SPRING 2007: IN THIS ISSUE
SUPPORT ONDCP GRANTS WITH YOUR NIGHT VISION SUCCESS STORIES >> READ MORE CALL FOR ENTRIES: 2007 IACP/ITT COMMUNITY POLICING AWARDS >> READ MORE SAVED BY SIGHT WINNER ANNOUNCED >> READ MORE MYTH VS. FACT: GENERATION 4 >> READ MORE SACOP MID-YEAR MEETING >> READ MORE ADDITIONAL GRANT OPPORTUNITIES >> READ MORE	NEW YORK LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPO: April 4-5, New York, N.Y. WORLD SWAT CHALLENGE: April 25-28, Little Rock, Ark. MOCK PRISON RIOT: May 6-9, Moundsville, W.Va. LOUISIANA TACTICAL: May 7-10, LaPlace, La. NYTOA TACTICAL CONFERENCE: May 8-10, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. 1 INCH TO 100 YARDS REALITY BASED TRAINING SYMPOSIUM: May 21-23, Laughlin, Nev. Basic Night Vision for Law Enforcement and Homeland Security May 22, 9:00 a.m. -11:00 a.m. Kyle Harth, ITT Night Vision Training Manager
SUPPORT ONDCP GRANTS WITH YOUR NIGHT VISION SUCCESS STORIES The Office of National Drug Control Policy's (ONDCP) Counterdrug Technology Assessment Center's Technology Transfer Program is in need of your support. Congress has dramatically decreased funding for 2007, and the program is looking for ways to sustain and, hopefully, increase funding in future years. Program sponsors are asking for your success stories as a way to show the importance of grant funding to agencies and departments who otherwise would not be able to afford this equipment. If you have any stories on how night vision has assisted your agency/department with drug prevention in your community, ITT Night Vision would like to hear from you. Feel free to contact us via e-mail or phone, and we will take down your story to share: elizabeth.fletchall@itt.com or 800-488-2848, ext. 4554. (back to top) CALL FOR ENTRIES: 2007 IACP/ITT COMMUNITY POLICING AWARDS The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) and ITT Night Vision (ITT) announce the 2007 Community Policing Award Call for Entries, marking the program's 10th anniversary. Award winners will receive a night vision unit and be honored at October's IACP annual conference in New Orleans. Entries will be accepted until midnight on June 1, 2007. ITT and the IACP's Community Policing Committee developed the award in 1998 to recognize outstanding community policing initiatives by law enforcement agencies worldwide. To date, 121 agencies—spanning seven countries—have been honored as winners and finalists. For the last three years, agencies have been recognized for their achievements around homeland security-related community policing. Again this year, the committee encourages agencies with homeland security-related community policing initiatives to submit entries. Law enforcement agencies and citizens are eligible to nominate candidates in five separate population categories. To apply, please visit www.nightvision.com or www.theiacp.org. For questions, please call 800-488-2848, ext. 5538. (back to top) SAVED BY SIGHT: NIGHT VISION USED TO STOP AN ESCAPED FELON The first quarter 2007 Saved By Sight winner of a piece of ITT Night Vision equipment is: Lt. David W. Bentley, SWAT team commander of the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office in Erie County, N.Y. Lt. Bentley increased his chances of winning tenfold by simply sharing his story. Read Lt. Bentley's story below, and find out how you, too, can win. Lt. Bentley's Story In April 2006, a felon escaped from the Erie County (NY) Correctional Facility. During the subject's flight from law enforcement, he shot three state police officers, resulting in one fatality. Many of the searches for this subject took place in low-light/no-light conditions, and helmet-mounted night vision devices were used. On the final day of the search, law enforcement officers surrounded the subject in a perimeter several miles long. As darkness fell, the team—consisting of 36 tactical officers—was able to use their night vision advantage to close in on the subject and take him into custody without causing harm to additional officers. The felon pled guilty to the charges and was sentenced to multiple life sentences in the New York State Correctional System. Enter by completing our brief online survey. Increase your chances tenfold by sending us your story on how night vision aided in the successful completion of your operation. Click here to enter or e-mail savedbysight@itt.com for more information. (back to top) MYTH VS. FACT: GENERATION 4 Some say that generation (Gen) 4 is the most advanced night vision you can buy. This is not the case. To dispel this myth, let's start with the basics. There are four Generations of night vision; however, they are Gen 0-3, not Gen 1-4. Historically, the U.S. Army has defined each Generation of night vision. In the late 90s the Army did define Gen 4 as the removal of the ion barrier film creating a "filmless" tube. This new advancement was to reduce halos while increasing sensitivity, signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and resolution, for overall improved performance. While performance was improved, the lack of an ion barrier in Gen 4 tubes led to high failure rates, ultimately leading the U.S. Army to recant the existence of Gen 4 definition. Recognizing the high failure rates of Gen 4 tubes, ITT chose to improve upon the existing Gen 3 technology and create a "thin-filmed" tube. By keeping the protective ion barrier, but greatly reducing its thickness, ITT was able to maintain the reliability of Gen 3 while—at the same time—delivering on the Army's performance requirements intended for Gen 4. This innovation resulted in the production of the Gen 3 thin-filmed tube, which is now the highest performing Gen 3 tube available. To learn more about choosing the right technology for your night vision needs, visit www.nightvision.com/thedifference. If you see a statement about night vision and you want to know whether it's Myth vs. Fact, please contact Elizabeth Fletchall at elizabeth.fletchall@itt.com or 800-488-2848, ext. 4554. (back to top) SACOP MID-YEAR MEETING Members of the SafeShield committee fought their way through tornadoes and snowstorms to get to St. Louis, Mo., for the State Associations of Chiefs of Police (SACOP) mid-year meeting. This three-day conference, held March 3-5, brought together SACOP membership from around the country for meetings and training. The SafeShield project's objectives are to identify problems that impact officer safety and to find ways to solve these problems through improved uniform design, equipment, training and policy. The committee met to discuss the status of the project and obtain updates from subcommittees focused on various areas of particular interest. ITT Night Vision is focused on the Low-Light/No-Light Tactics area for the committee. ITT has been tasked with developing a policy and/or guidelines to create awareness around the need for low-light/no-light training and operations in order to ensure officers are receiving the training necessary to use the technology properly and operate safely in these conditions. After research was conducted across the country, it became clear that darkness often ends searches, causes injuries and/or fatalities and is generally overlooked from a preparedness and/or training perspective. The purpose of the document developed by ITT and members of the committee is to give officers a foundation or a new way to look at low-light/no-light scenarios as well as the training methods and technology that are available to operate in this environment. The document currently is under review by the committee. Once a final version has been developed, the document will be distributed through SACOP channels. (back to top) GRANT OPPORTUNITIES To help law enforcement agencies obtain funding for night vision equipment, ITT is proud to support agencies' grant-seeking activities. While some grants are not specifically for equipment, many have been identified as ones in which night vision equipment could be used to accomplish the ultimate goals of your program. Please visit the following links to see if these grant opportunities fit your agency's needs: Saved By Sight IACP / ITT Community Policing Award: Now open—entries must be postmarked or submitted online by June 1, 2007. Office of National Drug Control Policy's (ONDCP) Counterdrug Technology Assessment Center's Technology Transfer Program The January application opening was postponed and is currently scheduled for March 31, 2007. Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance Program (CEDAP) The April 3, 2007 application opening has been postponed to the end of April. State Farm Insurance Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Since funding for these grants comes directly from individual states, opening and closing dates will vary. Additionally, we invite you to contact our Grant Specialist, Margaret Stark at 704-540-0981. Margaret encourages any department that is considering these (or any other grants for night vision equipment) to contact her for ideas and assistance. She is available to discuss particular areas of concern and to help customize a grant writing strategy as well as review your grant application prior to submission. More information, including a complimentary grant-writing guide, is available at on our Web site. (back to top)

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