Category: Tactics
“If You Hit a Shoulder, That’s an Arm Gone…”
Here’s another good first person account by a private contractor making the transit through the Gulf of Aden – this one with a little more action. Written by Andreas Ulrich, a former Royal Marine, the article was originally published by Spiegel.de. His best line is a description of what happens even if a 7.62 misses [...]
Waterborne Tactics: Do You Have A Plan?
This article comes from Dave Young, a well known and respected law enforcement instructor who has dedicated a vast wealth of knowledge to those serving in the Maritime Community. His company Arma Training has been providing advanced training to the LE community for years. Be sure and head over and check them out. By Dave [...]
DIY: Armored Blanket Bag
This is one of our articles from the old 14USC89 website that we released last year. In light of recent chatter on discussion boards and other sites, we figured that we would repost it for all of you to enjoy and ponder in the event you have old ballistic panels on hand. You’re on a [...]
Lights Off: Flashlights & Sidearms Pt II
Click Here To Read Lights Off Part I Not every search requiring a light requires a drawn weapon, but how many of us have practiced drawing our weapon, getting into our preferred technique, and shooting under stress? While we’re on the subject, we always hear the line “train how you fight”, but are we preparing [...]
Phoenix Express 2011
Phoenix Express 2011 (PE-11), a three week multi-national training exercise in Crete, has almost wrapped. Divided into in-port and underway phases, the exercise was intended to build regional maritime partnerships among the 14 participating countries in their efforts to deter illicit trafficking at sea. Primarily geared for Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO) boarding teams, the main [...]
USCG Tactical & Pursuit Coxswain Insignia
Building on what we discussed in our MSRT TDT post, should USCG Coxswains qualified for tactical and pursuit missions be given their own unique insignia? Maybe something along the lines of our own creation below? It looks damn cooler than a couple crossed oars. One note about the design – Intent isn’t to step on [...]
In Pictures: Underway with the MSRT TDT
Below are some new shots of the MSRT’s Tactical Delivery Team training off the coast of Virginia. Question for our readers – As the USCG continues to build out tactical capabilities, should boat coxswains with pursuit and tactical duties be given their own rating similar to the USN’s Special Warfare Boat Operator (SB)? The USCG [...]
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