Chuck -- Obviously I am not at liberty to discuss the kind of urban camoflage that me and my team use on a daily basis. Nor can I go into any details about our tactical gear. Doing so would put the lives of my men at risk.
For covert operations and manning the Forward Observation posts at the retail center, the men wear cloting that helps them blend in with our daily visitors. One day I may wear a suit from J.C. Penny and the next it's a t-shirt from Spencers. To help identify fellow team members, however, we always wear a heavy trenchcoat over our camoglage. This aslo allows me to conceal not only my normal combat load, but my new ninja-to.
Our tactical team loud out is constantly being redeveloped as new technologies become available. Currently, I am trying to work with vendor to develop an uparmored plate carrier capable of withstanding multiple .50 BMG hits.
They say clothing makes the man and in many ways that is true in my line of work. With enogh training and skill, my team has learned to use our training and skill to identify potential trouble makers just by the way they are dressed. For example, take this photo:
By exercising my training and skill, I was able to note certain speciic patterns in their clothing and determine that these two boys were potential threats to the retail center.
Oddly enough, my attempt to apprehend these violent vandals has lead to another piece of standard equipment for everyone on the team. We now where sunglasses 24 7. This provides critical protection in the event that a violent vandal sprays brown paint in your face when you attemt to apprehend them.
