Texas Rangers police

Who are the Texas Rangers? While their role in Texas law enforcement has changed over the years, today's Rangers serve within DPS' principal criminal investigation division, where they focus on major violent crime, public corruption and cold cases, as well as officer-involved shootings.

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What does it mean to get briefed?

to give someone detailed instructions or information

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medevac

past tense: medevacked; past participle: medevacked;

transport (someone) to the hospital in a helicopter or airplane.

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Grief counseling

Grief counseling is a form of psychotherapy that aims to help people cope with the physical, emotional, social, spiritual, and cognitive responses to loss.

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at a loss for words

unable to think of anything to say I was so surprised to see her that I was at a loss for words.

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again

in addition to what has already been mentioned.

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active shooter

According to the F.B.I., “an active shooter is an individual actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a populated area.”

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soft target

a person or thing that is relatively unprotected or vulnerable, especially to military or terrorist attack.

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the Peach State

While Georgia may be known as the Peach State, peaches have reigned as the official fruit of the Palmetto State of South Carolina — which, yes, produces more peaches than Georgia — since 1984

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What is meant by breaking ranks?

Fall out of line or into disorder; also, fail to conform, deviate. For example, The recruits were warned that they must not break ranks, or Harry was told to adhere to the party platform and not break ranks.

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What does bring home the message mean?

to emphasize the main idea that you want people to understand, believe, or remember.

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an Army chaplain

The U.S. Army Chaplain Corps is a profession of religious and spiritual Soldiers and leaders who build the spiritual and moral resiliency of the Army family now and for the future.

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walking in artillery

The main role of an artillery observer is to assist friendly artillery in accurately attacking a target. The observer will communicate instructions to the friendly forces to adjust their fire, "walking" it onto the target.