Lots of good stuff in the one, and not just because I did one of the articles. The bit on OODA and Boyd by Claude Werner was very well done; http://www.theoutdoorwire.com/specials/ccse2015/
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I saw this on my news feed yesterday. It’s yet another example of law enforcement needing training in TCCC (Tactical Combat Casualty Care) type training, and in use of TQs (tourniquets). This has been slowly realized in many places, and TQs have had a bad rep for
Read more →Reading the article posted below peaked my thoughts on this subject, something I have been meaning to write about for awhile now. Over the course of my law enforcement and military time I saw WAY too many examples of poor leadership. Many folks mistake being a manager,
Read more →I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but lately the derp reference defensive ammunition choices has gotten off the charts again. There are no magic bullets. One can not beat physics. It sucks, but that’s the reality of life. People trying to sell you magic
Read more →Another well written, and well reasoned, article on this subject. Note that Mike Pannone was a part of the same unit where the “This is my safety” while wagging trigger finger bullshit supposedly came from, yet he notes; “Keep your weapon on safe and finger off the
Read more →A few years back I gave a presentation at the first Paul-E-Palooza on the subject of Excited Delirium (aka ExD). I was a bit surprised by the level of interest in that class since the students turned out to be mainly non LE or medical folks (my normal
Read more →Awhile back I got this idea started with the help of my friend Rich Grassi, editor of The Tactical Wire (free newsletter, LOTS of quality articles and gear reviews). The idea I wanted to investigate is “how cheap can a person go and still get a good AR15
Read more →Here’s a pretty good short article on the subject, in line with all of the TCCC training I have seen recently. This sort of know-how is useful in more than just a “tactical” scenario. I have been to a number of motor vehicle accidents over the years
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