Leaders & Legends - Mike Hillman - Part 1 of 2 - The History of SWAT

Description My Guest Today is Mike Hillman. Mike is a legend in the tactical community with a list of career accomplishments that would take an entire podcast of their own. But as a brief bio he was one of the original founders of LAPD SWAT, a Deputy Chief at LAPD, the Assistant Sheriff in Orange County California and a Chief of Police for the Los Angeles Port Police. He was one of the founders of the National Tactical Officers Association, headed security for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and is a nationally recognized expert on leadership, crisis management, critical incident management, special operations and a wide variety of other subjects. Timestamps 1:45 – Mike’s Background 4:05 – The beginnings of LAPD D Platoon (SWAT) 5:35 – Defining Events – International Terrorism, Homegrown Terrorist, & the 1970s 11:12 – The Origins of Crisis Negotiation & LAPDs Approach 17:19 – Development of Hostage Negotiation Tactics 22:20 – 1984 Summer Olympics & Development of SWAT 31:02 – The Evolution of Flashbangs 33:54 – Developing Bus Assaults Tactics 37:22 – Intelligence Gathering, Pre-scouting, and DARPA Surrogate Travel 40:45 – Hanafi Muslim Incident Effect on Tactics (Fast Roping & Aerial Platform) 43:19 – Founding of the National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA) 45:14 – The Rock House Epidemic in LA & Origins of Armored Vehicles 47:30 – Law Enforcement & the Military (Demilitarization?) 51:22 – The 1980s and the NTOA 55:10 – Being a Student of the Game – The Need for Research & Study 58:12 – What Makes a Good SWAT Operator Books Recommended Left of Bang: How the Marine Corps' Combat Hunter Program Can Save Your Life by Patrick Van Horne , Jason Riley , Shawn Coyne - ISBN 1936891301 Contact Info Mike Hillmann Mrhntoa@aol.com