Tag: SWAT

  • French SWAT Team Rappel Fail

    Wow that looks like it would have hurt. The description just says this: The gunman, who burst on Thursday at dawn in an outbreak of Rosny-sous-Bois which he is suspected of raping a resident, was overpowered and arrested by late afternoon. And I don’t know French so I have no idea what they are talking about in the video.

  • Howe & Howe PAV Badger and the Guinness Book Of Records

    Looking through the MSNBC Guinness Book Of Records anniversary photos today, I came across one that oozed both awesomeness and tacticalness… #26: Naturally I had to see more, so I checked YouTube… [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNRc_d07UDw[/youtube] Seeing it rip through the house, and out into the snow is absolutely incredible! Can you imagine the look on a bad…

  • Sending SWAT Teams To Inspect Oil Rigs? Possible Terrorism?

    [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkCt5xDEeTE[/youtube] According to the news so far, on April 20th the BP oil rig in the Gulf exploded.  Now since those rigs are inherently dangerous, I wasn’t really surprised by this and took it as an accident. Then this from from Obama today: Potentially getting the Department Of Defense to address the incident Department of…

  • Dynamic Entry Fail

    [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbZJXrtr0YY[/youtube] Thank god for good trigger control, on behalf of the guy that got knocked over.  At 15 seconds he muzzle sweeps his entire team before he gets up and joins them. It was pretty awesome when just as the SUV was driving away to yank the wall off, a lady opened the door, only…

  • How To Make It Out Of A Hostage Situation Alive

    This chart was in Newsweek magazine a few weeks ago: It’s kind of hard to read the list on the graphic, so I retyped it: Don’t be a hero: Accept the situation and prepare to wait. Do what you’re told – and remember: the first 45 minutes are the most dangerous. Don’t speak unless spoken…

  • Preparing for a training class

    Organizing for a Carbine Class Range Accuracy Vs. Battle Marksmanship Telescopic Sights and Reality All 3 articles are definitely worth a read… Check out the articles at S.W.A.T. magazine’s website – HERE A good price on a subscription to S.W.A.T. and other related magazines: Hat Tip: SayUncle