Multijurisdictional Counterdrug Task Force Training

MCTFT
Origin 1993
Authorities Title 10 (Armed Forces); Title 32 (National Guard); National Defense Auth. Act
Organizations supported Military services
Federal agencies
State and local LEA
Combatant Commands
Counterdrug
Support types On-site training
Mobile training
Course design
Custom training
Online training
Distance learning
Students trained 1993–2013 6 million[1]
MCTFT trains U.S. Marshals
MCTFT trains U.S. Marshals
MCTFT trains SWAT
MCTFT trains SWAT

Multijurisdictional Counterdrug Task Force Training (MCTFT) is a United States Department of Defense (US DOD) program managed by the National Guard that provides unique, tuition-free military and counterdrug training[2] for local, state, federal, and military criminal justice professionals as well as awareness training for community leaders.[3] The MCTFT program is funded by the Department of Defense and administered through the Florida National Guard, and exists to fulfill the counterdrug training needs of law enforcement personnel.[4] Nationally responsive, the program meets the training needs of all 50 U.S. states and four U.S. territories.[5]

MCTFT produces numerous public service announcements (PSAs) regarding the use, spread, and effects of drugs.[6] Media outlets across the United States routinely feature MCTFT PSAs and anti-drug videos in reports on the combating of local drug epidemics.[7]

Training Types

Emerging Drug Threats MCTFT personnel provide instruction and awareness education on emerging drug threats and dangerous new drugs spreading across the United States.[8]

Local Law Enforcement Agency Training MCTFT provides training to local law enforcement officers on a variety of counterdrug law enforcement topics, such as secret compartment recognition education.[9] MCTFT trains local law enforcement agencies across the United States in tactical counterdrug operations.[10]

Military to Military Training MCTFT provides military training for counter-drug efforts, including courses in Counter-Threat Finance, Interview Techniques, tactical combat casualty care, land navigation, movement techniques, and weapon marksmanship.[11]

Federal Agency Training MCTFT provides training to numerous federal agencies.[12]

Tactical Medical MCTFT trains first responders to provide lifesaving intervention to wounded people in any type of environment. Adapted from military courses, TACMED was designed to teach Law Enforcement Officers the life saving medical techniques gained in combat.[13]

Online Training MCTFT provides numerous online counterdrug training courses and many police academies and colleges throughout the United States direct students to the MCTFT to fulfill some of their training requirements or to serve as important references in guiding careers in law enforcement.[14]

History

In 1981, the Military Cooperation with Civilian Law Enforcement Agencies Act was enacted, allowing the United States military to cooperate with civilian law enforcement officials in the support of counterdrug operations and other law enforcement operations. The legislation allows the U.S. military to give civilian law enforcement agencies access to its military bases and its military equipment.[15] The legislation was promoted during the Presidency of Ronald Reagan in the context of the War on drugs, and is considered a part of a general trend towards the militarization of police.[15]

The Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 established the Office of National Drug Control Policy, which was charged with establishing policies, priorities, and objectives for the nation’s drug control program; the office established five long-term goals, including the support of law enforcement officials and counterdrug training.[16] In 1989, the National Guard began conducting interdiction and anti-drug activities in the fight against illicit drugs.[17]

The Department of Defense established the MCTFT in 1993, and since this time the MCTFT has trainined more than one million registered students through live and distance learning courses.[18]

During an earmark declaration to Congress in 2009, Representative C. W. Young testified that the MCTFT "is the most comprehensive counter-drug training program today."[19]

Leadership

Adjutant General - MG Michael A. Calhoun
Joint Director of Military Support - COL William J. Beiswenger, Jr
MCTFT Commandant - LTC Shawn Fulker
MCTFT SEL - CSM Sean Keane

Authority to Operate

"Under such regulations as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau may establish and operate, or provide financial assistance to the States to establish and operate, not more than 5 schools (to be known generally as 'National Guard counterdrug schools')."[20]

References

  1. ↑ "About Us". MCTFT.org. MCTFT. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Continuing Police Education". Police Magazine. Police Magazine. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Earmark Declaration - Hon. C.W. Bill Young" (PDF). U.S. Government Publishing Office. U.S. Government Publishing Office. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Law Enforcement Resource Guide" (PDF). FLETC. Department of Homeland Security. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "Florida Gang Reduction Strategy 2008 - 2012" (PDF). Florida Gang Reduction. Office of the Attorney General of Florida. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "Meth - Illegal Manufacturing, Abuse & Trafficking / Video PSA". United States First Responders Association. United States First Responders Association. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  7. ↑ "National Anti-Drug Video Features Bangor". WABI-TV. WABI-TV. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  8. ↑ "Brewer police lieutenant teaching national task force about bath salts". Bangor Daily News. Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  9. ↑ "ScORE Training Class- Secret Compartment Recognition Education". BLUtube. Police One. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  10. ↑ "SWAT goes through specialized training". Monroe County Sheriff's Department. Monroe County Sheriff's Department. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  11. ↑ "Training". Florida Guard Online. Florida National Guard. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  12. ↑ "Training U.S. Marshals". DVIDS. Defense Video and Imagery Distribution System. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  13. ↑ "Tac Med FREE Online Training". Project Triage. Project Triage.
  14. ↑ "Training Announcement". University of Vermont. University of Vermont. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  15. 1 2 Balko, Radley (11 September 2011). "A Decade After 9/11, Police Departments Are Increasingly Militarized". Huffington Post. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  16. ↑ "DOD COUNTERDRUG ACTIVITIES" (PDF). GlobalSecurity.org. United States General Accounting Office. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  17. ↑ "NATIONAL GUARD DOMESTIC COUNTERDRUG SUPPORT TO UNITED STATES LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES" (PDF). Defense Technical Information Center. Colonel Stephen M. Bloomer, United States Army. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  18. ↑ "Multijurisdictional Counter-Drug Task Force". United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  19. ↑ "Earmark Declaration". Congressional Record 155 (116): 2071. July 29, 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  20. ↑ United States Code - Title 32 - Section 112 (PDF). Government Printing Office. 2011. p. 13. Retrieved 17 April 2015.

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