I was viewing the Pentagon Channel online recently, and I noted they have a new series coming up in 1/11 called Close Combat. It looks like it may be on interest to some of us here who are involved in hand to hand combat/defense. They also have a blog going on that mirrors some of the recent militar...
Cold weather ops requires proper clothing that allows access to your weapons, comm, etc...Also ensuring your weapon is lubed up with the correct lube. You have to be mentally prepared because you're gonna get cold :!: :!: I wear glasses at times, so I have to be aware of fogging when coming from war...
Lets see if I can describe how we're taught. Two operator team, front-back with the team going down a hallway. Front operator is doing frontal coverage, rear operator has their back to the back of the front operator providing rear cover. Team comes upon a door and the handle is within reach of the f...
For knee pads, I utilize volleyball knee pads. They're not hard shelled, provide flexibility and comfort. I wear them under my normal duty uniform, then if things go bad and I have to go tactical, I already have them on......
Move slow, let feet catch up, pie the corner, when I'm close I go low to get off eye level sight of the subject. If the subject knows I'm coming (and they usually do), I'm gonna get off the natural eye level line of sight and go low to get off that line, and to present a small target. If I can gain ...
Doesn't come out w/verbals, gas, then K9, then distraction, more verbals, more gas, more distraction, let his ass wait if presenting no major problems, subject will come out when he's choking up blood and has a few scratches from the puppy patrols. Then when the subject comes out
Leaders also have to sell management the benefits of training outside the box, and for scenarios that only the criminal mind and mother nature can imagine. It is hard, but if you can articulate what and why you are trying to train your people outside the scope of normal duties, then you have a leg u...