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NEWS
Join the PFQ Fitness Challenge – Are You Ready?
The NTOA Physical Fitness section is hosting an online Physical Fitness Qualification (PFQ) Challenge during the entire month of April 2021. Operators who successfully max the PFQ test with 50 points will have their name and agency recognized in The Tactical...
NTOA Statement on the COVID-19 Vaccine
Message from TEMS Section Chair - Dr. Jason R. Pickett NTOA Members, The COVID-19 vaccine is just around the corner and we expect them to arrive for public safety very shortly. We recorded this podcast that goes into some depth on the vaccines and how they are made,...
NTOA Educational Scholarship Application Now Open
NTOA's "James Torkar Educational Scholarship Program" provides funding for college tuition and other eligible expenses to dependent children of "Individual" members of NTOA. These scholarships may be awarded directly to the educational institution or into a 529...
Four-week Training Plan Released for NTOA’s SWAT PFQ Test
The NTOA's Physical Fitness section has released a four-week training plan designed to give operators a baseline to equip them mentally and physically for their best effort on the NTOA PFQ. More time to prepare is always better, however, a minimum of four weeks is...
NTOA Partners with Wrap Technologies to Launch Virtual Reality Law Enforcement Behavioral Training
Colorado Springs, CO - June 9, 2020 – The National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA) is pleased to announce our partnership with Wrap Technologies, Inc. to provide in-depth training material and content for Wrap Reality’s virtual reality training scenarios. With...
NTOA Announces New Corrections Section Chair
The NTOA is pleased to welcome Robert Sorensen as chairman of our Corrections section. Sorensen is the Emergency Preparedness Officer with The Federal Bureau of Prisons - USP Canaan and is currently a part-time Task Force Officer in the Scranton RA of the FBI. He has...
NTOA Command Academy Announces College Credit
The NTOA is pleased to announce that Command College graduates may receive College Credit through The American Council on Education's (ACE) College Credit Recommendation Service (CREDIT) which connects workplace learning with colleges and universities by helping...
Grant Funding Resources
The NTOA has created a list of grant funding resources to help our members find funding for training initiatives during this challenging time. These are only recommendations and are not programs associated with the NTOA. The NTOA is not responsible for approval or...
COVID-19 Guidance for Law Enforcement: A Message from NTOA TEMS Section Chair
Message from TEMS Section Chair - Dr. Jason R. Pickett NTOA Members, Thank you to those who have reached out with kind words after my appointment as TEMS Section Chair for the NTOA. It’s ironic that this comes at the start of a global pandemic. I want to share with...
COVID-19 Guidance on K9s
COVID-19 Guidance on K9s Do police K9s need to be bathed or wiped down on a daily basis in case they are harboring COVID-19 on their coat? Evidence does not currently support K9s as a fomite or source of exposure. Spread of COVID-19 is still considered human-to-human,...