The NTOA Releases the Fall Edition of The Tactical Edge

By Laura Burgess

Doylestown, Pa. (Ammoland.com) – The National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA) is pleased to announce the fall 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 “Return on Investment: How to Propose Building Out a Fully Mission-Capable SWAT Team in the U.S.” by Ed Allen and “The Challenge of Complex Critical Incidents” by Bruce Liebe. NTOA’s cover feature “2015 Conference – SLC ” covers the highlights of the NTOA’s annual Tactical Operations Conference held this year in Salt Lake City, Utah, including honorary conference guest Timothy “Danger” Miles, an 8-year-old Salt Lake City boy fighting a terminal illness. Miles was able to achieve one of his greatest dreams at the conference by being part of a real SWAT team.

The NTOA has also made several articles available online to nonmembers, including “First Steps in K9/SWAT Integration” by Brad Smith. The article explores how to integrate a patrol dog into a SWAT environment through “tactical obedience.” Phil Hansen, in “Leading through …Read the Rest

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