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Regroup Mass Notification Competes in 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Awards (Videos)

Regroup Mass Notification, a recognized leader in the mass communications sector, and a Platinum Award Winner in the 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program, is pleased to announce the cloud-based mass communication platform...
Ruslan Asainov, 42, a naturalized US citizen from Brooklyn traveled to Istanbul, a common transit point to gain entry into Syria joined ISIS, became a sniper & rose to the rank of "emir" in charge of training other ISIS members in the use of weapons. (Courtesy of YouTube)

Brooklyn Man Accused of Becoming ISIS Sniper & Weapons Trainer

A criminal complaint was unsealed on Friday in federal court in the Eastern District of New York charging Ruslan Maratovich Asainov, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Kazakhstan with providing and...
How the Montecito Fire Protection District used a socio-ecological mitigation approach to successfully fight the Thomas Fire. (Courtesy of Montecito Fire Protection District Facebook)

A How To On Mitigating Wildfire Vulnerability: A MFPD Success Story

By the U.S. Fire Administration The Thomas Fire in December 2017 claimed two lives, burned 281,893 acres, and destroyed more than 1,000 structures before it was contained on Jan. 12, 2018. The...
The WASP Lite is a compact aerostat offering a smaller footprint than the larger WASP system. Highly mobile, it can be deployed virtually anywhere – from a rooftop, pickup truck, boat or utility vehicle.

Drone Aviation Delivers $1.1M in WASP Lite to US Army (Multi-Video)

Drone Aviation, a developer of specialized, tethered aerial monitoring and communications platforms serving national defense and homeland security customers, recognized in the 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program for Best Persistent Aerial Monitoring Solution,...
Hall County Sheriff's Office Deputy Nicolas Blane Dixon, 28, was shot and killed following a vehicle pursuit of a stolen vehicle. Deputy Dixon had served with the Hall County Sheriff's Office for three years. He is survived by his wife and two young sons.

5 Teens Charged in Shooting Murder of Georgia Deputy (Multi-Video)

June 11, 2019 – In Breaking News – Los Angeles Times Five Gainesville teens believed to be connected to last week's fatal shooting of 28-year-old Hall County Sheriff's Office Deputy Nicolas Blane Dixon...
S&T’s NUSTL collaborated with first responders, DOE, and FEMA to publish the “Radiological Dispersal Device (RDD) Response Guidance: Planning for the First 100 Minutes,” is designed to encourage comprehensive radiological preparedness and assist first responders and local jurisdictions to both operationalize and implement best practices for RDD detonation response. Pictured here, a radioactive blast releasing radioactive ballistic fragments into the surrounding environment. (From the video, Courtesy of DHS S&T)

S&T Returns with NUSTL Responder RAD Preparedness in 2019 ‘ASTORS’

A radiological dispersal device (RDD), or 'dirty bomb,' detonation in a local jurisdiction will have significant consequences for public safety, responder health and critical infrastructure operations. First responders and emergency managers must...
Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán

‘El Chapo’ Sinaloa Cartel Leader, Gets Life in Prison Plus 30 (Multi-Video)

Joaquin Archivaldo Guzman Loera, also known by various aliases, which includes “El Chapo” and “El Rapido,” has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Brian M. Cogan to a life term of...
John Chigos, CEO of PlateSmart Technologies is reaching out to ALPR industry players in a call-to-action, stressing the importance of industry experts coming together to discuss ALPR Best Practices.

A Call to Action for the Automatic License Plate Recognition Industry

By John Chigos, Founder, Chairman & CEO at PlateSmartTechnologies, Inc. I founded PlateSmart about 15 years ago to advance automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) as a crime-fighting tool. We were the first LPR...
Willem Van Spronsen was an anarchist and anti-fascist who was shot and killed by Tacoma Police officers while trying to set fire to a propane tank with incendiary devices during an attack at an ICE detention center in Tacoma on Saturday, July 13. (Courtesy of Twitter)

Dead ICE Facility Attacker Wrote ‘I am Antifa’ Manifesto Before Assault

July 12, 2019 – In Breaking News – Fox News The 69-year-old armed man killed by Washington state police as he attacked a local Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center Saturday sent a manifesto to friends the day before...
Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison visited USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) underway in the Coral Sea July 12, during Talisman Sabre. (Courtesy of thee U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nathan Burke)

Ships Converge for Talisman Sabre ’19 Bilateral, Biennial War Games

Seventeen ships from the United States, Australia, Canada and Japan sailed together in formation for a massive photo exercise July 10, to signify the beginning of naval maneuvers as part of...