By Al Bello, Offset Training Group | PhD CandidateCEO at Offset Tactical & Offset Consulting LLC | U.S. Marine Infantry Gunnery Sgt (Ret) | IADLEST Nationally-Certified LE Instructor | Police CommanderAugust 20, 2026 One of the things we live by and have engrained in our instructors at Offset Tactical is to train all police officers […]
By Lt. Matt Borders and Lt. John WeinsteinNorthern Virginia Community College Police Department4001 Wakefield Chapel Road (Ste. 117)Annandale, VA 22003703-764-5000 Disclaimer: The views expressed herein represent the personal views of the authors and should not be construed as representing the official view of the Northern Virginia Community College or any of its components. Introduction The
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As summer temperatures in Arizona routinely climb above 110 degrees, firearms training can become more than uncomfortable for police officers — it can be outright dangerous. For the Apache Junction Police Department outside Phoenix, the intense desert heat was creating serious challenges on its outdoor firing range, where officers are required to complete qualifications and
By Lou Ann HamblinIALEFI Control #23-02 While there are literally hundreds of books written on the topic of shooting one would be hard pressed to find one written by a true master of the topic. While typically there are no shortcuts to honing any craft, there is one now in the world of shooting and
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By Col. Thomas BovetIALEFI Control #26-04 1.) Seemingly irrational, determined and extremely vicious attacks will force us to take a critical look at existing techniques and CQB training. 2.) Most formatted responses are insufficient for survival and age-old wisdom teaches us that unorthodox attacks regularly beat well organized and superiorly armed opposition (lessons from guerrilla
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By Ken FarrenIALEFI Control #20-05 National statistics advise year after year that most police officers are killed in the 3–7-foot range. That’s confined space and we had better train our officers how to survive in that space or they will die in it. The definition of the verb “confined” is to keep within bounds; to
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By Rom RanalloIALEFI Control #20-01Produced by Rom Ranallo, April 2020 As a firearms instructor, you are often judged by your peers on your ability to deal with “remedial shooters.” They exist in virtually every police department in the world. The purpose of this article is to define what a remedial shooter is, why they exist,
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Author: Brian C. SmithPhotos by: Brian C. Smith Jr.IALEFI Control #19-24 I acquired my first firearms instructor certification in 1986, from the National Rifle Association’s Law Enforcement Activities Division. During that time, I was primarily instructing private security personnel from a number of agencies and police department qualifications. Ironically, when police personnel reported to the
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“Tap, rack, bang” and “point that barrel down range” were new clichés heard by the teenagers on June 9, 2019 at the pistol range. The class titled “Basic Pistol Fundamentals for Children of Police Officers” was scheduled at the Compound Gun Repair and Range in Crete, Illinois. There were approximately eight brave souls that reported
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PREFACE: We’re trainers. We train others how to effectively, safely and efficiently protect ourselves and others with a firearm. This training includes having a means of lethal force readily available – on our person. Especially now that a large segment of society, including LEOs, reach maturity limits; concerns of age are significant. This poses the
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