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Fabrique Nationale Herstal, known in the United States as FNH USA, may not currently have the immediate name recognition of firearms manufacturers such as Beretta, Colt, Glock, SIG Sauer or ...

It's the basics that win out. Be it gear or tactics, the simple version usually rules. I've believed that and lived it for many years, so it's not easy for ...

In 1998, an eight-hour closure on the Woodrow Wilson Bridge in Washington, D.C., had a lot of first responders talking. Unfortunately, not to each other. A jumper on the bridge ...

In the early 1990s, portable less-lethal chemical agents became standard issue for patrol operations, and these irritant sprays typically prove helpful when attempting to control resistive or violent subjects without ...

Boating or marine law enforcement officers love the water. Why else would you choose a profession where you enforce laws from a vessel?

Officer Armando Plascencia in an interview with Amy Clark, Associate Editor

The National Tactical Officers Association has launched the new Tactical Rescue Technician (TRT) course. Following a comprehensive, four-day tactical rescue and medicine curriculum, the course covers innovative high-threat immediate extraction ...

The Virtual Terrorism Response Academy (VTRA), developed by the Interactive Media Laboratory (IML) at Dartmouth Medical School, has introduced the terrorism-response course Ops-Plus for WMD Hazmat, available on CD-ROM. The ...

On July 5, Deputy Sheriff Joshua Norris, 22, of the Jefferson Parish (La.) Sheriff s Office was fatally shot after responding to a domestic-disturbance-with-gunfire call. As Norris approached the residence, ...

All said, this is lots of gear that takes lots of space. One solution: Outfit a small trailer with the bulk of the non-critical response gear.