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Active Shooters Can Kill Cops, Too

Every tick of the clock means more victims. The faster the response, the fewer the victims.

September 30, 2008

Another School Year, Another School Shooting

With the school year barely begun, there has already been another school shooting to report. This time, at South High School in Willoughby, Ohio. Fortunately, this time, no one was shot. However, the close call sent shockwaves of fear throughout this suburban Cleveland community.

September 11, 2008

Keep a Training File

Once you start your career make certain that you document and maintain your training records. It sounds boring, but bear with me and I will tell you how it can save you money as well.

May 28, 2008

Countdown to TREXPO East 2008

Mark your calendar for the TREXPO East 2008 conference and expo, which returns to the Dulles Expo & Conference Center in Chantilly, Va., August 26–29, 2008. With a conference, professional training sessions, a trade show featuring specialized equipment and services, and a range event, TREXPO East offers something for everyone.

April 30, 2008

TREXPO West 2008: Best of Show

Both TREXPO's roots and its evolving focus were both evident in the product offerings at the West Coast edition of the conference held Feb. 19–22 in Long Beach, Calif. On the show floor of the Long Beach Convention Center, several new products made their debut and several others made their TREXPO debut.

March 31, 2008

'Terror at Beslan' Author's Chilling Keynote Inspires TREXPO Crowd to Combat School Terrorism

Tactical consultant John Giduck used a lot of humor in his six-hour two-day keynote presentation at TREXPO West. And that's a good thing because Giduck's presentation is about Islamist terror attacks on children, especially school children. So if his audience of veteran cops and soldiers didn't have some comic relief, they'd probably start crying.

March 31, 2008

Get Extended Specialized Training at TREXPO West

TREXPO West offers a full afternoon of FREE Extended Specialized Training Courses on Thursday, February 21. All attendees can take a free lesson directly from some of the country's top trainers, and from the manufacturers of some of the products you use every day.

January 30, 2008

TREXPO East 2007: Hitting the Books and Each Other

The conference portion of the 2007 TREXPO East offered a little bit of something for every attendee. Once primarily SWAT oriented, the TREXPO conference now includes classes of interest to tactical medics, SWAT operators, patrol officers, and gang officers.

September 30, 2007

TREXPO East 2007: Best of Show

In the past six years, I've attended 12 TREXPO conferences. Each time the exposition floor at the conference has had a unique character. There was some kind of trend that you could see in the products showcased up and down the aisles. TREXPO East 2007 is no exception. This year the trend was tactical vehicles.

September 30, 2007

TREXPO East 2007: History Lessons

What can today's cop learn from the misfortune of ancient Greek infantry? Plenty, according to Siddle.

September 30, 2007

TREXPO East Day Two—Siddle Wows Crowd with "Warrior Science"

Siddle said it was critical for police trainers to take a more holistic approach to combat training. “We need to look at all of the intangibles of human response and bring them together in our training.” He also argued for combining fitness, use-of-force training, close-quarter combat training, and defensive tactics training into one discipline that is based on research into the physiological reaction of warriors to combat. “We need to avoid the flavor of the month,” he added. “The flavor of the

August 23, 2007

TREXPO West 2007: Double Duty

All you have to do is listen to Lt. Col. Dave Grossman for a few minutes, and you will quickly realize the great love that he has for America and for the men and women who secure the liberty of Americans.

April 30, 2007

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