Aaron Cohen, a counterterrorism expert and former member of the elite Israeli special forces unit, said on CNN early Friday that the Bastille Day attack in Nice, France, was a “colossal” security failure that could have been stopped. At least 80 people were killed on Thursday when a truck barreled through a crowd of people…
Category: Civilian Operator 101
Health and Fitness: The Physically Adaptive Combat Athlete
Although this is obviously aimed for military application, I think it gives the Civilian Operator a great springboard template to base his Physical Fitness training regimen off of, especially if you want to integrate small unit tactics. -SF The Physically Adaptive Soldier: Creating the Combat Athlete Darrell E. Fawley III As the Army transitions…
Examining Terrorist Tactics: TATP and the New Breed of Homemade Explosive Devices
By Hammerhead It appears the Homemade Explosive Device that detonated in Central Park over the 4th of July Weekend was indeed made with TATP. The actuating trigger on the device was a pressure sensitive plate, which leads me to believe this WAS NOT a hobbyist left behind experiment, but an actual IED booby trap left…