LECTURE PROGRAMS & SEMINARS

Operational Studies staff are available as guest lecturers at law enforcement and military seminars, trade shows and conferences. These are not the usual dry lectures that have become all too common in law enforcement, security, military and special operations training. Understanding that over 85% of learning is visual OS lecturers make maximum use of audio-visuals to graphically enhance the impact of these presentations.

The OS lectures and audio-visuals are the product of over 20 years experience in LE and military special operations on five continents. In that time OS has collected operational and training data; photographed numerous actual operations; and been involved in research and training in over 30 countries. Combine this with effective communication skills and modern teaching methods and everyone comes away with a valuable learning experience.

The Group’s lecture programs can be tailored to meet the professional interests of any group but are divided in four basic categories:

  1. Military Programs
  2. Law Enforcement Programs
  3. Security Programs
  4. Interested Civilian Groups

Military Lectures:

  1. Theatre-specific Briefings on Afghanistan or Iraq
    1. Tribal Custom & Cultural Sensitivity
    2. Terrain, Weather & Mobility
    3. Pre-deployment Equipment & Training Considerations
  2. Lessons Learned from Afghanistan and/or Iraq
  3. Cold Weather Mountain Warfare in Afghanistan 
  4. Special Reconnaissance (SR)
  5. Counter Insurgency
  6. Islamic Custom & Culture
  7. Terrorist Methodology & the Evolution of Insurgent Tactics
  8. Force Protection for FOBs, AOBs & Convoys
  9. Ambush Methodology & Recognition
  10. Challenges of HUMINT Collection in a Semi-permissive Environment
  11. Tactical Training for Counter Intelligence Officers
  12. Village Exploitation / Cordon & Search Operations
  13. Urban & Semi-rural Sniper & Surveillance Programs
  14. Pre-deployment Small Unit Tactical Training – Urban & Semi-rural Operations
  15. High Risk Close Protection Training for Military PSO/PSD Teams
  16. Military Interoperability with Armed DoD Contractors

 

Law Enforcement Lectures:

  1. Tactical Team Development
  2. Training Program Development
  3. Standards for SWAT Selection & Training
  4. Tactical Operations Planning
  5. Active Shooter Response 
  6. Sniper Deployment
  7. Liability Issues
  8. Lessons Learned from Terrorist Operations
  9. Terrorist Methodology & the Evolution of Insurgent Tactics
  10. Dignitary & VIP Protection
  11. Ambush Methodology & Recognition
  12. LE Diving Operations
  13. Maritime Operations
  14. Train-the-Trainer – Principles of Adult Learning

 

Security Lectures:

  1. Security Operations in Iraq & Afghanistan
  2. Contract Security in a Post-conflict Environment
  3. Security, Threat, Vulnerability & Risk Assessment
  4. High Risk Environment Survival
  5. Counter-intelligence in Force Protection
  6. Guard Force Standards & Training
  7. Ambush Recognition & Countermeasures
  8. Perimeter Security and Surveillance System design
  9. Blast Force Mitigation
  10. Protective Security in High Risk Environments  
  11. PSD Operations

Interested Civilian Groups: