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Counterdrug Training Program CONTACT US DOT Homepage ALETD Home CounterDrug AT/FP Program RTIC Program Links Stem Village FLW Info Local Area *Please scroll down this document to find information about the course you're looking for. The United States Army Military Police School offers eleven training courses for federal, state, and local law enforcement personnel with drug enforcement responsibilities. Courses are designed to minimize costs. There is no cost to the student for tuition, training materials, meals, or lodging while attending training.** The only cost to the agencies is travel. Please see the section on requesting courses for more information on obtaining reservations for a specific course. Course descriptions are available below. To request information about schedules contact ALETD by telephone or email the course quota manager. Many courses are also available as Mobile Training Team Courses (MTT). If your agency would be interested in hosting a course at your location, please read our MTT section below. ** Counterdrug Commanders Course does not include meals. Courses Available (Please scroll down for course information or click on the title for that specific course) � Counterdrug Special Reaction Team Course - Drug Raids � Counterdrug Marksman/Observer Course - Precision Marksmanship � Counterdrug Investigations Course - Undercover Operations � Counterdrug Commanders Course - Leadership Training � Counterdrug Narco-Terrorism Personal Protection Course - Executive and Witness Protection � Counterdrug Crisis Negotiations - Hostage Negotiations � Counterdrug -Field Tactical Police Operations � Counterdrug - DEA Clandestine Laboratory Course � Counterdrug - DEA's Drug Unit Commander Academy Course � Criminal Intelligence Systems Course, Phases 1 & 2 Counterdrug Special Reaction Team Course Objective: Trains police officers in conducting raids on drug houses, apartments, and other dwellings using special weapons and tactics. Officers should be in good physical condition Prerequisites: Students must be sworn law enforcement officers having drug enforcement responsibilities. Course Topics (48 hours) � SRT Concepts � SRT Equipment � Raid Preplanning � Intelligence and Blueprints � Team Member Evacuation � Use of Non-Lethal Agents � Dynamic Clearing with Diversion Devices � Building Entry Techniques � Pistol/Shotgun/Submachine Gun Stress Course � Night Drug Raid Practical Exercise � Day Drug Raid Practical Exercise (Simunitions) Return to Courses Available Counterdrug Marksman/Observer Course Objectives: Trains police marksman/observer teams in those techniques needed to effectively neutralize hostile targets in special threat situations using select long rifle fire. Prerequisites: Students SHOULD be a graduate of the CounterDrug SRT Course or another approved police tactical course. Stringent standards will be maintained and failure to meet course standards will result in elimination from the course. Course Topics: (50 hours) · Responsibilities of the Marksman/Observer · Psychological Aspects · Tactical Neutralization · Planning and Set-up of Tactical Operations · Sighting Systems · Effects of Wind/Weather · Marksmanship Fundamentals · Iron sights Practice/Qualification · Scoped Rifle Practice/Qualification · Synchronized Shooting Return to Courses Available Counterdrug Investigations Course Objective: Provides training in covert drug investigation techniques for day and night operations. Emphasis is on officer safety, risk management, and numerous practical applications. This is a basic "street drug enforcement" course designed for both the newly assigned narcotics operative and as a refresher for those having been on the "street" for a period of time. Officers should have duties which support both overt and covert drug enforcement operations. Prerequisites: Students MUST be sworn police officers having narcotic enforcement responsibilities. Course Topics: (40 hours) � Criminal Intelligence � Risk Management, � Undercover Violence � Sources, Drug Investigative Techniques � Technical Surveillance Equipment (Audio/Video) � Undercover Drug Buys � Surveillance Operations and Planning � Manufacturing of Drugs � Practical Exercises *****NOTE: Several training days exceed 8 hours, and include day and night training. Return to Courses Available Counterdrug Commanders Course Objective: Trains civilian police supervisors in the management, development, and supervision of narcotic operations. All classes focus on management/leadership principles. Prerequisites: Students MUST be sworn police officers who currently have leadership/management responsibilities in drug enforcement operations. Course Topics: (35 hours) � UC Violence � Leadership of Criminal Intelligence, Source Program, Technical Surveillance Equipment � Operational Planning � Management Issues of Drug Manufacturing � SRT for Supervisors � Decision Making Process � WACO Overview � Psyche of Survival � Post Incident Procedures ****NOTE: This course does not include meals while at Fort Leonard Wood. Meals are the responsibility of the student. Return to Courses Available Counterdrug Narco-Terrorism Personal Protection Course Objective: Provides training in Executive and Witness Protective Services. Emphasis will be placed upon protection of public officials, witnesses against drug offenders, and others threatened in a narco- terrorism environment. Prerequisites: Students MUST be sworn police officers having drug enforcement responsibilities within their agency. Course Topics: (40 hours) � Special Weapons and Equipment � Unarmed Self-Defense � Walking Formations � Mounted/Dismounted Formations � Attack Recognition/Surveillance Detection � Dignitary/Witness Protection in a Narco-Terrorism Environment Return to Courses Available Counterdrug Crisis Negotiations Objective: Trains law enforcement personnel in the art of negotiation in a variety of scenarios. Emphasis is on planning and execution of crisis negotiations, confrontational management, and undercover negotiations. Prerequisites: Students MUST be sworn police officers having drug enforcement responsibilities within their agency. Course Topics: (40 hours) � Pre-Event Planning � Command Response � Principles of Negotiations � Abnormal Psychology for Negotiators � Hostage Situation Considerations � Undercover Negotiation Techniques � Negotiation and the Media � Multiple Scenario-Driven Practical Exercises Return to Courses Available Counterdrug Field Tactical Police Operations Objective: Trains police officers in navigation, movement, planning, and conducting tactical operations in a rural environment. Prerequisites: Students must be sworn law enforcement officers having drug enforcement responsibilities. Course Topics: (47 hours) � Map Reading � Land Navigation, Day and Night Practical Exercises � Global Positioning Systems (GPS) with Practical Exercises � Operation/Contingency Planning � Grid Search Techniques with Practical Exercises � Vehicle Assaults � Tactical Patrols and Recons � Individual Camouflage � Drug Raid (Rural environment) Practical Exercises Return to Courses Available DEA Clandestine Laboratory Course Objective: Investigating Clandestine Laboratories with focus on raid planning, equipment, personnel, and safety procedures. Prerequisites: Students must be sworn law enforcement officers having drug enforcement responsibilities. Course Topics: (48 hours) � Evidence Procedures � Terminology, Chemical, and Equipment � Raid Planning � Disposal � Safety Return to Courses Available DEA's Drug Unit Commander Academy Course Objective: Trains drug unit commanders in leadership of drug enforcement teams. Prerequisites: Students must be sworn law enforcement officers having drug enforcement responsibilities. Course Topics: (80 hours) � Meth Lab Cases � Mobile Enforcement Teams � Confidential Source Management � Clandestine Laboratory Operations � Undercover Operations Return to Courses Available Criminal Intelligence Systems Course Objective: Trains law enforcement personnel and select others in basic analytical methods required to maintain an automated criminal intelligence system using multi-jurisdictional narcotics scenarios. Prerequisites: Students must have drug enforcement duties and have a need for criminal intelligence systems training. Course Topics: (38 hours) � The Criminal Intelligence Analyst's Role � The Analytical Process � Sources of Information � Event Flow Charting � Commodity Flow Charting � Activity Flow Charting � Telephone Toll Analysis � Case Analysis and Summary � Military Support Operations � Money Laundering Return to Courses Available Requesting Courses Requests for schedules or other information may be obtained by contacting the Advanced Law Enforcement Training Division: e-mail