National Maritime Law Enforcement Academy

WHY we should, HOW we should, and WHAT to Expect There is an interesting change that is taking place all around us. The way we go about our business, especia...

As you know by now, since its inception in 2000 under the leadership of ADM Siler (former USCG Commandant), the Academy has been an institution with no walls...

Last week we talked about how it was “Time to Take This Outside ”, as it relates to your traditional instructor-led training (ILT), and why public safety age...

Taking your Instructor-Led Academy, In-Service, Mandatory and other Training 'Outside-the-Box' and Go Online One thing that the current times have taught us ...

As the seriousness of the Coronavirus magnifies, the effect reaches all of us. Especially in public safety, where we must continue to do the work that is ess...

What does "maritime leadership development, training and education" look like? What should it look like? How long should it be? Is there enough training and w...

The National Maritime Intelligence-Integration Office (NMIO) has been working with its state and local law enforcement partners nationally to better integrat...

Congressman Peter King has sponsored a bill that will direct the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to study and report to the...

Yes, I agree a pointed opening line. But the fact is, we are killing each other. Literally and figuratively. A close friend was killed in a SWAT training exe...

In 2017, and again in late 2018, Boeing rehired its retired workers to fill a critical gap in their production lines. (See Reuters story here.) The reason th...

While a new instructor at the Police Academy, I was beyond excited to be in this new roll. I was excited about the ability to impact officers lives and the l...

I long to see the day where we hold training in the highest regard. Where we look to the training days as just that, a day to train. Where the command staff ...

...that requires the trainer to do their work. In a world of “the minimum standard is good enough” you can’t train enough for a job that could cost you your ...

When will enough be enough? As I write this I can’t help but relive all the negative issues that I have had to deal with based on poor training. Then, all th...

Following an NMLEA webinar done with Dr. Charles Scheer from the University of Southern Mississippi, "The Future of Law Enforcement - What You Need to Know,"...

Listen/watch as Dr. Charlie Scheer, professor at the University of Southern Mississippi, shares some very interesting information about the future of law en...

The NMLEA’s Executive Director delivered and online informational workshop for the International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition entitled, “Training the Maritime W...

Podcast 10-18: An Interview with Tres Martin and Brad Schoenwald As we all can attest, the advancement of boat designs and technologies have been impressive....

As iterated in our White Paper, "Navigating the Changing Seascape in Maritime Public Safety," the People part of the 4 P's (People, Platforms/Procurement, Pr...

The DHS Office for Bombing Prevention (OBP) is offering "no cost " Virtual Instructor Led Training (VILT) counter-improvised explosive device (C-IED) courses...