Body Armor 101: How to Choose
To better understand the choices, let’s go step by step through the various types of armor, threat levels, and certification processes.
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To better understand the choices, let’s go step by step through the various types of armor, threat levels, and certification processes.
Nowadays, it’s not uncommon for adults to return to college, especially with the flexibility that distance education can provide for busy students. Here are four reasons why you might consider going back to school.
What do the various levels of body armor protection mean? How do you choose which one is best for you?
SIG Sauer Academy, provider of high-quality firearms instruction and tactical training, has announced the award of a General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule 84 contract for firearms and tactical training.
On July 12, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the Department of Justice in the City of Los Angeles v. William P. Barr, Attorney General, lifting the nationwide injunction on COPS Hiring Program and the Microgrants.
5.11 Tactical has announced its partnership with Spartan, an obstacle race and endurance brand. 5.11 is the Official Tactical Gear Partner of the 2019 Spartan Honor Series and will be on site with activations at each of the remaining stops within the contiguous Unites States this Summer and Fall.
The Dallas Police Department has the potential to make a small dent in its staffing shortfall with the graduation of as many as 65 police academy cadets, if everyone in the current class makes the cut.
HIIT exercises can power you through your shifts.
Software, cloud-based videos, and Internet-based instruction can teach officers about new laws and policies and reduce liability.
ThinBlueOnLine's verbal response training software offers law enforcement officers effective instruction that can be conducted in minutes.
Through special training for all public safety personnel, the nation’s fifth largest city is taking steps to mitigate the terror and tragedy of an attack.
VirTra Inc. has expanded its presence across Southern California with installations in four separate departments.
NarcanKit’s newest product is designed as an accurate training device to instruct opioid overdose rescuers on the proper administration of 4mg Naloxone Nasal Spray.
The bullet fired during a firearms exercise that was not supposed to include live ammunition missed Sgt. Eric Fernandez's heart by only two inches.
After touring Chicago's current police academy and seeing recruits apprehending mock suspects in a dark hallway, Mayor Lori Lightfoot came away more convinced than ever that replacing the academy is essential to improve police training.
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.
ThinBlueOnLine.com provides practice-based training to build de-escalation and other verbal communication skills in law enforcement officers.
The bureau has 128 officer vacancies and hasn’t been able to fill them as fast as veterans are retiring, with another large wave of retirements expected in August 2020.
North Carolina-based company K2 Solutions has trademarked its Person-Borne Explosives Detection Dogs. The term means the dog can detect explosives being carried on the body of a moving person. Click through to see these K-9s at work. To find out more about K2 Solutions' Person-Borne Explosive Detection Dogs, read "Training the BombHunters."
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