The Precision Intervention Technique, or PIT maneuver, is a driving technique designed to stop a fleeing motorist safely and quickly by hitting the fleeing car at a specific point on the vehicle, which throws the car into a spin and brings it to a stop. When executed by a trained officer at slow speeds on [...]
Representative Rand Paul (R-KY) introduced a bill this week to move the US Coast Guard from the Department of Homeland Security to the Department of Defense. The bill won’t pass, and may never make it to the floor, but the idea of moving under the DOD has some worried how the Posse Comitatus Act might [...]
San Diego’s Examiner is reporting the city of San Fernando has been forced to settle with a USCG Reserve Boarding Officer after he filed a civil lawsuit for battery, false arrest, and civil rights violations. The suit was brought after San Fernando Police Officer Marshall Mack stopped Diaz in his vehicle to determine the status [...]
Every MLEO considering self defense at one time asks if a boat moving to ram their own can legally be considered a deadly weapon. Here’s your answer from the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. In 1985 Luis Gustavo Gualdado, Domingo Fernandez, and Francisco Morales, were attempting to smuggle a large quantity if cocaine into Miami, [...]
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NBC San Diego – Almost one year ago, a terrible accident at the Parade of Lights on Mission Bay took the life of 8-year-old Anthony Cole DeWeese. Organizers dedicated this year’s parade to DeWeese, who was killed December 20, 2009, when a coast guard boat crashed into his vessel. This year, the Coast Guard put [...]
In our world of maritime awesomeness, we have a few essentials that we usually utilize on our jobs. Sunglasses, Backpack, and gloves. Gloves are quite an important commodity when your active, climbing ladders, and roaming through ships. They help protect and we love them. There are many different gloves to choose from on the market. [...]
Bangkok Post – One Chinese fisherman died and two others were missing after their trawler collided with a South Korean coastguard ship Saturday and capsized, officials and reports said. Four coastguard officers were also injured as they tried to arrest the crew of the Chinese boat for illegal fishing off South Korea’s Eocheong island in [...]
Sign On SD – The Coast Guard and San Diego Unified Port District were sued in federal court to enforce a 100-yard security zone requirement for cruise ships that dock at San Diego’s waterfront. The Navy Broadway Complex Coalition, which has been fighting the construction of a newly completed cruise ship terminal on Broadway Pier, [...]
I was at the theaters watching The Tourist (crappy movie) and I saw something that brought joy to my heart in the preview for a fantastic looking movie called Battle: Los Angeles, which is yet another movie about an alien takeover of our world. The best part of the preview comes at the time of [...]
As an avid fan of old school propaganda posters and artwork, I have made some various desktop wallpapers in the past with that theme. Recently Null had the idea to re-invent the theme and I was more than willing. We decided to give these art pieces a little bit of an edge to them, bypassing [...]
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In my job, one of the most common topics that comes up usually starts with “what if”. We all know the what if. What if I am attacked by a ninja with throwing stars, what if he has a bat and is getting ready to throw it at me, what if there is a pack [...]
For more than 20 years now, a concept called the 21-Foot Rule has been a core component in training officers to defend themselves against edged weapons. Originating from research by Salt Lake City trainer Dennis Tueller and popularized by the Street Survival Seminar and the seminal instructional video “Surviving Edged Weapons,” the “rule” states that [...]
Recently I was looking for a history of the USCG’s role in Migrant Interdiction. Well, here you go. This list catalogs the USCG’s battle against Migrant Interdiction, and Human Trafficking. This list tracks back to 1982. As you can see, there are annual variations in the amount of illegals that the service interdicts. You may [...]
About once every quarter, the USCG Hearing Office publishes a newsletter filled with critical information about their trials and successes. One of the common trends that the office seems to hit on each time is errors preparing the case file. While the MLEM may provide case package guidance on a grander scale (arrest, seizures, etc) [...]
The folks over at the Multijurisdictional Couterdrug Task Force Training Center are currently offering a webcast dealing with the ties between drug trafficking and terrorism. This webcast has some pretty insigtful information that pertains to our career field and dual narcotics/force protection mission. Head over here to check out the webcast. Check out the details [...]
The U.S. Coast Guard’s Boating Safety Division reports that boating operator errors account for 70% of boating accidents. Operator error includes excessive speed or speeding, inattention to surroundings and equipment, failure to follow recreational boating rules and accepted practices, use of alcohol, inexperience, and reckless behavior. Boat insurance coverage provides protection for legal liability due to an [...]
