NATIONAL SCHOOL SHIELD PROGRAM – 2013
UTM, team members in the national school shield initiative providing best practice manual for active threat response. We developed a national best practices/training program and certification for armed security personnel within our schools to include; School Resource Officer, School Staff and/or volunteer personnel.
What more can we do as a nation to improve the safety of our children at school? This was the question raised by the National Rifle Association (NRA) after the Sandy Hook tragedy in which twenty young lives were taken along with the lives of six devoted school staff.
The posing of this question led to the assembly of a team of recognized experts in homeland security, law-enforcement training and school safety to conduct a survey of selected schools and their current security standards. This review has been conducted without any preconceived conclusions or mandate from the NRA except to determine what is needed to save young lives. The NRA has fully honored its commitment to respect the independence of this task force and to fund its work.
There are many experts in school safety. Some are self-proclaimed experts and others are nationally recognized leaders and innovators. The group of experts assembled for the National School Shield (NSS) Task Force is a selection of the most experienced and respected security experts; however, it is recognized that there are many others who have written, worked and contributed in the arena of school safety. While our report studied and reviewed the work of many in the field, our purpose was to bring together experts with different security backgrounds to provide a fresh perspective to the challenge of school violence. It is our hope that as the NSS continues into the future, the contribution and support for this initiative by school safety experts will expand.
MEMBERS OF THE TASK FORCE INCLUDE:
• Ralph Basham, Former Director of U.S. Secret Service, Former Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Former Director of Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
• Col. (ret.) John Quattrone, U.S. Air Force Security Forces Officer
• Commander, Former Joint Staff Operations Antiterrorism/Homeland Defense Directorate, the Pentagon
• Tony Lambraia
• Bruce Bowen, Former Deputy Director of U.S. Secret Service, Former Assistant Director of Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
• Thomas Dinanno, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Critical Infrastructure Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
• Robert Lambraia, Instructor
• Joe Overstreet, Former U.S. Secret Service Special Agent, Law Enforcement Training Manager
• Mike Restovich, Former Chief Homeland Security Attache of U.S. Embassy in London, Former Assistant Administrator of U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Former Supervisor, U.S. Secret Service
• Randy Knapp, Instructor
• Joseph Turitto, Retired Police Sergeant Wence Arevalo, Police SWAT/Entry Team Leader Sergeant
• Kirt Rothe, Instructor
After the task force’s findings we assisted in provided physical security assessments for elementary and High schools throughout US as well as School Resource officer weapons assessments. We then authored a best practice manual for active threat response for the United States school systems.
BANSHEE TV SERIES – 2013
UTM Conversion kits, training ammunition and products were utilized during the filming of action sequences involving firearms.
Banshee is an American action-drama television series created by Jonathan Tropper and David Schickler originally appearing on the Cinemax network beginning on January 11, 2013. Set in the eponymous small town of Banshee in Pennsylvania Amish country, the series’ main character is an enigmatic ex-con (Antony Starr), who assumes the identity of Lucas Hood, the town’s murdered sheriff, to hide from powerful crime lord Rabbit (Ben Cross). Imposing his own brand of justice, Banshee follows Hood as he attempts to reconcile with his former lover, Rabbit’s daughter, Anastasia (Ivana Miličević), who has herself adopted an assumed identity, married, and raised a family during Hood’s incarceration. Hood struggles to maintain his new identity while still embracing crime alongside his partners Job (Hoon Lee) and Sugar (Frankie Faison), and coming into conflict with local kingpin Kai Proctor (Ulrich Thomsen).
The series was developed as part of Cinemax’s drive to develop original content. A 10-episode second season debuted in January 2014. Banshee was renewed for a third season that same month.
LONE SURVIVOR (MOVIE) – 2013
UTM Conversion kits, training ammunition and products were utilized during the filming of action sequences involving firearms.
Lone Survivor is a 2013 American war film written and directed by Peter Berg, and starring Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Emile Hirsch, Ben Foster and Eric Bana. The film is based on the 2007 nonfiction book of the same name by Marcus Luttrell and Patrick Robinson. Set during the war in Afghanistan, Lone Survivor dramatizes the failed United States Navy SEALs counter-insurgent mission Operation Red Wings, during which a four-man SEAL reconnaissance and surveillance team was tasked to track Taliban leader Ahmad Shah.
Although Wahlberg, Kitsch, Hirsch and Foster had physically trained for their roles prior to filming, Luttrell organized a three-week training regimen at a bootcamp in New Mexico, where the actors were trained by elite military personnel in weapons, as well as military communications and tactics. Military advisor Mark Semos trained the four actors in live-firing exercises so that they could feel the physical impact of firing military rifles. They also practiced “shoot, move, cover” drills that would improve their muscle memory and enable them to react convincingly as Navy SEALs during filming.
TRIGGER TIME TV – PURSUIT CHANNEL – 2012
UTM Conversion kits, training ammunition and products were utilized during the filming of action sequences involving firearms.
Trigger Time is a television show that brings together firearms professionals from across the United States to provide the highest level of firearms training and information to firearms enthusiasts across the country. We truly have an All-Star roster of firearms professionals. Take a few minutes and review our show, our hosts, and how you can be a part of our television show. We are currently looking for products and services to highlight on television.
GOALS OF THE SHOW:
• Showcase a variety of shooting personalities
• Entertain audiences with dynamic techniques
• Provide real world safety & training practices
• Educate a gun loving population on proper handling
• Introduce new shooters to a plethora of equipment
• Offer advanced tips for high level marksmen
REVOLUTION – 2012
UTM Conversion kits, training ammunition and products were utilized during the filming of action sequences involving firearms.
Revolution is an American post-apocalyptic science fiction television series that takes place 15 years after the start of a worldwide, permanent electrical-power blackout. It was created by Eric Kripke and produced by J. J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions for the NBC network, debuting on September 17, 2012, and originally airing on Mondays at 10:00 pm (ET). The network placed a series order in May 2012, but on May 9, 2014, NBC canceled the show after two seasons.
Film director Jon Favreau directed the pilot episode. In October 2012, NBC picked it up for a full season of 22 episodes, which was later reduced to 20 episodes.
Season 1 of the show was filmed in and around Wilmington, North Carolina. Many of the scenes were shot in historic downtown Wilmington and on the campus of the University of North Carolina Wilmington. On April 26, 2013, the series was renewed by NBC for a second season of 22 episodes to air in a new time slot of Wednesdays at 8 pm. Season 2 of Revolution was filmed in and around Bartlett and Granger, Texas. The second season premiere aired on September 25, 2013, and the finale on May 21, 2014.
STARS EARN STRIPES NBC SERIES – 2012
UTM Conversion kits, training ammunition and products were utilized during the filming of action sequences involving firearms.
Stars Earn Stripes was a reality television program which premiered on NBC on August 13, 2012. Produced by Mark Burnett, the series follows a group of celebrities, accompanied by current and former members of the United States Armed Forces and law enforcement, competing in various challenges for charity based off actual training exercises used by the U.S. military. The series is hosted by retired NATO Supreme Allied Commander and former Presidential candidate Wesley Clark and former Dancing with the Stars co-host Samantha Harris. The title is a reference to how the stars would earn stripes on their uniforms when they advanced to the next round of the competition.
ONE MAN ARMY – DISCOVERY CHANNEL – 2011
UTM Conversion kits, training ammunition and products were utilized during the filming of action sequences involving firearms.
One Man Army is a reality television game show produced by Renegade 83 for the Discovery Channel. The show pits four men (often law enforcement officers, special forces personnel, or athletes) against various challenges to test intelligence, decision-making, endurance, and physical strength. The host, Mykel Hawke is a former Green Beret.
The show begins with four contestants, and the challenges test, in the following order, each of their Speed, Strength, and Intelligence. In the first contest, the two best contestants with the fastest time go on to the next contest. The two weakest contestants go against each other in another elimination contest, the one who wins goes on with the first two. In the second contest, the three contestants’ strength is tested, and the weakest contestant is eliminated. In the third contest, the two contestants have a test of their ability to solve a puzzle or other intellectual challenge. The winner is given the title of “One Man Army” and $10,000.
A contestant can “tap out” of a contest if they are completely unable to finish it; they essentially forfeit the game. If a contestant taps out in the first contest, the third-best contestant automatically advances without having to complete an elimination contest.
BATTLEFIELD 3 OPERATION GRIDIRON ON SPIKE TV – 2011
UTM Conversion kits, training ammunition and products were utilized during the filming of action sequences involving firearms.
Electronic Arts is teaming up with some of football’s top players for an exclusive military reality show. Battlefield 3: Operation Gridiron will take these all-stars out of the red zone and into simulated combat zones. Quarterback Drew Brees, linebacker Clay Mathews, wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald, and defensive end Jared Allen will trade their cleats for combat boots in a top secret location. There the four footballers will receive advanced training from some of the most elite Special Operations Warriors in the world. They’ll get pushed to the limit as they prepare for a live simulated operation inspired by the intense combat scenarios featured in Battlefield 3.