I have been literally assaulted on all sides lately by folks asking me to give them advice on how best to “prepare” for the current crisis we are all facing in this country right now. From Ebola to EV-D68 to ISIS coming across our borders, to our 1st and 2nd Amendment Rights being trampled…
Category: Tradecraft
Thoughts on Perimeter Security
As I was going over my final checklist for both my “Shelter-in-Place” and “Bug-Out” Plans, I came across something I have been meaning to work on for some time but never got around to it: improving my perimeter security. Now being I am in a very rural area, my perimeter security is a bit unorthodox…
Making the Tactical Flashlight Practical Again
It is amazing to me the speed in which technology moves. And whats more amazing is it is not just the technology that we see and hear about everyday like computers and cell phones, but the technology advancements not readily apparent to most everyday “sheeple” types, like in flashlights. Being kind of a tech geek…
Learning from Terrorist Tactics: Spotting Suicide Bombers
When I decided on this subject, I initially was prepared to do a ton of research and fact checking, but then it hit me one day: I really have to look no further than Israel and their Counter-Terrorism Networks to get the “scoop” on this subject! After all, they have been dealing with and neutralizing…
What the CO can Learn from the Eric Frien Manhunt
I started watching the story about Eric Frein with only casual interest at first, because I thought, this being a civilian cop killer, they would find him in no time and it would most likely end in a one-sided shootout with Frein in a bodybag and SWAT cops giving high fives. It has been over…
Stopping a Dog Attack
Dog Attacks are so common now that it is hard to keep up. The worst attacks are always on children obviously, since vicious dogs always see children as the easier prey. The easy solution to an attacking, vicious animal has always been to put it down with hollow point “maul stoppers”.. but as the CO…
“The Lazy and Stupid Parent”: Yeah there is an App for that!
Awareness (noun): Knowledge or perception of a situation or fact. Let’s face it. Being AWARE can help the CO more than any other skill-set, AVOID, DETER or DE-ESCALATE most bad situations before they get out of hand. Very often CO’s forget that just like any other skill-set in their toolbox, Awareness is perishable and if…
Learning from Insurgent Tactics: The Ambush
In our last installment, we discussed at length the “Hide n’ Glide” where Taliban and Iraqi insurgents/terrorist strategically hide weapons and at opportune moments, attack U.S. and coalition personnel and then attempt afterwards to blend back in with the general populace. Today we are going to discuss how the insurgents plan and execute the…
Black on White Hate Crime Violence: The Unspoken Epidemic?
Two videos showing that Black on White HATE CRIME VIOLENCE is much more frequent an occurrence than most people realize or even care to admit. [youtube=http://youtu.be/a5TwYKM5moE] [youtube=http://youtu.be/ru8WTYB6qoY] It appears white people being brutally assaulted by black gangs in Missouri (only 3 hours from where the Michael Brown debacle occurred in Ferguson) and Memphis, Tennessee is…
First Rule: Always Assume they are Armed!
[youtube=http://youtu.be/wQIAFeC10cY] Today’s lesson boys and girls involves ALWAYS ASSUMING YOUR ENEMY IS ARMED! As we see in the above vid, these two “loss prevention clerks” did not, and it almost cost them both DEARLY. The only saving grace in this incident was that the alleged shoplifter with the knife was UNTRAINED and UNMOTIVATED. As CO’s…