On August 4, 1790, President George Washington signed legislation establishing a maritime force simply called “the cutters” or “the system of cutters.” Thus was born the United States Revenue Cutter Service, known today as the U.S. Coast Guard. Congress empowered these cutters to enforce national laws, in particular, those dealing with tariffs. Since the Continental […]
The compact Meprolight Bullseye sight for pistols ensures intuitive, accurate & fast target acquisition and shooting in both day and night conditions. It is suitable for a wide range of pistols and holsters and is now being introduced for the US Homeland Security and Law Enforcement markets. Meprolight – a member of the SK […]
SFU NEXT Mk2 pants are a new, improved version of Helikon’s classic SFU NEXT – redesigned to fit with a straighter, more aggressive cut for better utility and freedom of movement. The SFU NEXT MK2 trousers made of a Poly-Cotton Stretch Ripstop fabric featuring a blend of 48% cotton, 50% polyester and 2% elastane. They […]
The Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) with embarked U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) team seized 100 bales of suspected cocaine totaling an estimated 2,000 kg. and worth over $40 million. Photo: US Navy, 2020 […]
The end of the track. The gathered intel suggests a quarry is not local to this area, which gives our trackers a bit of an edge. In this final episode of the series, Boris employs tactics used by the US Border Patrol when pursuing human traffickers and drug runners along the Mexico-US border. Find out […]
In this episode the team of trackers moves into an open field. While open grassland is great for tracking, it also makes the team very exposed. They know the time is not on their side, but security remains a top priority. So Boris forms his team into a Y-formation which was developed by the Rhodesian […]
Signs now point to the entrance of a cave that twists and stretches far back. As they make their way deep into this cave system, the team discovers their suspects had built a fire and used it in an attempt to destroy evidence. In this part, Boris gleans insights from that discovery and makes a […]
In this episode the team use methodical tactics that were pioneered by the British in the 1960s and used to great effect by the infamous “Tip-Toe Boys” – British SAS, Australian SASR and the New Zealand SAS operating in SE Asia in the 1970s. The dense vegetation of the forest often requires the team to […]
UF PRO, a maker of advanced tactical clothing for military and law-enforcement units in Europe and beyond, will debut the first installment of a free, five-part video series on 27 April teaching the latest tactical tracking techniques. The video series—titled “Pro’s Guide to Tactical Tracking”—follows former Dutch Royal Marine Boris Vos and his team of […]
Slovenian tactical clothing supremo-brand UF PRO has taken a major step forward in its evolution and has just successfully launched a U.S. webstore! From now on, customers in the US can get all of the cool stuff from UF PRO without the hassle. That means; all prices in US $ no added customs duties or […]