Press Release: OpTac International Tactical Command Conference Concluded with Resounding Success

July 21, 2008

OpTac International Tactical Command Conference Concluded with Resounding Success

The OpTac International Tactical Command Conference concluded with resounding success. Attended by commanders from across the United States and Canada, the Conference provided recommended tactics for hostage rescue and high-risk entries, along with critical incident debriefings of strategic importance.

Presenters included:
Mr. Stuart A. Meyers, OpTac International, Inc.; Lt. Ricardo Mancha, Chicago SWAT; Sgt. Thomas Sible and Sgt. Jerry Girdler, Dallas SWAT; Lt. Larry Burns, Las Vegas Metro SWAT; Lt. Phil Hansen, Los Angeles Co. SEB; First Sgt. Keith Runk and Cpl. Wes Forchion, Maryland State Police S.T.A.T.E.; Lt. Edgardo Caneva, Miami-Dade SWAT; Sgt. Darin Magee, PO III Kendrick Stephens, and PO III Bill McQuiggan, Montgomery Co. SWAT

We would like to thank the presenters and all attendees for sharing their knowledge, support, and commitment to excellence. Our next major forum is the National SWAT/Sniper Symposium, January 9-11, 2009, in Reston, Virginia. We look forward to providing innovative solutions for maximum team effectiveness and to your participation at this very special event. For a limited time, early registration and team discount registrations are available in the Symposium Section at www.optacinternational.com <x-msg://120/> .

OpTac International is pleased to announce our Civil Disturbance Instructor Program will be held October 14-16, 2008, in Sterling Heights/Detroit, Michigan. Preparing officers and supervisors to manage civil disturbance incidents have enormous safety consequences, as well as public relations ramifications. This program is designed to provide officers and supervisors with guidelines for teaching an appropriate response to these types of incidents. Instruction addresses operational planning, tactical formations, liability concerns, crowd disbursement, intelligence gathering, managing the media, and officer safety considerations. An emphasis is placed on instructional techniques to prepare officers and supervisors for an improved and unified response to civil disturbances.

Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards (MCOLES) certification and use of 302 Funds for Michigan law enforcement agencies is pending final approval. For further information we invite you to visit www.optacinternational.com <x-msg://120/> email: info@optacinternational.com <mailto:info@optacinternational.com> or call 443.61.OPTAC(67822). If you are interested in attending or hosting a program, please contact our office. We look forward to providing you with operational solutions.

OpTac International 2008/2009 Program Schedule

Tactical Breaching Instructor Program - July 28-30, 2008, N. Miami Beach, Florida
Death and Officer-Involved Shootings Program - August 1-2, 2008, Largo, Maryland
Tactical Command Program - August 4-6, 2008, Largo, Maryland
Advanced Tactical Command Program - August 7-9, 2008, Largo, Maryland
Police Sniper Program - August 18-22, 2008, Cody, Wyoming
Police Sniper Program - September 15-19, 2008, Hagerstown, Maryland
SWAT Fitness Specialist Certification Program - September 20-21, 2008, Hagerstown, Maryland
Instructor Development Program - September 22, 2008, Hagerstown, Maryland
Counter-Sniper Program - September 23-25, 2008, Hagerstown, Maryland
Tactical Command Program - October 6-8, 2008, N. Miami Beach, Florida
Advanced Tactical Command Program - October 9-11, 2008, N. Miami Beach, Florida
Civil Disturbance Instructor Program - October 14-16, 2008, Sterling/Detroit, Michigan - MCOLES Certification-Use of 302 Funds Pending
Tactical Breaching Instructor Program - October 27-29, 2008, Chesapeake, Virginia
Tactical Command Program - December 8-10, 2008, Taylor, Michigan - MCOLES Certified-Use of 302 Funds Approved
Death and Officer-Involved Shootings Program - December 11-12, 2008, Taylor, Michigan - MCOLES Certified-Use of 302 Funds Approved
Tactical Command Program - January 6-8, 2009, Reston, Virginia
National SWAT/Sniper Symposium - January 9-11, 2009, Reston, Virginia
Tactical Command Program - January 26-28, 2009, Leesburg/Orlando, Florida
Advanced Tactical Command Program - January 29-31, 2009, Leesburg/Orlando, Florida
Police Sniper Program - February 2-6, 2009, Leesburg/Orlando, Florida
Urban Sniper Operations Program - March 2-6, 2009, N. Miami Beach, Florida
Police Sniper Program - April 6-10, 2009, Provo, Utah

Contact OpTac International, Inc.
Telephone: 443.61.OPTAC(67822)
info@optacinternational.com