This post is written for the Special Operations Police in Ankara, Turkey as a follow-up module to the long/extreme range, soft-target interdiction course I taught them, which covered ranging, wind, moving targets, downing drones, loop-hole, and other techniques used for long-range and extreme range shooting. Since the dawn of automobiles, Law-enforcement officers have been required to exchange fire with armed…
The Black Rifle and Situational Awareness The purpose of this short article is to ensure you contemplate what you’re doing with a black rifle. Let’s begin with situational awareness. Many people discuss situational awareness and its meaning. Simply stated, situational awareness is knowing what is going on around you. From a more detailed analysis however, it is recognizing temporal (time)…
The preparedness section focuses on issues that will help you prepare for almost any crisis. It focuses on background issues about hazards from technological, natural, and man-made causes – from terrorism to food shortage, to massive civil unrest and so much more. This section gives survival tidbits; courses are comprised of 6 phases and more than 42 module courses that…
I remember when you worked with us in the Middle-East Peace Process. There is currently a discussion among us that water scarcity has not and does not cause armed conflict. I say yes based on our discussions in our MEPP meetings. What is your expert opinion? Question from Mr. Momani, Amman, Jordan. Yes, water has and continues to cause armed…
“What could we do if suddenly we were confronted with the prospect of no power, not for a few hours, but perhaps days, weeks, or longer?” The large critical systems that sustain life, known as critical infrastructure (power, water, telecommunications, food and agriculture, transportation, etc.) are reaching the end of their respective life cycles, which makes them very vulnerable to…
This question was posed by Sam A – Dallas, Texas. Potentially, the current drought could worsen, rivaling the Dust-bowl era. Already corn, soybeans, wheat and other crops have been affected by as much as 60 percent. This will cause a general slow, steady rise in food prices. If the drought lasts 6 or more months, generally water restrictions will be…
I have been shooting since I was 5-years old. My favorite time though was when I could shoot all day long with the U.S. Army Rifle Team. We’d be up at O’dark thirty and off to the range after chow. The first 7.62 rounds from our venerable M14’s would zip down range at 8:00 am until noon when we broke…
Often, I am asked what pistol(s) I would recommend an individual buy when they begin shooting or, for that matter, experienced shooters as well. This article is excerpted from the book photo above (the featured image). Click here to read more about the book. If you are just starting out, select a pistol (I will not be discussing revolvers in…
CIVARA performs security, tactics, physical protection, high-tech surveillance, and VIP and related security and protection services, as well as tactical training of all kinds around the globe. From teaching basic disaster mitigation courses in Latin America to training Special Operations Police in Turkey, whether teaching the strategy of escape and evasion, sniper training, hand-to-hand combat (H2HC) or other concepts and…
You live in Thousand Oaks, California and on the morning of November 23 are awakened at 4:30 am by the violent shaking of your home. Immediately, you realize you are experiencing a major earthquake; the San Andreas Fault has erupted. It is the “Big One” that has been talked about for decades and that many have prepared for — many…