First Thoughts & Preliminary Analysis of the London Attack, Doug Haines

By Doug Haines, MPSE, Haines Security Solutions The following preliminary analysis is submitted with the understanding that after thorough investigation new information may come to light that will provide additional information about the...

Fire Is Fast: A Tale Of Many Fires

Recent fires with buildings under construction have caught the attention of our nation, in recent press. Fire is fast. These fires have shown just that, and should cause us all to...

‘Armed Evil Always Beats Unarmed Innocence,’ Warns SAF Founder

Wednesday's horrific terror attack in London that left three people dead, including an unarmed police constable, underscores the dangerously backward logic that leaves British police officers largely unarmed while terrorists and...

Ernest J. Moniz, Nuclear Threat Initiative New CEO (Learn More)

Ernest J. Moniz, former U.S. Secretary of Energy, has been named as the new chief executive officer and co-chairman of the Board of Directors of the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) effective...

Novak to Head New Battelle Opioid Addiction Research Program

Durina a time of increasing acceptance of marijuana use and a growing crisis of opioid addiction, Battelle intends to boost its research into the effects of these substances with scientific insight and...

Knifefish Successfully Completes Navy Mine-Hunting Evaluation

The General Dynamics Mission Systems Knifefish team has successfully completed a comprehensive evaluation of Knifefish, an autonomous surface mine countermeasure (SMCM) unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV). In coordination with the U.S. Navy, the...

5 Ways Advanced Tech is Enhancing Fire Alarm Projects (See Video)

By Tyco SimplexGrinnell, Two-Time Winner of the 2016 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, Platinum Winner for Best Fire & Safety System and Gold Award Winner for Best Mass Notification System Fire alarm systems are...

Safety Train Begins 23 City Tour for First Responders (Learn More-Video)

Norfolk Southern’s safety train will stop in 23 cities as part of its 2017 Operation Awareness & Response (OAR) program, which provides free training to firefighters, police officers, emergency management personnel,...

Bristow New Search & Rescue Consortium for Gulf of Mexico (Video)

Bristow U.S. has been awarded a contract with Shell Offshore, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell (Shell), for medevac and search and rescue (SAR) services in the Gulf of Mexico. "We are...
AMO routinely responds to requests for assistance with searches and rescues in coordination with partner law enforcement agencies. Rescue operations like this are considered high-risk, given the altitude and treacherous terrain.

Lost Hikers Rescued by AMO Crew (See AMO in Action – Video)

An Air and Marine Operations (AMO) UH-60 helicopter crew used a hoist to extract two hikers from the Catalina Mountains near Tucson shortly before 8 a.m. Tuesday. The hikers found themselves in...