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11A: Infantry Officer
88A: Transportation Officer
Army Reserve
Competitive Shooting
Fort Knox
11A: Infantry Officer 88A: Transportation Officer Army Reserve Competitive Shooting Fort Knox
Posted 9 y ago
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It looks like I am the target of the police in this image LTC Thomas Tennant.
It is strange they are grouped together, not wearing protective headgear of body armor apparently.
It is strange they are grouped together, not wearing protective headgear of body armor apparently.
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COL Charles Williams
LTC Stephen F. I can tell from my experience as a MP, and an MP leader, what first responders carry varies.
Before the concept of active shooter (AS), the SOP was for the road patrols to surround the effected building/area and wait for SWAT/SRT and Hostage Negotiators. Columbine changed at that, or at least started the change....
As a MP Battalion Commander/Provost Marshal/Director of Emergency Services (03-05) I wrestled with how to deal with this as I had many soft and high density targets on my installation. At the same time the MP School (Where DOD/DA Civ Pol are also trained) was wrestling with the TTPs for AS.
For me, I decided that in an active shooter situation, we did not have time to wait for SRT etc... (That was current TTP in the POI). So... we decided once 3 units (People) arrived to an AS, they had to go in; time is critical to say the least. The theory of 3 vs. SWAT was 2 forward can cover left and right as they move to the gunfire, and 1 can cover the rear. Not enough troops/police to secure areas as you go, as time and speed matter; 2 seemed like not enough, and 4 would be better, but 3 was our minimum. This is what MP school went with.
Initially this was with only traditional concealed body armor, and side arms - this was all they had on hand at the time. I quickly added (against much resistance) M-4s and Shotguns to every patrol car, as well requiring all Soldiers/Police to carry IBA, ACH (Body Armor and Helmets) etc with them, so they were better prepared and protected. This too was also the direction the MP School went; I was on the same installation as the MP School.
Before the concept of active shooter (AS), the SOP was for the road patrols to surround the effected building/area and wait for SWAT/SRT and Hostage Negotiators. Columbine changed at that, or at least started the change....
As a MP Battalion Commander/Provost Marshal/Director of Emergency Services (03-05) I wrestled with how to deal with this as I had many soft and high density targets on my installation. At the same time the MP School (Where DOD/DA Civ Pol are also trained) was wrestling with the TTPs for AS.
For me, I decided that in an active shooter situation, we did not have time to wait for SRT etc... (That was current TTP in the POI). So... we decided once 3 units (People) arrived to an AS, they had to go in; time is critical to say the least. The theory of 3 vs. SWAT was 2 forward can cover left and right as they move to the gunfire, and 1 can cover the rear. Not enough troops/police to secure areas as you go, as time and speed matter; 2 seemed like not enough, and 4 would be better, but 3 was our minimum. This is what MP school went with.
Initially this was with only traditional concealed body armor, and side arms - this was all they had on hand at the time. I quickly added (against much resistance) M-4s and Shotguns to every patrol car, as well requiring all Soldiers/Police to carry IBA, ACH (Body Armor and Helmets) etc with them, so they were better prepared and protected. This too was also the direction the MP School went; I was on the same installation as the MP School.
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As a MP LT, 1987/88, I (as the first MP leader on the scene and our SRT Commander) dealt with an active shooter in the Fort Knox hospital... long before active shooter was a word in Law Enforcement and Security.
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LTC Thomas Tennant
Gee Charles....now that we are living near and working at FKKY I feel so much safer. NOT! As long as my 2nd Amendment rights have been violated by the prohibition on arming myself is in effect for all Army bases I feel like a moving target in a "gun free zone."
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