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Worth a read and discussion with your senior administrators https://www.police1.com/officer-shootings/articles/should-you-shoot-someone-breaching-the-us-capitol-QEBVADUcf50fXkuV/ Should you shoot someone breaching the U.S. Capitol? Decisions to use force, especially deadly force, are unquestionably the most critical an officer will ever make Today at 10:27 AM This … Continue reading →

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Mark V. Lonsdale, STTU

At Urban Shield, a Las Vegas Metro PD SWAT commander shared key takeaways from the police response to the massacre By Nancy Perry, Editor, Sep 12, 2018 On October 1, 2017, a gunman opened fire on 22,000 Las Vegas concert attendees from … Continue reading →

By Mark V. Lonsdale, STTU     At approximately 09:45 on 11 SEPT 2001 the Pentagon came under attack by radical fundamentalists. After taking control of American Airlines Flight 77, a 757 loaded with innocent souls, hijackers intentionally piloted the aircraft … Continue reading →

THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM 2001 – Until it’s over…. By Mark V. Lonsdale “No matter how long it takes, no matter where we have to look, our United States military will patiently and surely hunt down the murderers and … Continue reading →

By Mark V. Lonsdale, STTU Why you should Never Forget 9-11…. It may be 19 years since 9-11 but the war still rages on in the shadows. Remember, they attacked us on land in 1998 when they hit the US … Continue reading →

Vortex Awarded OTA for Army’s Next Gen Squad Weapon Fire Control Prototype Program We’re honored to announce that the US Army – PM Soldier Lethality awarded Vortex® an agreement to deliver the Next Generation Squad Weapon-Fire Control (NGSW-FC) Production Ready … Continue reading →