2012年03月11日
The U.S. Ice Men
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The ICE Special Responders cometh bringing high-speed efficiency and low-drag force as required!
U.S. ICE Homeland Security SRT agents are highly trained and experienced Federal S.W.A.T. cops who conduct all types of tactical operations including vehicle takedowns, open air assaults and the execution of high risk warrants.
It’s early in the morning when a human smuggler’s front door is breached by U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement HSI (Homeland Security Investigations) SRT (Special Response Team) Special Agents. Within 30 seconds the location is secured and the subject of a major criminal investigation is in federal custody. This isn’t a TV episode about federal agents, this is an example of the tactical operations that U.S. ICE SRT agents perform on a regular basis in 12 different parts of the United States. ICE also maintains five additional certified SRT units that are managed by ICE Detention and Operations.
Back in the “good old days” it was standard operating procedure for a federal agent or a detective to work a case from beginning to end, which included hunting down the guilty party and making one or more arrests, under any and all circumstances—without any assistance from a tactical team, as very few existed. Those of us who worked in law enforcement during most of the 20th Century often had to breach a door by kicking it in or using some type of subterfuge so we could gain access to a location and make as many arrests as were required to solve a case.
During the latter part of the last century, LE officers from various agencies were routinely kicking doors or taking subjects down in car stops and buy-bust situations. During this intense period of smuggling activity, the U.S. Customs Service evolved into a very progressive and highly successful interdiction and investigative agency. Due to the number of high-risk enforcement actions being executed on a regular basis, the U.S. Customs Service decided to establish a tactical unit called the WETT (Warrant Entry Tactical Team). In time, the U.S. Customs Service changed the name of its tactical team to the Special Response Team.
U.S. ICE SRT Agents from Homeland Security Investigations train to move fast while being incredibly methodical in their approach to tactical operations.
By Nick Jacobellis, Images by Alex Landeen
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2012年03月11日
Springfield XD 9mm Sub-Compact
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Concealable firepower with 16+1 rounds on tap for on/off-duty!
The XD-9 Sub-Compact, shown equipped with extended mag and ArmaLaser RSS laser unit, offers plainclothes officers 17 shots of concealable firepower.
There has always been a demand from those who choose, or need, to arm themselves for discretion. Sometimes it is simply not convenient, polite, or wise to carry a full-size pistol on one’s person. Whether for a law enforcement officer off-duty or undercover, or for a concealed carry permit holder’s comfort, manufacturers have responded by offering many of their full-size pistols in compact and sub-compact versions.
The Springfield Armory XD Sub-Compact, available in .40 S&W and 9mm, provides an outstanding iteration of this concept. The main advantage of the sub-compact is a ready familiarity with the manual of arms for those already accustomed to its full-size cousin, easing the transition from one to the other. The XD pistols are based on the HS2000, designed and manufactured in Croatia and now the standard issue pistol for that recently independent nation’s military and police forces. Springfield Armory, recognizing the gun’s potential, licensed it for sale in the US and renamed it the XD, or “X-treme Duty” in 2002. Since then, this pistol has received multiple industry awards.
Springfield claims the XD Sub-Compact is “the shortest carry polymer pistol in the world that features the only light rail in its class.”
The Springfield XD Sub-Compact is a striker-fired, recoil-operated, semi-automatic, polymer-framed pistol. The most distinctive safety feature on the XD is its grip safety, which prevents the pistol from firing unless fully depressed. The grip safety also prevents the slide from moving back unless it is depressed, something to keep in mind when trying to lock the action open or otherwise work the slide.
The XD-9 Sub-Compact features an ambi mag release and right and left
thumb rests/memory pads.
By Jorge Amselle, Images by Steve Woods
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2012年03月11日
U.S.M.C. Scout Snipers
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McMillan/Remington M40A3. The USMC’s M40A3 is assembled by the Precision Weapons Section in Quantico VA, with parts provided by several manufacturers. This makes it a unique weapons system.
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