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Weapons of Mass Destruction Tactical Operations

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This tactical operations course prepares tactical law enforcement teams to perform their functional roles during tactical operations involving terrorist use of weapons of mass destruction (WMD). Participants are expected to incorporate appropriate actions, required by the complexities and uniqueness of a WMD incident, into individual actions and team tactical objectives.

Training activities include both classroom instruction and hands-on practical exercises that require tactical police operations in a WMD environment. Topics include threat, WMD agents, monitoring/detection equipment, personal protective equipment (PPE), tactical decontamination, medical monitoring requirements, and tactical imperatives associated with performance in contaminated environments. The course also includes a final performance test designed to ensure that the participants can demonstrate competencies related to the course objectives.

Course Objectives
At the end of this course, participants will be able to:
• Describe characteristics of biological WMD agents, describe techniques for identifying biological agents, and demonstrate the ability to sample, analyze, and identify a simulated biological agent
• Properly select and use PPE in a WMD or hazardous materials environment and have knowledge of heat-related illnesses associated with the wearing of PPE
• Relate past WMD incidents and future WMD threats to the United States
• Compare and contrast the characteristics of equipment and materials used to produce chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE) materials and illegal drugs
• Perform decontamination operations
• Describe characteristics of radiological isotopes, describe the various ways of identifying them, and demonstrate the ability to locate and identify simulated radiological isotopes

• Describe and apply alternative concepts for tactical operations involving an improvised explosive device (IED)
• Successfully perform close quarters battle (CQB) operations in CBRNE environments
• Demonstrate skills acquired in previous modules in the use of detection and monitoring equipment and implementation of tactical operations orders
• Plan, rehearse, and perform tactical operations in a CBRNE environment

Target Audience/Discipline
LE

Scheduling
Contact a NCBRT training coordinator today to schedule this course.

Min/Max Enrollment Min 20; Max 30

Hours 40.0

Format Instructor-Led Training (Direct Delivery)

DHS Course # DHS Course # PER-221

Prerequisites
• Must be sworn members of a state or local law enforcement agency and be currently assigned to, and serving as an integral part of, a fully operational law enforcement tactical team
• Completed an awareness-level WMD course and a training program in basic tactical operations
• Must have filled out a medical questionnaire verifying their physical fitness to work in PPE, including negative and/or positive pressure respirator, and completed a mask fit test
• Completed a participant application form and submitted the form to LSU