Park Rangers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District conducted SPEAR training as part of their annual mandatory curriculum.
SPEAR is a close-quarter defensive training to protect against an aggressor. It uses the natural human flinch response to block an attacker and get away. The goal is to de-escalate physical confrontations and seek safety.
The acronym stands for Spontaneous Protection Enabling Accelerated Response.
At the beginning of the training, rangers completed a dodgeball exercise to show the body’s natural flinch reaction when something like a dodgeball is thrown at them. Ranger learned how to weaponize that flinch response to defend themselves against an attacker while exercising their duties in...
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District is hosting a virtual public scoping meeting to review the environmental assessment and proposed changes for the Tionesta Lake master plan. The district is also seeking public input about environmental and recreational topics to consider during the master plan revision process.
