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Although not frequently used, rappelling can be a useful SWAT skill.
July 31, 2007
From SWAT's earliest days, Hollywood has shown SWAT teams rappelling from great heights, crashing through windows, doing dive rolls worthy of Olympic gymnasts, coming up with long gun in hand, to save the day—lone and unhurt. At least that's how they did it in the 1970s hit TV show "SWAT." Read Full Article
author: Robert O'Brien | posted @ Tuesday, July 31, 2007 12:58 PM |
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Remember all of the shootouts of the past, so we'll be prepared to fight similar future battles.
July 25, 2007
Every day, police throughout America respond to dangerous situations that often turn into armed, deadly confrontations. When circumstances and time allow, police hold things down until SWAT arrives and takes over. At least that's the plan, but we all know about plans. Read Full Article
author: Robert O'Brien | posted @ Wednesday, July 25, 2007 11:39 AM |
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Facing a former friend who is now the bad guy sucks. But remember, friend or not, a good cop gone bad can be deadly.
July 17, 2007
Bad cops, represent a particularly deadly threat to officers who
respond to, or investigate, their crimes. I can’t think of many
nightmare scenarios worse than confronting an armed, trained good guy
gone bad, who knows our tactics. Read Full Article
author: Robert O'Brien | posted @ Tuesday, July 17, 2007 1:54 PM |
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Tactical police units have refined search-and-raid tactics, but there’s a lot of variation from agency to agency.
July 10, 2007
Basic search and raid principles remain essentially unchanged since Sun
Tzu wrote “The Art of War” more than 2,000 years ago. Sir Robert Peel’s
London Bobbies conducted searches and raids for criminals in the 1800s
about the same way we do them now. And today, basic “hammer and anvil”
(entry and containment) principles are universal.
There have been some refinements, however. SWAT has created its own unique strategies and tactics, which vary among teams. Read Full Article
author: Robert O'Brien | posted @ Tuesday, July 10, 2007 12:14 PM |
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Tactical officers can learn an awful lot about winning by watching their favorite NFL teams.
July 05, 2007
On the surface, it would seem that pro football teams and SWAT teams are totally unrelated. After all, NFL football is only a game, and its players are among the highest paid people in America. Whereas pay is definitely not the primary reason that any of us chose law enforcement as our profession, and our life and death operations in SWAT are by no means a game.
However, underneath the surface and beyond these differences, pro football and SWAT share very similar traits. What follows is a brief overview of the similarities and differences between pro football and SWAT.
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author: Robert O'Brien | posted @ Thursday, July 05, 2007 6:30 AM |
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