Building 8-64 Fort Indiantown Gap, Annville, PA 1.800.806.6293 The mission of the Northeast Counterdrug Training Center is to provide cost-effective counterdrug education and advanced training to fight domestic and transnational drug trafficking organizations that threaten public safety and national security. Originally accredited in 2006 by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, NCTC continues to be the only military-operated accredited Training Academy for Law Enforcement in the country. In 2012, NCTC achieved Accreditation with Excellence status, the highest level of recognition CALEA bestows upon its elite list of nationally accredited agencies. In this issue: Mobile Training CODEL Bullet Proof Mind w/ LTC (R) Grossman Course Listing Summer Schedule MTT FAQ Personnel Changes Partnerships Accreditations MOBILE TRAINING The mobile training team (MTT) continues to demonstrate it s flexibility by delivering cost-effective customized training throughout the NCTC s eighteen states region. The newest training to hit the road with the MTT is the Meggitt firearms training simulator (FATS). The FATS system is a state of the art virtual training solution for marksmanship and judgment training providing realistic and powerful scenarios for individual and collective training using Glock 7, M-4, Pepper Spray and Taser. The FATS system provides law enforcement professionals the opportunity to practice judgment and decisionmaking skills, strengthen verbal commands and increase situational awareness by responding to many different shoot/no shoot scenarios. The MTT recently brought the FATS system to four different locations in New York, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Vermont and is standing ready to bring it to many more locations. NCTC receives numerous requests for mobile training and has a reputation for striving to accommodate each and every one; its only constraint is congressional funding. This past May, the PA Counterdrug Joint Task Force Headquarters welcomed seventeen congressional delegates to discuss the funding constraints facing the five National Guard Training Centers.
Congressional Delegation Visit During their day-long visit, the delegates toured the Pennsylvania National Guard Northeast Counterdrug Training Center facilities, learned about the five National Guard Counterdrug Training Centers (Florida, Iowa, Mississippi, Pennsylvania and Washington) and received information demonstrating the value of these training centers. They learned; the counterdrug program provides linguists, criminal analysts, communications, engineering, transportation, cannabis suppression, and ground and aerial reconnaissance to all 54 states, territories and the District of Columbia; in 2012, the National Guard responded to over 60,000 requests for counterdrug assistance from local law enforcement agencies; more than 260 National Guard analysts are assigned to federal and state narcotics tasks forces across the nation and National Guard members also work with communities and schools to help with prevention. The Department of Defense now wants to focus on global narcotics efforts and training international partners, and that could mean a slow death to the (counterdrug) program. Top law enforcement officials from the New York and Virginia State Police testified to the importance of the training center to their drug enforcement activities. With a 97 percent student approval rating, the law enforcement community sees the Guard s training program as a vital part of the nation s joint efforts to combat drug use and proliferation. The President s budget for fiscal 2014 contains $4.9 million for the five regional National Guard Training Centers, a reduction of $3.7 million from the amount appropriated by Congress in fiscal 2013. Less money means fewer students, less training, and a degradation of enforcement that provides safety to American towns and cities. (Counter Drug Program and Training Centers Well Worth the Budget Dust, NGAUS 10 May 2013). These delegates will further demonstrate their support for the National Guard Counterdrug Training Centers by sharing student testimony and other pertinent information with their congressional colleagues and other interested parties in order to garner support to increase funding that will enable continued training and support for local, state and federal law enforcement agencies.
COLLABORATIVE TRAINING Choose NCTC as Your Conference Partner NCTC recently collaborated with Pennsylvania Probation and Parole to present Bullet Proof Mind featuring Lieutenant Colonel Dave Grossman US Army (retired). When NCTC learned that PA Probation and Parole was planning this event NCTC expressed an interest in bringing Bulletproof Mind to Fort Indiantown Gap. Through subsequent conversations a partnership emerged, NCTC worked with PA Probation and Parole by providing accommodations and managing the registration process for each of the three locations. The events were a huge success! LT Col Grossman addressed crowds of over three hundred attendees on three separate occasions in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Fort Indiantown Gap. NCTC welcomes a partnership with law enforcement agencies and organizations when they are planning to present large scale training conferences. NCTC will: Provide conferencing facilities Manage event registrations Announce the event on the NCTC website Provide audio/video Provide training support during the event
NCTC Course Listing Basic Narcotics Investigator Basic Tactics for Warrants CADCA: National Coalition Academy Cannabis Indoor Grow Cannabis Indoor Grow (Advanced) Cell Phone Investigation Conducting Complete Traffic Stops Counterdrug Senior Leaders Seminar Courtroom Testimony Criminal Intelligence Analysis Phase I Criminal Intelligence Analysis Phase II Desert Snow Phase 1 Desert Snow Phase 2 Desert Snow Phase 3 Desert Snow Phase 4 Desert Snow Phase 8 Domestic Terrorism Drug Diversion Investigations Drug Identification Forensic Statement Analysis French for Law Enforcement Grant Writing Hotel/Motel Parcel Interdiction Identifying Deceptive Behavior Informant Management Intelligence Manager Interview and Interrogation Interview and Interrogation (Advanced) Introduction to Narco-Terrorism Law Enforcement Intelligence Basic Leadership and Mastering Performance Management Methamphetamine Clandestine Lab Safety Mexican Drug Cartels Mexican Drug Cartel Investigations Middle Eastern Intelligence Money Laundering NCTC Polygraph Program Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs Physical Surveillance Police Executive Development (POLEX) Basic Police Executive Development (POLEX) Advanced Role of the Undercover Senior Polygraph Examiner Social Networking Spanish for Law Enforcement Phase I Spanish for Law Enforcement Phase II Street Gangs Tactical Entry to Methamphetamine Laboratories Tactical Narcotics Debriefing Technologies Against Police Terror Threat Finance DIA Terrorism Intelligence Gathering Top Gun: Undercover Drug Investigation Undercover Management Undercover Risk Analysis Vehicle Interdiction (Commercial) Vehicle Interdiction (Passenger) Video Equipment NEW MILITARY-LED INSTRUCTION We are excited to announce eleven new courses delivered by our experienced military instructors who bring their unique knowledge and skills to the classroom. Communities for Drug Free Living Drug Testing Program Administrative Manager (DTPAM) Fire Arms Training Simulator (FATS) Intelligence Preparation for the Environment Lead and Seed Start Up Management Decision Making Process National Guard Substance Abuse Training National Planner s Course Trauma Management Unit Prevention Leader (UPL) Woodland Tactical Visit us on our website or call for more information.
Summer Courses: Class dates and locations may be viewed on the website. AUGUST 2013 Basic Tactics for Warrants Physical Surveillance Identifying Deceptive Behavior Leadership & Mastering Performance Management NCTC Polygraph Program Introduction to Narco-Terrorism/WNOA Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs Social networking SEPTEMBER 2013 Interview and Interrogation Basic tactics for Warrants Vehicle Interdiction - Passenger OCTOBER 2013 Identifying Deceptive Behavior Conducting Complete Traffic Stops Tactical Entry to Methamphetamine Laboratories New Users: Go to and click on Registration. Click on User Create Account to establish your profile. Your profile will enable you to browse the full schedule of courses and make your selection(s) online. NCTC Training Coordinators are available 7:00-4:30 M-F by phone, 1.800.806.6293, to assist you with your selections or e-mail NCTC at register@counterdrug.org. MOBILE TRAINING FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Who is eligible for mobile training? Any local, state or federal law enforcement agency residing in any of the eighteen regional states including; Maine, Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and the District of Columbia that can provide the training facility. How do I request mobile training? Go to and select Click here to enter NCTC. Click on Training tab. Click on Mobile Request button and complete the form. Submit this form by Mail: NCTC Registration, Bldg. 8-64, Fort Indiantown Gap, Annville, PA 17003-5002, Email: request@counterdrug.org, or Fax: (717) 861-8225.
A VERY SPECIAL THANKYOU TO THE CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATES Congressman Dent Congressman Perry Senator Toomey Senator Baker Senator Hutchinson Senator Solobay Representative Barbin Representative Barrar Representative Donatucci Representative Harhai Representative James Representative Sainato Representative Tallman Representative Tobash Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States National Guard Association of the United States Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee NCTC PERSONNEL CHANGES Say hello to; Senior Master Sergeant Nancy Stoltzfus, NCTC Non-Commissioned Officer In Charge Summer hire: Technical Sergeant William Dennison, Training Coordinator Education Partners Get college credit for NCTC courses. Accreditations Lebanon Valley College www.lvc.edu Southern Columbia University www.columbiasouthern.edu www.calea.org www.polygraph.org