Category Law Enforcement
Less-lethal launchers during recent protests in Turkey
Recent crowd control actions executed by Turkish police have showcased the employment of several less-lethal launchers. Aside from a range of medium-calibre riot guns (including 37/38mm Federal Riot Guns, 37/38mm Penn Arms PL-8 rotary launchers, and MKE 40mm launchers) firing CS, impact, and possibly OC munitions, three other less-lethal launchers have been observed. Each of […]
US MARSEC Capability Development Programs in West Africa: Current Status and Future Prospects
By N.R. Jenzen-Jones & LT Chad R. Hutchins, USN This piece originally appeared at Information Dissemination. USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47) Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS) team members train Kenyan naval personnel on proper apprehension techniques while in port Mombasa, Kenya during Africa Partnership Station – East 2010. West Africa[1] today is plagued by a variety of […]
Run Through The Jungle: Colombia’s JUNGLA Commandos
By N.R. Jenzen-Jones In writing this article I consulted senior DEA Special Agents who have worked extensively with the Jungla commandos in Colombia. Their identities have been withheld by request. This post originally appeared at Small Wars Journal, here. The Jungla Commandos, or Compañía Jungla Antinarcóticos (Counter-narcotics Jungle Company; JUNGLA), as they are properly known, […]
KRISS Vector SMG for the Australian Federal Police?
By N.R. Jenzen-Jones In writing this post I consulted a senior representative from KRISS USA, as well as a serving member of the AFP who is familiar with current TRT practices. Their identities have been withheld at their request. I also requested an official comment from the AFP, but only received the following from a […]
Security Scholar Synopsis: Afghanistan’s National Interdiction Unit (NIU)
By N.R. Jenzen-Jones This is an excerpt from the Security Scholar Synopsis series. Each brief in the series focuses on a particular military or law enforcement unit, or emerging operation, and provides an overview supported by research and links to primary and other sources for further reading. The first in our series covers the National […]
The Rogue Adventurer 