Category: Threats
Tactical Field Care
Tactical Field Care is defined as “The care rendered to the casualty once the casualty and rescuer are no longer under effective hostile fire. This term also applies to situations in which an injury has occurred on a mission but there has been no hostile fire.” In the Tactical Field Care Phase the immediate tactical problem [...]
Pre-Order: Maritime Operator Brand
T-shirts and hats for release! Pre-Orders will run until 11 November 2011, and gear will ship soon after and in time for the holidays. – Click Here to Order – The shirt is Gilden Ultra 100% preshrunk cotton. Color: Sand. Sizes available: S, M, L, XL, & XXL. (Add +2.00 for XXL.). Hats are Flex-Fit [...]
Winter Ops: A Quick Guide to Policing Icy Waters
When waterways freeze in the winter surface forms of transportation such as trucks, snowmobiles, and pedestrians become an issue for maritime law enforcement agencies. With a hard surface covering the water people travelling by these means now have unimpeded access to areas that would otherwise require a boat. Enforcement operations in these conditions requires a [...]
Overcoming High Freeboard
Freeboard is the height between a ship’s deck and its waterline. On small boats it’s low and poses no obstacle to a boarding party that only needs to step across from their own boat to board. On larger vessels and commercial ships the height is significantly increased and can only be overcome from the surface [...]
Running Wet Guns
When operating in a marine environment your weapons, their magazines, and ammunition will eventually get wet. Whether it happens because of rain, sea spray, or complete submersion, the introduction of water will have negative effects, but in nearly all cases the weapon will continue to fire as long as you take a few immediate actions. [...]
A Look at Kidnapping through the Lens of Protective Intelligence
By Scott Stewart At the moment a kidnapping occurs, the abduction team usually has achieved tactical surprise and usually employs overwhelming force. To the previously unsuspecting victim, the abductors seemingly appear out of nowhere. But when examined carefully, kidnappings are, for the most part, the result of a long and carefully orchestrated process. They do [...]
Woolrich Elite Tactical Series – Lightweight Operator Pants
I’ve worn a lot of “tactical” pants in my career – 5.11s, BDUs, DCUs, etc. and the pair that really stands out is the set of the OD green Woolrich Elite Tactical series “Lightweight Operator Pants” that I have had for about the past 3 1/2 years. I mostly wore them for teaching shipboard CQB [...]
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