Page 150 - Journal of Special Operations Medicine - Winter 2016

(photo left) The TTRDA team from Taiwan
approaches a bus that has been taken
hostage by a group of sovereign citizens.
Photo compliments of Don Eng

(photo below) A tactical team
responding to an attack on a
dignitary convoy.
Photo compliments of
Kristy Lanzisera

(photo above) Members of
the Alameda County Sheriff’s
Office Special Response Team
are securing the San Francisco
Public Utilities Commission. In
this scenario, there has been a (photo left) The Mexican
shooting and hostage situation. Federal Police team going
room by room to clear a
Photo compliments of
Beth Ferrante terrorist compound.
Photo compliments of
Arleen Keteles

(photo above right) A member of an EOD team is (photo above) A member of the Oakland
carrying a portable x-ray machine to a suspected SWAT team provides security for a Rescue
vehicle-borne improvised explosive device. In this scenario, Task Force team to triage and help
EOD teams responded to a suspicious car that had a strong shooting victims.
ammonia-like smell emitting from the rear of the vehicle. Photo compliments of Tomi Overcash
Photo compliments of Mike Sedlak

(photo left) Members of a Stanislaus
County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team photos from
are clearing a room in the Children’s
Hospital and Research Center. In this URBAN SHIELD 2016
scenario, they must rescue a disabled
child being held hostage by terrorists.
Photo compliments of
Tomi Overcash
(photo below) A HazMat team was dispatched to this
rail car that is leaking a highly toxic gas. The team is
performing protective actions to keep the public safe.
Photo compliments of Gene Alga

(photo above) A tactical team escorting
a hostage after neutralizing an active
shooter situation at the SLAC National
Accelerator Laboratory in Menlo Park.
Photo compliments of Carrie Cox

(photo left) A tactical team member giving medical attention
to a victim who was shot during a hostage situation.
Photo compliments of Mike Sedlak