National Tactical Officers Association Releases Summer Edition of The Tactical Edge

By Laura Burgess

Doylestown, Pa. (Ammoland.com) – The National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA) is pleased to announce the summer edition of The Tactical Edge is now available. Widely considered the leading authority in tactical operations information, The Tactical Edge reaches approximately 40,000 law enforcement officers with each issue.

Features in this issue include “Designing Safe and Effective Active Shooter Exercises” by Ed Allen and “Active Shooter Command Issues” by Randy Olsberg. There is also a riveting incident debrief on the December 2014 manhunt in suburban Philadelphia for multiple murderer Bradley Stone, written by Tom Nolan and Jay Ciarlello. Our cover feature “Ancient Tactics for Modern Manhunts” by Patrick Patten covers the very timely topic of tracking in woodland environments.

The NTOA has also made several articles available online to nonmembers, including “Tracking through Distractions” by Jeff Schettler, which breaks down the distractions to dogs when they are tracking and trailing. Another powerful article is “Baseline Leadership: Embracing the Obligation to your Personnel” by Phil Hansen. The article explores what characteristics are needed to provide good leadership to personnel and how one’s focus must be continually centered on those being led. Shawn M. …read more

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