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28Aug

Thoughts on “Community Policing” from a Non-LEO

Thoughts on “Community Policing” from a Non-LEO August 28, 2015 24-hour news networks are essentially dead. They had their time before the new millennium’s teenage years. You all remember them, “This just in!” cue same image and film package for the next 3 hours while unconfirmed updates and speculation roll in. They certainly weren’t perfect; […]
  • Posted by SBTactical Team
  • On August 28, 2015
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  • Community, Community Policing, Neighborhood, News
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25Aug

Quick Post: Kim’s Games

Quick Post: Kim’s Games August 25, 2015 We used Kim’s games in the Army to develop our memory for pertinent details and our situational awareness. In our sniper section, one teammate set up random items across a field and road and we had a limited amount of time to observe the area through our rifle […]
  • Posted by SBTactical Team
  • On August 25, 2015
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  • Flash Recognition, Kims Game, Memory, Retention, Sniper, Training
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20Aug

Rising to the Mundane Threats

Rising to the Mundane Threats August 20, 2015 We like to prepare for the unlikely, the dangerous, the morbidly sexy threats which we dream will come to fruition. Like today will be the day that the guys in masks storm into the bank while I wait for the teller. The mugger in the alleyway (I […]
  • Posted by SBTactical Team
  • On August 20, 2015
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  • Accidents, Assault, Fitness, Health, Physical Training, Reality
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02Aug

Multi-echelon and Concurrent Training: Urban Shield here we come!

Urban Shield and events like it are the pinnacle of civilian combined arms and multi-echelon training. Last year the Oakland event had lanes for EOD, CSAR, SWAT, other first responders, and the entities tasked with coordinating responses to large emergency events in the Bay Area. Events included; terrorist attack on Bay Bridge, Dignatary protection (SBT’s […]
  • Posted by SBTactical Team
  • On August 2, 2015
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  • Combined Arms, Concurrent Training, Csar, EMS, Fire Department, Multi-Echelon, Police, Schwarzenegger, Training, Urban Shield
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08May

Becoming an Expert: Mining Gold not the Fool’s Product

Becoming an Expert: Mining Gold not the Fool’s Product May 08, 2015 What is an expert? Whose advice should you heed and put into practice? This is going to be a more personal blog entry with some observations I’ve made and some of my training weaknesses exposed for the benefit of myself and everyone else. […]
  • Posted by SBTactical Team
  • On May 8, 2015
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  • 10, 10000, Bobby Fischer, Brock Lesnar, Cain Velasquez, Expert, Issf, Malcolm Gladwell, Outliers, Professional
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08May

Becoming an Expert: Mining Gold not the Fool’s Product

What does it take to be an expert at something? Who should be training you? We’ve got some info to help you figure that out.
  • Posted by SBTactical Team
  • On May 8, 2015
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  • 10, 10000, Bobby Fischer, Brock Lesnar, Cain Velasquez, Expert, Issf, Malcolm Gladwell, Outliers, Professional
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21Apr

Decision Making for the Shooter

Decision Making for the Shooter April 21, 2015 When we think about those people who we as a society entrust to mete out violence on our behalf, many of the uninitiated are unaware of the complexity of what we require of them. Any person who gives you a knee-jerk response about the application of violence […]
  • Posted by SBTactical Team
  • On April 21, 2015
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10Apr

The Sweet Spot

The Sweet Spot In congruence with last week’s post, we will continue addressing fundamental skills, practices, and endeavors which are the foundation of competent shooting. In the military, the rifle is the weapon with which all troops must be proficient and only some master. Comparatively, on the civilian and law enforcement side of the house, […]
  • Posted by SBTactical Team
  • On April 10, 2015
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  • Ammoland, Fundamentals Of Marksmanship, Natural Poin Of Aim, Progunfighter.Com, Tactical Improvements, Tactical Turtle
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02Apr

Training from the Ground Up: SBT on Dry Fire

Between the three of us at SBT we have half a century of military experience and we’ve learned a thing or two about weapons and training; that said, one of the most valuable assets we’ve gained is to be able to recognize and utilize sound advice when we get it. Long before a new police […]
  • Posted by SBTactical Team
  • On April 2, 2015
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  • Chris Sajnog, Competitive Shooting, Doug Koenig, Dry Fire Training, IrPistol, IrTactical.Com, Marksmanship, Navy SEAL, SBTactical, Shooting Fundamentals, Surefire, Surefire X300
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28Feb

SBT is headed to Urban Shield Boston 2014

SBTactical is proud to be invited to supply equipment to Urban Shield Boston in May 2014. “Urban Shield Boston is a national model, full-scale exercise, designed to assess and validate the speed, effectiveness and efficiency of capabilities, as well as test the adequacy of regional policies, plans, procedures and protocols. This exercise incorporates regional critical […]
  • Posted by SBTactical Team
  • On February 28, 2014
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