FOCUS Tactical Training I 2014 International Breachers Symposium, Part Two
S PREPARING A POLE CHARGE PRIOR TO THE RANGE DEMO SESSION. HAVING TEAMS BUILD AND FIRE DEVICES HELPS VALIDATE ENGINEERED CHARGES AND SYSTEMS UNDER REAL- WORLD APPLICATIONS.
door inward. T e use of a breachers blanket does mitigate the overpres- sure for the fi rst two to three assaulters in the stack, but the pressure wave does reform and will hit the third to fi fth assaulters. T is will be with signifi cantly less pressure than what hits the front of the blanket. Stack confi guration and discipline will aff ect how well men are shielded from overpressure wave. T at means don’t stick your head up. Sensor measures are good, but you have to know the diff erence between incident [normally used] and refl ective [only recently available with new technology] measures if you want to talk about ‘blast pressure.’ T is presentation was followed by Lena Polojaeva and Tim Walilko speaking on the eff ects of blast-pressure neurological studies update. A third lecture on the topic was given by Jean-Philippe Dionne from Can- ada Neurostudies on traumatic brain injuries as they relate to breaching. On that same topic, Black Box Biometrics displayed their individually worn blast gauge system for the second year. About the size of a small pager, the device allows the wearer to monitor their exposure to over pressures either from explosive breaching, ballistic breaching, or distrac- tion devices. It can measure a specifi c incident or cumulative eff ects over a long period. LED triage lights display when certain threshold limits are reached, which can aid medics’ diagnostics in the fi eld. It can be set to alert on moderate and severe exposure events and is programmable by the user. A USB port allows medics to track teams for a long-term database.
DEBRIEFINGS Case studies from actual events with the personnel involved are another highlight of the breakout sessions. One study was a hostage rescue con- ducted by the Louisiana State Police that occurred in St. Joseph, La. in Au- gust 2013. T e site is a small town with a population of 5,000. T e hostage taker, Fuaed Abdo Ahmed, was described as paranoid schizophrenic when he held two people hostage in a bank. T e site presented some inherent problems; an abundance of exterior windows, unusual fl oor plan, and a ‘hard target.’ Although Ahmed was
W ROBOTICS WERE A PART OF THE
SYMPOSIUM AGAIN FOR 2014. SEVERAL WERE ON DISPLAY THROUGHOUT THE EXHIBITION AREA.
S KIWI BREACHING POLE IN USE WITH A WINDOW CHARGE. OPERATORS USING THE SYSTEM DESCRIBED THE ‘RECOIL’ AS BEING RATHER MILD.
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