Tag: Tactical Gear: Page 32

Special Units

Gas Pains

No piece of necessary equipment is more debilitating under the stress of violent aggression and physical exertion than a gas mask. If you’re on a SWAT team, it’s inevitable that you will have to deploy in a gas mask. Which means that SWAT trainers must train you to work, move, and fight in a respirator. It’s not as easy as it looks.

July 31, 2004

Special Units

Respirator Roundup

There are many respirators out there for police officers to choose from. Here are some of the best units available that meet the special needs of the police officer.

February 29, 2004

Special Units

Gas Masks and Air Packs

While actually known by professionals as Air Purifying Respirators (APRs) and Self-Contained Breathing Apparatuses (SCBAs), gas masks and air packs, once only found with specialized units, are fast becoming a staple in the patrol officer and first responder's gear bag.

February 29, 2004

Special Units

Preparing for the Worst

Less than two years ago, weapons of mass destruction (WMD) such as gas, viruses, and nukes were mostly the stuff of Tom Clancy novels, not the everyday concern of the nation’s law enforcement. But that was before 9/11.

January 31, 2003

Weapons

Kimber Arms LAPD SWAT With Custom II

The Los Angeles Police Department's SWAT unit has chosen a new sidearm. The elite unit has selected the Kimber Custom II .45 ACP as it's duty pistol of choice, Shooting Times reports.

October 31, 2002

Patrol

What's in a Boot?

You probably know what you like, but you probably also see something new each time you browse your local uniform store, looking to replace your boots. Companies continue to come up with newer and better technologies every year.

September 30, 2002

Weapons

Kimber Custom II Pistol

The officers of LAPD SWAT wanted a handgun that was solid, reliable, and delivered the features, accessories, and performance they felt they needed. After an extensive period of testing there was one clear winner: the Kimber Custom II.

September 30, 2002

Special Units

POLICE - TREXPO East New and Improved

A wide variety of new or refined police products was the highlight of the TREXPO East trade show and conference held Aug. 12-15 at the Baltimore Convention Center.

September 30, 2002

Special Units

TWO if by Sea: Tactical Waterborne Units

The lesson of the Baltimore exercise is quite clear: police agencies can't just arbitrarily decide that their jurisdictions end at the water's edge and assume that anything on the water will be handled by the Coast Guard, the Navy, or somebody else.

July 31, 2002

Technology

The Fifth Element

Welcome to the new battleground. Called "fifth-dimensional battlespace," it takes the old three-dimensional battlefield (the spatial dimensions of length, width, height or depth of an area), and the temporal dimension of time, and adds the fifth dimension of cyberspace.

July 31, 2002

Special Units

Field Dressing

The reality of the contemporary police special ops team is very different than the image of LAPD SWAT that was burned into America's collective consciousness by the hit show.

July 31, 2002

Patrol

Have Gun--Will Travel

Today's law enforcement personnel have many choices beyond leather, and much more to carry than just a pistol.

May 31, 2002