Tag: Tactical Organizations

Training

(Video) Tactics for Surviving an Ambush Attack

Don Alwes discusses how increased officer situational awareness, proper tactical response, and knowledge of John Boyd's OODA Loop can keep officers safer in the event of an ambush attack.

June 26, 2019

Special Units

How To Start a SWAT Team

POLICE

A specially trained tactical unit could be the winning weapon in your agency’s arsenal.

January 25, 2013

SWAT

Policing In Uncertain Times: The Future of SWAT

As a result of dramatically shrinking tax revenues, the public sector is now being forced to make unprecedented cuts across the board. I'm a strong advocate of SWAT being capable and versatile enough to handle a wide variety of assignments. SWAT teams need to stay active as their agencies tactical go-to specialists.

November 28, 2010

Special Units

Tactical Officers Eligible For NTOA Scholarships

The National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA) and several sponsors are offering scholarships to the association's Tactical Operations Conference in Pittsburgh, Penn., from Sept. 19-24.

February 23, 2010

Special Units

Oakland SWAT Gets Additional Review

The Oakland Police Department's SWAT unit will get an additional third-party review, following a Board of Inquiry report that harshly criticized its handling of a desperate parolee's killing of four officers in March.

January 12, 2010

SWAT

SWAT Associations: Are You a Member?

SWAT is a special breed of dedicated volunteers who are tactically oriented, knowledgeable, trained, equipped, armed, and capable of handling any and all high-risk missions they're tasked with. Associations allow these like-minded individuals to share best practices as well as each other's company.

October 20, 2009

Special Units

Euro Counter-Terrorism

Conventional police forces deployed in large and normally  slow-to-react formations were not capable of dealing with small, clandestine terrorist cells, striking swiftly and melting into the civil scenery.

March 31, 2001