The OpTac International Tactical Command Program will be held July 18-20, 2016 in Hagerstown, Maryland. This program provides attendees with realistic guidelines and practical exercises to prepare for and enhance their command of Special Weapons and Tactics teams. Classroom presentations and tabletop exercises provide a detailed understanding of raid planning and execution, command post operations, legal and ethical decision-making, critical i...

The OpTac International SWAT and Critical Incident Management Program will be held March 17-18, 2016 in Hagerstown, Maryland. An effective law enforcement response to critical incidents involving armed suspects can determine whether someone lives or dies. The OpTac International SWAT and Critical Incident Management Program is based on the book, SWAT Operations and Critical Incidents: Why People Die, written by Stuart A. Meyers, and includes h...

The OpTac International Tactical Command Program will be held March 14-16,2016 in Hagerstown, Maryland. This program provides attendees with realistic guidelines and practical exercises to prepare for and enhance their command of Special Weapons and Tactics teams. Classroom presentations and tabletop exercises provide a detailed understanding of raid planning and execution, command post operations, legal and ethical decision-making, critical i...

The OpTac International SWAT and Critical Incident Management Program will be held November 12-13, 2015 in Hagerstown, Maryland. An effective law enforcement response to critical incidents involving armed suspects can determine whether someone lives or dies. The OpTac International SWAT and Critical Incident Management Program is based on the book, SWAT Operations and Critical Incidents: Why People Die, written by Stuart A. Meyers, and include...

The OpTac International SWAT and Critical Incident Management Program will be held July 23-24, 2015 in Hagerstown, Maryland. An effective law enforcement response to critical incidents involving armed suspects can determine whether someone lives or dies. The OpTac International SWAT and Critical Incident Management Program is based on the book, SWAT Operations and Critical Incidents: Why People Die, written by Stuart A. Meyers, and includes hi...

The OpTac International SWAT and Critical Incident Management Program will be held March 19-20, 2015 in Hagerstown, Maryland. An effective law enforcement response to critical incidents involving armed suspects can determine whether someone lives or dies. OpTac International presents the latest research and practical applications for SWAT and Critical Incident Management. Incident management skills combined with organizational conditions contr...

The OpTac International Tactical Command Program will be held March 16-18, 2015 in Hagerstown, Maryland. This program provides attendees with realistic guidelines and practical exercises to prepare for and enhance their command of Special Weapons and Tactics teams. Classroom presentations and tabletop exercises provide a detailed understanding of raid planning and execution, command post operations, legal and ethical decision-making, critical...

The OpTac International Critical Incidents: Negotiating with the Mentally Ill Program will be held August 25-27, 2014 in Hagerstown, Maryland. This program provides contemporary negotiations, communications, and psychological strategies for critical incidents involving mentally ill individuals. An emphasis is placed on the tactical negotiator team concept, identifying various mental illnesses, police-assisted suicides, multi-lingual/cross-cult...

The OpTac International SWAT and Critical Incident Management Program will be held August 14-15, 2014 in Hagerstown, Maryland. This program is based on the book, SWAT Operations and Critical Incidents: Why People Die written by Stuart A. Meyers, and includes his Harvard University prize-winning research on the complexities of critical incident management. Law enforcement administrators, executive officers, incident and tactical commanders, and...

The OpTac International Tactical Command Program will be held August 11-13, 2014 in Hagerstown, Maryland. This program provides attendees with realistic guidelines and practical exercises to prepare for and enhance their command of Special Weapons and Tactics teams. Classroom presentations and tabletop exercises provide a detailed understanding of raid planning and execution, command post operations, legal and ethical decision-making, critical...