25th Annual Training Conference - Illinois Tactical Officers Association

Transcription

ILLIN
O
IS
Illinois Tactical Officers Association
25th Annual Training Conference
November 18–20, 2012
Oak Brook, Illinois
ILLIN
O
IS
ITOA • P.O. Box 114 • Olympia Fields, IL 60461 • Email: [email protected]
Welcome to the 25th Annual
ITOA Training Conference
Co-chairs: Ed Mohn, Greg Poulos and Randy Meyers
Ed Mohn
Greg Poulos
Randy Meyers
25th Annual Conference
Welcome to the Illinois Tactical Officers 25th Annual Anniversary
Conference. This annual gathering of police officers is a yearly reunion and
a reuniting of friends and professional contacts. It is a time of year that brings
officers, trainers, and vendors together from across the country; to meet, talk
and network. For some of you, this will be a new experience. The Conference
is an opportunity to gather knowledge and learn skills taught by the best of the
best from around the globe. It is also a chance to meet like-minded tactical
officers from every facet of the law enforcement community, local, state and
federal officers who together face the most difficult situations and challenges
facing law enforcement today. From violent criminals on the streets, to the
dangerous call-outs and the evermore bold and ruthless terrorist threats that
we are preparing for; the ITOA executive officers and directors are confident
that this year’s conference will exceed your expectations. The caliber of
professional trainers and guest speakers who have given their time to come
together to share their experience, is truly inspiring.
We kick off the Conference Sunday afternoon with a number of incident
debrief presentations that you will not want to miss. We will conduct a quick
business meeting and officially open the conference. Sunday evening is going
to be a very special night. Not only will the vendor show open up—but we are
honored to have a number of our nations Heroes join us to mingle and share
their incredible stories of courage and valor. Veterans from WWII—Korea—
Vietnam and the Global War on Terror will be here—please take the time to
talk with them and thank them for their service. Starting at 6:00 pm, the main
ball room will explode with music as we have the first ever ITOA concert
featuring the patriotic rock band Madison Rising that will light up the stage
with some great tunes. Madison Rising’s version of the Star Spangled Banner
went viral on the internet receiving over 1 million downloads in a few days.
The band’s lead singer, Dave Bray, is a former Navy Corpsman who served with
the Marines. Please join us for this special presentation
Monday morning will start off with our first presentation, followed by
annual elections and then a second main presentation. Members will then
have the opportunity to attend a variety of presentations Monday and Tuesday
as well as a number of breakout sessions Tuesday afternoon. Monday night
we will meet to honor some very special individuals, share a great dinner and
spend the evening together toasting our comrades and passing out some great
door prizes and gifts.
To all of those who contributed to this year’s conference; the executive
officers and board, ITOA office staff, our corporate members and vendors,
and our presenters who have made great sacrifices to be with us, we give
our sincerest thanks. It has been a privilege to work with such a talented and
willing group of individuals, and the quality of this year’s conference is a direct
reflection of their dedication.
1
Contents
List of advertisers............................................................................................................................................................2
Conference at a Glance...................................................................................................................................................4
Hotel Floor Plan...............................................................................................................................................................5
Presentations...................................................................................................................................................................6
Speaker Biographies.....................................................................................................................................................11
Vendors.........................................................................................................................................................................18
Cook County Sheriff’s Police Bomb Unit......................................................................................................................21
Attendees .....................................................................................................................................................................23
Restaurant Guide..........................................................................................................................................................27
ITOA News Magazine Articles
TAC Tips for Team Unity................................................................................................................................................35
Part 6: Command, Tactical, and Weapons Training Model—Tabletop Scenario Training.............................................38
Penetrating Trauma to the Torso, Head and Neck—TacMed Considerations...............................................................42
Illinois Tactical Officers Association 2013 Membership Drive.......................................................................................47
Membership Application...............................................................................................................................................48






ITOA Executive Officers
Board of Directors
Jeff Chudwin, President
Peotone P.D.
Patrick Donovan
Cook County Sheriff’s Police
Ed Mohn, Vice President
CLC Police/NIPAS-EST
Brendan Hartford
Chicago P.D./SWAT
Kevin Ruel, Treasurer
Cook County Sheriff’s Police/HBT
Louis Hayes
Hinsdale P.D./FIAT
Randy Meyers, Secretary
Oak Lawn P.D.—Retired
Anthony Johnson
Woodridge P.D./FIAT


Eric Perkins
Elk Grove Village P.D.
Greg Poulos
Hoffman Estates Police/NIPAS-EST
Dan Ramirez
Oakbrook P.D./K-9/FIAT
Chuck Soltys
Drug Enforcement Administration
Past ITOA President
James P. Ryan
Forest Park P.D.
Scott May
Arlington Heights P.D./NIPAS EST
List of advertisers










American Military University.........................................................................................................................................17
Garbru Inc. / Midwest Public Safety Solutions...............................................................................................................17
James M. Ridge & Associates, P.C..................................................................................................................................28
Targets Online....................................................................................................................................... Inside Back Cover
ITOA News Magazine Advertising
A. T. Kulovitz and Associates, Inc...................................................................................................................................43
BTI Tactical....................................................................................................................................................................43
CAA/The Hearing Place.................................................................................................................................................36
Instrument Technology, Inc............................................................................................................................................34
M&A Parts, Inc......................................................................................................................................Inside Front Cover
Pro-Tech........................................................................................................................................................................46
Ray O’Herron Co., Inc...................................................................................................................................................45
SAGE Ordnance Systems Group....................................................................................................................................35
Shore Galleries, Inc.......................................................................................................................................................45
2
Welcome… we’re delighted you could
join us in celebrating our 25th year!
Registration
At registration, you should receive a personalized perforated
sheet and a number of gift items supplied by corporate ITOA
supporters listed below.
Perforated Sheet
The perforated sheet contains everything you need to participate
in the 25th Annual ITOA Training Conference. Fold the sheet
on the perforations for quick and easy removal of components
as you need them. The sheet contains a personalized:
•• Name Badge
After removing your name badge from the perforated sheet,
place it in the plastic badge holder. You must wear your
name badge at all times. It is your passport to all ITOA
Conference activities.
Note: If you are a “substitution” for a fellow officer please
advise the registration table staff; they will collect the
perforated sheet (in its entirety) and arrange for a new sheet
to be personalized for you on-site.
•• Monday Night Banquet Dinner Ticket and Door Prize
Ticket
Do not lose these tickets; they are like cash and cannot be
replaced.
If You Will Not Be Attending The Banquet Dinner
Remove these two tickets and turn them into the ITOA
registration desk right away. We will make certain you are
registered for the door prize drawing at the dinner. Our
generous vendors have supplied some great prizes, so
you won’t want to miss out on this! You do not need to be
present to win.
your “Monday Lunch” ticket. Do not lose this ticket; it is
like cash and cannot be replaced.
•• Tuesday Lunch Ticket
After you are seated, the hotel wait staff will collect only
your “Tuesday Lunch” ticket. Do not lose this ticket; it is
like cash and cannot be replaced.
•• Certificate of Attendance at Conference
•• Membership Card for 2013
•• Donated by M&A Parts—Located in the Hunt Room
–– Lanyard/Badge Holder
•• Attendee Gifts
–– ITOA—Cooler/Duffel Bag
–– ITOA—Water Bottle
–– ITOA—25th Silver Anniversary Coin
–– ITOA—Poker Chip
•• Donated by Joanne Mulhearn—Kaiser & Blair Authorized
Dealer— Located in the York Room
–– Mini Note Pad/Jotter
•• Donated by R&A, James M. Ridge & Associates, P.C.
Located in the York Room
–– Pen
–– Pocket Hand Sanitizer
–– Your Rights Booklet
•• Donated by Northwestern College
–– Pens
If You Will Be Attending The Banquet Dinner
“Door Prize” ticket should be deposited in the appropriate
container (available at dinner). After you are seated, the hotel
wait staff will collect only your “Banquet Dinner” ticket.
Conference Booklet
This handy booklet has an easy-to-read Conference at a glance
on page 4. Inside you will find session times and locations,
brief course descriptions to help you determine which classes
to attend, speaker biographies and other useful information.
The booklet also contains a hotel map so you can quickly find
session locations.
There will be open bars in various locations throughout the
vendor areas (lower level) from 5:15 – 6:15 pm prior to
the Banquet Dinner on Monday evening. Note: Tips for the
bartenders are appreciated. When these bars close, a hotel
cash bar will be opened outside of the Grand Ballroom
(upper level) where the Banquet Dinner is being held.
A questionnaire has been added to your packet. We hope
you will take a few moments to complete it, and then deposit
it in the container (at the ITOA registration desk) at the
conclusion of conference. Your comments are important to
us, and will help ITOA improve future conferences and other
training events.
•• Monday Lunch Ticket
After you are seated, the hotel wait staff will collect only
If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask the registration
table staff for assistance. We’re here to help!
3
Conference at a Glance
Time
Event
Location
11:30 am – 5:00 pm
Registration
Coat Room
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
A Cold Day in Hell—Lt. Baylock
Grand Ball Room
2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Surviving—Ike Camacho`s Escape—Issac Camacho
Grand Ball Room
4:00 pm – 5: 30 pm
An American Hero—Billy Waugh
Grand Ball Room
3:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Vendor Appreciation Night
Lower Level Vendor Area
6:00 pm
Madison Rising – Concert
6:30 pm – 11:00 pm
Hospitality Room
Grand Ballroom
7:00 am – 7:45 am
Complimentary Continental Breakfast
Grand Ballroom Corridor
7:00 am – 8:30 am
Registration
Coat Room
7:45 am – 8:45 am
Welcome and Business Meeting
Grand Ballroom
8:45 am – 10:15 am
Winning an Armed Encounter—Jared Reston
Grand Ball Room
10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Barricaded Subjects—Bob Gallegos
Grand Ball Room
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Lunch
Grand Ballroom Corridor,
Oakbrook Ball Room,
Spring Room, Foxes II Bar
& Grill
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Critical Concerns: Key Considerations for SWAT Teams in 2012 —Steve Ijames
Grand Ball Room
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Break
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Combat Mindset For Future Battles—Paul Howe
Grand Ball Room
5:15 pm – 6:15 pm
Cocktail Hour
Lower Level Vendor Area
6:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Banquet Dinner
Grand Ballroom
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Monday, November 19, 2012
8:00 pm – Banquet
Dinner Speaker
10:00 pm – 11:30 pm
Grand Ballroom
Hospitality Room
Spring Room
7:00 am – 8:30 am
Complimentary Continental Breakfast
Grand Ballroom Corridor
8:30 am – 10:00 am
High Risk Tactical Operations—Steve Claggett
Grand Ball Room
10:00 am – 10:30 am
Break
10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Lock And Load: Establishing A Functional, Practical Firearms Training
Program— Henk Iverson
Grand Ball Room
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Lunch
Grand Ballroom Corridor,
Oakbrook Ball Room
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm – Breakouts
Karl Heger and
Rob Melton
Interior Sniper Operations
Grand Ball Room A-B-C
Sean McKay
Outcomes-Based Training: A Template for Operational Success
Grand Ball Room D-E-F
Greg Amundson
Cross Fit
Oak Brook
3:00 pm
4
Conference Ends
Please check the ITOA message board at the registration table (board room alcove).
Don’t forget to visit the ITOA merchandise booth (registration table, lobby level).
Vendor booths are located on the lower level.
Hotel Floor Plan
5
Presentations
Sunday
A Cold Day in Hell
A presentation covering the command, control and cooperation of several police/
fire/ems/hazmat agencies during a critical incident on January 28, 2012, in which a
suspect crashed a tractor-trailer filled with flammables into his workplace setting it on
fire. The suspect fired numerous shots into fuel tanks in an attempt to ignite them. He
then walked through the office spaces, setting several additional fires throughout the
building while firing more shots inside. There were dozens of truck drivers on site, the
vast majority of which could not be accounted for. In addition to the hazards posed by
the gunman, the hazardous materials, fire, and smoke, the responding SWAT officers
had to contend with a fire suppression system that poured out over 150,000 gallons
of water during the event, in freezing weather (31 degrees F) and freezing rain. It was
also known that the suspect had booby trapped his home in Alton. There was concern
that he may have done the same with his vehicle as well as the interior of the crisis site.
By the time the incident was concluded, there were 3 SWAT teams involved, the SOS
bomb squad, and several fire/ems and hazmat agencies.
Speaker:
Location:
Time:
Sunday
Ike Camacho`s Escape
My capture, my confinement and finally my escape. Wounded in action by a buttstroke to the head, lined up for execution during a 150km march to the POW camp,
caged and chained for 20+ months, interrogated by North Vietnamese interrogators, a
Cuban interrogation team, even an Australian journalist, Isaac Camacho never wavered
in his quest to escape. He followed strictly the military code of conduct, encouraging
other POWs to join with him. Having lost 60 pounds, deathly sick with malaria,
beriberi, and hepatitis, Isaac Camacho escaped his POW cage alone on 9 July 1965,
evading the North Vietnamese search patrols seeking to kill him. On 13 July 1965, he
made his way to a US Army Special Forces Camp, finally to cherished freedom.
He was awarded a direct commission by the Chief of Staff of the US Army, as well
as, the Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) in 1999 by (then) Texas Governor, George W.
Bush. This is the story of POW escapee Isaac Camacho, a True American Hero.
Speaker:
Location:
Time:
Sunday
From Vietnam to the
Hi-Tech of Today’s
Fighting Forces
Issac Camacho
Grand Ballroom
2:30 pm to 4:00 pm – Sunday
The presentation PowerPoint will briefly cover the Vietnam period as well as
present day actions, gear and present day devices which afford the US Army Special
Forces and the US Military Special Operations Forces the ability to take down, track
down, and engage the enemies of the USA. Also, HALO / HAHO Operations by SF will
be covered, with great photos and descriptions of the fine gear available to the Special
Operations Forces today.
Speaker:
Location:
Time:
6
Jonathan Blaylock
Grand Ballroom
Billy Waugh
Grand Ballroom
Monday
Winning an Armed
Encounter
Monday
Barricaded Subjects
Winning an Armed Encounter includes a debrief of the officer involved shooting
that Jared Reston was involved in where he was shot 7 times and was able to return
fire, killing the suspect. Topics include the threats that face law enforcement today and
what we can do to win these encounters.
Speaker:
Location:
Time:
Armed subjects who barricade themselves pose extreme danger to the community
and special, tactical problems for police. The actions of the first responders can
mean the difference in whether a barricaded subject is taken into custody, without
escalation, of an already difficult problem. In a hostage barricade, the tactical officer
will be introduced to Hostage Rescue Tactics to include first responder/individual
responsibilities, rules of engagement, movement techniques, hostage handling and
evacuation procedures.
Speaker:
Location:
Time:
Monday
Critical Concerns:
Key Considerations for
SWAT Teams in 2012
Monday
Combat Mindset For
Future Battles
Monday
Jared Reston
Grand Ballroom
8:45 am to 10:15 am – Monday
Bob Gallegos
Grand Ballroom
10:30 am to 12:00 pm – Monday
This block of instruction will address critical issues facing SWAT team leadership,
with special emphasis through case studies on the training, tactics, and techniques
most often focused on in SWAT litigation strategy today.
Speaker:
Location:
Time:
Steve Ijames
Grand Ballroom
1:30 pm to 3:00 pm – Monday
Paul will lecture on the current need for an elevated combat mindset to meet
current and future violent altercations the patrol and tactical officer will find themselves
confronting and solving. This includes selection, training and cultivation of an aggressive
combat mindset to ensure the survival of all current and future peace officers.
Speaker:
Location:
Time:
Paul Howe
Grand Ballroom
3:30 pm to 5:00 pm – Monday
Banquet Dinner
Speaker:
Location:
Time:
Grand Ballroom
8:00 pm – Monday
Presentations continued on page 8 
7
Tuesday
High Risk Tactical
Operations
Tuesday
Lock and Load:
Establishing a
functional, practical
firearms training
program.
Tuesday
Interior Sniper
Operations
The focus of the course is the tactical response to incidents occurring on the
SWAT, Narcotics and patrol levels. The presentation addresses current criminal trends
both foreign and domestic and a comparison between traditional and non- traditional
tactics implemented to counter them.
Speaker:
Location:
Time:
Steve Claggett
Grand Ballroom
8:30 am to 10:00 am – Tuesday
Gunfight training has undergone huge transitions in the past decade. Gone are the
days of static target shooting type training. In this presentation, Henk Iverson will share
his ideas of establishing a modern, and practical gunfight training program that will
meet the needs of most budgets and skill levels.
Speaker:
Location:
Time:
Henk Iverson
Grand Ballroom
10:30 am to 12:00 pm – Tuesday
How to effectively utilize snipers in interior environments such as schools, factories,
warehouses and other facilities where snipers are not traditionally deployed. Snipers
can be force multipliers, with the primary responsibility of making entry with the assault
force to hold long halls and large open areas, providing precision fire as required.
Snipers may also be called upon to assist with interior entries as necessary. Weapon
and equipment selection for this potentially diverse, non-traditional sniper mission will
be covered. An emphasis will be placed on suppressors for snipers and assaulters due
to recent changes in Illinois law now permitting their use by law enforcement.
Speaker:
Location:
Time:
Karl Heger and Rob Melton
Grand Ballroom A,B,C
1:30 pm to 3:00 pm – Tuesday
Demonstration of Must Shield
Oak Brook Room Monday and Tuesday Lunch 12:30 - 1:30 pm
Warriors Carry Shields!
M.U.S.T. Shield is a Gladiator Shield. It is designed to be utilized as an individual
fighting tool with a rifle and a handgun. An operator can adjust the shield to the
environment and to the threat level with great mobility and flexibility with accuracy and
without great risk of malfunction to the weapon system. Never again as a M.U.S.T. Shield
operator are you limited in your fighting ability with the shield.
8
Tuesday
Outcomes-Based
Training: A Template for
Operational Success
The landscape of our world has changed dramatically over the past decade. The
ability to rapidly adapt and respond to the unexpected, actively engage chaos, and
regain the initiative is no longer an option but a mandate. Unfortunately, many of our
organizational systems do not template success in an environment that is defined by
increased operational tempo, high risk, and potential catastrophic outcomes.
Many find their current paradigm of training must shift. We typically find
ourselves, teams, and organizations training for two purposes; 1. We train to have a
written documentation that a person(s) attended a specific training event for auditing
purposes, and/or 2. We train to train, with no definable outcome or gained capability.
Unfortunately, neither truly provides the participant or the organization with anything
quantifiable, but disguises it under the veil of “qualification”.
The foundation for success in these situations is outcomes-based training (OBT).
OBT is a systematic program grounded in a Dynamic Instructional Design, containing
components of High Reliability Organization (HRO) methodology/Normal Accident
Theory (NAT), Black Swan Dynamics/Type-2 Randomness, Reality-Based Training,
Boyd’s Cycle manipulation, Ergonomics/Human Factors Interface, and Lean Six—
Sigma/Statistical Process Control (SPC).
These processes are collected into four main categories to form the Dynamic
Instructional Design;
1. Analyze—Measure—Assess (AMA)
2. Training (didactic, practical, RBT, and Train the Trainer)
3. Validation of Capability Transfer (encoding and hard-wiring)
4. Sustainment
The above is then transposed and implemented at the organizational, team/division,
and individual levels to obtain a quantifiable capability in the clients respective Area
of Operation (AO). The result in execution of these practices into current systems
is a drastically reduced error rate, early perception of weak signals from potential
catastrophes, increased efficacy at all decision-making levels, increased organizational
interoperability, and tangible validation of system performance.
Speaker:
Location:
Time:
Tuesday
Cross Fit
CrossFit is the principal strength and conditioning program for many police
academies and tactical operations teams, military special operations units, champion
martial artists, and hundreds of other elite and professional athletes worldwide.
Our program delivers a fitness that is, by design, broad, general, and inclusive.
Our specialty is not specializing. Combat, survival, many sports, and life reward this
kind of fitness and, on average, punish the specialist.
Speaker:
Location:
Time:
Sean McKay
Grand Ballroom D,E,F
Greg Amundson
Oak Brook
9
10
Speaker Biographies
Greg Amundson
Greg Amundson served in
full time Law Enforcement for
over twelve years in numerous
ca-pacities to include details as a
SWAT Operator and Sniper in Santa
Cruz County, CA. and a Special
Agent with the Drug Enforcement
Administration (DEA) and Border
Enforcement Secu-rity Task Force (BEST) Team on the
Southwest Border of Mexico.
Jonathan Blaylock
Granite City Police Department
Team Commander, ILEAS Region 8
SRT USMC veteran.
Isaac Camacho
Wounded in action by a buttstroke to the head, lined up for
execution during a 150km march to
the POW camp, caged and chained
for 20+ months, interrogated by North
Vietnamese interrogators, a Cuban
interrogation team, even an Australian
journalist, Isaac Camacho never
wavered in his quest to escape. He followed strictly the military
code of conduct, encouraging other POWs to join with him.
Having lost 60 pounds, deathly sick with malaria, beriberi,
and hepatitis, Isaac Camacho escaped his POW cage alone
on 9 July 1965, evading the North Vietnamese search patrols
seeking to kill him. On 13 July 1965, he made his way to a US
Army Special Forces Camp, finally to cherished freedom.
He was awarded a direct commission by the Chief of
Staff of the US Army, as well as, the Distinguished Service
Cross (DSC) in 1999 by (then) Texas Governor, George W.
Bush. This is the story of POW escapee Isaac Camacho, a
True American Hero.
Steve Claggett
Steve is a 25 year veteran of
the Dallas Police Department with
6 years in Narcotics and 15 years
in SWAT. His duties ranged to
Entry Team leader with specialties
in Climbing Team and Explosive
Breach Team. After retiring Steve
became a full time instructor for
Triple Canopy, Inc. and Combat Shooting and Tactics
as Director of Training. He founded Tactical Skills and
Strategies, LLC (Tac Skills) before accepting a Director of
Training position for Fulcrum Tactical Training and Support,
a Chicago based law enforcement training company, whose
mission is providing affordable tier 1 tactical training.
Bob Gallegos
Retired from the Los Angeles
Police Department after 35 years of
service. The last 23 years, he was
assigned to the Special Weapons
And Tactics (SWAT) team. As an
Element Leader for 15 years, he was
responsible for orchestrating tactics
in crisis situations.
For the past 25 years, Bob has served as a consultant and
instructor in his areas of expertise, which include shooting
techniques, tactical team leader, barricaded suspect/stealth
movement, high-risk warrant service, controlled warrant
tactics entries, active shooter deployment, and hostage
rescue techniques.
Founded Tactical Mission Consulting, 2004. TMC is
dedicated to providing high quality technical consulting
and training for law enforcement units.
Speaker biographies continued on page 12 
11
Karl Heger
Steve Ijames
Heger has been in law enforcement for the past 20 years with 17
of those as a Special Agent in the
FBI. Prior to that He was an officer
in the United States Army for 6½
years. In 1991 Heger and his platoon received the Bronze Star for
his platoon’s capture of a BMP and MTLB Armored Personnel Carrier along with 75 Iraqi Soldiers during the first Gulf
War. He is currently an assistant FBI Chicago SWAT Team
leader and has been a member of the team for the last 13
years. Heger is assigned as a full time instructor at the FBI
Regional Training Facility and is the Primary Defensive Tactics Instructor. Heger has developed and is lead instructor
for the FBI and Illinois certified Basic Sniper School, Enhanced Sniper School, M4 Instructor School and others.
Heger along with SA Robert Melton and SA Joe Frescura
develop and conducts a large majority of training for the
FBI Chicago SWAT Team and for the 475 Special Agents of
the FBI Chicago Field Division. SA Heger has attended a
number of Sniper Schools to include being the “Top Gun”
at the Marine Corp Urban Sniper School. He was one of
the FBI Snipers assigned to the 2012 Super Bowl. Heger
also took part in the 2010 arrest of 130 corrupt Puerto Rico
Police Officers which was the largest FBI SWAT operation ever undertaken. The operation involved over 400 FBI
SWAT Operators. SA Heger also took part in the successful
hostage rescue mission of a kidnapped boy that received
the ITOA unit citation award.
Steve Ijames has been a
police officer for the past 29 years,
and retired June 2007 as deputy
chief of the Springfield, Missouri
Police Department. Ijames has
a bachelor’s degree in Criminal
Justice Administration, a master’s
degree in Public Administration,
and is a graduate of the FBI National Academy.
Ijames is an internationally recognized expert on
specialized police operations. He founded, supervised
and commanded his agencies full time tactical team since
its inception in 1989, and has instructed and lectured
on SWAT topics in 31 countries including places such
as Tanzania, Bosnia, Somalia, Haiti, El Salvador, Yemen,
and East Timor. Ijames was the course developer and lead
instructor of the NTOA and IACP less lethal force options
(NFDD/Gas/Impact rounds) “train the trainer” programs. He
also provides expert testimony in police litigation defense
cases, has written a number of IACP model policies related
to Tactics and SWAT, and has written over 100 articles in
police trade journals.
Paul Howe
Paul is the owner and principle trainer
for CSAT-Combat Shooting and Tactics. Paul spent 20 years in the United
States Army, ten of those in Special
Operations. As a combat veteran, he
has trained Law Enforcement agencies at the federal, state and local level
in all aspects of special mission skills
for over 15 years. Paul has written two books, “Training for the
Fight” and “The Tactical Trainer. See www.combatshootingandtactics.com for details.
12
Henk Iverson
Henk Iverson is a former South
African soldier and police officer
with more than 25 years experience
as a firearms and tactics instructor.
As a member of the Reaction
Unit (High Risk Urban Counter Terrorism Tactical Team), Henk was
involved with operations including
urban counter terrorism, building breaches, hostage rescue, high-risk arrest, VIP Protection, etc. Henk became the
primary firearms and tactics trainer for the unit. Participating in hundreds of tactical operations over the 9 years of
service with this unit (Execution, leadership and planning),
Henk then transferred to the criminal investigation unit
which specialized in crime scene investigation and became an expert witness in firearms related criminal cases.
Henk immigrated to the United States 9 years ago on
a special work visa because of his skills and knowledge of
special operations and training. Currently Henk is the Lead
Tactical Trainer and a Special Project Manager for NEK Advanced Securities Group out of Colorado Springs Colorado
and is the owner of Henk Iverson Tactical Systems LLC.
Sean McKay
Mr. Sean McKay joined The
Asymmetric Combat Institute as
an Associate in 2009. Mr. McKay
served as a firefighter/paramedic
and SWAT Rescue-Medic Team
Leader on the West Coast of Florida
until December 2006. During this
time Mr. McKay created the Immediate Reaction Team (IRT) Methodology for high threat operator/officer extraction; instructed both DoD and civilian
special operations in Tactical Combat Casualty Care and
High Threat Assault Rescue; competed and won first place
in the 2003 and 2005 International Tactical EMS “MedicUp” competition; and was the recipient of the Clearwater
Police Department’s Chief’s Unit Citation and the Clearwater Fire-Rescue Departments Chief’s Unit Citation for
Distinguished Service. Mr. McKay also received the Law
Enforcement Commendation Medal for tactical operational medical support during Hurricane Charlie and other disaster relief and security efforts.
With an extensive background as an educator, trainer
and curriculum developer, Mr. McKay has developed, written and taught curricula for the National Tactical Officer’s
Association (NTOA), International Tactical Officers Trainers
Association and multiple DoD units to include being the
assistant training coordinator of the first United States Navy
Tactical Combat Casualty Care Trainers Course in 2007.
Mr. McKay has served in the capacity of Director of Education and Training in the private sector and his instructional
background also includes performing as Primary Instructor for the following courses: Basic and Advanced Tactical
EMS; High Threat Assault Rescue and Extraction; Response
to Fourth Generation Warfare; Casualty Mitigation during
Counter Terrorism Operations; Medical and Rescue Response to Beslan and Virginia Tech; Firefighter Rapid Intervention Team/Firefighter Survival techniques and methodology; Human Factors and Casualty Management; Asymmetric Rescue Techniques for Active Shooter Responses;
and Advanced Manual Breaching Techniques and Tactics.
Mr. McKay also developed the first 8-hour rescue curriculum for the United States Army’s 68W Combat Medic Program and a SOF focused 5-day Operational Rescue (Rural/
High Altitude/Urban High & Low angle, Confined space/
Structural Collapse, Vehicle Extrication (conventional &
non-conventional), Lead Climbing/High Altitude Rescue,
SCBA Survival/Rescue, Surface Water) course being taught
within USSOCOM.
Most recently Mr. McKay has developed curriculum
for both DoD and the civilian sector based on Operational
High Reliability Organizational Methodology during Crisis Management. Mr. McKay developed, wrote, and taught
the Tactical Rescue Technician Curriculum utilized by the
NTOA, and wrote the textbook chapter on High Threat
Rescue & Extraction for the national tactical best practices
guidelines entitled the S.T.O.R.M. Project (NTOA). As a
public speaker, he has presented at a multitude of state level tactical officer’s association conferences, Trauma symposiums, and DoD conferences to include receiving distinguished speaker recognition at the Special Operation’s
Medical Association (SOMA) Conference in 2007 & 2011
(High Threat Rescue and Extraction) and was presented Civilian Medic of the Year at the 2009 SOMA Conference.
Mr. McKay has also had his training programs highlighted
and authored articles in multiple tactical publications to
include Tactical Edge, Tactical Response, JSOM, Police
Sniper, EMS, and Fire Chief Magazine. Currently Mr. McKay sits on the executive board of the Committee for Tactical Emergency Casualty Care.
Robert Melton
Melton has been a Law
Enforcement Officer for the past
22 years. He has spent the last 19
years as a member of three different
SWAT Teams. Five years were spent
as a full time SWAT Operator
with the St. Louis County Police
Department SWAT Team. The remaining time was with the
FBI El Paso and the FBI Chicago SWAT Teams. Melton has
worked in the Team Leader and/or Assistant Team Leader
Position for all three SWAT Teams. For the last 8 years,
Melton has been assigned as a full time instructor at the
FBI Chicago Regional Training Facility. Melton works as
the Primary Tactical Instructor and the Assistant Primary
Firearms Instructor for the FBI in Chicago. Melton has
developed and is the lead instructor for the Chicago FBI
and Illinois certified Basic SWAT School, Advanced SWAT
School, Firearms Instructor School, Tactical Rappel Master,
School, Ballistic Shield Instructor School, Street Survival
School, and others. Melton also develops and conducts the
majority of training for the FBI Chicago SWAT Team and for
the 475 Special Agents of the Chicago Field Division.
Speaker biographies continued on page 14 
13
Jared Reston
Billy Waugh
Jared has been a law enforcement officer with the Jacksonville
Sheriff’s Office since 2001 and has
been an active member of S.W.A.T.
since 2004. Jared is currently assigned as a Detective in the Department of Homeland Security/Gang
Investigations Unit, and he is the
lead firearms instructor for the SWAT team. Jared has been
involved in the successful resolution of over three hundred
S.W.A.T. missions, including several lethal force incidents.
For his actions in a January 2008 shooting, he was
awarded The President of the United States “Medal of Valor”, American Police and Hall of Fame’s “National Police
Officer of the Year”, Fraternal Order of Police’s “Florida
Police Officer of the Year”, and the State of Florida’s “Law
Enforcement Officer of the Year.”
Jared has had the opportunity to train with, and be
trained by, some of the finest firearms and tactics instructors in the country. His goal is to use his training and experience to give Armed Professionals the tools to successfully
resolve their own critical incidents.
Mr. Waugh is a former US Army
Special Forces Sergeant Major
(Retired) and CIA Independent
Contractor. Billy was a combat
infantry paratrooper with the 187th
Abn Regimental Combat Team in
the Korean War. He joined the 10th
Special Forces Gp (A) in Germany
as a Weapons man of an SF A-Team, served 7½ years in
combat with the 5th Special Forces (A), with duties in SOG,
the classified Special Forces unit in Vietnam. He spent time
recovering from gunshot wounds in Walter Reed General
Hospital and Kimbrough Army Hospital Fort Meade, MD
and retired from the US Army as a Special Forces SGM. He
is a veteran of MACV-SOG, the classified Special Forces
unit in Vietnam, which became one of the most decorated
US military units of all time.
Billy gathered information and photos clandestinely,
for the CIA in Libya and operated as an independent
contractor for the CIA in the Mid-East. He surveilled Usama
bin Laden (UBL) in Khartoum, Sudan during the early 90s,
maintaining a clandestine position within 30 meters of
UBL each day, for several months.
He photographed, then surveilled, Iliych Ramirez
Sanchez (Carlos the Jackal) for 120 days in 1994. Carlos
was subsequently handed to the French government where
he presently resides in the Bastille.
During Billy’s career, he has been involved in
clandestine operations in all countries of the Mid-East and
has participated in work in sixty-four countries, with 25
years of work outside the United States of America.
He is author of Hunting the Jackal, which details his
involvement in the capture of the notorious terrorist “Carlos
the Jackal©” as well as his involvement in the initial battle
against Al Qaeda in Afghanistan during 2001, and other
missions in the service of his country. Billy is also the
author of Isaac Camacho an American Hero, which details
the non-fiction story of a (True American Military Hero)
man of Apache and Mexican descent whom was a US
Army Special Forces soldier of undying faith.
You must wear you name
badge for all conference
events.
14
15
16
17
Vendors
A.T. Concepts, Inc. - Ladder Lugger
Products
Contact: Angel M Feliciano, Jr.
1325 West Hiawatha Drive
Homer Glenn, IL 60491
Phone: 708-675-0828
Website: www.ladderlugger.com
Email: [email protected]
Products: “Ladder Lugger” Mobile
Commander Center, “Ladder Lugger”
Safety Products - Safely Moving
Ladders.
Action Target, Inc.
Contact: Chris Hart
3411 South Mountain Vista Parkway
Provo, UT 84606
Phone: 801-377-8033 x149
Toll free: 888-377-8033
Fax: 801-377-8096
Website: www.actiontarget.com
Products: Shooting range equipment,
Bullet traps, Targetry, Shoot house, Steel
targets. 2010
American Snipers.org / Snipers On
Line UA
Contact: David Jossart
101 S. Military Avenue - Suite P211
Green Bay, WI 54303
Phone: 920-639-6999
Fax: 920-860-9140
Website: www.americansnipers.org
Products: Patches, Caps, T-shirts, pins,
Stickers, Pens, Calendars
Armor Express
Contact: Adam Spinniken
1554 North East Touch Lake Drive
Central Lake, MI 49622
Phone: 231-544-6090
Toll free: 866-357-3845
Fax: 231-544-6734
Website: www.armorexpress.com
Products: Tactical and hard body armor
Boston Leather, Inc.
Contact: T.J. Valentino
P.O. Box 1213, 1801 Eastwood Drive
Sterling, IL 61081
Phone: 815-622-1635
Toll free: 800-733-1492
Fax: 800-856-1650
Website: www.bostonleather.com
Products: Leather belts and accessories
BTI Tactical
Contact: Brian Tencza
22754 Stanford Drive
Frankfort, IL 60423
Phone: 708-417-1657
Fax: 815-806-2004
Website: www.btitactical.com
Products: Law Enforcement Tactical
Gear
Diamondback Tactical
Contact: Angela Milligan
207 Oakland Road
Spindale, NC 28160
Phone: 828-288-6700
Toll free: 800-882-7667
Fax: 828-288-6740
Website: www.diamondbacktactical.com
Products: Body Armor, Tactical Nylon
Gear, Hard Armor Plates, Helmets and
Shields
EOTECH
Contact: Hank Bauchwitz
1201 East Ellsworth Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48108
Phone: 630-484-0059
Toll free: 336-573-1126
Website: www.eotech-inc.com
Products: Halographic Weapon Sights
You must wear you name badge
for all conference events.
18
Evans Group - SureFire & Trijicon
Contact: Rob Robinson
3847 Stimson Road
Norton, Ohio 44203
Phone: 330-607-6506
Website: www.theevansgroup.net
Products: Surefire lights - Trijicon Sights
Fechheimer / Vertx
Contact: Jan McConnell
4545 Malsbary Road
Cincinnati, OH 45242
Phone: 513-792-1633
Toll free: 800-543-1939
Fax: 513-793-7819
Website: www.wearvertx.com
Products: Public Safety Apparel
Fortress Systems International
Contact: Jasmine Rezapour
3801 Rose Lake Drive
Charlotte, NC 28217
Phone: 704-405-5000
Toll Free: 800-437-3920
Fax: 704-927-6058
Website: www.fortressmobile.com
Products: Fortress Mobile
Galls, LLC
Contact: Kevin Luckett
1340 Russell Cave Road
Lexington, KY 40505
Phone: 502-594-1357
Toll free: 800-876-4242
Fax: 877-914-2557
Website: www.galls.com
Products: Uniforms and Safety Equipment
GARBRU, Inc.
Contact: Gary Bruno
14735 East Harmony Drive
Effingham, IL 62401
Phone: 217-821-2837
Products: Law Enforcement Products and
Equipment - Survival Armor, Tru-Spec,
Interdiction Technologies/FTO, Precintc
One/Hugger, TerraLux, RotoComm,
Midwest Public Safety Sales
Gemtech
Contact: Kel Whelan
355 North Edgewood Lane #150
Eagle, ID 83616
Phone: 208-939-7222
Website: www.gem-tech.com
Products: Sound Suppressors (Silencers)
Grainger
Contact: Matt Bucher
100 Grainger Parkway
Lake Forest, IL 60045
Phone: 502-472-1333
Website: www.grainger.com
Products: Safety Management Equipment
and Protective Gear
Herzing University
Contact: Susan Slonac
5218 East Terrace Drive
Madison, WI 53718
Phone: 414-336-9179
Toll free: 866-255-7607
Website: www.herzing.edu
Products: Education - Criminal Justice
- Homeland Security - Scholarships
Available for
“Badge to Grab Scholarship” - On-Line
Education
ITW Military Products
Contact: Sean P Forrest
195 E. Algonquin Road
Des Plaines, IL 60016
Phone: 847-530-8152
Toll free: 847-299-2222
Website: www.itwmilitaryproducts.com
Products: Military & Law Enforcement
Products
Kiesler Police Supply
Contact: Greg Neumann
2802 Sable Mill Road
Jeffersonville, IN 47130
Phone: 812-288-5740
Toll free: 800-444-2950
Fax: 812-288-7560
Website: www.kiesler.com
Products: Firearms & Police Equipment
M&A Parts
Contact: Bill Caplan
964 Donata Court
Lake Zurich, IL 60047
Phone: 847-550-8246
Toll free: 888-MNA-1516
Fax: 847-550-0654
Website: www.mapartsinc.com
Products: AR-15 Parts & Accessories
Mobile Stress Relief Unit
Contact: Leesa Almaren
26081 W K Route 134
Ingleside, IL 60041
Phone: 847-601-5647
Website: www.mobilestressreliefunit.com
Products: Massage therapy
Precinct-One/Hugger
LE Gloves and Accessories
Keith Kleis- President- 1 Badge Please
105 Louisa Dr.
Nicholasville, KY. 40356
(859)245-8445
Kaeser & Blair
Contact: Joanne Mulhearn,
Phone: 630-201-0077
Website: www.JemsalesPromos.com
Products: Promotional Products
Police One Equipment Inc.
Contact: Bob Duffy
360 Production Drive
South Elgin, IL 60177
Phone: 847-289-9000
Toll free: 888-247-1204
Fax: 847-289-9001
Website: www.policeone.biz
Products: Ballistic Protection, Thermal
Imaging Cameras, SCBA’s, PPE, Revision
Eyewear, Boston Leather
KDH Defense Systems Inc.
Contact: Garry Novak
750 A Fieldcrest Road
Eden, NC 27288
Phone: 336-635-4158
Toll free: 866-517-1113
Fax: 336-635-4160
Website: www.kdhdefensesystems.com
Products: American-made custom Body
Armor Solutions
Pro-Tech Sales
Contact: Eric Drellishak
1313 West Bagley Road
Berea, OH 44017
Phone: 440-239-0100
Toll free: 800-888-4002
Fax: 440-239-9243
Website: www.protechsales.com
Products: Tactical & Intelligence
Equipment
Survival Armor
Contact: Kurt Osborne
12621 Corporate Lakes Dr., Ste 8
Ft. Myers, FL. 33913
Phone: 866-868-5001
Products: Body Armor, Shields,
Helmets, Accessories
“R & A” - James M Ridge & Associates
Contact: Karin Connelly
101 North Wacker Drive , Suite 200
Chicago, IL 60606
Phone: 312-372-8282
Toll free: 800-572-1136
Fax: 312-372-8560
Website: www.ridgeassoc.com
Products: Legal promotional materials
and literature - Know Your Rights
R.J. Wagner Marketing, Inc.
Contact: Kristy Rahn
1163 Abbott Road
Batavia, OH 45103
Phone: 513-672-0133
Toll free: 800-733-2045
Fax: 513-672-0133
Products: Bushnell, ASP, HWI Gear, Joy
Enterprises & Sperian
Ray O’Herron Company, Inc.
Contact: Mike O’Herron
3549 N. Vemillion Street, P.O. Box 1070
Danville, IL 61832
Phone: 217-442-0860
Toll free: 800-223-2097
Fax: 888-223-3235
Website: www.oherron.com
Products: Full line tactical equipment
and new products from various
manufacturers
Recon Robotics, Inc.
Contact: Amanda Johannes
7620 W. 87th Street
Edina, MN 55439
Phone: 952-935-5515 ext115
Toll free: 866-697-6267
Fax: 952-935-5508
Website: www.reconrobtics.com
Products: Reconnaissance Robots
Vendors continued on page 20 
19
Safariland, LLC
Contact: Barbara Summers
13386 International Parkway
Jacksonville, FL 32218
Phone: 904-741-5400
Fax: 904-741-9996
Website: www.safariland.com
Products: Law enforcement products,
body armor, duty gear and accessories
Springfield Armory
Contact: Lexi Strode
420 N. Main Street
Geneseo, IL 61254
Phone: 309-944-5631
Toll free: 800-680-6866
Fax: 309-944-8490
Website: www.springfieldarmory.com
Products: Firearms
Sage Ordnance Systems Group
Contact: Ross Botha
6340 North Sage Street
Oscoda, MI 48750
Phone: 989-739-2200
Fax: 989-739-2825
Website: www.sageinternationalltd.com
Products: Less lethal launch and
ordnance, Law enforcement security
Products, EBR Rifle
Streamlight
Contact: Ryan Shaw
30 Eagleville Road
Eagleville, PA 19403
Phone: 610-631-0600
Toll free: 800-523-7488
Fax: 610-631-0712
Website: www.streamlight.com
Products: Flashlights
Shore Galleries, Inc.
Contact: Mitchell Shore
3318 West Devon Avenue
Lincolnwood, IL 60702
Phone: 847-676-2900
Toll free: 877 Gun Ammo
Fax: 847-675-6060
Website: www.shoregalleries.com
Products: Law Enforcement Firearms
Spectrum Technologies International, Ltd
Contact: Kirk Kreutzig
P.O. Box 455
Naperville, IL 60566
Phone: 630-334-3685
Fax: 630-961-2622
Website: www.orionfilters.com
Products: Nightvision Thermal Filters
and Orion Eyewear
Streicher’s
Contact: Ed Marben
4777 North 124th Street
Butler, WI 53007
Phone: 262-781-2552
Toll free: 800-541-4164
Fax: 262-781-0444
Website: www.policehq.com
Products: Tactical Armor, Duty gear,
optics, uniforms, Firearms, Simunitions,
Gloves, Outerwear
Tactical Medical Solutions, Inc.
Contact: Erik Ward
112 N. Park Drive
Anderson, SC 29625
Phone: 864-224-0081
Fax: 864-224-0064
Website: www.tacmedsolutions.com
Products: Tactical Medical Products
Terralux
Contact: Eric Jaeger
1830 Lefthand Cir.
Longmont, CO. 80501
Phone: 303-442-4960
Products: Heavy Duty and Tactical LED
Systems
The Milo Group
Contact: Brett Milo
2020 Dean Street Unit L2C
PO Box 147
St. Charles, IL 60174
Phone: 630-215-7894
Website: www.themilogroup.net
Products: Manufacturer’s Representative
Agency in the Law Enforcement and
Commercial Firearms industries
TRU-SPEC
Contact: Drew Sylvester
1125 Hayes Industrial Dr.
Marietta, GA. 30062
Phone: 800-241-9414
Products: Tactical Uniforms and
Accessories
Uniform Den Inc.
Contact: Andy Dennhardt
1309 5th Avenue
Moline, IL 61265
Phone: 309-762-6215
Toll free: 800-852-9649
Fax: 309-762-6228
Website: www.uniformden.com
Products: Tactical Armor and Uniforms
You must wear you name badge
for all conference events.
20
Cook County Sheriff’s Police Bomb Unit
The vehicles will be on display on Sunday, November 18, 2012 from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm at the
Illinois Tactical Officers Association’s 25th Annual Conference in the front lot of the hotel.
The Cook County Sheriff’s Police Bomb Unit is
a full-time explosives detection and recovery unit
available to Federal, State, and suburban agencies,
responding to calls from Cook, Will, Lake, McHenry,
Grundy, Dekalb, and Kankakee Counties. There are
ten full time Bomb Technicians, four of which are
also Explosives Detection K9 Handlers. All members of the Bomb Unit have been deputized by the
United States Marshall’s Service to assist agencies
outside their primary jurisdiction when requested.
Members of the Bomb Unit complete six weeks of
intense training at the United States Army’s Hazardous Devices School, coordinated by the Federal
Bureau of Investigations. Technicians are mandated to re-certify every three years to maintain Certification as a Bomb Technician.
The new Bomb Truck was completed in 2011.
Bomb Units throughout the Country have requested Specifications on the truck to build a similar
truck for their units. The Bomb Truck is a multiple
Robot Operations Center, capable of deploying
three Robots at one time. This capability has allowed the Bomb Unit to integrate and work well
with area SWAT teams, to include: CCSPD HBT,
NIPAS, ISP, SSERT, FBI, and ATF. Multiple Agency
Training Exercises and call outs have taken place
with all these units.
All Bomb Unit equipment and response vehicles were approved by UASI, and purchased by
Homeland Security Grant Funding and purchased
by Cook County Office of Homeland Security—
Grant Funding.
21
ITOA Continues To Bring Our Members Quality,
Affordable Training!
As an attendee at our 25th Annual Conference, your 2013 membership card is
attached to your sheet you received upon check in.
In early spring of 1988, a group of approximately one hundred officers from all
levels of law enforcement participated in a series of meetings with a single goal
in mind—to form an association of tactical officers in Illinois. When the smoke
cleared, the Illinois Tactical Officers Association was born and incorporated as a
not-for-profit corporation. This new association was established for educational
purposes to promote and to encourage any educational activities and/or
research related to the law enforcement field. It also would afford an opportunity
for tactical officers to gather together to compare ideas and experiences.
Through education and networking, it was with hope that high-risk operations
requiring the use of a tactical team would be made safer.
During these trying economic times, ITOA has found ways to bring quality
training to our members at an affordable cost and/or free of charge. In 2013,
we are striving to increase the amount of these training opportunities. We
encourage you to watch our training calendar on our website at www.itoa.org,
and to please check your e-mail regularly. Opportunities for these trainings often
come together with short notice and we advertise availability of these trainings
through mass e-mail and Facebook updates to our members. We encourage
our members to help spread the word about our training activities. We also
encourage our members through a yearly membership drive where we award a
prize to members who recruit the highest number of law enforcement personnel
to join our association. Team work is the continued driving force behind our
association. We are grateful for all of our members who joined our team and help
to make ITOA a continued success. We hope to see you at many of our training
activities in the upcoming year.
Ed Mohn - ITOA Vice President
“Train Hard for the Day Will Come”
22
Attendees
Archer Daniels Midland
Company
Ryan, Richard A
Arlington Heights PD
Kehm, James L
Kryca, James J
May, Scott E
Miljan, Michael
Aurora PD
Abbs, Michael J
Ahlgren, Rickey L
Boyer, Wesley
Corrigan, Michael D
Gibson, John R
Hahn, Jeffrey A
Hillgoth, Robert J
Nieves, Angel L
Robertson, Richard C, Jr.
Bannockburn PD
McConnell, Patricia A
Barrington Hills PD
Hensler, Jeremy J
Barrington PD
Powal, Ryan
Barrington-Inverness PD
Burke, John P
Bartlett PD
Amore, Jason A
McGuigan, Michael J
Mitchell, Gary C
Rummell, Michael R
Sweeney, Rob
Tellschow, Eric
Winterstein, Steven A
Bensenville PD
Holman, Nathan D
Blue Island PD
Morey, Thomas M
Padron, Tomas J
Bridgeview PD
Dominguez, Louis, Jr.
Buffalo Grove PD
Gallagher, Anthony P
Hawkins, Derek
Burbank PD
Hehl, Michael K
Perovich, Gregory A
Thielen, Richard J
Burlington Iowa PD
Gerdner, Ron
Larkins, Joel
Burr Ridge PD
Garcia, Kris R
Calumet City PD
Maletich, Paul J
Carol Stream PD
Babor, Kevin
Bulleri, Daniel
Schneider, Kurt M
Walker, Gregory
Carpentersville PD
Stankowitz, Kevin
Carrabelle PD
Kincaid, Craig T
Consultant
Adelman, Robert J
Stark, James A
Willey, Jason J
Cook County Department of
Corrections
Haro, Benjamin S
DEA
Quinn, Kevin
Soltys, Charles J
Cook County Sheriff’s
Department
Contreras, Gary C
Donovan, Patrick M
Edgett, Conrad B
Gleason, Michael J
Howell, Daryl K, Sr.
Hower, Edwardo
Newsom, Gary
O’Brien, Richard P
Roedel, Erik A
Rosario, Jose
Ruel, Kevin P
Ugarte-Avila, Leone
Weres, Myron R
Deerfield PD
Scarry, Michael E
Department of Defense
Police Security Force
Burrow, Jon
Department of Homeland
Security/Gang Investigations
Unit
Reston, Jared
Cook County Sheriff’s
Department – Retired
Porch, Jerome M
Champaign PD
Gallo, Joseph F
Rea, Robert
Countryside PD
Gleespen, Brendan N
McDonald, Nathan A
Sodt, Robert D
Chicago Heights PD
Hahn, Phillip S
Hibbs, Gary S
Millon, Mark R
Crest Hill PD
Hicks, Doug
Reavis , David L, Jr.
Chicago PD
Boland, Roy P
DiSanti, David A
Hartford, Brendan E
Schmitz, Leo P
Ward, John S
CLC Police
Mohn, Edward F II
Combat Shooting and
Tactics
Howe, Paul R
Crystal Lake PD
Brichetto, Michael J
Olszak, Paul A
Dallas PD
Claggett, Steve
Davenport PD
Farley, Seth M
Lepley, Fred
Des Moines County Sheriff’s
Office
Blodgett, Eric
Hamma, Dave
Johnstone, Mike
McCune, Chad T
Siegfried, Brad
White, Jeffrey A
Williams, Clint
Des Plaines PD
Bjork, Erik
Bowler, Matt
Braski, Nick
Parkhill, Greg
Spallone, Joseph A, Jr.
Dolton PD
Curry, Stephen M
Griffin, Damon A
Downers Grove PD
DeZur, Jeff J
Lister, Kenneth
Marquez, Joel
Nelson, Josh
Rountree, Todd M
Thayer, Jeremy J
DU-Comm
Attendees continued on page 24 
23
Jagodzinski, Scott A
Lux, Danelle M
DuPage County Sheriff’s
Office
Asmussen, Mark W
Crane, Steven J
Groh, Randy R
Hakim, David B
Harris, Robert A
Mowrer, Brian J
Schindlbeck, Joshua W
VanDevoorde, James J
Geneva PD
Yates, Daniel
ILEAS
Olsberg, Randall H
Glencoe Public Safety PD
Paczosa, Kenneth J
Whalen, Gregory H
Illinois Department of
Corrections
Brady, Rodney D
Marshall, Christopher
McAllister, Anthony
White, David W
Glenview PD
Cholewinski, Jeff A
Glenwood PD
White, Glenn A
Grayslake PD
Balarin, Mario
Holtz, Joseph G
Elgin Community College PD
Valdez, Victor
Gurnee PD
Elk Grove Village PD
Crum, Christopher J
Evans, Patrick L
Pelayo, Efren , Jr.
Perkins, Eric R
Elmhurst PD
Almaguer, Victor E
Campise, Michael J
Himpelmann, Matthew J
Kaczorowski, Brett T
Krueger, Jason
Poli, Anthony J
Rivkin, David J
Scislowicz, Marcin R
Tannehill, Robert A
Torza, Daniel
Evanston PD
Devroy, Jeffrey A
Eddington, Rich
Leontiev, Vycheslav I
Russell, Daniel J
Velez, Lou R
Whitehead, Robert R
Evergreen Park PD
Eisenbeis, John
Federal Bureau of
Investigation
Heger, Karl E
Melton, Robert D
Shelton, Dale
Watts, Brian W
Forest Park PD
DeFors, Nicholas A
Frey, Scott D
Keating, Michael J
Lee, Young H
Pater, Daniel A
Weiler, Stephen M
24
Bendler, Matt
Langer, Michael J
Mazur, Philip
Hanover Park PD
Ciancio, Joe
Kosartes, Daniel
Villanueva, Eric
Harwood Heights PD
Hauptman, Greg R
Hazel Crest PD
Bush, Brian J
Folliard, Tom F
Grant, Adam L
Herzing University
King, Michael D
Hickory Hills PD
Benaitis, Mark
Dietz, Thomas J
Roscetti, Joseph G
Wee Sit, Ervin C
Highland Park PD
Galati, Anton J
Illinois National Guard
LeGrand, Loren R
Williams, Lenny A
Illinois National Guard –
Provost Marshall
Beard, Jacob D
Chepulis, John
Illinois State Police
Albrecht, Daniel J
Becket, Charles W
Cormier, Sean
Gembara, Bob
Hannan, Matthew
Kurut, Raymond
Lunt, Nathaniel C
Mirabelli, Edward J
Odom, Craig E
Rapacz, Anthony S
Ruth, Daniel J
Schade, Jacob
Tolbert, Charles R
Wichner, Herbert
Wilhelmy, Todd J
Illinois State Police – Retired
Liebe, Bruce A
Indianapolis Metro PD
Bulfer, Philip W
Hadley, Steven W
Stradling, Robert A
Hinsdale Orthopedics – Kane Indianapolis PD
Correll, Douglas A
County Sheriff Department
Lorenz, Mark A, M.D.
Inverness PD
Schimpf, Thomas P
Hinsdale PD
Hayes, Louis P, Jr.
Johnson County Sheriff’s
Hoffman Estates PD
Falkenberg, Daniel J
Poulos, Gregory A
Homewood PD
Siemsen, Patrick H
Office
Adolph, Brian
Downes, Chris J
Gingerich, Jeff M
Good, John D
Gwinn, Doug P
Hamm, Mike
Hammes, Aaron R
Kramer, Gary J
Lamm, Randy A
Langenberg, Chris L
Schuerer, Rob
Wisman, Chris W
Joliet Junior College PD
Eckols, Joe
Joliet PD
Groh, Christopher M
Killian, Dwayne A
May, Douglas E
Kendall County Sheriff’s
Office
Cady, John
Craig, William M
Gerena, Hector L
Harl, Bryan R
Hettinger, Matt
Lechowicz, Robert
Lenard, Anthony P
Meicher, Michael
Moran, Scott W
Richardson, Bobby
Schmitt, Zach
Waltmire, Caleb C
Kenilworth PD
Padilla, Oscar
La Grange PD
Berg, Erik G
Lake Bluff PD
Gehrke, Erik C
Lake County Sheriff’s Office
Briggs, Robert M
Flores, Tomas
Kalfas, Nicholas T
Richards, Robert C
Robbins, Mark A
Ross, Jeffrey A
Lake in the Hills PD
Boyce, Michael
Feely, Sean
Lake Zurich PD
Bereza, Ireneusz T
Mitch, Ralph J
Yundt, Martin M
Lakewood PD
Fiorilli, Patrick J
Lannon PD
Skurzewski, William G
Lansing PD
Lazowski, Michael D
Libertyville PD
Roncone, Edmondo
Lincolnwood PD
O’Connor, Tim
Lisle PD
Canik, Dennis E
Harper, Robert
Hurt, Jason M
Lutz, Mark W
Mahoney, Pat
Taylor, Dan
Livonia PD
Taig, Ron E
Los Angeles PD – Retired
Gallegos, Bob
Lynwood PD
Fredericksen, Brandin S
Karlson, Wesley J
Lyons PD
Buckley, Matthew A
Mason County Sheriff’s
Office
Posma , Thomas M II
Matteson PD
Vanoskey, Daniel J
McHenry County Sheriff’s
Office
Penna, Anthony T
Hankey, James D
Weitzel, Mike
Mount Prospect PD
Cornejo, Francisco R
Janowick, Timothy J
Kanupke, Joseph F
Kidd, Daniel A
Meister, Michael A
Nelson, William
Schmitz, Jeffrey A
Mundelein PD
Eugenis, Cameron P
Waters, Tyler
Yarc, Brian M
Naperville Park District PD
Harrington, Michael J
Kinard, AC
New Lenox PD
Marks, Edward B
Niles PD
Genualdi, Vincenzo
Harris, David K
Lambrechts, Eric P
Mercado, Jerry
Paglia, Joseph S
Storto, Robert E
Vehlow, Robert D
Zakula, Nicholas J
NTOA – Retired
Gnagey, John M
Oak Brook PD
Kruger, James R, Jr.
Ramirez, Danny B
Torlo, Velia
Wood, Jason
Oceana County Sheriff’s
Office
Priese, Tim A
Olympia Fields PD
Donaldson, Robert A
Garcia, Victor J
Palatine PD
Calanca, Angelo R
Canada, Lawrence D
Growney, Brian J
Guimon, Gregory B
Myerson, Ernie E
Schlee, Jeffrey A
Snep, Gary B
Norridge PD
Schober, Wayne R
Palos Park PD
Churin, Barry T
Minooka PD
Briley, Kenneth R
North Riverside PD
Boenzi, Christopher P
Devine, Christopher M
Garvey, Anthony M
Niemann, Lane D
Peoria County Sheriff’s
Office
Clampitt, Greg D
Middlemas, James C
Mitzelfelt, Thomas E
Witt, Aaron N
Moraine Valley PD
Arteaga, Francisco
Morton Grove PD
Fennelly, Brian
Northbrook PD
Adkins, Roger L
Cornier, Curtis W
Johnson, Matthew T
Scarpulla, Franklin
Scott, Roger A
Northfield PD
Casaletto, Claude M
Owusu, Nana Y
Palos Hills PD
Collecchia, Joe A
Collins, Michael T
Rantoul PD
Wooten, Jeffrey A
Riverdale PD
Gilmore, Ray P
Giroux, John J
Milton, Anthony B
Mooney, Bernard M
Riverside PD
Kotor, Leo J, Jr.
Orland Park PD
Holzinger, David W
Kovac, Kenneth R
Milwaukee PD
Justus, Dennis J
Montgomery PD
Bertellotti, Anthony
Quincy PD
Baird, Robert J
Pilkington, Shannon L
Tyler, Raymond M
Werries, Curtis L
Oak Lawn PD – Retired
Meyers, Randy J
Midlothian PD
Devries, Glenn W
Tavormina, Anthony J
Moline PD
Soliz, Eli J
Taylor, David P
Posen PD
Quintanilla, Guadalupe
E III
Oak Lawn PD
Carlson, Brian P
Fortuna, Michael
Hon, Robert J
Witt, Jacob
Normal PD
Angus, William
Gossmeyer, Joseph
Hoeniges, Jacob
Nyman, Chris
Thacker, Nick
Wilson, Josh
McHenry PD
Cox, Kevin J
Plainfield PD
Caliendo, Tracy L
Malcolm, Brad
Marshall, Christopher L
Mulacek, Colin H
Riverwoods PD
Maciareillo, Alfred
Rock Island PD
Gillman, Vernard G
Smith, Ben
Rolling Meadows PD
Bawden, Brett J
Crocker, Kevin A
Katsenios, Mike T
Roselle PD
Barreto, Roberto J
Cotton, David K
Hartman, Wade
Kooistra, Shawn
Liebich, Robert
Seelye, Wilber M
Peotone PD
Chudwin, Jeffrey L
Pingree Grove PD
Beane, Shawn F
Attendees continued on page 26 
25
Rosemont Public Safety
Department
Alvarado, Julio
Bresnen, Aron
Brosch, Greg
Caldwell, Jeff
DiIacova, Anthony J
Doulas, Thomas C
Fiorito, Blake
Hoffman, James
Kukulka, Kevin P
O’Neill, Michael
Ramirez, John
Shamoon, Shane
Snulligan, Deion
Stephens, Donald E III
Walsh, Jeremiah
Round Lake Beach PD
Duncan, David
Kane, Jason
Round Lake Park PD
Burch, Daniel J
Hamilton, Andrew K
Round Lake PD
Stevens, Michael
Round Lake PD – Retired
Orians, Andrew H
Saint Charles PD
Anson, Nic
Krupke, Cory R
McCowan, Michael W
Salem PD
Ambuehl, Kyle L
South Barrington PD
Cordell, Raymond E
Springfield PD – Retired
Ijames, Steve
Waubonsee College PD
Streamwood PD
Davis, Charles F
Carrillo, Juan
Waukegan PD
Donahue, Michael
Karlstrand, Rodney L
McLean, Matthew
Taylor, Shawn G
Westchester Fire
VanDerLinden, Alexander
Department
Zeigler, Michael
Mahoney, Richard E
Thornton PD
Western Springs PD
Verble, Kathryn M
Madler, Terry J
Wesolowski, Richard D, Jr.
Western Wayne – Special
Tinley Park PD
Operations Team
Dinaso, Joseph A
Harmon, Alan G
Sullivan, Keith A
Wheaton PD
Zylka, Matthew M
Caliendo, Brad L
Tinley Park PD – Retired
Conway, Ryan P
Shanto, Donald J
Dillon, Cliff R
Gapastione, Pasquale A
University of Illinois PD
Heidank, Thomas J
Age, Justin G
Klos, Greg C
Briggs, Grant D
Mann, Bradley A
Park, Nathaniel S
Salzmann, Daniel M
US Marshals Service
Schanz, Timothy
Nation, Dennis M
Schumaker, Michael S
Van Buren Township PD
Schwarting, Brian C
Buckberry , Mark
Scott, Jason C
Laurain, Gregory M
Smith, Larry J
Stelmar, Donald
Vernon Hills PD
Feger, Ward R
Levicki, James T
Sauk Village PD
Ayala, Luis
Villa Park PD
Pagan, Jose G
Schaumburg PD
Lynch, Leonard J
Tillema, Scott
Wis, Adam
Virden PD
Bridges, Mark E
Schiller Park PD
DiCosola, Mark D
Skokie PD
Baker, Brian S
Glad, Ronald E
Olkowski, Robert
Shiel, Terence P
Weinman, Paul P
Wojdyla, Thomas M
26
Washington County Sheriff’s
Office
Ellickson, Andrew E
Mueller, Brian R
Walworth County Sheriff’s
Department
Brauer, Kenneth J
Cook, Chris T
Warrenville PD
Dolmyer, Matthew
Highland, Stephen J
Melvin, Brian P
Pasciak, Michael A
Winnetka PD
Gonzalez, Jorge
Kreis, Patrick L
O’Connell, Brian
Sarabia, Gerardo
Walton, Jeremy
Woodridge PD
Carauskas, Daina
Johnson, Anthony R
Yorkville PD
Presnak, James R
Zion PD
Hill, Eric J
Wheeling PD
Chirio, Victor J
Hoffman, Jeremy
Kim, Phil
Panagakis, Peter
Will County Sheriff’s Office
Dabler, Brian E
Eberhardt, Stephen
Willow Springs PD
Leone, Patrick A
Rusin, Charles R
Wilmette PD
Hornbacher, Joshua
Restaurant Guide
Enjoy elegant surroundings and spectacular food when you dine at the hotel restaurants.
The Double Tree Hotel has three dining choices on premises, all located on the Lower Level of the hotel.
Atrium Café
Spice up your day with a visit to the Atrium Café, the place to relish innovative American cuisine for breakfast or lunch.
They also offer a great Sunday Champagne Brunch Buffet! Casual dress code. 630-472-6103
Foxes Bar and Grille
Foxes is an all American Sports Bar and Grille. Catch up on your favorite sports event on a big screen TV or enjoy a
game of billiards; open for dinner. Casual dress code. 630-472-6108
Restaurants located in the Oak Brook Mall (directly across from the hotel)
Antico Posto
Across from Saks Fifth Avenue
630-586-9200
Baisi Thai
Lower Level near Sears
630-571-8424
Braxton Seafood Grill
Next to Macy’s
630-574-2155
Café Nordstrom
Inside Nordstrom
630-571-2121
California Pizza Kitchen
Behind Nordstrom, 2nd level
630-571-7800
Corner Bakery
Near Saks Fifth Avenue
630-368-0505
Elliott’s Off Broadway Deli
Concourse Level
630-954-1903
Houlihan’s Restaurant
630-573-0220
Maggiano’s Little Italy
Next to Saks Fifth Avenue
630-368-0300
McDonalds
630-571-5311
Mon Ami Gabi
Next to Saks Fifth Avenue
630-472-1900
Papagus Greek Tavern
Next to Neiman Marcus
630-472-9800
The Cheesecake Factory
Lower Level Dining
630-573-1800
The Clubhouse
Next to Eddie Bauer
630-472-0600
Wildfire
630-574-2155
Zodiac
630-572-1500
Additional Restaurants (short driving distance)
Bennigan’s
17 W.460 22nd St. Oak Brook
630-832-5611
Chipotle
18W050 – 22nd Street Oak Brook
630-627-6610
Gibson’s
2105 South Spring Road, Oak Brook
630-954-0000
Giordano’s
17W280 West 22 Street—Oak Brook Terrace
630-530-7799
McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood
3001 Butterfield Road, Oak Brook
630-571-3700
Mike Ditka’s Restaurant
Two Mid America Plaza, Oak Brook
630-572-2200
Portillo’s Hotdogs
2001 Spring Road, Oak Brook
630-954-3773
Tuscany
1425 West 22 Street, Oak Brook
630-990-1993
nd
nd
27
28
The Illinois Tactical Officers Association Presents
In Extremis Tactical Group LLC
Introduction to High Threat CQB
Development of the High Threat Method
The method was developed based on looking at the current operational environment (AO), the abilities and
capabilities of the performing operators, and the needs of the required missions. A variety of methods were reviewed
and it was found that methods of limited penetration had been used successfully for decades in similar situations.
These initial methods were modified to make the system tactically effective in a wide variety of situations. It is principle
driven, behaviorally based for operations under duress, and simple and flexible at the same time for solo and multiple
operator/responders.
Few tactical situations are so critical that teams absolutely must get through a doorway immediately without
having any time to significantly observe and react to the situation and threats inside the room. It is common sense that
processing information before acting will allow greater safety and a flexibility of response.
Course Content
•• Tactical Approach with one or more officers
•• Dynamic limited penetration—allows time to process before entry
•• Develop behaviorally based actions
•• Seek an offensive advantage; avoiding officer vs. Offender close range gunfight
•• Seek a defensive advantage—cover, movement, and cornering
•• Focused corner/threat attack—remaining threats will be identified from the entry point
•• Problem solving battle drills—“on call” commands to changing situations
•• Simple universal tactical concepts—use of cover, triangulation of fire, bounding over-watch, and command,
support, entry, security elements are applied to all tactical situations and environments.
In Extremis Tactical Group LLC
Introduction to High Threat CQB
Sponsored by the Roselle Police Department
Date: Saturday, January 19th and Sunday January 20th, 2013
Location: East Lake Park High School, 590 S. Medinah Road, Roselle, Illinois
Cost: $350.00 for ITOA Members—Non Members $390.00—$40 goes toward to ITOA membership
*This will be a Simms/UTM FOF Based Tactics Course (No live fire). Complete gear list will be provided upon
Registration. Capacity is limited to 20.
To register contact: Tomoko Crinklaw
or enter QR Code below.
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DP7
Hm1j7aAo&feature=youtube_gdata_player
—enter QR Code below.
29
30
Notes
31
Notes
32
Fall 2012
Volume 25 Issue 4
The Journal of the Illinois Tactical Officers Association
33
34
ITOA News—Fall 2012
TAC Tips for Team Unity
By Steve Ijames
Creating and maintaining a contemporary SWAT team is far more than
procuring “special weapons,” ordering
a Bear Cat, and sitting through basic
and advanced tactical courses. Real
teams are a thing of beauty, and when
built, primed, and tuned they create synergy; having an effect greater
than the sum of their parts. Real teams
perform better than they should. But
where do you begin? What steps can
be taken to create and maintain the
operational tie that binds, and assist
your organization and community in
reaping the benefits that follow?
The first step not surprisingly, is
with the team members themselves.
It has been accurately stated that the
most valuable asset of any organization is its people, and that adage is
especially true in SWAT. If the SWAT
team “end game” is operational excellence, then those tasked with creating
the team must select personnel accordingly. With that in mind, it is important to note that some of the best
people for this job are passed over
during tryouts-especially when large
numbers of applicants are involved.
Separating the wheat from the chaff
requires a selection process focusing
less on the best shot or fastest runner,
and more on character, work ethic,
decision-making, and a “team before
self” attitude. This effort is labor intensive and demands such things as
in-basket exercises, oral presentations/
interviews, background investigations,
supervisory recommendations, peer
reviews, personnel/internal affairs file
reviews, and interviews with family
and friends. Each step is geared towards identifying those likely to thrive
in a close-knit “team/mission first” environment. Unfortunately, indicators
of this are not always readily apparent.
35
Peeling back the personnel onion requires an in-depth selection process as
outlined above, along with invaluable
input from the department psychologist
prior to and during the process. Some
will disagree, and insist that only objective criteria such as marksmanship
and physical fitness should be considered. Job related practical skills are beyond question important, and proven
ability in key operational areas must
be a part of the overall process. Likewise, they should only be weighted as
a “pass-fail” qualifier to advance to the
next more important phase-that which
evaluates inherent human skills as opposed to mechanical skills that can be
learned and or enhanced.
Many contemporary teams approach the selection process in a
multi-tiered fashion. Objective skills
assessment begins on day one with
marksmanship, during which the applicant must meet an established standard using the police service pistol.
The applicant must then meet a validated standard involving strength, endurance, speed, and agility, then meet
a validated standard on a duty related
obstacle course. Those who pass both
tests are given a packet of information
outlining three non-police topics, and
invited to participate the following day.
Day two begins with an oral presentation, during which the applicant is given five minutes to speak on one of the
three topics-chosen at random by the
board when the applicant walks into
the room. Next comes the in basket
exercise, where the applicant is given
10 minutes to review a written police
scenario (not tactical in nature), then
write down how he/she would handle
the situation presented. The panel interview is next. The applicant is asked
questions concerning his/her in basket
exercise, personal and professional
goals, reasons for seeking a position
on the team, job knowledge and experience, and thoughts concerning
what he/she would bring to the team
if selected. Those who successfully
complete the participatory phases are
subjected to the background investi36
gation outlined above. The results of
the overall process are submitted to
the team leader and commander, who
then meet with existing team members
to solicit input on the candidates. This
is not a “black ball” session, but an
opportunity for those who know the
team best to offer candid and objective
opinions concerning the applicant’s
suitability for further consideration.
This is the final step in the selection
process. The team leader and commander closely review the test results
and input from the operators, and then
offer probationary appointments to
those best suited for the job. This is a
proven method of ratcheting up the
team’s emotional quotient, which will
increase their long-term probability of
success during high-risk operations.
But what can be done in the short
term, if current members are not grounded in the team based principles outlined
above? Problems such as this can be
challenging, and are best handled by
ensuring that the written unit mandate
clearly articulates individual and collective team member duties and responsibilities, and by ensuring that behavior
based goals, objectives, and expectations are clearly communicated to all
involved. SWAT tenure (who stays and
who goes) is then based on compliance
with this documented performance protocol. Individual performance characteristics are varied, but those that drive the
team mentality generally include common themes such as:
First-mastery of self-discipline,
which manifests itself through attention
to detail and commitment to individual characteristics that add collectively
to the team. Staying in top physical
condition, controlling self destructive
behavior (eating, drinking, smoking),
and maintaining a “good to go” operational readiness status (such as ensuring gear is kept in order by cleaning,
replenishing, and securing equipment
immediately after every operationeven when too tired to do it).
Second-looking out for the best
interest of your teammates. Some police officers are notorious practical
jokers, and take great pleasure in singling out others for “a
few laughs.” In reality, there is nothing funny or for that matter logical, about victimizing someone who may later hold
your life in their hands. Humor is an awesome force multiplier, but only when applied fairly and with a caring attitude. Those who make “sport” of other team members are
not contributing to the health of the program. In out of control cases such as this, the team doctor (command element)
should administer the antidote (transfer) for this cancer that
is looming on the horizon.
Third-develop areas of expertise. All team members have
assigned duties, but each should choose an area of expertise
and develop a hunger for mastering the skills that come with
it. For example, don’t be satisfied simply being the breacher.
That position must strive to find better ways to “open the
door,” and that effort extends well beyond swinging the ram.
It includes researching the mechanics and physics of barrier
mitigation, building tools that get the job done faster and
safer, writing articles in trade journals so others can share in
your knowledge, writing lesson plans and teaching classes’
people want to attend-and that raise the stock in your team.
Be the person other agencies seek out when they have questions about your particular area of expertise.
Fourth-develop a tactical knowledge base. Assume the
responsibility of researching, collecting, and archiving relevant information that pertains to your area of expertise.
There will come a time when higher authority will question why something was “done that way.” Be in a position to
immediately respond with data and documentation through
(IACP/ITOA model policies, best practices literature, CALEA
standards, PERF recommendations, newspaper articles,
notes from tactical conferences/training), that convincingly
and conclusively argues that not only are team practices reflective of contemporary thinking, but on the cutting edge of
the industry standard.
Fifth-practice humility. Dr. Richard Carlson writes in,
Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff, that “People are drawn to those
with a quiet, inner confidence, who don’t need to make
themselves look good, be right all the time, or steal the glory.” Think team before self. The victory should be found not
in what “I” do, but what “we” did.
Sixth-team members must develop a positive and accepting attitude towards change. Fundamental tactical concept
number one is that change is the nature of the SWAT assignment. Fundamental tactical concept number two is that you
can’t change number one. Accept that reality or find another
assignment. Those who grouse about “being asked to do one
thing, then sent to do another,” fail to grasp the reality that
flexibility and quickly adapting to change is one of our greatest assets, and the reason SWAT Teams are the focus of and
solution to many of societies most challenging situations.
Seventh-It has been accurately stated that leadership
is the single most important aspect influencing outcome
at the crisis site. Likewise, true leaders prepare their team
long before it arrives at that location. He/she does this
through personnel selection, training/development, ensuring operational readiness, and team building. Selection has
been outlined above. Training/development and operational readiness involves an agency/community threat assessment, followed by the procurement of basic and advanced
coursework, and the necessary tools and equipment to ensure that operators have the right gear and know how to
use it. Team building is the “tip of the spear.” This is the
unseen force multiplier that increases the probability of a
positive outcome at the crisis site when things “go loud.”
It is an abstract concept compared to personnel, training,
and equipment, and likewise harder to quantify. As a result, most team leaders fail to overtly or covertly address
it, and many who do erroneously assume “group” means
“team.” Those who strive to build teams do so in a variety
of ways, with varying degrees of success. Programs that
consistently hit the mark have a common theme-one that is
not short on critics-and that involves physically demanding
courses that generate pain and shared adversity. One Goes/
All Go-teams are beat into shape between the hammer and
anvil of mutual suffering. This is a touchy subject for some,
but regardless a concept that has passed the test of time.
Groups who share difficult challenges and adversity come
out stronger and more unified on the other side. The results
are proven-the challenge is finding the appropriate mechanism in civilian law enforcement to exploit it. The most
common and productive venue appears to be extremely
demanding physical training exercises. Team “iron policeman” and competitive SWAT contests drive participants to
their physical limit, and effectively build on this unifying
principle. One may fall back, but the team must regroup
and share the load to complete the exercise together. Less
common but phenomenal venues include world class outside instructors brought in (London MET Police-Public Order Battle PT program), or military programs such as the III
Corp MOUT at Fort Hood (Texas), and the Sapper Leader
program at Fort Leonard Wood (Missouri), that on occasion open their doors to civilian law enforcement. What
do courses like this accomplish, and why would anyone
subject civilian officers to the mental and physical pain/
abuse that come with them? Exercises such as this generate
the reliance on team that carries you when times get tough.
It forms the bond through adversity that pushes operators
through countless doors, holds the bunker for hours on
end, sits motionless all day in a steaming raid van, and then
says, “it just doesn’t get any better than this.” In cases such
as this lesser operators will be looking for the eject button,
while real team members belly up to the bar. Shared adversity creates the spirit of Delta Operator “Hoot” in Black
Hawk Down, who explains why we do what we do; “it’s
for the guy next to you.” Team. Selfless. Service. That is
what real Teams are all about. 
Published in Tactical Response, Jan/Feb 2005
37
Part 6: Command, Tactical, and Weapons
Training Model—Tabletop Scenario Training
By Louis Hayes with Kevin Simpson
To line-level police officers, the words “tabletop
scenario” are oftentimes met with disdain and resistance.
The imagined scene of a tabletop drill might be a conference
room filled with white-shirted police administrators,
leaning over a table scattered with matchbox cars or a
blown-up map of the city. Maybe the seemingly far-fetched
“incident” resembles a hazmat-laden airplane crashing into
the local hospital. The harsh reality is that few street-level
police officers ever experience any sort of realistic tabletop
training. It’s no wonder police officers unfairly look at these
drills with such negative emotions.
By using The Illinois Model’s top tiers, police
instructors and supervisors can effectively and efficiently
moderate tabletop scenario drills, in a method consistent
with other training and preparation. There is no need for
fanfare, dramatic production, or special equipment. We
supplement our large-scale tabletop scenarios with these
less formal drills.
What are tabletop scenarios?
Tabletop scenarios are training drills that simulate
emergency response actions to an imagined critical incident
while inside a classroom or conference setting. There are a
broad range of scope and formality in these drills.
The most common are those mandated through the NIMS
or emergency management agencies. These bring together
officials from Police, Fire, Medical, Public Works, Emergency
Management, Finance, and even private organizations such
as schools, colleges, corporations, hospitals, or transportation
hubs. These drills stress the formal Incident Command System
through various “problems” created by the incident. The
moderators often file copious amounts of paperwork so the
government jurisdiction receives “credit” for administering
such a drill. One of the drawbacks of these productions is
how much effort is demanded in the administration of such.
Because of that, the running of these drills is infrequent and
often reserved for upper levels of management.
Other less formal methods can be as simple as guided
discussion sessions regarding a particular type of emergency
38
or police/fire problem. These training drills can be as simple
as a 10-minute roll call training, or expanded to something
as complete as described above. This article will discuss
the methods and process to develop and administer these
less-formal tabletop scenarios, using The Illinois Model as
a template. This method focuses on the “Crisis Phase” of
the incidents—the critical first seconds and minutes when
first arriving police officers and patrol sergeants are making
important decisions.
Photo courtesy of the Author
NOTE: This is a followup essay to the “Command,
tactical, and weapons training model” series from
previous issues of ITOA News. For electronic version of
those articles, visit http://itoa.org/training_model/ITOA_
NEWS_the_illinois_model_series_l_Hayes.pdf or contact
the ITOA office staff.
“This custom dry erase board structures the decision-making process
according to The Illinois Model. Captured here is a sketch from an active
killer scenario.”
The Illinois Model Overview
The Illinois Model is a conceptual template that
organizes police operations into a five-tiered pyramid. At
the top, lies the philosophical Priority of Life (POL). The POL
ranks human life, with that of innocent persons above police
officers, and both above that of suspects and offenders.
Mission. The mission tier is for the prioritization of lawful
objectives, such as the apprehension of a criminal offender,
Priority of Life
The Priority of Life isn’t a nice and neat pigeonhole task. Plenty of ethical dilemmas arise. Chief
among these puzzles is categorizing emotionally
disturbed persons. Whether suicidal or experiencing
Excited Delirium, persons with mental illness must be
handled differently than criminal suspects; the courts
and our communities expect it. Police officers need
the knowledge and skills to first recognize behavior
consistent with mental illness, and then acknowledge
the situation needs special attention.
Many other situations cloud the Priority of Life. Tabletop
scenarios that address circumstances with co-suspects,
uncooperative victims, and injured suspects will begin to
test officers’ moral codes and decision-making skills.
Mission
Clearly identifying a desired end state is a critical
component during tabletop exercises and real life incidents.
Officers should have an objective in mind before taking
police action. It’s as if the officers on scene ask themselves,
“Why are we here? What do we want accomplished?” Then
ask follow up questions of, “Is what we are about to do
lawful?” Or “Can we lawfully seize this person?” or “Can
we lawfully search this area/building?”
Tabletops should address issues where intended
resolutions fall in the gray area between obviously legal and
obviously illegal. Two heavily debated topics include searches
of homes with exceptions to warrant and the forcible seizure of
emotionally disturbed persons.
Strategy-Tactics
The Stragey-Tactics questions may provide for the
most heated arguments and discussion of these three tiers.
Oftentimes in real life, the Priority of Life and the Mission are
clearly defined. If the POL asks the “Who” question, and the
Mission asks the “What” question, then the Strategy-Tactics
asks the “How and When” question.
This may be best illustrated with an example: A violent
criminal suspect known to be alone is holed up in his
home. Police officers have a search warrant for the home,
to seize a duffle bag filled with automatic rifles, and an
arrest warrant for the man. The Priority of Life identifies
him as a criminal suspect. The mission is to take the
man into physical custody, and ensure the home is safe
for investigators to methodically search it. However, the
Strategy-Tactics questions pose questions that can cause
angered deliberation.
Does a team of officers forcibly enter the home,
using fast dynamic clearing techniques? After all, the
concepts of speed and surprise might catch the criminal
off-guard and unable to develop a plan of resistance.
But on the other hand, officers might run into a “meat
grinder” of gunfire. Another option is for that team of
officers to surround and call out the suspect. It’s not as
if the man can destroy the rifles (as he could flush a
few bags of illegal drugs). However, the time required
Photo courtesy of the Author
the rescue of a downed officer, the stopping of active deadly
behavior, or the treatment of a mentally ill person.
Strategy-Tactics. This stratum is polarized into Acting
and Stabilizing (AKA: Push versus Hold). Tactics that fall
into the Acting spectrum include Rapid Deployment and
MACTAC. Tactics to be considered Stabilizing are containand-negotiate, a containment paired with a methodical
hammer-and-anvil area search, and even covert clearing
by a SWAT team.
Team Skills. Fundamental team concepts include
flanking, avoidance of crossfire and Priority of Fire issues,
and Cover-Maneuver. These team skills are applied to
rescues, perimeters, building searches, vehicle stops,
and arrests.
Individual Skills and Equipment. This tier includes
all the personal abilities and tools, such as firearms,
communication, observation, mobility, and decisionmaking.
The below described method for tabletop scenarios
stresses the importance of the top three tiers of: Priority
of Life, Mission, and Strategy-Tactics. There are plenty
of questions to be answered regarding policy, law,
ethics, and generally-accepted police procedure in
those strata.
The use of SMART Board technology allows for interactive use of
computers with a group of officers. The “ink layers” can be saved for
comparing different groups’ ideas and plans.
39
to negotiate with the man gives him time to formulate a
plan of resistance where he could turn into a sniper from
inside his home.
This Stratgy-Tactics tier asks the big questions: What
is the urgency? Should we ACT or STABILIZE? After we’ve
picked a strategy, what event could change that strategy?
Tabletop scenarios that address a fluid situation that
demands changes or adjustments to a strategy will test
officers’ ability to articulate danger, justify tactics, and think
clearly during uncertain situations. Some scenarios that
open the door for changes in strategy are active shooters,
hostage takings, and officer-down emergencies. Each of
these has the potential to require the quickest of ACTION
and the stoppage of STABILIZATION (or vise versa) all
within a matter of seconds.
THE ILLINOIS MODEL
The “Bookend” Approach
Spectrum
Strategies
Decisions made
in the of
Strategy-Tactics
tier do not fall
on one side of the fence or the other into Act or Stabilize.
STABILIZE
It is rather a wide spectrum
of strategies.
7. Covert Entry
1. Containment
8. Deliberate Entry
2. Callout/Negotiate
9. Dynamic Entry
3. Expulsion
10. Direct-to-Hostages
4. Breach-and-Pull Back
11. Rapid Deployment
5. Breach-and-Hold
12. MACTAC
6. Stealth Probe
ACT
*This is a generalized police spectrum. There are more
specific and fitting “spectrums” for K9 operations,
vehicle stops, area searches, etc.
The “bookend” approach is used to identify the two
opposite strategies of Act and Stabilize. In our tabletop
training, we begin by moderating two completely opposite
incidents: an active killer in a large building and a lone
barricaded gunman. Each matches up with a strategy at
the bookends of the spectrum. These two radically different
scenarios are resolved through two radically different
strategies. One requires immediate and dynamic actions;
the other calls for a slow and methodical resolution.
After the two bookend strategies are identified, we
use more challenging scenarios that require options
in the “gray” middle ground. The complexity does
not need to evolve yet; however the type of incident
should graduate into needing more difficult strategies.
Participants of tabletop exercises should be required to
explain and justify any deviation away from Stabilization
strategies, as they are the most generally-accepted when
there is no urgency or life emergency. As explained
earlier, participants of the exercises should be ready
to answer the big question: What event would trigger
a change the strategy? Some answers to that question
might be: an officer-down, an injured person needing
40
rescue, the gunman stopped firing, the gunman has been
stopped and all injured persons are rescued. Rapidly
evolving incidents require rapidly changing strategies.
Knowing, considering, and discussing these triggering
events in the low-risk environment of a tabletop brings
police officers closer together on any disputes they may
experience in the field.
The SitRep
The concept of a “SITuation REPort” is not a common
one in law enforcement. The SitRep is a briefing or update
of the circumstances, done in a methodical manner. The
Illinois Model provides an ideal template for such:
THE ILLINOIS MODEL
SitRep
1.What is the incident?
2.Where is the location?
3.Priority of Life
4.Mission or Objective
5.Overall Strategy
Imagine an over-the-radio briefing of an in-progress
incident given. The explanation, location, and desires
should be compact and organized.
What is the incident? The incident should be
categorized into a clear, concise description. Is this a
person who is wanted for a crime? What crime? Is there
still an investigation into what will be done?
Where is the location? The location is more than simply
a street address or business name. Adding a basic navigation
aid will help mutual aid units respond without tying up
valuable radio air asking for directions. In Hinsdale, the
address 15 Spinning Wheel Road means very little, even
to bordering agencies. But if continued with “One block
North of Ogden Ave. One block West of I-294,” most any
responding officer from miles around can figure out a basic
route. This is efficient use of radio time and effort by the
requesting officer.
Priority of Life? Who is involved in the incident? Is this
a criminal offender? A mentally ill person? Are there other
persons, such as victims, hostages, or unknowns?
Mission or Objective? A clear cut mission is necessary
so all responders understand the desired resolution. “John
Doe, 30-year old white male, bald, goatee, red #1 Chicago
Bulls jersey, and black jeans is wanted for domestic battery
and is to be arrested” is awfully clear. Backup units do not
always understand the mission as well as officers who have
been on the scene for several minutes.
Overall Strategy? The basic incident plan does not have
to be more than a quick phrase. “We are containing the
area bound by Maple, Walnut, Washington, and Lincoln
Streets and waiting for a K9 for a yard-to-yard search.”
Another example is, “All arriving units are to form rescue
teams and enter the building to evacuate or carry injured
persons outside.” This overall strategy component of the
SitRep does not give roles and responsibilities to each
individual responder; it merely gives the overall plan for
ALL responders.
The verbal delivery of the SitRep is practiced and
repeated during tabletop exercises. Officers begin to feel
more comfortable with the delivery of such, and quickly
realize how much information has been/is lacking in real
life incidents when SitReps are missing. SitReps can be
given over the police radio for nearly any police call when
requesting backup or mutual aid. The SitRep is efficient and
effective, but must be learned and practiced in the tabletop
drill environment before mastered.
Consistency
One of the distinct advantages of using this method of
tabletop discussions is the wide application of the method.
Aside from using it while participating in imaginary or
created incidents in tabletop drills, it is applied to:
•• Pre-Planned Events—This same method of SitRep
and tabletopping is used while planning or
organizing police incidents, and often as formal as
a large team or unit briefing. Examples are high-risk
search warrants, a knock-and-talk for arrest warrants,
dignitary protection details, suspect surveillance, or
drug deal buy-busts.
•• Hasty Plans—In the course of in-progress incidents,
planning can be as casual as a quick car-to-car meeting
held down the street from the police call. A perfect
example might be a well-being check for a suicidal
person or an investigation into an armed domestic
disturbance.
•• Debriefing—These are post-incident meetings for those
who were involved in the real life incident. Police
officers’ actions or decisions are evaluated against the
same method used in the SitRep. The same questions are
asked in the same order. And repeated for any change in
the situation.
•• Case Study—These are actual events that occurred
elsewhere, either through video study or through a
classroom simulation of events. This also includes the
review of established case law. (Part 7 of this series will
discuss the application of The Illinois Model to specific
case law.)
When the same method is applied to training,
operational decision-making, incident preparation,
emergency planning, debriefing, and case study, that
repetition builds an unmatched familiarity with the
system. Delivering clear and concise SitReps or flowing
through the top tiers of The Illinois Model (Priority of Life,
Mission, Strategy-Tactics) becomes second nature.
Summary
Tabletop scenario exercises are low-risk training
events. When done according to The Illinois Model,
they provide a forum to discuss and debate a myriad of
important issues. Those issues may be ethical dilemmas,
confusion of case law, different interpretations of law
or statute, and opposing strategies. Those are topics
with much more weight than any tactical detail such as
which radio channel to use, where to block vehicular
traffic, what equipment the officers need, or where to
set up command posts. We have experienced wellthought out large-scale tabletop exercises that miss the
big picture (but are helpful in addressing the smaller
details). Conversely, these questions asked of The Illinois
Model delve into the most fundamental of issues. In the
words of French philosopher Joseph Joupert, “It is better
to debate a question without settling it, than to settle
a question without debating it.” The goal of tabletop
training is not to find consensus, but rather to create a
learning environment so divergent views can learn to
articulate and justify their stances. And most importantly,
to prioritize what is most important, set lawful goals,
and make plans for success. 
About the Authors
Louis Hayes is a Police Officer for the Hinsdale IL
Police Department, where his responsibilities include
teaching various use of force disciplines, weapon systems,
and teamwork skills. He is currently assigned to the FIAT
SWAT Taskforce as a Team Leader and trainer. Lou sits
on the board of directors for the Illinois Tactical Officers
Association, for which he coordinates the Trainers Forum.
Lou has also attained Tactical Patrol Officer (Master)
designation. His cadre developed and teaches instructorlevel courses, each framed around the cadre’s The Illinois
Model. This approach to tabletop exercises has been
accepted by NEMRT—MTU#3, with pilot offerings in
December 2012 and January 2013. He can be reached at
[email protected].
Kevin Simpson is a Deputy Chief for the Hinsdale
IL Police Department. His responsibilities include
overseeing the Patrol Division and the Department’s
training program. Kevin spent 3 years as the FIAT
Coordinator where he managed all components
(Major Crimes, SWAT, K9, Crash Reconstruction).
Most recently, he has organized the merging of four
local police departments’ firearms and tactical training
programs. Kevin graduated from the FBI’s National
Academy class #222. He has also attained Tactical Patrol
Officer designation. He can be reached at ksimpson@
villageofhinsdale.org.
41
Penetrating Trauma to the Torso, Head
and Neck—TacMed Considerations
By E. John Wipfler, III, MD, FACEP
The situation: You are Code 1
en route to a high risk critical incident, with a short ETA. As you approach rapidly but cautiously, you
hear a fellow officer yell out on the
radio “shots fired” then silence, and
within seconds you pull up on the
scene. You see a small crowd gathering next to your fellow officer’s
squad, and your heart starts pounding when you see a downed fellow
officer. You scan and see no major
threats on your approach, and with
two other newly arrived fellow officers you contain the scene and
determine the crowd is supportive.
The suspect is gone from the scene,
according two three witnesses who
seem reliable. You evaluate the
downed officer, and as he is moaning, you see blood oozing from his
mouth and a wet bloody right upper chest from what witnesses said
was a gunshot wound (GSW) from
a pistol fired by the suspect.
help the reader to learn information that will help determine when
a downed officer is better served by
rapidly extraction and evacuation
via immediately available transportation to a trauma hospital, rather
than waiting an unknown amount
of time for an ambulance that may
or may not be en route. This exact scenario has occurred multiple
times, including a true life-saved
by quick-thinking Chicago police
officers who in 2012 saved a fellow
officer who was shot in the upper
chest (subclavian artery, just under
the collar bone), who would have
likely died had the officers simply
waited for the ambulance. Hats off
to these heroes.
The nature of the problem: Penetrating trauma. A true daily risk for
all who wear blue or camo uniforms to work. A gunshot or knife
wound (and shrapnel and other
penetrating trauma) to the head,
neck, or torso is potentially a very
serious injury and may cause death
within minutes. Therefore it is important for any injured officer who
is shot or stabbed in these areas of
the body to be rapidly extracted
and evacuated (Extract/Evac) to the
nearest trauma center as efficiently as possible. If the ambulance is
delayed or is too busy to respond
immediately, then your wounded
partner or other casualty may end
up waiting for a lot time, and their
survival chances are lower with delayed transportation.
On the other hand, if nearby LEOs
recognize a serious life-threatening
injury that requires an urgent trip
to the trauma center without delay,
then the best option may be to NOT
wait for an ambulance, but instead,
perform a rapid assessment and
stabilize the casualty (within seconds,
What do you do?
Decision point: Penetrating
trauma to the torso (chest, back,
abdomen, pelvis, buttocks) or head
or neck is a “load and go” indication, and you have a choice: Do
you load him into your squad car
and with a fellow officer drive to
the a small nearby hospital 8 blocks
away, or to the major trauma hospital 10 blocks away, or do you wait
for the EMTs in their ambulance,
which may or maybe not will arrive
hopefully soon? All medics want to
get to the scene ASAP, but they are
often busy with other calls.
What is your answer?
The purpose of this article is
to briefly examine this choice, and
42
Photograph of two TMPs caring for a downed officer. Note that a covering officer should be close
nearby providing security for the medical team. They are placing a decompression needle into the
upper left chest in an officer with a simulated tension pneumothorax.
not minutes) and then place the casualty into a vehicle
where he or she can be monitored while being transported
to the most appropriate medical center.
Question: If an officer is shot or stabbed in the
head, neck, or torso, and after they’ve spent their first
30 seconds finishing the fight and neutralizing the
threats, then where is the exact location that they need
to be at RIGHT THEN in order to have the best odds of
survival? Answer: the operating room or the emergency
room of a trauma center or high-level hospital. Here is
where they will received the medical treatment that will
stop the bleeding, help fix the airway problem, or allow tubes and breathing assistance that will keep their
lungs and breathing supported. Life-saving surgery will
often be necessary, but many cases of GSW to the chest
may simply be “fixed” with placement of a 40-French
chest tube and lung re-expansion. Get the casualty to a
hospital quickly. How fast can they get to the OR or ER?
What can you do for yourself or your partner between
now and then?
The treatment in the field for a downed officer with
penetrating trauma is important for all officers to know
and be prepared for. The author is a professor at a Level
One trauma center, who over his 24 years in emergency,
air medicine, military, disaster, and tactical medicine has
developed a priority system for this exact response in
the pre-hospital setting. This has been described in prior
articles: Call-A-CAB-N-Go-Hot.
The priorities are: Call out for help and inform your
team mates of what is happening, where the threats
are, and Call for an ambulance. You may end up not
waiting for an ambulance, or the scene may be too high
of a threat level for an ambulance to approach, but
get it rolling towards the scene. Have your command
system determine when it’s safe. If you have tactical
medical providers, excellent, then utilize them as you
have trained. Next step: Abolish threats, and make sure
that the downed officer isn’t confused from shock and
thus mistakenly misidentify you with deadly results. If
in doubt, remove all firearms and treat appropriately.
If the casualty is a suspect or unknown citizen, then
control, restrain, and search for weapons before any
medical care is given. The CAB-N is the medical exam
and fixing problems as they are discovered… see prior
ITOA articles for the details. Go is the part of the mnemonic that reminds you to Go to the most appropriate medical center, while keeping the casualty Hot and
preventing hypothermia (which has higher mortality
rate if the body cools too much).
Note a few key facts of penetrating trauma that many
officers do not know:
1) IV Fluids—May be bad for you—If you are shot
in the chest or abdomen with uncontrolled bleeding and
shock, and if the medics in the ambulance start an IV
on you and infuse 2 bags of IV fluid, you actually have
a higher chance of dying. Lesson: starting an IV line is
good, as you will need it eventually, but infusing multiple
bags of IV fluid is usually bad. Should you go into shock
so badly that you lose consciousness, the medics will give
some fluids appropriately. However, most GSW casualties
won’t benefit from IV fluids in the prehospital setting, so
don’t waste time delaying at the scene trying to start an
IV. Get the casualty into the vehicle and get moving, get
the wheels rolling.
2) Airway—not often a problem—A high majority
of penetrating trauma victims have no upper airway obstruction and will remain breathing on their own just
fine. It is rare to need intubation or advanced airway
techniques. Therefore, the “in-field” treatment is really limited to placement of a tourniquet on any major
extremity injury, identifying if there is a risk of or actual spinal cord injury, perhaps applying a chest seal if
needed, and then loading and going rapidly for any torso or head/neck trauma, and monitoring for any change
in status while en route. For a ‘medical’ collapse, then
remember to start CPR, compress at 100 beats per minute (“Stayin’ Alive” beat) and get a defibrillator and use
it if there is no pulse. All officers should be already
trained for these.
3) Don’t get killed providing first aid—A casualty
who suffers trauma, and then develops no pulse and
43
Photograph of two TMPs—providing advanced airway support by intubating the trachea with an
endotracheal tube. An example of one of many advanced medical procedures that can be utilized
by TMPs to help prevent death.
no response, is essentially ‘dead’
medically and this is bad, as their
survival rate is basically less than
one in a thousand (1:1000). This
does not mean that you and others should give up, and in fact, if
a medical procedure can be done
appropriately at the right time and
place and the risks are worth it, then
certainly maximize your medical
response with advanced life support as it may make a difference.
Just remember that sometimes good
medicine is bad tactics. Don’t get
shot or stabbed while providing
medical care, as has unfortunately
happened several times in the USA
this past year.
4) Death can be prevented in
specific injuries— Some injuries
will be fatal no matter what anyone
does. Unfortunate but true. In fact,
there are three categories of trauma
survival: Some will survive no matter what else happens, some will die
despite the best medical care in the
world, and some will only survive
with the best medical care possible.
All officers should realize that there
are several important causes of
“preventable death” and unless you
have close up advanced medical
44
support then death will occur. So
if you have a high-threat situation,
do your best to arrange for close-up
medical support beforehand if time
allows. Get an appropriate physician or nurse or advanced medic
properly trained and equipped to respond and remain nearby with their
tools and medical expertise. Provide
them a cover officer at all times, and
stay behind hard cover as much as
practical. Does your law enforcement agency have “Tactical Medical
Providers” (TMPs)? If not, then why
not? Here are the following traumatic situations that will definitely
be improved by advanced tactical
medical providers:
a.GSW to the mouth or neck.
Since criminals are now taught
in prison and in gangs to “aim
for their face or neck”, i.e. the
white triangle of death, an officer struck in the airway or
carotid artery will be braindead in 4 minutes with lack of
an airway due to hemorrhage
or airway obstruction or large
hematoma (blood clot from
carotid artery) with distorted
anatomy. Advanced medics
can establish and secure an
airway, and precise knowledge
of anatomy will allow them to
compress killer bleeds from carotid arteries and jugular veins,
which means they can prevent
a death.
b.GSW or knife or shrapnel to the
lung with tension pneumothorax. This situation is where one
lung is punctured and the leaking air escapes and high pressure develops inside the chest
between the lung and ribcage
(chest wall). This high pressure
causes the heart and blood vessels to shift and “kink closed”
which is quite effective at
causing death within minutes.
A rapid needle decompression
by a trained medical provider
will save a life. Unfortunately,
most basic ‘medics’ cannot
perform this life-saving procedure, and over 98% of LEOs
cannot do this. Therefore, an
advanced life support TMP or
nurse or physician is the only
person authorized to do this in
most EMS systems in the USA.
Many in our Armed Forces
have fortunately been taught
this, but are not authorized to
do it in civilian medicine. Lesson: keep your advanced TMPs
close by, and if you have an
ambulance respond then try to
get an ALS (Advanced Life Support) unit to respond on standby who can do this, and the
below procedure.
c.Puncture of both lungs
(bilateral pneumothorax). If
you or a partner are stabbed or
shot in both your right and left
lungs, then air will leak out in
both the left and right sides of
your chest, and both the lungs
will collapse, and although
you have a pulse you will not
be able to provide oxygen to
your body, and you will likely
be unconscious in 20 – 30
seconds, and the bad news
is that unless you have a doc
or medic who can intubate you (put in a breathing
tube in your mouth or neck) and provide bilateral
needle decompression within a few minutes, you
will be brain dead in 4 to 6 minutes. To emphasize
this point, ask a hunter a question… what happens
when they shoot a deer or elk with one arrow or
bullet that passes through both side of the chest, and
penetrates both lungs. Answer: the animal will be
humanely killed in less than 30 seconds, and will
run less than 60 – 80 yards. Fortunately, if a casualty
is shot or stabbed in one side of the chest, then often
the “other lung” will remain inflated and working,
and one lung is enough to provide oxygenation for
all people except for the very old or the older person
(age 60 or older) who has smoked their entire life.
d.Other situations—medical and traumatic—are
too numerous to list. Anaphylactic shock from
bee or wasp stings, diabetic emergencies, heart
attacks with arrhythmias and full arrest, brain
concussion or trauma with cessation of breathing, medical collapse from environmental causes
(lighting, hypothermia, heat stroke, etc), and others are all situations where a good team of ‘medics’ or ‘docs’ can provide assistance. In addition,
having the ‘docs’ around can lead to much good
preventive medicine steps. Prevention is good. All
law enforcement agencies can and should arrange
for a tactical medicine element /team, and in the
restricted environment of a high-threat call-out or
other community situation, their presence may
make a difference. Whether TMPs are present or
not, all LEOs/tactical officers must be prepared at
all times to render immediate care with their own
IFAK (individual first aid kit) and take appropriate
action to speed the extraction, evacuation/transportation of their fellow officers, citizens, and
perhaps themselves.
e) Presence or absence of an unstable spine injury or
signs of spinal cord injury (worse outcome) If you
suspect that they may have a broken neck or back,
or they don’t seem to be moving their legs or arms
very well and have a cause for possible spinal cord
injury, then you may very well want to wait for an
ambulance with backboard and cervical collar to
transport stabilized.
f) Fonsider the overall severity of mechanism of trauma
and stability of the patient.
Know that injuries that bullets and knives and shrapnel
can cause significant tearing and holes and other damage
to vital organs including the airway (mouth, neck, lungs),
central nervous system (brain, spinal cord), big blood
vessels and the heart, and certain organs that tend to bleed
a lot in trauma such as the spleen, liver, kidneys.
We cannot ‘guess’ which injuries are more severe
than others in penetrating trauma. The difficulty for nearby
officers, medics, nurses, and physicians is that in the prehospital area, one gunshot wound (GSW) in the torso can
cause a wide variety and multiple types of injury. No one
knows if that casualty will be dead in 5 minutes or 50
minutes without reaching a trauma team and possibly
surgery. It is impossible to accurately predict, and so
therefore one must assume that life-threatening bleeding
or other organ damage is present, and rapid safe effective
transportation is indicated.
Question: Which injuries are likely to be serious enough
that the officer will benefit from a very rapid transport time
instead of waiting 10 minutes for an ambulance and crew?
In other words, “Doc, when do I wait for the ambulance
when an “officer down” by GSW occurs, versus when do
I simply “drag ‘em into the back of the squad car or truck
and haul ass”? The answer is determined by several factors,
including:
a)The location of the gunshot wound(s); (arm, leg,
proximal thigh, upper arm, or head/neck/torso).
b)The availability of immediate advanced life support
medical providers and ALS gear (TMP / medic).
c) The predicted arrival and transportation times of the
EMS ambulance(s), and are the ALS or not.
d)The availability of other practical alternatives for
transportation (? Squad car, pickup truck, SUV, etc).
45
If an injured officer is assessed and noted to have
torso or head or neck penetrating trauma, and there is no
ambulance on-site that is staffed and none expected soon,
the answer is to secure a designated car or truck that a fellow
officer can drive, then move the injured officer rapidly into
a front seat or reclining or flat position with their injured
side (lung/chest side laying) towards the ground.
If an ambulance is present immediately then in most
circumstances the patient can and should be loaded urgently and transported at an appropriate speed to the hospital. Recent studies have proven an interesting fact. If your
community has several hospitals, including a designated
regional “trauma center”, then even if it is a few minutes
or a few miles further away than the closest hospital, a
critically injured trauma victim will have a better outcome
overall if they are taken to the more distant trauma hospital. Talk with your local doctors and nurses in the ER (now
called an “ED” for Emergency Department), and ask them
about which hospital that they’d suggest you go to for penetrating torso trauma.
Summary: This is a lot of information to digest in one article, but it’s a continuation of your constant efforts to improve
in your tactical medical skill set. The author encourages each
of you to get the training and IFAK necessary, and to pre-think
the “what-if” scenarios if you or your partner are suddenly
injured. Your response is important and will very likely make
a huge difference. Choose to be prepared. Abolish threats
46
before any medical concerns are addressed. Learn what you
need to know, and make the correct decisions when that moment comes. Remember this: it is OK to not wait for an ambulance in some circumstances. Load and Go means just that…
get to the hospital with critical casualties. IVs are not needed
in the prehospital setting in a high majority of situations. Law
enforcement leaders who care about their officers will make
the decisions and take the time and effort and to arrange for
experienced TMPs to be there on stand-by with the proper
gear, protective equipment, medical equipment, and a good
sense of tactical priorities. There are multiple causes of preventable death, and that’s why the medics / docs are there.
With good fortune you may never be faced with this type of
crisis. If it does happen, and it likely will, your life, or that of
your brother and sister in blue, and the citizens you’ve sworn
to protect, will depend upon it.
Be careful, stay alert and I thank you for your dedication
to making this world a safer place.
With my highest regards, EJW 
About the Author
E. John Wipfler is Professor of Surgery, University
of Illinois College of Medicine, Attending Emergency
Physician, OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, Co-Chair,
ITOA Tactical Medicine Committee, Major (retir) U.S.
Army Medical Corps, Tactical/Sheriffs Physician, CIERT,
ILEAS 6/7, Peoria City SRT
2013 Membership Drive
Invite your fellow officers to become ITOA members.
Be recognized for your efforts and help your
association grow.
Not just for SWAT Officers
While you must be a sworn law enforcement officer, you do not
have to be assigned to a tactical/SWAT unit to receive full benefit
from your ITOA membership. As a member of ITOA, you tap into
the best thinking, ideas, experiences, and information from other
law enforcement officers. Membership includes a membership
card and a membership directory. During the year you’ll receive
the quarterly ITOA News magazine, as well as discounts on law
enforcement gear through our membership discount program.
Also, you will have ITOA members, Officers and the Board of
Directors available to you any time you have a question or need to
discuss an idea.
Training, gear, discounts, articles, vendor expos, conference, and
membership—why not join?
47
The Illinois Tactical Officers Association
Membership Application
($40.00)
 Category I — Any sworn law enforcement officer employed by a government agency
Invite your fellow
officers to become
members of ITOA!
($40.00)
 Category II — Persons interested in advancing the organization and its goals
First Name ____________________ M.I._____ Last Name___________________________________ Rank/title__________________________
Agency_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Agency Address__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Street address
City
State
Zip code
Preferred Mailing Address_ ________________________________________________________________________________________________
Street address
Department Phone (
City
) ___________________ Cell Phone (
State
Zip code
) ___________________ Other Phone (
) _ ___________________
E-mail Address___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Team Name_____________________ Assignment _________________________________

Full-time

Part-time

Auxiliary
By checking this box you affirm that the above information is true and accurate. Further, you authorize the Illinois Tactical Officers
Association to contact your supervisor to verify your assignment.
Full Name Required ______________________________________________________________ Date __________________________________
ITOA Tax I.D. Number 36-3624189
Payment method (complete): Department PO # ____________________________ Check # ______________________________
If paying by credit card, please complete the following:
 American Express
 Discover
 Master Card
 Cash
 Visa
IMPORTANT: Your credit card will be billed $40.00.
Credit Card # ___________________________________________ Security Code __________ Expiration Date __________________________
If pay by credit card you must provide an address and zip code where you receive you monthly statement:
Address ______________________________________________ City __________________________ State ________ Zip Code ____________
Send Invoice/Confirmation to Name ______________________________________ E-mail Address ____________________________________
Referred By ______________________________________________________________ Date _________________________________________
ITOA, P.O. Box 114, Olympia Fields, IL 60461
Phone: (708) 922-1280
Fax: (708) 922-1380
Received Date _______________
FileMaker______
Letter______
Invoice # ________________________
Ch # ____________________________
Credit ______
Cash ______
Member #
48
Email: [email protected] or Email: [email protected]
Website: www.itoa.org
Office Use Only
Email ______
Card ______ Date _________________ Initials _______
Date _______________
Initials _______
Amount $ _______________
Department _______
Personal _______
Date _______________
Excel: Yes _____
No ____
ILLIN
O
IS
25th Annual Training Conference
November 18–20, 2012
Oak Brook, Illinois
ILLIN
O
IS
ITOA • P.O. Box 114 • Olympia Fields, IL 60461 • Email: [email protected]

25th Annual Training Conference - Illinois Tactical Officers Association

Transcription

Similar documents

Command Media Kit - the Texas Tactical Police Officers Association

News Clipping February 1961

Manual - Leapers

Marketecture - Creative Marketing Alliance

Insider Interview: Karen Bartuch, Women`s Tactical

July 28 - Royal Floridian Suicide

Match Fit Chelsea - Match Fit Academy

SCI