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Tight groups look good on paper. But when you watc

Tight groups look good on paper. But when you watch OIS footage, it’s rarely slow, deliberate fire. It’s fast and under stress.

Living life through the view port means training for speed AND accuracy. Push the pace until the wheels come off, then reel it back in. Training to failure is how you find your edge, and how you move it.

Live life through the viewport!
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Interior Operations | Ballistic Shields The old w

Interior Operations | Ballistic Shields

The old way of using ballistic shields is evolving.

Room entries can be crisp, fast, and smooth—but speed alone doesn’t eliminate the threat posed by unknown areas.

Digging rooms with a shield, following a deliberate threshold assessment, allows officers to gather more information before committing to an entry.

For patrol officers and tactical teams alike, it’s another layer of safety when operating in high-risk environments.

Performance is Built

CI Management & Field Operations | October 14–16,

CI Management & Field Operations | October 14–16, 2026 | Olympia, WA

Three days of intensive, scenario-based training focused on taking classroom knowledge into real-world operations.

Students worked through:

* Mobile and foot surveillance
* Confidential Informant (CI) management and field operations
* Controlled buys, including buy-side and buy-bust operations
* A live interview and Q&A with an experienced CI
* Scenario-based pressure testing designed to challenge decision-making, communication, adaptability, and officer safety under stress

The goal wasn’t simply to teach techniques. It was to test them.

Throughout the course, students were placed in realistic scenarios that required them to think critically, adapt to changing circumstances, and make sound operational decisions while maintaining officer safety.

A huge thank you to the officers who attended, brought their experience to the table, and committed themselves to becoming better investigators.

NW Tactical Methods | Performance Is Built.

The threshold is where information becomes an adva

The threshold is where information becomes an advantage.

Threshold assessments and pieing allow officers to gather critical information about a room before committing to entry.

The objective isn’t simply to get through the door. It’s to make informed decisions, reduce unnecessary exposure, and improve officer safety.

PERFORMANCE IS BUILT.

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Ballistic Shield Operations — Ogden, UT | Feb. 2–4

Ballistic Shield Operations — Ogden, UT | Feb. 2–4, 2027.

Three days focused on practical shield integration, team movement, problem solving, and an opportunity to observe new ways to structure operations around the shield.

Limited to 16 officers.

Registration + full course details at the link in bio.

https://nwtacticalmethods.com/courses/ballistic-shield-interior-operations-3-day-course/

MVS 26-1 Solid staff, instructors had their bloc

MVS 26-1

Solid staff, instructors had their blocks dialed in and amazing vibes with all the Hawaii bois! These trainings allow you to measure your tactics with others. Pressure test always.

Great week LVMPD ⚔️

THE CAR DOESN’T STOP BEING A PROBLEM JUST BECAUSE

THE CAR DOESN’T STOP BEING A PROBLEM JUST BECAUSE THEY GOT OUT.

After calling occupants out of a vehicle—or dealing with a barricaded subject—the next problem is often how we safely close distance and deal with what remains inside.

This is where a ballistic shield can become another option.

Live as if you were to die tomorrow, learn as if y

Live as if you were to die tomorrow, learn as if you were to live forever ⚔️🛡️

Life is good. Train hard.

Life is good. Train hard.

The ballistic shield is more than protection—it’s

The ballistic shield is more than protection—it’s a problem-solving tool.

In corner-fed rooms, moving laterally to the unknown allows the shield to stay between the operator and potential threats while creating opportunities to work light into deep angles that would otherwise remain uncleared.

The shield provides cover. The light provides information and TIME.

Information drives decisions.

Every structure is different, every problem is unique, but understanding how to use available cover while maximizing visual dominance can buy valuable time and reduce unnecessary exposure.

Train deliberately. Small details matter @train.vector

Hurry up and wait. Story of my life. Physical surv

Hurry up and wait. Story of my life. Physical surveillance is necessary, but damn, 8 hours on a door is a different level of insanity.

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