National Maritime Law Enforcement Academy

The maritime industry continues to face challenges such as chronic labor shortages, rapid digitalization, evolving physical and...

As was recently announced, the NMLEA and Interact Performance Systems have forged a great partnership, and from it comes some great...

The NMLEA's Executive Director gave an important presentation at the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA)...

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...

As you know by now, since its inception in 2000 under the leadership of ADM Siler (former USCG Commandant), the Academy has been an...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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...

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....

...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...

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...

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

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

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