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Front
Row L to R: Sgt. Calvin Cox (Instructor), Abilene; Sgt. Shawn Palmer
(Instructor), San Angelo; Sgt. Jeremy Wallace, Midland; Sgt. Nick Hanna,
Brownwood. Back
Row L to R: Capt. Barry Caver, Company "E" Commander;
Sgt. Trampas Gooding, El Paso; Lt. Bob Bullock, Midland; Sgt. Dave Duncan,
Alpine; Sgt. Bobby Smith, Del Rio.
by
Capt. Barry Caver
Commanding Co. "E" Texas Rangers
Texas
Rangers are often called upon to assist State and local law enforcement
with manhunts. The public is most familiar with searches for dangerous
fugitives such as murder suspects or prison escapees. However, Rangers
may also be called upon to find missing and lost persons, or even Alzheimer's
disease patients who have wandered away from homes or nursing facilities.
From
March 21-25 eleven Texas Rangers from companies "E" (Midland),
"F" (Waco) and "D" (San Antonio) attended special
training in tactical tracking at the Canyon Ranch, about 30 miles south
of Sonora, Texas.
The
goal of the exercise is to establish tracking teams within each of the
six Texas Ranger companies consisting of a Captain, Lieutenant and five
Rangers.
The
tracking team adopts a concealed prone position when confronting
an armed suspect who opens fire on them.
Lt.
Bob Bullock uses a tracking stick to look for spoor (a trace left by
someone or something that passed through the area). Sgt. Calvin Cox
looks on.
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