Sentence:  The divisions overlap at some points, like Soldotna and Anchor Point -- blue shirts handling criminal and traffic complaints, <WSD>brown shirts</WSD> sticking to more mission-related issues -- but in Cordova the wildlife troopers cover all law enforcement that falls under the state's jurisdiction. Cloward oversees a few brown shirts, and the motherly Dixie Lambert, who runs the office, handles dispatch and generally keeps the rest of the staff in line. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A member of the Alaska Fish and Wildlife Protection Services.