Topics

Leadership in the 21st century

Strategies for optimal performance

Counter-sniper technology

Counter- and anti-tracking for snipers and SWAT team personnel

Command and control of sniper operations

Domestic and international terrorism

Tactical communications/interoperability issues during the Moussaoui trial

Contemporary ballistics .223 and .308 rounds

Lessons Learned: Debriefing of a hostage rescue operation where a police sniper shot the suspect in the chest from a distance of 514-yards.

Lessons Learned: Debriefing of the search and apprehension of Ralph "Bucky" Phillips, who after escaping from jail, shot a State Trooper on a traffic stop, and stalked up to two State Police Mobile Response Team members on surveillance, killing one and critically injuring the other.

Lessons Learned: Debriefing of a 50-hour tactical operation involving 29 law enforcement agencies after multi-millionaire John du Pont murdered an Olympic gold medal winner. The suspect possessed an armored personnel carrier, several cannons, a 50 caliber rifle, body armor, night vision, and fully automatic weapons.

Lessons Learned: Debriefing of a 38-hour hostage rescue operation where a police sniper killed the suspect holding a gun to the head of the hostage with his finger tied to the trigger.

Lessons Learned: Debriefing of an incident where patrol officers arrested two suspects on a call for drugs, and were then engaged and pinned down by a third suspect firing through a closed door. Responding patrol officers fired 499 rounds and SWAT officers fired 117 rounds.

Lessons Learned: Debriefing of an ERT operation with an armed barricaded gunman when the Duty Commander shot at a police sniper in a ghillie suit moving into position.

Lessons Learned: Debriefing of a joint state police and ATF arson investigation that resulted in a car-jacking, high-speed chase, and a four-day barricade. A total of 200 rounds were fired along with 250 chemical munitions.