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FNS Striker Fired Pistol Armorer
June 28-29
Fairfax, VA |
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Sig Academy: Intro to Executive Protection (Intermediate)
July 7
Epping, NH |
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Three Gun Matches
June 16
Oklahoma City, OK |
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GUNSITE: Emergency Medical Preparedness
July 13-15
Paulden, AZ |
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Police Sniper Program
July 14- 18
Greely, CO |
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Action Intelligence Summit
July 30- August 1, 2012
Washington, DC |
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Connecticut SWAT Challenge
August 21, 2012
West Hartord, CT |
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NTOA 29th Annual Tactical Operations Conference
September 9, 2012
Seattle, WA |
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USMC Ultimate Challenge
Mud Run
October 13
South Carolina |
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Special Operations Forces Symposium and Exposition (SOFEX)
November 5, 2012
Fort Bragg, NC. |
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Warrior Dash
November 10
Central Texas |
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Southeast Counter-Terrorism and Emergency Response Conference and Expo
November 16-18
Charlotte, NC |
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Register For The 2012 TTPOA SWAT Competition |
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The TTPOA is proud to announce that the 2012 TTPOA Competition will be hosted by the Dallas Police Department, September 20th, 2012 through September 23, 2012.
Events for the 2012 Competition will include more Team oriented events, Sniper events and much, much more. All events will be run blind, and the Competition is limted to the first 30 teams registered. A team will consist of five team members and one alternate (5 member minimum - alternate is optional, but is HIGHLY recommended).
The TTPOA will host a Trade Show during registration and lecture/debriefs on Thursday, September 20th. As always, there will be plenty of hospitality and give away door prizes.
The registration deadline is August 29th, 2012. If we do not have enough teams registered by this date, the 2012 Competition will be cancelled .
2012 SWAT Competition Details
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Nuclear Supercomputer Reclaims US World Speed Record |
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 The new IBM cluster system, Sequoia, took number one spot in the world’s fastest 500 supercomputers, a closely-watched measure of international technological prowess.
The machine, which runs the Linux operating system and was first announced in 2009, has been installed across 4,500 square feet of the US Department of Energy’s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, to carry out simulations of nuclear weapons tests.
“Supercomputers such as Sequoia have allowed the United States to have confidence in its nuclear weapons stockpile over the 20 years since nuclear testing ended in 1992,” the laboratory said in a statement. Sequoia was measured at 16.32 petaflops, or 16 thousand trillion calculations per second, and is said to be capable of 20 petaflops. It unseated the reigning champion, the K Computer, built by Fujitsu in Japan, which is capable of more than 10 petaflops. “
While Sequoia may be the fastest, the underlying computing capabilities it provides give us increased confidence in the nation’s nuclear deterrent,” said National Nuclear Security Administration administrator Thomas D’Agostino.
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Fairfield University Hosts Week-long Training Academy for Campus Public Safety Officers |
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The Fairfield University Department of Public Safety (DPS) is presenting its fourth annual Campus Public Safety Officer Training Academy from Saturday, July 21, 2012, through Friday, July 27, 2012, on the campus of Fairfield University. This seven-day classroom and practical instruction course is led by trained professionals certified in their areas of instruction and is designed to provide officers the skills necessary to meet the many challenges of keeping today’s colleges and universities safe. Enrollment is limited to campus law enforcement officers.
Course topics include, but are not limited to: Aspects of Law, Narcotic and Intoxication Awareness, Officer Safety, Report Writing, Social Networking Investigations, and Critical Incident Management. Instructors include members of the Fairfield and Trumbull Police Departments, Fairfield Fire Departments, CT State Police, State of CT Corrections Department, and Fairfield University Department of Public Safety. “The curriculum was carefully selected to reflect the ever-changing needs and demands placed upon security and public safety departments in today’s environment,” said Fairfield University Associate Director of Public Safety Frank Ficko.
Public Safety Officers from colleges throughout the country have participated in Fairfield University’s Campus Public Safety training program in prior years, and early registration for this summer’s training includes participants from Ohio and Delaware.
Campus Public Safety Officer Training Academy tuition:
- $725 for IACLEA and NECUSA members;
- $775 for non-association members.
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Revision Eyewear Hellfly Ballistic Sunglasses |
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Army to Open New Ground-vehicle Lab in Michigan |
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The U.S. Army will lead the way in producing safer, more efficient and more high-powered ground vehicles in the future with the construction of the Department of Defense’s Ground System Power and Energy Laboratory, or GSPEL.
The U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center in Warren, Mich., will host an official groundbreaking ceremony for the lab Aug. 17. Army, government and industry leaders are scheduled to be on hand for the event. The GSPEL will be a one-of-a-kind research and testing laboratory complex. Eight different labs will be housed in the 30,000-square-foot facility and they are being designed as the cornerstone for the Army’s next generation of power and energy initiatives.
The facility will provide scientists and researchers with the ability to integrate hybrid-electric and fuel-cell technologies into advanced military vehicles. TARDEC worked with the Southwest Research Institute, an independent, nonprofit applied research and development organization in San Antonio, Texas, to develop the demanding equipment and facility specifications necessary to make the GSPEL a reality.
One state-of-the-art piece of equipment to be installed in the GSPEL is AeroVironment’s AV-800 Power Processing Unit. The unit, delivered to TARDEC in June, is the highest power-level power-processing unit in the United States. The AV-800 uses power from a grid to test batteries and vehicles, and is capable of returning energy back to the grid at more than 90-percent efficiency.
The amount of energy generated by the system makes it ideal for testing the Army’s next-generation fleet of hybrid-electric manned and unmanned tactical vehicles, officials said. The unit is also used for assisting with the development of stationary devices, such as grid-connected batteries and fuel-cell systems by simulating application-specific load profiles. As both the Army and the automotive industry look for ways to improve fuel efficiency and reduce energy consumption, TARDEC is working to be a leader in energy security and the development of hybrid-electric technology for ground vehicle systems.
“As the nation’s laboratory for advanced military automotive technology, TARDEC is at the forefront of developing tomorrow’s automotive solutions,” said Michael Bissonette, AeroVironment’s senior vice president and general manager of Efficient Energy Systems. “This new system will enable the development of high-powered electric automotive solutions, representing an important new capability for TARDEC and for the electric transportation industry.”
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Singapore University Teams Up With U.S. Air Force Acadamy
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Students from Singapore can look forward to designing satellites under a tie-up between Nanyang Technological University and the US Air Force Academy, NTU confirmed Wednesday.
The agreement is the academy’s first tie-up with a university outside the US. The campus in the state of Colorado is renowned for its innovative programme that allows undergraduates to design, build and operate micro-satellites about the size of a soccer ball.
The tie-up unites ‘two top educational and technological organisations and allows us to leverage our strength and facilitate mutual learning’, said NTU president Su Guaning. Apart from space physics and satellite systems, other areas to be explored include aerodynamics, lasers and optics.
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Hornady’s “Pandemic 2012″ Prize Table Largest in Nebraska Shooting Sports History |
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 When Zombie hunters converge on Heartland Public Shooting Park in Grand Island, Nebraska for the Zombies in the Heartland / Pandemic 2012 3-gun shoot June 29 through July 1, they’ll unearth the largest prize table in Nebraska shooting sports history.
“Zombies in the Heartland / Pandemic 2012 has been extremely well received by our friends in the industry who have generously donated over $160,000 in prizes,” said Neil Davies, Marketing Director for Hornady® Manufacturing. “Thanks to all the sponsors, everyone who participates in the match will have the opportunity to claim a prize.” The prize table will include pistols, rifles, shotguns, scopes, AR uppers, gun parts, and gear of all kinds. A list of sponsors and merchandise values can be found on the event’s website at www.zombiesintheheartland.com.
Pandemic 2012, which is hosted by Hornady® and the Nebraska Army National Guard, is designed to provide a fun and entertaining shooting event unlike anything competitors have experienced before. The unique format has drawn attention from national media, including the Sportsman Channel and the Outdoor Channel, who will be covering the event.
In addition to the standard competitive stages, the event will also feature several side-matches. Notable among these is the “Shoot-house” side-match, with all proceeds going to charity; HAVA (Honored American Veterans Afield). Rules and equipment requirements can be found at www.zombiesintheheartland.com/general-zombie-guide.
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Military Develops 2 Diagnostic Tools for Traumatic Brain Injuries
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A roadside explosion throws a Soldier against the side of his vehicle, with force that shakes his brain inside his skull. Another Soldier is in a traffic accident on the way to work, her head thrown forward into the windshield. A family member takes a hard fall during a sports game, hitting his head on the ground. Different situations, but often the same result - a mild traumatic brain injury (TBI), better known as a concussion.
The military has developed two tools to help medical professionals diagnose concussions. The MACE (Mild Acute Concussive Evaluation) is part of treatment protocols used in the Department of Defense for injuries less than seven days old. A doctor or medic will ask about the subject’s medical history and test memory and thinking ability. The subject may be asked to repeat a sequence of words or count backwards.
“It isn’t that a bad score means you have a TBI,” Lowe said. “The score means nothing by itself. It informs the decision, but doesn’t form a diagnosis.”
The ANAM (Automated Neuropsychological Assessment Metric) is a computer-based neurocognitive test. From the full 45-minute test battery, the military has extracted several tests associated with brain injury that take about 15 minutes to complete. Soldiers complete this test before deploying. If there is an incident that might produce a concussion, medical personnel on site can email for the baseline results and compare them to a post-injury test.
Again, ANAM is not diagnostic, it is a tool used by a trained health-care provider to help in making a diagnosis.
The Army has conducted a well-publicized campaign to convince Soldiers who may have suffered a concussion in combat to seek treatment. But this is not an injury limited to combat, it can result from sports, vehicle accidents or everyday activities that produce falls or bumps.
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Stolen Weapons Alarm North Texans
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Dozens of high-powered weapons are missing in North Texas — weapons used by police, soldiers, and even organized crime. The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives calls the burglary of more than $150,000 worth of guns a “high-priority” case.
Last Thursday, Mark Brown discovered that thieves had broken into his unit at Store More Self Storage in Murphy. He’s not too worried about the value of the the stolen goods. “We are very paranoid about the firearms,” he said. “That’s our main concern — that the wrong elements will wind up with them.” More than 85 guns were taken — from sniper rifles to modified AK-47s.
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The Army Research, Development, and Engineering Command is developing a series of microgrids by networking a variety of power sources together and designing them to distribute energy loads among the most efficient sources available. 
People in the D.C. area are buzzing after pictures began popping up online showing what many believed to be a ‘UFO’ in transport along the Capitol Beltway. The spotting took place around 11:00 p.m. Wednesday when drivers first saw the craft being hauled on a flatbed truck on I-270, and then again down I-495. An official at Northrop Grumman confirmed to FOX 5 on Thursday that the craft was actually an X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System.
