Mike Wood

Tactical Analysis

Mike Wood is the son of a 30-year California Highway Patrolman and the author of “Newhall Shooting: A Tactical Analysis,” the highly-acclaimed study of the 1970 California Highway Patrol gunfight in Newhall, California. Mike is an Honor Graduate of the United States Air Force Academy, a graduate of the US Army Airborne School, and a retired US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel with over 26 years of service. He’s a National Rifle Association (NRA) Law Enforcement Division-certified firearms instructor, senior editor at RevolverGuy.com, and has been a featured guest on the Excellence In Training Academy and American Warrior Society podcasts, as well as several radio and television programs. He’s grateful for the opportunity to serve and learn from the men and women of law enforcement.

LATEST ARTICLES

Firearms

Readers respond: What is the state of firearms maintenance in law enforcement?

Agency leaders have a responsibility to their people and the public to ensure officers have safety equipment that will actually work when the chips are down

August 04, 2020 10:56 AM

Mike Wood

Officer Safety

Defend the house: Protecting police buildings and personnel

Police leaders must act to protect these valuable resources ‒ and the personnel within ‒ from the violence of the mob

July 27, 2020 02:43 PM

Mike Wood

Mass Casualty Incidents

Lessons from the Norway terror attack

It was estimated that 1 in 4 Norwegians knew someone who had been directly affected by the deadliest attack in Norway since World War II

July 22, 2020 08:55 AM

Mike Wood

Precision Rifle

The argument for the modular police sniper rifle

Police sniper teams are better equipped with a rifle that can field two different calibers to meet the demands of increased overwatch assignments and conventional SWAT operations

June 16, 2020 03:05 PM

Mike Wood