On October 31, 2017, an Islamist terrorist drove a rented pickup truck into cyclists and runners for about one mile of the Hudson River Park’s bike path in Lower Manhattan, New York City. The vehicle ramming attack killed eight people and injured eleven others. After crashing the truck into a school bus, the driver exited, […]
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Personal Protection: How to be your own bodyguard
As current threats develop and old threats evolve, everyday people are subject to complex issues in which the overwhelming majority are unaware of and/or unprepared to face. Not everyone can afford private protective services, so what can they do to better protect themselves and become their own bodyguard? In this article, we’ll discuss increasing your own survivability […]
Tyler Grey, Former Delta Operator, Walks you through Home Security
Tyler Grey (former Army Delta Operator) has started a new series called Greyman. In this series you will gain new knowledge, new tools, and new skills to be able to better protect yourself, your family and your friends. In this first episode, Tyler hooks up with a professional in lock picking and other physical security […]
The Cooper color code and threat assessment
The Cooper color code system of awareness gives us a baseline to identify the psychological condition of a person dealing with a life threatening situation. Developed by Lt. Col Jeff Cooper, Marine Corps retired, the system includes four stages or colors that denote a person’s mental state during a dangerous event. The sequence of these […]
22 Every Day: Check your six
We’ve heard the numbers. On average, 22 Veterans end their own lives every day. This is an abhorrent reality, one in which 22 of our nation’s defenders feel their situations are so untenable that they see no other way out every day. It’s a sad reality, one that many people much smarter than I are working hard […]