A New York National Guard Soldier and Airman assigned to Joint Task Force Empire Shield keep an eye on the crowd coming and going in New York City's Pennsylvania Station Amtrak terminal on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2014. The two are part of the New York National Guard's 500-member State Active Duty force that assists the Metropolitan Transit Authority Police Department, the Bridge and Port Authority Police Department and the Amtrak Police at New York City's airports and key transit terminals. The uniformed National Guard members do not have arrest authority but provide additional eyes and assist police when requested. (Courtesy of National Guard by Staff Sgt. Christopher S. Muncy)

Air National Guard Takes Over Penn Station for Official ANG Day 2019

The Air National Guard (ANG) is launching the largest media takeover in its history, at Pennsylvania Station, (New York Penn Station or Penn Station), the main intercity railroad station in New York City and the busiest in...
James Jordan, 30, was arraigned Monday on federal charges accusing him of killing a male hiker & trying to kill a female hiker, who, according to the complaint, played dead after being stabbed multiple times in the horrific early Saturday attack. (Courtesy of the Wythe County Sheriff's Office)

Machete-Wielding Killer on Appalachian Trail Leaves One Dead

May 14, 2019 – In Breaking News – Fox News The man named "Sovereign" who is accused of stabbing two hikers with a machete on the Appalachian Trail in Virginia Saturday, killing one of them,...
There is no other counterfire radar in the world as small, light, and affordable as the LCMR. (Courtesy of SRCTec, LLC)

Army Receives 400th SRCTec Light-weight Counter-Mortar Radar System

SRCTec is pleased to announce the delivery of the 400th AN/TPQ-50 LCMR counterfire radar system to the U.S. Army. The Lightweight Counter-Mortar Radar (LCMR) family of systems provides continuous 3-D, 360-degree surveillance...
SAM® XT rises above other tourniquets as the preferred choice due to its rapid application using TRUFORCE™ technology, an auto-lock buckle that eliminates tourniquet slack by activating innovative baseline force control. Simply CLICK, TWIST and SECURE for a life-saving tourniquet application. (Courtesy of Sam Medical)

SAM XT Extremity Tourniquet Recommended by DoD CoTCCC

SAM Medical, a leader in the pre-hospital, trauma care market, is pleased to announce the SAM XT Extremity Tourniquet (SAM XT) has been recommended by the U.S. Department of Defense's Committee...
The most recent act of heroism in the nation's series of deadly shootings came from Kendrick Castillo, who just days before he was set to graduate from STEM School Highland Ranch rushed a gunman who was barking orders to stay in place and not move. (Courtesy of Facebook)

11 Days. 3 Mass Shootings. 3 Heroes. Why Some Risk their Lives for Others?

May 9, 2019 – In Breaking News – USA TODAY As shots fired inside a synagogue outside San Diego last month, Lori Gilbert Kaye, 60, put herself in between the shooter and the rabbi and died...
With InformaCast alert software from Singlewire, they connect people when and where it matters. When an emergency occurs, the mass notification system helps keep people safe and informed, everywhere, every time. 

InformaCast Fusion Competes in the 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program

Singlewire Software, a leading mass notification technology developer recognized in the 2018 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, is pleased to announce the company's InformaCast Fusion hybrid cloud notification platform has been nominated...
Rear Adm. Cedric Pringle, right, commander of Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 3, applauds Religious Programs Specialist Seaman David Miller, from Salem, N.H., assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), during an awards ceremony on the roof of the barge assigned to Bonhomme Richard. Miller was awarded for his efforts in apprehending a woman threatening a church congregation on April 20, 2019. Bonhomme Richard is in its homeport of San Diego. (Courtesy of the U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Cosmo Walrath)

Navy Sailor Honored for Stopping Easter Church Mass Shooting (Video)

Rear Adm. Cedric Pringle, commander of Expeditionary Strike Group 3, awarded Religious Programs Specialist Seaman David Miller, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), the Navy and...
Officer Robert McKeithen was shot multiple times outside the Lopez Quave Public Safety Center, Sunday night, and died at a hospital shortly after. (Courtesy of the Gulfport Police Department)

Officer Shot & Killed Outside Police Station, Just Months Before Retiring

May 6, 2019 – In Breaking News – ABC News An arrest has been made in the murder of an on-duty police officer who was gunned down in front of his police...
The U.S. is sending the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group and a bomber task force to the Middle East, National Security Adviser John Bolton has announced. Pictured here, thee USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). (Courtesy of the U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jerine Lee)

‘Credible’ Iran Threat Against US Forces Triggers Carrier Deployment

May 6, 2019 – In Breaking News – CNN "Specific and credible" intelligence that suggested Iranian forces and proxies were targeting US forces in Syria, Iraq and at sea led the Pentagon...
An effective Threat Vulnerability Risk Assessment (TVRA) is the first step in developing a valuable school security program, identifying the security risks a particular school faces and ensures that a physical security program is designed to combat those risks, providing a roadmap that can be used to refine or develop a properly integrated safety and security program. 

The Value of Training – ‘ASTORS’ Award Winning True Security Design

By Joseph Pangaro, CPM, CSO True Security Design, recently recognized as the 2018 Gold Award Winner of the Annual ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program for Best Risk Analysis Methodology, is a provider of...