{"id":2552,"date":"2017-09-02T11:37:01","date_gmt":"2017-09-02T03:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hometeamns.sg\/frontline-tmp\/?p=2552"},"modified":"2017-10-20T15:09:59","modified_gmt":"2017-10-20T07:09:59","slug":"way-protecting-nation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hometeamns.sg\/frontline\/way-protecting-nation\/","title":{"rendered":"The Way We Were- Protecting Our Nation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-size: SMALL;\">TEXT: SOL E SOLOMON<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: SMALL;\">PHOTOGRAPHY: FRENCHESCAR LIM<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: SMALL;\">DIGITAL IMAGING: OKTO PIXEL<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">WALKIE-TALKIE<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In the 1970s, traffic police officers used portable radio sets, which allowed staff in the traffic ops room to reach ground officers via a two-way network. 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