SWAT
The SWAT topic page gives tactical officers and police officers who want to join the ranks of these elite special units a wide variety of news, tips, columns and commentary to achieve the objective.
There are several traits you need to be a good SWAT officer
Here’s what to expect if you decide to take the path of a Special Weapons and Tactics operator
Host cities for the FIFA Soccer World Cup 2026 like Atlanta are leveraging federal, state and local partnerships to strengthen riot control units, foster technology collaboration and implement joint intelligence gathering
Mayhem in another American city continues as pushers of false narratives infect the national narrative and invade vulnerable cities to commit acts of terror on the streets
The man suspected of holding about a dozen people against their will Thursday remained inside a Mississippi boarding house
The police department is in its first year of reforms
Larryville Blue is made by a cop, about cops, for cops and those that love what we do
SWAT teams should keep a watchful eye on the future in order to prepare for the worst
Regional SWAT teams aren’t for every agency, but they can provide a great service to those who need it
A flash-bang grenade tossed into an alleged stash house kicked up powdered fentanyl and heroin that SWAT officers breathed in
When the public, the press and politicians say police don’t need tanks, these strategies can help you make that critical purchase
Individual skills qualify a person for SWAT, but the ability to operate within a team during high-risk operations is what makes a person become SWAT
Many trainers are either forgetting a very important element of active shooter tactical response or are simply unaware of it
Brown was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon after a 14-hour standoff with LAPD
Police and the news media have coordinated on many projects historically, from the common ride-along to NBC’s “To Catch a Predator”
Almost every LEO carries a knife, but very few agencies have an edged weapons policy commensurate with those they have for firearms, impact weapons, chemical weapons, and conductive energy weapons
The gunman hit Sgt. Lee Jundt in his ballistic vest
Jim and Doug discuss how those units differ from patrol, and offer some keys to successfully making the transition to a specialized assignment
Authorities say the child was shot in an extremity and taken to a hospital
The Blast Gauge System takes the guesswork out of determining minimum safe distance for SWAT stacks
The Blast Gauge System provides critical information about blast overpressure to help reduce the risk of traumatic brain injury
Blast exposure is an occupational hazard for tactical officers, and it’s important to know the risks and take steps to address them
Dallas Police added an explosive threat neutralization tactic that doesn’t expose a single cop and is almost guaranteed to end the siege
The first officer on scene at the San Bernardino attack shares his hard-earned lessons from that horrific day
The suspect in the deadly attack taunted police during negotiations, laughing at them, singing and at one point asking how many officers he had shot
The suspect fired six gunshots during the standoff. Police did not fire their weapons
This Police1 Digital Edition focuses on how the past and present will shape the future of SWAT in the United States
This is the second time the K-9 handler has tragically lost a police dog in the line of duty
The unidentified suspect was taken into custody
Explosives were a major concern
Without a SOP for evaluating how a tactical team is used, the liability factor soars when a critical error occurs
Executive Order 13688, issued in January 2015, effectively ended federal support for the local equipment acquisition program known as the 1033 program
Prepare now, for the day will come when you must answer the call as the officers and other responders did in Orlando
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