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The fall issue is here!

Please read our latest issue of The Tactical Edge, offering a wide array of topics including the NTOA's annual conference highlights, off-duty encounters, establishing best practices for school-based LE, the role of gut instinct and experience in rescue incidents, selecting a scope for your team's precision long rifle, no-knock warrants, and much more.

Take a look at a list of articles offered in this issue.

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Educational Scholarships - 2024 Application Open!

Our 2024 James Torkar Educational Scholarship application is now open!

This scholarship provides college funding for dependent children of individual NTOA members for tuition and other eligible expenses.

Application period: Nov. 1, 2023 - April 1, 2024

Scholarships: Two, $1,500 scholarships in each region - Eastern, Central and Western

Questions: Contact [email protected]

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NTOA Board of Directors Election Results

We are pleased to announce the results of our 2023 election for Board of Directors for a three-year term (2024-2026).

EASTERN REGION

Det. Jason Behun

Cape Coral (FL) Police Department

CENTRAL REGION

Chief Bart Branyon

Kansas Alcoholic Beverage Control

WESTERN REGION

Cmdr. Fred Meyer

Greeley (CO) Police Department

BrainHQ

The NTOA’s new partnership with Posit Science brings a revolutionary brain training and cognitive development tool to the public safety community.

BrainHQ from Posit Science offers a one-of-a-kind program that impacts all branches of our profession.

Click here for more information and to register for BrainHQ!

Write an article for The Tactical Edge!

Write an article for our award-winning journal, The Tactical Edge! If you have an area of expertise or would like to write on a particular topic, please contact [email protected].

Submission guidelines

In case you missed it, our summer 2023 issue is available online!

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Member Tested and Recommended Program

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