LEO+NRA = Success

[su_heading size=”30″]A growing number of law enforcement agencies depend on the National Rifle Association for supplemental firearms training, from classroom and range settings to sanctioned competition events.[/su_heading] STORY BY STEVEN PAUL BARLOW PHOTOS BY NRA [su_dropcap style=”light”]T[/su_dropcap]he officer entered the room, heart rate elevated, his carbine leveled and at the ready. He tried to control […]

Riding Shotgun In War On Drugs

[su_heading size=”30″]Special Enforcement Teams Go Undercover To Stem Tide Of Heroin Trafficking Across America[/su_heading] STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY TROY TAYSOM   [su_dropcap style=”light” size=”5″]I [/su_dropcap]finally got the call. “How fast can you get here?” Sgt. Santiago asked. “Five minutes,” I said. “Good. We have eyes on our guy, and we are a go.” I drove […]

Inside USAF’s Office Of Special Investigations

[su_heading size=”25″]Guardians Of The Air Force – Part I of II[/su_heading] ‘The Eyes Of The Eagle’ STORY BY TROY TAYSOM [su_dropcap style=”light” size=”5″]I[/su_dropcap]n 1947 the world was rebuilding after the most devastating global conflict we’ve ever known had ended. The importance of air power had been proven with the destruction of Tokyo, Nagasaki, Hiroshima, Berlin and Hamburg. The importance […]

Hearts & Minds, Sights & Sounds

[su_heading size=”27″ margin=”0″]How Officer Reyes Is Protecting Those With Autism[/su_heading] Story by Troy Taysom • Photographs by Laurie Reyes [su_note note_color=”#454b7b” text_color=”#ffffff” radius=”2″] GLOSSARY OF TERMS • Autism Spectrum – Autism is not a single disorder, but a spectrum of closely related disorders with a shared core of symptoms. Every individual on the autism spectrum has problems […]

Do You Need Police, Fire Or Medical?

[su_heading size=”35″]Supporting The Boys In Blue[/su_heading] Story and photographs by Troy Taysom [su_dropcap style=”light” size=”5″]A[/su_dropcap]t some point in our lives we have all probably called 911. We may have needed help or heard disconcerting noises in the night, or worse, witness a tragedy or an accident where someone’s life was in peril, possibly already lost. […]