kelly Hall * Rosie Jones * Daisy Watts * Jessica Davies * Joey Fisher * Emma Glover * Melissa 'Lissy' Cunningham Previous models * Cindy Prado * Lauren Rhodes * Zienna Eve *

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*Rhian Sugden *Danni Wells *

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*Emily O'Hara *Charlotte McKenna *Stacey Massey *Katie Marie-Cork *

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