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Technology

IES Interactive
http://www.ies usa.com/
IES Interactive Training is proud to offer our line of training products to the law enforcement and public safety professional. These products have been designed to enhance the training experience for both the instructor and the student. We trust these training tools will allow you to open your imagination to the unlimited possibilities and uses of interactive training.

Tac View
http://www.tacview.com/
The Tac View telescopic video search pole camera allows you to search rooms, attics, cars and even 2nd story windows discreetly.

Tactical USA, Kerrville (Clint Hendricks)
http://www.tacticalusa.com/
Tactical gear and clothing for law enforcement professionals. Exclusive distributor for Simunition® equipment in Texas.

GT Distribution, Austin, Texas (Carl Weiss)
http://www.gtdist.com/
America's Law Enforcement Supply Specialists supplies for all your law enforcement needs.

Action Target
http://www.actiontarget.com/
The massive ranges at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, the FBI Academy, and the new Los Angeles Police Department Training Center are just a few examples of the high profile, high performance ranges Action Target has created. On the other hand, you will also benefit from the same unsurpassed quality and attention to detail if all you need is a few steel targets and a 10 lane tandem turning range. No job is too big. No job is too small.

National Tactical Officers Association
http://www.ntoa.org/
The NTOA is a national nonprofit professional police association established by and for the law enforcement professional responsible for the response and resolution of critical incidents.

Texas Tactical Police Officers Association
http://www.ttpoa.org/
A statewide SWAT association providing information exchange, standards of training, and quality and affordable tactical training.

 

Recommended Reading
Supplemental reading recommended by the ALERRT Staff

Advanced Patrol Tactics by Mike Rayburn
The Art of War by Sun Tzu
Combative Fundamentals by Jeff Gonzales
The Deadliest Men by Paul Kirchner
Far Beyond Defensive Tactics by Loren Christensen
The Gift of Fear by Gavin De Becker
Guns, Bullets, and Gunfights by Jim Cirillo
On Killing by LTC Dave Grossman
Principals of Personal Defense by Col. Jeff Cooper
Sharpening the Warriors Edge by Bruce Siddle
Street Survival (3 book set) by Caliber Press
Surviving Edged Weapons (Video) Caliber Press
Tactical Edge by Caliber Press
Terror at Beslan by John Giduck
The Will to Survive (Video) L.A. County Sheriff's Office
They Call Me Ranger Ray by Ray Martinez
Leadership and Training for the Fight by Paul Howe

Training Material Sources:

Coleman, Roy. Captain, Arkansas Police Department. (2001, June 26- 30) First Responder Course, Texas Tactical Police Officer's Association. Houston, Texas.
Countermeasure Tactical Institute (CTI) (1999, October). Advanced Hostage Rescue Course, Dallas, Texas
Deavers, Mike. Officer, Ft. Worth, Texas Police Department. (2001, June 26-30) First Responder Course, Texas Tactical Police Officer's Association. Houston, Texas.
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Uniform Crime Report
Giduck, John. (2005). Terror at Beslan, Archangel Group Inc.
Good, Ken (2005). Strategos International, Low Light Instructor Course, from
Grissom, James "Cullen" (2003). Visual Distortion During Periods of Survival Stress; The Firearms Instructor (Issue #34), International Association Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors
Grossman, Dave, Lt. Col. (1995). On Killing, Back Bay Books-Little, Brown and Company, from
Hammond, Grant T. (2000). The Essential Boyd, MindSim Corporation, from
Howe, Paul, Instructor/Owner. (2004). Shoot House Instructor Course, Combat Shooting and Tactics (CSAT), from
Howe, Paul, Instructor/Owner. (2004). Tactical Rifle Instructor Course Combat Shooting and Tactics (CSAT), from
Howe, Paul, Instructor/Owner. (2004, February). Ballistic (Shotgun) Breaching Course, Combat Shooting and Tactics (CSAT), San Antonio, Texas, from

Howe, Paul, Instructor/Owner. (2005, July). Advanced Hostage Rescue Course, Combat Shooting and Tactics (CSAT), from
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office. (2000, May 15).Official Report on the Columbine High School Shootings, Colorado.
Joseph, Max, Instructor. (2004). Two Man Team Tactics Course, Direct Action Group, FM-DAGTMT-05, from
Laur, Darren (2003). The Anatomy of Fear; The Firearms Instructor (Issue #33), International Association Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors
Lindsey, Hal (2002). Everlasting Hatred the Roots of Jihad; Oracle House Publishing
Murray, Kenneth R. (2004, October). Training at the Speed of Life, Armiger Publications, from
National Tactical Police Officers Association. (2002, September 23- 27). High Risk Patrol and Patrol Rifle Instructor Course, Houston, Texas
Rudd, Tom (2002). Al Qaeda Training Tape Assessment, I Corps and Ft. Lewis ATO
Simunition® Training, (2000, June).
Simunition® Safety Supervisor Course, San Marcos, Texas
Stone, John, Sheriff. (2002, April 9). Jefferson County, Colorado Sheriff's Office Presentation to School Resource Officer's School, Institute of Criminal Justice Studies, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas
Surefire Training Institute (2002, January). Low-light Instructor School, Tomball, Texas
Terrorism Research Center (2003). Mirror Image course materials
Texas Tactical Police Officer's Association. (2001, June 26-30). Presentation to First Responder to Active Shooter Instructor School, Houston, Texas
United States Department of Defense, Department of the Army Field Manual 7-8 Infantry Rifle Platoon and Squad
United States Department of Defense, Department of the Army Field Manual 7-92 Infantry Reconnaissance Platoon and Squad
United States Department of Defense, Department of the Army. (2003, August). A Military Guide to Terrorism in the Twenty-First Century, Training and Doctrine Command, San Marcos, Texas
United States Department of Homeland Security. (2005, January). Weapons of Mass Destruction Tactical Operations Course, Louisiana State University Academy of Counter-Terrorist Education, San Marcos, Texas
Webb, Richard, Deputy. (2001, November 7). Jefferson County, Colorado Sheriff's Office Presentation to Texas Attorney General's Law Enforcement Criminal Law Enforcement Conference, Austin, Texas