Dark uniforms against a light-colored background. Framed by a narrow, illuminated hallway with two guys standing in a well-lit doorway. An upright posture fine for shopping the aisles of Wallyworld, and for catching bullets.
I know this is a classic image from the movies and TV, and it was probably thrown together in just a few minutes. I know I'm just a po' dumb "civilian" (those guys are civilians too), but I've spent more time in my military and civilian life in shoot houses and simulations than they have. Including live fire against "shoot-no-shoot" targets in low light.
America now has a few million ex-door kickers who learned on the mean streets of Iraq, and the mud villages of Afghanistan. An Army or Marine unit that performed like they did would be doing various amounts of time at hard labor at Levenworth or Portsmouth. All I got out of that picture was a gigantic facepalm about how NOT to publicize your "trained, experienced" SWAT team so it leaves a warm, fuzzy feeling with the taxpayers.
Thank you for your insight, it is most helpful.