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THE NRA MAGAZINE FOR
THE ULTIMATE WARRIOR
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Welcome to NRA American Warrior magazine, the
National Rifle Associations brand-spanking-new salute to
all who serve.
And welcome to the future of magazines. This aint some
stodgy paper-and-ink rag. This is now. No this aint even
now. This is five seconds from now. And its tailor-made for
you, whether youre in the armed forces, law enforcement,
FBI, NCIS or any acronym in between. This is your magazine,
filled with the guns, gadgets and gear you need (or wish
you had) to do your job. Eat it up. Its all yours.
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2011 SHOT Show
Tactical Gear
NRA American Warrior was there
to scout the aisles for you.
Marc Lees Knife
Honoring the first SEAL killed
in Iraq.
HULC: Incredible?
Enabling Warriors to leap tall
buildings?
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Music, movies, video, apps and
games to battle by.
Warrior Stories
The post-Columbine school cop.
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CSI: Spokane
Aint no place for glamour: This all-
female team rolls up its sleeves.
Is This Fallujah
or Hollywood?
After youve had your bell rung,
you cant freakin tell.
Welcome to
the Warrior.
Get out your plastic! NRA
American Warrior scouted out
the top tactical products at
the 2011 SHOT Show.
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The Law Enforcement section of the Shooting,
Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show continues
to grow, and continues to be more awesome year
after year. The truth is, if you need it, someone at
the SHOT Show likely has it for sale or will help you
design it. But sometimes you dont know what you
need until you are looking at it. Thats where NRA
American Warrior comes in. We were there, and
as soon as we wiped the drool from our chins, we
wrote up this quick recap of some of the 2011
SHOT Shows top new tactical offerings.
BY KE V I N MI CHAL OWSKI
Quickly: Name
an Austrian
pistol that offers outstanding ergonomics, a
great trigger, an amazing sighting system and
unfailing reliability.
Did you think of Steyr? You should have.
At the 2011 SHOT Show Media Day, while
watching other shooters wait in line to shoot a
sniper rifle chambered in .338 Lapua, I noticed
a black polymer pistol lying on the table
waiting for someone to insert a magazine. I
was just the guy for the job.
The pistol turned out to be the M9-A1.
Steyr also makes this gun in a .40 S&W
model that is aptly named the M40-A1. For a
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time, Steyr stopped importing pistols into the
U.S. This piece is a great one to restart their
conquest of the American market.
The first thing you notice about the
M-series is the extremely high tang. Your
hand really gets up high on backstrap of this
pistol, and that brings the bore axis down
closer to your hand and the muscles and
bones in your arm. You all know the story:
The lower bore axis reduces muzzle flip and
keeps you on target. The M-A1 is a design
masterpiece in this area.
I also really liked the trigger pullit is very
smooth thanks to a minor redesign of Steyrs
Reset Action System. The trigger pull is long
but consistently smooth with a crisp break
at about 5 pounds. It does seem to travel a
long way to reset, but I got used to it quickly.
The fixed, low-profile sights present a unique
triangle/trapezoid configuration for exceptionally
fast target acquisition, as the triangular shape
of the front sight naturally directs the shooters
eye toward the target. If you have not used
sights like these before, you might view them a
bit suspiciously. They are totally different from
anything traditional, but they work very well.
This pistol is not brand new, but it is
sufficiently changed from past iterations to be
called new. Get your hands on one and you will
want it in your holster.
This piece is a great one
to restart their conquest
of the American market.
In a tactical situation
you want power,
maneuverability, versatility and reliability. How does
15 rounds of 12-gauge ammo sound? What if
you could carry that in a 27-inch shotgun with a
full 18.5-inch barrel and no bulky box of ammo
hanging beneath the muzzle? Take a look at Kel-
Tecs bullpup, pump-action tactical shotgun.
The KSG (Kel-Tec Shotgun) is the companys
first entry into the shotgun market. And they got
it right. The size, shape and design are similar to
the currently available Kel-Tec RFB rifle, but the
KSG ejects downward, instead of forward. The
KSG is as compact as legally possible with a
26.1-inch overall length and an 18.5-inch cylinder
bore barrel. Even with this compact size, the
internal dual tube magazines hold an impressive
14 rounds of 12 gauge 2-3" rounds, 7 per tube.
The simple and reliable pump-action feeds from
either the left or right tube, and the selector switch
to choose which tube you use is just behind the
trigger guard. To make the shotgun cruiser safe,
the lever can be positioned in the center detent in
order to easily clear the chamber without feeding
another round from either magazine. A cross bolt
style safety blocks the sear, and the pump release
lever is located in front of the trigger guard. And
get this: It weighs just 6.9 pounds empty. The
forearm includes a bottom-mounted Picatinny rail
for the mounting of a forward grip, or a light or
laser. The top-mounted Picatinny rail will accept
many types of optics or iron sights. Forward and
rear sling loops are built in, and a basic sling
is included. The soft rubber butt pad helps to
tame recoil. And best of all, it will retail for about
$800. Check it out at www.keltecweapons.com.
Kel-Tec Shotgun
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... the internal dual tube
magazines hold an impressive
14 rounds of 12 gauge 2-
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rounds, 7 per tube.
Tired of carrying
a 50-pound
breaching pack and 35-pound ram on
operations? The Jersey Boot, from Jersey
Tactical, replaces all the breaching tools in
your pack and weighs just 26.5 pounds.
This is more than just a battering ram. The
Jersey Boot gives you every available option
from knocking in doors to breaking locks to
serving as a simple yet stable step to help
clear obstacles.
The Jersey Boot will open whatever you
need to open, and it works even better
in pairs, as you can use one tool to set
the other.
Designed by real SWAT cops, the Jersey
Boot is built to last, simple to use and
just plain devastating in operation. Where
you want to knock in a door, pry a door
open, break a lock or use the Jersey Boot
to hold doors open or closed, this piece of
steel is ready to work for you. And you can
download an operators manual right from
the website, www.jerseytactical.com.
The Jersey Boot
The Jersey Boot
will open whatever
you need to open ...
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You know, its true. The AR rifle Eugene
Stoner envisioned
from the start was
chambered in .308.
So when you hear
about a .308 AR,
are we moving
ahead or are we
going back to the
starting point?
Such a question
may be too big for
this article, but Rock
River Arms answered
it anyway, providing
a rifle that hits with the power of the .308
but carries like an AR-15. The LAR-8 Elite
Operator will certainly provide the power,
accuracy and versatility modern shooters
really want.
If you are familiar with the
AR-15 platform, the manual of
arms will really be no different for you on
the LAR-8. One especially nice touch is
the half-quad handguard. Sure, when you
say half-quad you might think of just two
rails, but dont worry; it has all four. But
the rails simply run half the length of the
handguard, from the gas block back. From
the magazine well forward the handguard
is just that, a handguardwith a knurled
aluminum free-float tube that is both
comfortable and easy to grip. For your
ammo supply the Elite Operator uses FAL
metric and L1A1 inch magazines. So there
should be no trouble finding 20-round
boxes for your reloads.
This rifle proved to be accurate, easy
to handle and hard-hitting. That is a great
combination, especially when you want
more power than the 5.56 round offers.
Find it at www.rockriverarms.com.
Rock River Arms LAR-8 Elite Operator
... hits with the power
of the .308 but carries
like an AR-15.
If youve ever thought
about how to hold your
AR-15 for range maintenance, MTM Case-Gard has
you covered with the new Tactical Range Box. This
is a must-have item for AR-15 owners, and it also
works for bolt-action rifles, too.
The Tactical Range box includes two adjustable
gun forks for rifles and shotguns, and an all-
new action block insert arm that is designed to
fit into the magazine well of AR-15/M16-style
rifles. I cant believe someone didnt think of it
sooner. It offers excellent support for cleaning
and accessory mounting for customization with
red dots, lights and lasers.
The Tactical Range Box uses a two-piece design.
The removable top storage box is a bonus for
storing all of your small cleaning items such as
oils, solvents, brushes, batches, as well as any
additional accessories. Unlatch the top box to
reveal a deep-storage maintenance center. This is a
convenient place to stash your larger items such as
ammo, extra cleaning gear, tools and accessories.
This is truly the ultimate range box, maintenance
center, and it retails at $55. Buy one. It is made in
the U.S.A. Find it at www.mtmcase-gard.com.
Tactical Range Box
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I cant believe someone
didnt think of it sooner.
A bag to carry your gear needs to be
versatile and tough. The Maxpedition
Doppelduffel puts other bags to
shame in both areas. The Doppelduffel
Adventure Bag is a unique, large travel
bag that can be carried by hand, by
a shoulder strap in two orientations,
vertically or horizontally, or with
hideaway integral backpack straps. Two
internal padded
dividers can
split the main
compartment into smaller sections, or you
can remove them to use the entire space.
This is the perfect bug-out bag. It
will hold all your SWAT gear, including
boots, or it would make a fine oversized
trauma/rescue tote, and you can hang
extra pouches and attachments on the
outside. If need be, you can carry it like a
backpack. The access to all your gear is
simple yet ample, and the bag is, like the
rest of Maxpeditions gear, built hell-bent
for stout. Find it at www.maxpedition.com.
Maxpedition Doppelduffel
This is the
perfect bug-out bag.
Danner showed off a new boot
specifically designed with operators
in mind. The Descender is created
specifically for vertical insertion. According
to Danner the
Descender
has a
groundbreaking new outsole design
that allows for controlled and reliable
arresting during fast-roping evolutions. The
Descender will be available for Fall 2011
and ready to ship in July 2011.
While we didnt get to do any fast-
roping with the boots, the patent-pending
Danner Descender Outsole utilizes
Vibrams ultra abrasion-resistant V-4
compound in the medial arch to aid
the operator arresting during descent.
Its durable and low-oil content Nubuc
leather and breathable 1000D spacer
mesh nylon upper keep the rope clean
without leaving residue behind. The
variable lacing system allows for a
climbing inspired close-to-foot fit and
enables enhanced control and superior
mobility. The Descender also provides a
dynamic and protective ride by using a
co-molded midsole that offers impact,
puncture and lesion resistance.
Thats the technical part. The boot,
from all outward appearances, is tough
as nails. But its also comfortable, built
for extended wear and versatile. You can
choose either 100 percent waterproof
GORE-TEX lining, or a highly breathable,
moisture-wicking mesh lining for hot-
weather comfort. The Descender comes
in a 4.5-inch or 8-inch style with color
options of canteen green or black. For
guys who zip down a line then spend the
rest of the day on their feet, there is not
a better choice for footwear. Find them at
www.danner.com.
Danner Descender
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The boot,
from all
outward
appearances,
is tough
as nails.
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Sharp cutting edge, tempered,
hardened: These are all attri-
butes of a warriorand of a
quality knife.
Making a warrior, or a quality
knife, requires a process
starting with the right stuff
and resulting in a well-polished,
highly refined instrument of war.
Enter Petty Officer Second Class
Marc Alan Lee.
On Aug. 2, 2006, Lee, whose
first name means mighty
warrior, was the first Navy
SEAL to die in Iraq. His is the
name, and story, behind a
newly released Benchmade
commemorative knife, crafted
for a true American hero who
willingly gave his life for his
country and for his fellow
warriors.
On that August day in
Ramadi, Lee and a buddy,
Ryan Job, were on the roof of
a building supporting the Iraqi
army against foreign insurgents.
When Jobs rifle was struck
by enemy fire, he sustained a
serious head injury from the
The Marc
Lee Glory
Knife
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The Marc Lee Knife
Lock 20 Navy SEALS in a room
with 100 knives to choose from,
and this is the one theyd fight
tooth and nail over. Benchmade
President Greg
Mooney says
of his knives:
Know that each
is built with you
in mind. We will
never forget.
Navy SEAL Marc Lee
resulting shrapnel. Recognizing
the severity of his buddys
injuries, Lee stoodnot once,
but twicein the line of direct
enemy fire so a medic could
examine and extricate his
wounded friend.
After securing the scene,
Lee and his team returned to
camp. Upon arrival, however,
they learned the location of
the enemy insurgents that had
attacked them and willingly
returned to action, taking the
fight to the bad guys.
While leading a team to the
rooftop of a building, Lee was
mortally wounded by enemy
gunfire.
In his name, Benchmade
Knife Company helped estab-
lish the Marc Lee Foundation
and produced the Marc Lee
Glory Commemorative
Combat Knife.
The 12.5-inch-long knife
weighs just a little over half a
pound. The 7.3-inch blade is
made from premium-grade
154CM stainless steel and
has a ceramic-based coating
to protect it from saltwater
corrosion and exposure to
other harsh elements that
SEAL equipment is normally
subjected to. It comes with a
sheath and is engraved with
Marc Lees SEAL information
his BUD/S Class (251) and
that he was killed in action in
Iraq on August 2, 2006.
As a sad footnote to this inspiring
story, Ryan Job, whose life Marc Lee saved on
that rooftop in Ramadi, unexpectedly died last
September following a second reconstructive
surgery on his eye socket.
After his combat wound, which left him blind,
Job had continued to live his life with Navy SEAL
zeal, acting as a spokesman for the Sentinels of
Freedom Scholarship Foundation, an organization
that helped wounded veterans, and even climbing
Mount Rainier two months before his death.
Job left behind his wife, Kelly, who is pregnant
with their first child and due in May.
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resulting shrapnel. Recognizing
the severity of his buddys
injuries, Lee stoodnot once,
but twicein the line of direct
enemy fire so a medic could
examine and extricate his
wounded friend.
After securing the scene,
Lee and his team returned to
camp. Upon arrival, however,
they learned the location of
the enemy insurgents that had
attacked them and willingly
returned to action, taking the
fight to the bad guys.
While leading a team to the
rooftop of a building, Lee was
mortally wounded by enemy
gunfire.
In his name, Benchmade
Knife Company helped estab-
lish the Marc Lee Foundation
and produced the Marc Lee
Glory Commemorative
Combat Knife.
The 12.5-inch-long knife
weighs just a little over half a
pound. The 7.3-inch blade is
made from premium-grade
154CM stainless steel and
has a ceramic-based coating
to protect it from saltwater
corrosion and exposure to
other harsh elements that
SEAL equipment is normally
subjected to. It comes with a
sheath and is engraved with
Marc Lees SEAL information
his BUD/S Class (251) and
that he was killed in action in
Iraq on August 2, 2006.
As a sad footnote to this inspiring
story, Ryan Job, whose life Marc Lee saved on
that rooftop in Ramadi, unexpectedly died last
September following a second reconstructive
surgery on his eye socket.
After his combat wound, which left him blind,
Job had continued to live his life with Navy SEAL
zeal, acting as a spokesman for the Sentinels of
Freedom Scholarship Foundation, an organization
that helped wounded veterans, and even climbing
Mount Rainier two months before his death.
Job left behind his wife, Kelly, who is pregnant
with their first child and due in May.
As a sad footnote to this inspiring
story, Ryan Job, whose life Marc Lee saved on that
rooftop in Ramadi, unexpectedly died in September
2009 following a second reconstructive surgery on
his eye socket.
After his combat wound, which left him blind,
Job had continued to live his life with Navy SEAL
zeal, acting as a spokesman for the Sentinels of
Freedom Scholarship Foundation, an organization
that helped wounded veterans, and even climbing
Mount Ranier two months before his death.
Job left behind his wife, Kelly, and daughter
Leah, born after his passing.
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SEAL Up!
Tools of the Trade: Packing gear that
would make Batman jealous, the Navy SEAL
always comes loaded for bear. And pirate. And
terrorist. Drool over this sampling of elite gear
carried by our elite warriors. (Mouse over small
pics to embiggenate them.)
1. HK MP7 Submachine Gun The MP7s 4.6x30
mm round will pierce CRISAT body armor out to 200
yards. Outfitted with an Aimpoint Micro T-1 red-dot sight,
200 yards might as well be 2 feet. Rail-mounted Surefire
E1E light and buttstock-mounted Garmin Foretrex 401
complete the package. 2. M79 Grenade Launcher
The 40 mm thumper pictured here sports a cut-down
stock and barrel. Topped with a red-dot sight, because
close only counts in horseshoes and well, just
horseshoes. 3. SIG Sauer P226 This 9 mm is built
for battle, not a fashion show. An Advanced Armament
suppressor comes in handy when discretion is required.
4. Titanium Bolt Cutters Chain-link fence?
Padlocked door? Fuhgeddaboudit. 5. Fixed-Blade
Knife A great warrior demands a great knife, like this
one forged by certified Mastersmith Daniel Winkler, who
has been working with the U.S. Navy since Operation
Desert Storm. 6. Ops-Core Helmet Night vision
optics on the front, Manta Strobe and battery-powered
chem light on the rear, and Princeton Tec headlamp on
the side make this a hat for all occasions.
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If you gotta gear up, you might as well
SEAL Up!
Tools of the Trade: Packing gear that
would make Batman jealous, the Navy SEAL
always comes loaded for bear. And pirate. And
terrorist. Drool over this sampling of elite gear
carried by our elite warriors. (Mouse over small
pics to embiggenate them.)
1. HK MP7 Submachine Gun The MP7s 4.6x30
mm round will pierce CRISAT body armor out to 200
yards. Outfitted with an Aimpoint Micro T-1 red-dot sight,
200 yards might as well be 2 feet. Rail-mounted Surefire
E1E light and buttstock-mounted Garmin Foretrex 401
complete the package. 2. M79 Grenade Launcher
The 40 mm thumper pictured here sports a cut-down
stock and barrel. Topped with a red-dot sight, because
close only counts in horseshoes and well, just
horseshoes. 3. SIG Sauer P226 This 9 mm is built
for battle, not a fashion show. An Advanced Armament
suppressor comes in handy when discretion is required.
4. Titanium Bolt Cutters Chain-link fence?
Padlocked door? Fuhgeddaboudit. 5. Fixed-Blade
Knife A great warrior demands a great knife, like this
one forged by certified Mastersmith Daniel Winkler, who
has been working with the U.S. Navy since Operation
Desert Storm. 6. Ops-Core Helmet Night vision
optics on the front, Manta Strobe and battery-powered
chem light on the rear, and Princeton Tec headlamp on
the side make this a hat for all occasions.
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Tools of the Trade: Sporting Salomon Quest
boots, Crye Precision combat pants and shirt, and
plate carrier from London Bridge Trading Co., the
dapper SEAL at left is loaded for bear. And pirate.
And terrorist. But clothing alone doesnt make
this man. Read on. (Mouse over small pics to
embiggenate them.)
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1. HK MP7 Submachine Gun The MP7s 4.6x30
mm round will pierce CRISAT body armor out to 200 yards.
Outfitted with an Aimpoint Micro T-1 red-dot sight, 200
yards might as well be 2 feet. Rail-mounted Surefire E1E
light and buttstock-mounted Garmin Foretrex 401 complete
the package. 2. M79 Grenade Launcher The 40
mm thumper pictured here sports a cut-down stock and
barrel. Topped with a red-dot sight, because close only
counts in horseshoes and ... well, just horseshoes. 3. SIG
Sauer P226 This 9 mm is built for battle, not a fashion
show. An Advanced Armament suppressor comes in handy
when discretion is required. 4. HK416 Like an M4 on
steroids, pimped out with a TangoDown pistol grip, Advanced
Armament suppressor, Surefire Scout Light and EOTech
optic and 3x magnifier. 5. Fixed-Blade Knife A great
warrior demands a great knife, like this one forged by certified
Mastersmith Daniel Winkler, who has been working with the
U.S. Navy since Operation Desert Storm. 6. Ops-Core
Helmet Night vision optics on the front, Manta Strobe and
battery-powered chem light on the rear, and Princeton Tec
headlamp on the side make this a hat for all occasions.
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The Incredible HULC
Someone over at Lockheed Martin must love his
Marvel comics. Last summer, the company bagged a
$1.1 million contract to test a nifty piece of military technology
that brings to mind Tony Starks Iron Man outfit, but bears a
name much more reminiscent of Bruce Banners
mean, green, gamma ray-fueled anti-hero.
The Human Load Carrier, or HULC, is a
hydraulically powered titanium exoskeleton that,
according to Lockheed Martin, will allow soldiers
to carry loads of up to 200 pounds for extended
periods with minimal effort. As if that werent
cool enough, itll also allow a soldier to sprint at speeds of 10
mph in short bursts.
HULC transfers the weight from heavy loads to the ground
through the battery-powered, titanium legs of the lower-
body exoskeleton. An onboard microcomputer ensures the
exoskeleton moves in concert with the individual. Soldiers
strapped into the exoskeleton will be able to perform deep
squats, crawls and upper-body lifting with minor exertion.
Now, if we can just get this thing outfitted with jet packs,
well be
getting
somewhere.
Lockheeds
HULC
Marvel had the
idea decades ago.
Someone wake up
our scientists!

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ROBOT
MODEL ZR8-R
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The Recon Scout Robot (model ZRS-IR) is a miniature, infrared illuminated, two
wheeled, robotic camera for tactical video surveillance and remote video inspection.
Recon Scout Robot Features:
Adds remote video monitoring to any existing system
Suitable for tactical or EOD missions
Highly rugged, throw-able with a 1500G force rating
Always lands on wheels - self-rights upon moving
Controlled remotely with a simple joystick
NEW! Low light BW camera and built in IR
illumination works in total darkness
Constructed with a titanium shell and cast urethane
wheels

Recon Scout Controller Features:
Compatible with any WalkAbout or Video
Monocle System
Simple joystick operation
Draws power from the WalkAbout display













Recon Scout Robot specifications
Physical Camera RF
Weight: 1.2 lb (.54 kg) Type: BW CCD (NTSC
only)
Indoor range: 100' (30M)
Length: 7.375 in (187 mm) Resolution: 600 lines Outdoor range: 300' (91M)
Wheel diameter: 3 in (76 mm) FOV: 60 degrees Video frequency: 433 Mhz
2

Lux: .0003 Command frequency: 75.57 MHz
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Battery specifications: Performance
Type: Lithium ion Speed: 1 fps (.3 MPS)
Charge time: 2 hours Drop shock resistance: 30' (9.1M) vertical
60 min stationary Throw shock resistance: 120 ft (31.4M) horizontal Run time on full
charge: 50 min - moving Operating temperature range: 20 F (-6 C) to 140 F (60 C)
1) The Recon Scout Robot is sold as a kit (ZRS-IR), including a Recon Scout Robot (RSR-IR), Robot Scout Controller (RSC) and a Scout
Battery Charger (RSB). Product Warranty Note: This product is warranted to be free from material and workmanship defects for a period of
one year.
2) To order an alternate frequency robot kit, add -A to the PN (ZRS-IR-A) to specify video/control frequencies of 445MHZ / 75.41MHz or add
-C to the PN (ZRS-IR-C) to specify video/control frequencies of 439MHZ / 75.45MHz.
7/09
Recon Scout Controller specifications
Size: 7.5" (190 mm) x 3.5" (89 mm) x 2" (51 mm)
Weight: 1.25 lbs. (.57 kg)

Recon Scout Controller
Recon Scout Robot
with IR Illumination
Throwbot!
Product: Zistos Recon Scout Robot
What it Does: You throw it toward the target,
then you use a joystick remote to drive it the rest
of the way ... whereupon it rights itself and sends
back video.
Cool Factor: Way high. A robot you can
throw? Are you kidding us? You can treat it like a
dodgeball, yet it will still do its job. This what we
always wanted from technology! We cant wait to
try it around the station.
The Zistos Recon Scout
Usually, we only throw technology when it doesnt work.
Unstoppable
Pop quiz, Denzel. Theres a cargo of toxic chemicals on
a runaway train. If it derails, a quaint towns gonna get
soaked. What do you do? What do you do? (Just sayin,
it kinda sounds like Speed.) If we were studio execs, we
mightve titled this one Faster, on account of, you know,
the train going fast and all.
Faster
In this revenge yarn, Dwayne The Rock Johnson plays
an ex-con who must avenge his brothers death. Well, its
not so much that he must do it, as he just really wants
to, and what are you going to do? Get in The Rocks
way? If we were studio execs, we mightve titled this one
Unstopppable, on account of thats what The Rock is.
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What to Watch Between Watches
127 Hours
What Jaws did for pleasant swims in the ocean, 127
Hours does for rock climbing. This is a seriously great
movie, but, sometimes, serious greatness can be hard to
watchespecially when dull knives are involved. James
Francos best performance since his 2009 guest run on
General Hospital.
Jackass 3D
Breathtaking cinematography and compelling dialogue
frame this existential character study of a bunch of guys
hitting each other in the crotches with stuff. In 3-D!
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Adele:
21
You can have your Lady
Gagas, your Katy Perrys.
Well stick with Adele, whose
soulful, bluesy delivery defies
her 22 years. As close as
youll get to a modern-day
Etta James, Adele is Amy
Winehouse minus the stank.
Lykke Li:
Wounded
Rhymes
Swedish songstress Lykke
Li has been the next big
thing since about 2007.
Achieve instant hipster cred
by adding her latest to your
music library. Bass-heavy,
electro chill-out music for a
Saturday afternoon.
Ozzy Osbourne:
Scream
If you like Ozzy Osbourne
albums, then youll like
this Ozzy Osbourne album.
Youve got your fist-pumping
anthems (Let Me Hear You
Scream), your neo-Sabbathy
sludge (Soul Sucker) and
what passes for a ballad (I
Love You All). Yep, its an Ozzy
album all right.
Maximum Strength Music, Video, Games, Apps ...
Soothing the Savage
Breast. Or Not.

Ozzy:
Metal
grampa can
still bring
the noize.

Lykke Li:
We likey.

Adele:
Sweet Soul Sister.
Maximum Strength Music, Video, Games, Apps ...
Soothing the Savage
Breast. Or Not.
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Invading Mars?
Theres an App for That.
NASA
Cost: Free
NASA App HD beams the stars
and planets right to your iPhone
or iPad. Check out current NASA
mission info, watch streaming
NASA TV, or browse thousands
of images of planets, stars,
moons and galaxies. This handy,
beautiful app will also tell
you exactly where in the sky
to look for the International
Space Station and bring you
detailed information on orbiting
manmade satellites.
So much beauty, wonder
and awesomeness oughtta run
at least 99 cents (heck, wed
probably shell out 5 bucks), but
NASA is giving it to everyone
free of charge.
Adult Swim
Cost: Free
Why should anyone have to
wait till 10 eastern to watch
Robot Chicken and Family Guy?
Its positively un-American.
With the new Adult Swim app,
you can watch full episodes
and short clips from all the
great (and several terrible)
Adult Swim programs whenever
you wantfor free. The app also
includes a game center from
which you can buy wholesome
stuff like Amateur Surgeon
and Robot Unicorn Attack.
Probably best to keep this app
away from the kids.

NASA:
Using tax dollars
to conquer the
universe is a
better idea than
bailing out Wall
Street.

Adult
Swim:
Where to find the
stuff that makes
milk come out
your nose.
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Some of our Favorite
YouTube Moments
Sucked In
A tenth of a second in the
life of the luckiest airman
in the Navy.
Celebrities
Get Tasered
Erik Estrada, Jack Osbourne,
La Toya Jackson and Wee
Man get tased, bro.
Dumb Criminals
Rock-through-window fail.
Times two!
Apache
Helicopter
Night Attack
in Iraq
It is very bad to be an
enemy of the U.S. Army.
Top 10 Low
Pass Flybys
Nuff said.
Machowicz; Invite him to a party and
youll need to buy all new stuff.
One of the Games We Love: Raves
IGN: Editors Choice Award, An experience unlike any shooter in recent memory, 9.2 out of 10.
Yahoo! Games: A must have, 5 out of 5. PSW Magazine: Raises the bar for all war games.
10 out of 10 GameSpy: An absolute blast. 4.5 out of 5, Editors Choice. GamePro: A must
own, A thrilling experience, 4.5 out of 5, Editors Choice. FHM: Game of the Year, 5 out of 5.
Official Xbox 360 Magazine UK: Breathes new life into World War II. Outstanding multiplayer
action, 9 out of 10.
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Bigger, Badder,
Constant Splatter
F
ull disclosure: This aint fine art. As
wine and cheese go, were talkin
box and American. But man, does
it satisfy. Fire it up, ignore the story
and shoot, shoot, shoot. Shoot if it moves. Shoot
if it doesnt. Youre on the planet Helghan and
dont have time for questions. This delicate,
intergalactic
political
situation is
best handled
by jet packs,
mech suits, a
flamethrower
and truckloads
of lead. With
gadgets this
cool, even your
grandmother
would throw
diplomacy out
the window.
And as
video games
go, this ones
as gorgeous as it gets. Even the battlefields
seem adrenaline-chargedashes, dust and
snowflakes dance across your screen as
spaceships exchange pleasantries overhead.
A symphony of wild explosions, battle cries
and muzzle flashes comprises Killzone 3s
soundtracktheres music, sure, but the games
violent rhythms are best expressed by the
cacophony of combat.
Catching your breath is simply not an option.
KILLZONE 3:
GAME GENRE:
First-Person Shooter
PLAYERS:
1 to 24
PUBLISHER:
Sony Computer
Entertainment
Bigger, Badder,
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Killzone 3
Call of Duty: Black Ops tapped the accelerator; KZ3
slams it to the floor. One enormous set-piece battle
makes way for another as the game ratchets up your
expectations time and again. And the online multiplayer
is no less thrilling. After the solo campaign amps your
adrenaline, unleashing your fury on friends and strangers
alike is the perfect outlet.
Really, Killzone 3 is perfectly namedits a
no-nonsense throwback of a game that holds absolutely
nothing back. It doesnt reward a delicate palette, and
it might not get better with age. But its kill or be killed,
and its done to near perfection.
Rick Bubacz
School Resource Officer
Colorado Springs
Police Department
Colorado Springs, CO
Years on the Force: 7
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Especially since Columbine here in Colorado, we
know how vulnerable schools can be. Theres been
a push to have police officers in our schools to
help protect students and staff. My primary focus
is on the safety and security of the campus Im
assigned to.
I dont walk around the school with my head
in the clouds. I walk around thinking, If a gunman
popped around this corner, how would I respond?
Thats part of my responsibility as a police officer
assigned to this school. If you dont mentally prepare
for it, its going to show in your reaction.
A lot of times, we have to arrest kids for
different things they do on school groundsdrugs,
fighting, whatever. But a lot of the job is on the
counseling side. Talking to the kids. Helping them
understand situations. I think a huge part of our job
is educational. Were trying to help the kids develop
into adults and not leave school thinking cops are
the bad guys.
The hard part of the job is you might never know
the positive influence you made on a kid. But my
heart tells me, if I do the right thing, there will be a
kid that will be influenced in a positive way based
on how I conducted myself here at the school as a
police officer.
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or well over a century, those who stand in the
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was the Colt Walker, the Single Action Army revolver
or the famous and now nearly ubiquitous 1911, Colt
has played a central role in keeping America safe
and prosperous.
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Colts support of American warriors has never ceased.
And now, Colts Manufacturing steps up once again
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DAY JOB:
Collecting,
identifying,
and analyzing
fingerprints,
blood and guts
AFTER HOURS:
Wives, mothers,
girlfriends
OCCUPATIONAL
HAZARDS:
Maggots, burning
odor of the bone
saw
BEST PART OF JOB:
Providing peace
for the dead,
peace of mind for
the living
WORST PART
OF JOB:
Floaters:
Bloated,
decomposing
bodies found
after several
days in the
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DAILY GRIPE:
David Carusos
wooden acting,
unrealistic
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GUILTY PLEASURE:
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DAY JOB:
Collecting,
identifying,
and analyzing
fingerprints,
blood and guts
AFTER HOURS:
Wives, mothers,
girlfriends
OCCUPATIONAL
HAZARDS:
Maggots, burning
odor of the bone
saw
BEST PART OF JOB:
Providing peace
for the dead,
peace of mind for
the living
WORST PART
OF JOB:
Floaters:
Bloated,
decomposing
bodies found
after several
days in the
water
DAILY GRIPE:
David Carusos
wooden acting,
unrealistic
representation
of forensic work
GUILTY PLEASURE:
Jingle Bell
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And doesnt flinch.
B Y R I C K S T E W A R T
Forensic specialist
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a latent fingerprint. I
must accept some days
that I cant bring back
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all-American town is home to the
Spokane County Sheriffs Office,
which provides coverage to more than 500,000 people in a
1,750-plus-square-mile area. Despite the picturesque setting,
law-enforcement officials here are no strangers to violence of
the worst kind.
As is the case in any other locale, Spokane Countys
forensic unit sees the ugliest side of humanity. What makes
this department unique, however, is the fact that the
13-person forensic team is composed entirely of women
beautiful, tough-as-nails, methodical women. Their male and
female counterparts within the rest of the
department, from detectives to patrol, all
share a healthy respect for the work these
ladies do.
This all-female, blood-and-guts
brigade is respected by every single
law-enforcement officer in Spokanenot only for the amazing work they do, but for the
conditions and graphic nature of the scenes they arrive on, notes Detective Doug Marske of
the Major Crimes Division.
Quite frankly, says the 22-year department veteran, they are exposed to the harshest
sights, smells and emotional stimuli that anyone can encounter, yet youd never know it by
the way that they move through a crime scene and somehow turn off the part of the brain
that would keep most people from ever doing this job in the first place.
CSI: Miami this is most certainly not. On the hottest summer days, with sleeves rolled
down and heat building under protective masks, sweat rolls off the ladies
faces, into their eyes, and saturates their clothing from the inside out.
Yeah, we are date-ready, jokes forensic specialist Jodie Dewey. Shows
like CSI make it appear that female crime scene investigators roll up with
just the right amount of makeup, in their stiletto high heels, leather pants
and dangly jewelry. We laugh because we show up in the middle of the
night with bed head and no makeup.
This is not a job for the glamorous.
Case in point, the first death case that Carrie Johnson, the departments
forensic unit manager, ever responded to: Two young girls on horseback
This is not a job
for the glamorous.
Forensic specialist Kristen
Conklin operates one of the
tools of her trade. Shows like
CSI wrongly suggest that
crimes are solved in an hour
and every drop of blood is only
a spray bottle of magic forensic
mist away from discovery.
When she leaves work each day,
forensic specialist Trayce Boniecki
must remind herself most people
are genuinely good.
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estled in the near
nature, near perfect
environs of the Pacific Northwest
sits Spokane, Wash. This scenic,
all-American town is home to the
Spokane County Sheriffs Office,
which provides coverage to more than 500,000 people in a
1,750-plus-square-mile area. Despite the picturesque setting,
law-enforcement officials here are no strangers to violence of
the worst kind.
As is the case in any other locale, Spokane Countys
forensic unit sees the ugliest side of humanity. What makes
this department unique, however, is the fact that the
13-person forensic team is composed entirely of women
beautiful, tough-as-nails, methodical women. Their male and
female counterparts within the rest of the
department, from detectives to patrol, all
share a healthy respect for the work these
ladies do.
This all-female, blood-and-guts
brigade is respected by every single
law-enforcement officer in Spokanenot only for the amazing work they do, but for the
conditions and graphic nature of the scenes they arrive on, notes Detective Doug Marske of
the Major Crimes Division.
Quite frankly, says the 22-year department veteran, they are exposed to the harshest
sights, smells and emotional stimuli that anyone can encounter, yet youd never know it by
the way that they move through a crime scene and somehow turn off the part of the brain
that would keep most people from ever doing this job in the first place.
CSI: Miami this is most certainly not. On the hottest summer days, with sleeves rolled
down and heat building under protective masks, sweat rolls off the ladies
faces, into their eyes, and saturates their clothing from the inside out.
Yeah, we are date-ready, jokes forensic specialist Jodie Dewey. Shows
like CSI make it appear that female crime scene investigators roll up with
just the right amount of makeup, in their stiletto high heels, leather pants
and dangly jewelry. We laugh because we show up in the middle of the
night with bed head and no makeup.
This is not a job for the glamorous.
Case in point, the first death case that Carrie Johnson, the departments
forensic unit manager, ever responded to: Two young girls on horseback
This is not a job
for the glamorous.
Forensic specialist Kristen
Conklin operates one of the
tools of her trade. Shows like
CSI wrongly suggest that
crimes are solved in an hour
and every drop of blood is only
a spray bottle of magic forensic
mist away from discovery.
When she leaves work each day,
forensic specialist Trayce Boniecki
must remind herself most people
are genuinely good.
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had been struck by a train and
drug several feet. The carnage
was so violent that animal and
human parts were difficult to
distinguish between. Its the welcome to
forensic reality that every member of the
team all too quickly experiences once
they join.
All the members of this forensic team
have individual accounts of crime scenes
that remain vivid in their memories. Some
are funny, others heart wrenching, but most
involve some kind of significant emotional
event. Certain events have little to no
effect on some team members, yet create
uncomfortable reactions in others. But
all quickly learn how to channel, block or
deflect whatever bothers them most.
For forensic specialist Trayce Boniecki, its
the bugsthe creepy, crawly collection of
gnats, maggots, flies and other little meat
eaters that feast on victims and swirl about
them during an investigation.
The thought that flies buzzing about us
were maggots days before and now have
fully matured after dining on the dead body
before them is special, she says with a
tight smile.
For Jodie Dewey, its any autopsy that
requires the medical examiner to extract
the vitreous fluid of the eye. Jodie explains
that the M.E. inserts a needle into the
eyeball and withdraws a fluid that looks
not unlike egg whites. This extraction helps
the examiners and forensic specialists
determine a more specific time of death,
but that doesnt make it any easier for Jodie
to watch.
Crime scenes that involve violent acts
toward children and the innocent are
particularly difficult, especially for team
members who have children of their own.
Like others on the team, forensic
specialist Lori Preuninger would prefer
to insulate her children from the evil she
encounters, but thats not always possible.
Lori recounts the first time her daughter saw
her on the evening news, covered in blood
as she emerged from a car at a rather
grisly crime scene. That night, her daughter
realized Mommy didnt just collect and
compare fingerprints for a living.
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The carnage
was so violent
that animal and
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had been struck
by a train and
drug several feet.
The carnage
was so violent
that animal and human parts were difficult to
distinguish between. Its the welcome to the
forensic reality that every member of the team
all too quickly experiences once they join.
All the members of this forensic team have
individual accounts of crime scenes that
remain vivid in their memories. Some are funny,
others heart wrenching, but most involve some
kind of significant emotional event. Certain
events have little to no effect on some team
members, yet create uncomfortable reactions
in others. But all quickly learn how to channel,
block or deflect whatever bothers them most.
For forensic specialist Tracye Boniecki, its
the bugsthe creepy, crawly collection of
gnats, maggots, flies and other little meat
eaters that feast on victims and swirl about
them during an investigation.
The thought that flies buzzing about us
were maggots days before and now have fully
matured after dining on the dead body
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had been struck by a train and
drug several feet. The carnage
was so violent that animal and
human parts were difficult to
distinguish between. Its the welcome to
forensic reality that every member of the
team all too quickly experiences once
they join.
All the members of this forensic team
have individual accounts of crime scenes
that remain vivid in their memories. Some
are funny, others heart wrenching, but most
involve some kind of significant emotional
event. Certain events have little to no
effect on some team members, yet create
uncomfortable reactions in others. But
all quickly learn how to channel, block or
deflect whatever bothers them most.
For forensic specialist Trayce Boniecki, its
the bugsthe creepy, crawly collection of
gnats, maggots, flies and other little meat
eaters that feast on victims and swirl about
them during an investigation.
The thought that flies buzzing about us
were maggots days before and now have
fully matured after dining on the dead body
before them is special, she says with a
tight smile.
For Jodie Dewey, its any autopsy that
requires the medical examiner to extract
the vitreous fluid of the eye. Jodie explains
that the M.E. inserts a needle into the
eyeball and withdraws a fluid that looks
not unlike egg whites. This extraction helps
the examiners and forensic specialists
determine a more specific time of death,
but that doesnt make it any easier for Jodie
to watch.
Crime scenes that involve violent acts
toward children and the innocent are
particularly difficult, especially for team
members who have children of their own.
Like others on the team, forensic
specialist Lori Preuninger would prefer
to insulate her children from the evil she
encounters, but thats not always possible.
Lori recounts the first time her daughter saw
her on the evening news, covered in blood
as she emerged from a car at a rather
grisly crime scene. That night, her daughter
realized Mommy didnt just collect and
compare fingerprints for a living.
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The carnage
was so violent
that animal and
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These ladies jobs have them out in the middle of the night and into the wee hours
of the morning. They miss recitals, school plays and holidays. They miss teacher
conferences and anniversary dinners. There are days the wind cuts through them like
a knife or the rain soaks them to the bone. But most nights, when a shift is over, they
return home to be mothers, wives or girlfriends. The same hands that hours before were
folding an evidence bag are now folding their childs brown paper lunch sack for school.
Lori Preuninger tells of the time she worked a crime scene while
8 months pregnant. She arrived at the crime scene to process the
body of a little girl, Jessica, who had been stabbed several times by
her mother. The mother, with the child sitting on her lap, had decided
to kill herself and take her daughter with her. The child died; the
mother didnt.
Until that day, my husband Terry (a police officer with the City of
Spokane) and I had planned to name our unborn daughter Jesse or
Jessica, Lori said. The face and the mutilated body of Jessica at the
crime scene that morning changed everything.
This, however, was not the most difficult case Lori ever responded
to. Her most difficult involved a young woman eight months pregnant
who was stabbed more than 17 times.
The attack was incredibly violent and bloody, Lori said. At the
crime scene, I was able to process everything as normal. At the
morgue, I was able to process normally. It doesnt mean that I dont
have feelings or care that a woman and her baby were stabbed to
death, but I have a job to do.
Like her teammates, Lori is a professional in the field, but shes far
from an unfeeling automaton.
Let me tell you, Lori said. I have learned how to have my hands
in about anything at a crime scene and turn off the gore, but this
year during a soccer match when my daughter broke her forearm
and it had the tell-tale W shape of a compound fracture, I nearly
passed out.
I think when it comes to our own children and our own families,
we are just as squeamish as anybody else.
What these women see in the field cannot be unseen. Each must
develop a means for dealing with the brutality they witness. For
some, humor is the answer.
I am sure that sometimes the things we laugh about would seem
a little irreverent or demented to others, said forensic specialist
Kristen Conklin. One day, Trayce and I were at the scene of a murder
in a real nice house near the Christmas holiday. The house was
decorated with a tree and lights and everything you would expect
... when it comes to
our own children and
our own families, we are
just as squeamish as
anybody else.
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These ladies jobs have them out in the middle of the night and into the wee hours
of the morning. They miss recitals, school plays and holidays. They miss teacher
conferences and anniversary dinners. There are days the wind cuts through them like
a knife or the rain soaks them to the bone. But most nights, when a shift is over, they
return home to be mothers, wives or girlfriends. The same hands that hours before were
folding an evidence bag are now folding their childs brown paper lunch sack for school.
Lori Preuninger tells of the time she worked a crime scene while
8 months pregnant. She arrived at the crime scene to process the
body of a little girl, Jessica, who had been stabbed several times by
her mother. The mother, with the child sitting on her lap, had decided
to kill herself and take her daughter with her. The child died; the
mother didnt.
Until that day, my husband Terry (a police officer with the City of
Spokane) and I had planned to name our unborn daughter Jesse or
Jessica, Lori said. The face and the mutilated body of Jessica at the
crime scene that morning changed everything.
This, however, was not the most difficult case Lori ever responded
to. Her most difficult involved a young woman eight months pregnant
who was stabbed more than 17 times.
The attack was incredibly violent and bloody, Lori said. At the
crime scene, I was able to process everything as normal. At the
morgue, I was able to process normally. It doesnt mean that I dont
have feelings or care that a woman and her baby were stabbed to
death, but I have a job to do.
Like her teammates, Lori is a professional in the field, but shes far
from an unfeeling automaton.
Let me tell you, Lori said. I have learned how to have my hands
in about anything at a crime scene and turn off the gore, but this
year during a soccer match when my daughter broke her forearm
and it had the tell-tale W shape of a compound fracture, I nearly
passed out.
I think when it comes to our own children and our own families,
we are just as squeamish as anybody else.
What these women see in the field cannot be unseen. Each must
develop a means for dealing with the brutality they witness. For
some, humor is the answer.
I am sure that sometimes the things we laugh about would seem
a little irreverent or demented to others, said forensic specialist
Kristen Conklin. One day, Trayce and I were at the scene of a murder
in a real nice house near the Christmas holiday. The house was
decorated with a tree and lights and everything you would expect
... when it comes to
our own children and
our own families, we are
just as squeamish as
anybody else.
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in the weeks leading up to the holidays. The woman that was murdered in her
home bled out in her kitchen and the scene itself was rather bloody.
So, here we were over this victim, processing the body, when the clock on the
mantle started playing Jingle Bell Rock. For whatever reason the irony hit us both
at the same time, and we both just started laughing. The thing continued to do
this every hour on the hour until we left the crime scene.
When she leaves work each day, Trayce Boniecki says she must remind herself
most people are genuinely good. She says she has to believe in the decency
of people and accept the fact that there will always be a handful of people out
there that create the reason she has a job in the first place.
Trayce worked a crime scene involving the death of two parents who were
murdered by their own teenage son. Evidence showed that he had murdered
them inside the house by stabbing his father several times with a knife, and then
bludgeoning his mother to death with an object in the garage. Trayce said the
son then dragged his parents outside and used the family backhoe to scoop
them up. When a shed near the house was searched, the parents were found
still in the bucket of the backhoe. Detectives the next day went to the sons
school, where they found him attending class as if nothing had happened.
Trayce says she wonders what went through the minds of the
parents. Did they want to fight back? Would they want their child to
go to prison?
I know that these may seem like silly thoughts at a time like that,
Trayce says. But dont the final, dying thoughts of people deserve
an answer?
Its thoughts like theseperhaps specific to the feminine psyche
that set this forensics unit apart. In a beautiful setting, this team
puts the ugliness in perspective.
I must accept some days that I cant bring back the dead, says
Lori Preuninger. So I better get busy trying to provide a little justice
to the living.
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in the weeks leading up to the holidays. The woman that was murdered in her
home bled out in her kitchen and the scene itself was rather bloody.
So, here we were over this victim, processing the body, when the clock on the
mantle started playing Jingle Bell Rock. For whatever reason the irony hit us both
at the same time, and we both just started laughing. The thing continued to do
this every hour on the hour until we left the crime scene.
When she leaves work each day, Trayce Boniecki says she must remind herself
most people are genuinely good. She says she has to believe in the decency
of people and accept the fact that there will always be a handful of people out
there that create the reason she has a job in the first place.
Trayce worked a crime scene involving the death of two parents who were
murdered by their own teenage son. Evidence showed that he had murdered
them inside the house by stabbing his father several times with a knife, and then
bludgeoning his mother to death with an object in the garage. Trayce said the
son then dragged his parents outside and used the family backhoe to scoop
them up. When a shed near the house was searched, the parents were found
still in the bucket of the backhoe. Detectives the next day went to the sons
school, where they found him attending class as if nothing had happened.
Trayce says she wonders what went through the minds of the
parents. Did they want to fight back? Would they want their child to
go to prison?
I know that these may seem like silly thoughts at a time like that,
Trayce says. But dont the final, dying thoughts of people deserve
an answer?
Its thoughts like theseperhaps specific to the feminine psyche
that set this forensics unit apart. In a beautiful setting, this team
puts the ugliness in perspective.
I must accept some days that I cant bring back the dead, says
Lori Preuninger. So I better get busy trying to provide a little justice
to the living.
... dont the final, dying
thoughts of people
deserve an answer?
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Lead forensic specialist Beverly Naccarato pulls
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Fallujah or
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Y
ou watch as an unmarked white
SUV approaches the village
checkpoint and a sentry signals
the vehicle to stop.
Without warning, automatic
weapon fire interrupts the calm of this routine
encounter. The sentry spins and returns fire in the
general direction of his attackers. The hail of gunfire,
which seems to come from everywhere at once, is
momentarily interrupted by the unmistakable sound
of an RPG being launched. You see its contrail as the
projectile races toward the checkpoint like a perfectly
thrown pass.
Intense heat from a massive fireball washes over
you as the explosion sends shrapnel and debris in
every direction. Big and small, hard and soft, wet
and dry, the debris carries everything from steel and
stone, mortar and mud, to blood and body parts.
A donkey lies dead on its side, its eyes wide and fixed. Its internal organs spill onto
the ground amid a sticky stream of blood and bile. Not far from
the donkey, a lamb and goat have met the same fate. Blood
is everywhere, its iron-rich smell distinct from the nauseating
confluence of burning flesh, feces, bile and sulfur.
A womans scream registers like feedback on the periphery of
your subconscious as you scan the carnage around you. The young
woman, adorned in the traditional clothing of her village and faith,
is covered in blood. Her right leg has been torn from her body,
revealing avulsed flesh and bone where her leg should be, its meaty
mass trailing behind her as she emerges from a bullet-riddled
dwelling and crawls toward safety. Your senses scream, overloaded
with the sights, sounds, tastes, smells and impact of all that is
transpiring around you.
And then, just as suddenly as it started, the scene ends with the
word index.
The death, dismemberment and carnage you witnessed were
not elements of an actual firefight, but rather of a totally immersive
training scenariocourtesy of Stu Segall and his team of actors,
explosive ordnance, makeup, Moulage and subject matter
experts at Strategic Operations. The horrifying sights, sounds and
The realism of the
Strategic Operations
experience makes the
training invaluable to those
who will face similar real-
life situations in Iraq or
Afghanistan.
Her right leg has been
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The realism of the
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those who will face
similar real-life situations
in Iraq or Afghanistan.
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SUV approaches the village
checkpoint and a sentry signals
the vehicle to stop.
Without warning, automatic
weapon fire interrupts the calm of this routine
encounter. The sentry spins and returns fire in the
general direction of his attackers. The hail of gunfire,
which seems to come from everywhere at once, is
momentarily interrupted by the unmistakable sound
of an RPG being launched. You see its contrail as the
projectile races toward the checkpoint like a perfectly
thrown pass.
Intense heat from a massive fireball washes over
you as the explosion sends shrapnel and debris in
every direction. Big and small, hard and soft, wet
and dry, the debris carries everything from steel and
stone, mortar and mud, to blood and body parts.
A donkey lies dead on its side, its eyes wide and fixed. Its internal organs spill onto
the ground amid a sticky stream of blood and bile. Not far from
the donkey, a lamb and goat have met the same fate. Blood
is everywhere, its iron-rich smell distinct from the nauseating
confluence of burning flesh, feces, bile and sulfur.
A womans scream registers like feedback on the periphery of
your subconscious as you scan the carnage around you. The young
woman, adorned in the traditional clothing of her village and faith,
is covered in blood. Her right leg has been torn from her body,
revealing avulsed flesh and bone where her leg should be, its meaty
mass trailing behind her as she emerges from a bullet-riddled
dwelling and crawls toward safety. Your senses scream, overloaded
with the sights, sounds, tastes, smells and impact of all that is
transpiring around you.
And then, just as suddenly as it started, the scene ends with the
word index.
The death, dismemberment and carnage you witnessed were
not elements of an actual firefight, but rather of a totally immersive
training scenariocourtesy of Stu Segall and his team of actors,
explosive ordnance, makeup, Moulage and subject matter
experts at Strategic Operations. The horrifying sights, sounds and
The realism of the
Strategic Operations
experience makes the
training invaluable to those
who will face similar real-
life situations in Iraq or
Afghanistan.
Her right leg has been
torn from her body
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smells were all orchestrated,
choreographed and rehearsed
to create the most realistic
experience possible.
Mission accomplished.
Strategic Operations, on the
lot of Stu Segall Productions in
San Diego, is a full-service TV
and movie studio production
team that provides what they
call Hyper-Realistic training
services and products to those
involved in our national defense,
homeland security and national
response elements. Over
the past six years, Strategic
Operations has provided
training to more than 100,000
military personnel.
Segall and his crew have
built an unsurpassed reputation
for the invaluable service they
provide. One command master
chief and U.S. Navy SEAL writes,
The Strategic Operations
training site has more to offer
in force-on-force training than
I have experienced in my 23
years in the military.
While others may produce
canned training scenarios
complete with Moulaged
victims for effect, Strategic
Operations develops scenarios
around their customers specific
requirements. The detailsthe
sights, smells, sounds, expertly
choreographed explosions and
other special effectsensure
each participant gets an experi-
ence as close as possible to
reality, while mitigating risk in a
safe and professional environ-
ment. Some of the Strategic
Operations wounds and
Moulage pieces are so sophisti-
cated that cuts or eviscerations
bleed profusely, yet respond to
direct pressure or an applied
tourniquet. Such full sensory
immersion provides those who
must perform under such con-
ditions in real life the ability
to learn from their mistakes
without the danger of injury, dis-
memberment or death.
To supplement its television
and movie production exper-
tise, Strategic Operations has
assembled a team of subject
matter experts with firsthand
experience in the environments
they recreate. Eddie Wright, a
six-year Marine veteran who lost
both hands in an RPG attack
in Fallujah, is an excellent
example.
Wright speaks with authority
about how quickly things can go
to hell in a handbasket during
the shit storms of combat.
The presence of his nub on one
arm and prosthetic hook at the
end of the other says all that
needs to be said about the cost
of such encounters. His voice,
however, enunciates a clear
message with the cadence and
confidence of a battle-tested
soldier.
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Quam. Alescrica paties intimus, num
et videndum possoltum inatis mo consupi
mmovert iliachuid dius confectus, vir hos, nonvo,
comanum linte, quem sena, uter pris bonum
octum ponstorem la diissa cori supios medium
tem non ducon.
Over the past six years,
Strategic Operations has
provided training to more
than 100,000 military
personnel. The scenarios
are designed to be as close
as possible to reality.
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smells were all orchestrated,
choreographed and rehearsed
to create the most realistic
experience possible.
Mission accomplished.
Strategic Operations, on the
lot of Stu Segall Productions in
San Diego, is a full-service TV
and movie studio production
team that provides what they
call Hyper-Realistic training
services and products to those
involved in our national defense,
homeland security and national
response elements. Over
the past six years, Strategic
Operations has provided
training to more than 100,000
military personnel.
Segall and his crew have
built an unsurpassed reputation
for the invaluable service they
provide. One command master
chief and U.S. Navy SEAL writes,
The Strategic Operations
training site has more to offer
in force-on-force training than
I have experienced in my 23
years in the military.
While others may produce
canned training scenarios
complete with Moulaged
victims for effect, Strategic
Operations develops scenarios
around their customers specific
requirements. The detailsthe
sights, smells, sounds, expertly
choreographed explosions and
other special effectsensure
each participant gets an experi-
ence as close as possible to
reality, while mitigating risk in a
safe and professional environ-
ment. Some of the Strategic
Operations wounds and
Moulage pieces are so sophisti-
cated that cuts or eviscerations
bleed profusely, yet respond to
direct pressure or an applied
tourniquet. Such full sensory
immersion provides those who
must perform under such con-
ditions in real life the ability
to learn from their mistakes
without the danger of injury, dis-
memberment or death.
To supplement its television
and movie production exper-
tise, Strategic Operations has
assembled a team of subject
matter experts with firsthand
experience in the environments
they recreate. Eddie Wright, a
six-year Marine veteran who lost
both hands in an RPG attack
in Fallujah, is an excellent
example.
Wright speaks with authority
about how quickly things can go
to hell in a handbasket during
the shit storms of combat.
The presence of his nub on one
arm and prosthetic hook at the
end of the other says all that
needs to be said about the cost
of such encounters. His voice,
however, enunciates a clear
message with the cadence and
confidence of a battle-tested
soldier.
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Quam. Alescrica paties intimus, num
et videndum possoltum inatis mo consupi
mmovert iliachuid dius confectus, vir hos, nonvo,
comanum linte, quem sena, uter pris bonum
octum ponstorem la diissa cori supios medium
tem non ducon.
Over the past six years,
Strategic Operations has
provided training to more
than 100,000 military
personnel. The scenarios
are designed to be as close
as possible to reality.
cuts or eviscerations
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experience in the environments
they recreate. Eddie Wright,
a six-year Marine veteran
who lost both hands in an
RPG attach in Fallujah, is an
excellent example.
Wright speaks with authority
about how quickly things can
go to hell in a handbasket
during the shit storms of
combat. The presence of his
nub on one arm and prosthetic
hook at the end of the other
says all that needs to be
said about the cost of such
encounters. His voice, however,
enunciates a clear message
with the cadence of a battle-
tested soldier.
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In my view its very important (to replicate battle situations), Wright said. I dont
think you can underestimate the power of realistic training. How you train is how youre
going to fight in combat.
What we offer is some of the stresses, the noises, the sounds, the sights youll be
seeing in combat. Being exposed to them, weve found through some of our research,
has reduced dramatically the amount of mistakes youll make in a combat scenario.
Another defining aspect of the companys Military Operations on Urban Terrain
(MOUT) training is the realistic support structures the team creates. From buildings that
replicate those a war fighter might encounter in Iraq and Afghanistan to a commercial
aircraft completely outfitted with lighting, sounds and authentic interior, Strategic
Operations gets things right. When the company replicates bomb- and drug-making
facilities or local indigenous dwellings, the most crucial yet minute details are recreated:
foreign writings, markings, graffiti, local foods, produce, mock animals and even
indigenous people. The fruit, vegetables, gun emplacements, meat hanging in the street,
and even weapons stashes are extremely realistic.
It is the attention to detail and subject matter experts that set us apart, Stu Segall
says. Creating scenarios or training environments that dont fully immerse the war
fighter dont fully train. It is the smells, the sounds, the visual effects and the chaos of
the rich environments we create that make the difference.
The late Vince Lombardi knew something about beating his opponents. Coach
Lombardi knew that preparation was not about the quantity of time you spent preparing
for your opponent but rather the quality of the time.
Lombardi used to say, Practice does not make perfect. Only perfect practice
makes perfect.
Thats a lesson every war fighter should take to heart. Strategic Operations is in the
business of making sure they do.
It is the smells, the
sounds, the visuals effects
and the chaos of the
multitask rich environments
we create that make the
difference.
Military Operations
on Urban Terrain (MOUT)
training offers the actual
sights and sounds
participants will see and
hear later in combat.
Military Operations
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In my view its very important (to replicate battle situations), Wright said. I dont
think you can underestimate the power of realistic training. How you train is how youre
going to fight in combat.
What we offer is some of the stresses, the noises, the sounds, the sights youll be
seeing in combat. Being exposed to them, weve found through some of our research,
has reduced dramatically the amount of mistakes youll make in a combat scenario.
Another defining aspect of the companys Military Operations on Urban Terrain
(MOUT) training is the realistic support structures the team creates. From buildings that
replicate those a war fighter might encounter in Iraq and Afghanistan to a commercial
aircraft completely outfitted with lighting, sounds and authentic interior, Strategic
Operations gets things right. When the company replicates bomb- and drug-making
facilities or local indigenous dwellings, the most crucial yet minute details are recreated:
foreign writings, markings, graffiti, local foods, produce, mock animals and even
indigenous people. The fruit, vegetables, gun emplacements, meat hanging in the street,
and even weapons stashes are extremely realistic.
It is the attention to detail and subject matter experts that set us apart, Stu Segall
says. Creating scenarios or training environments that dont fully immerse the war
fighter dont fully train. It is the smells, the sounds, the visual effects and the chaos of
the rich environments we create that make the difference.
The late Vince Lombardi knew something about beating his opponents. Coach
Lombardi knew that preparation was not about the quantity of time you spent preparing
for your opponent but rather the quality of the time.
Lombardi used to say, Practice does not make perfect. Only perfect practice
makes perfect.
Thats a lesson every war fighter should take to heart. Strategic Operations is in the
business of making sure they do.
It is the smells, the
sounds, the visuals effects
and the chaos of the
multitask rich environments
we create that make the
difference.
Military Operations
on Urban Terrain (MOUT)
training offers the actual
sights and sounds
participants will see and
hear later in combat.
Military Operations
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It is the smells, the
sounds, the visual effects
and the chaos of the rich
environments we create
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