The STAR team is a specialized unit of paramedics who work alongside SWAT officers to provide rapid medical care in high-risk situations, and must meet strict qualifications to join the team.

OFFICER Magazine spoke to three agencies about the roles of their tactical medics and how that growing position in SWAT units bridges law enforcement and EMS. Gaston County, North Carolina, tactical ...

The Los Angeles Police Department's SWAT unit rarely resorts to using force and does not glorify violence as one former member alleged, a newly released internal report concluded. Police Chief Michel ...