Gaining the Advantage in Low-Light Environments

Many firearms instructors spend the time allotted to low-light training teaching popular flashlight techniques that have been around for years. That’s OK to a point. However, there is more to operating in the dark than knowing how to hold a flashlight.

Video: California Firefighters Rescue Rookie Officer Trapped in Back of Squad

Firefighters with the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District were called to assist an officer with the Antioch Police Department who was inadvertently locked in the back of a police car. The incident occurred during a training exercise where officers were to respond to a school campus.

N.C. Probation Office Slammed for Releasing Murder Suspects

One after another, the mistakes mounted in the probation offices handling the cases of the men charged with murdering UNC-Chapel Hil student body president Eve Carson. Demario Atwater, 21, had not received as much as a phone call from his probation officer for more than a year. Laurence Alvin Lovette, 17, had a probation officer who, after seven months on the job, still had not received basic training or met the teenager.

FNH USA Extends Special Purchase Offer to NRA Certified Instructors

FNH USA has unveiled a new purchase program specifically created for NRA Certified Instructors and NRA Training Counselors. This program allows these certified individuals to purchase either an FNP-9 (9 mm) or FNP-40 (.40-cal. S&W) for only $375 -- almost $300 below retail.

Real Action Paintball Tactical Vest

Real Action Paintball’s RAP4 Tactical Vest is designed for Airsoft, paintball, and tactical training. The new vest’s multiple pouches can be rearranged to accommodate paintball pods, standard AR magazines, standard MP5 magazines, and all sizes of CO2 cylinders and air tanks. Each pouch is secured with Velcro and steel buttons for added support.

10 Tips for Starting a Tactical Medicine Program

“First and foremost, it's about officer safety. The guys have a dangerous job and traditionally they haven't been given the tools and the training they need to protect themselves and their friends, their partners, when they get hurt,” says Dr. Joe Nakagawa, medical director.

Law Enforcement Is a Contact Sport

My Field Training Officer (FTO) often compared police work to playing on a football team. He would say, "The team with the least amount of penalties wins." The analogy always stuck with me and after 10 years as an officer, it still rings true.

Put it in Writing

There is one simple reason that you should have a written training plan: limited resources. You have to plan how you will allocate your limited resources of time and money, so that your department gets the most bang for its buck.

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