DASO's SRT Schools

Training Statement

Each year, the Doña Ana County Sheriff's Department’s Special Response team hosts a basic SRT school titled, "SWAT/SRT: Structure, Tactics and Training." The school is accredited through the New Mexico Department of Public Safety for 50 hours of advanced-level training and is open to tactical law enforcement operators and military police and/or special operations personnel.

Topics include: Intelligence-gathering techniques, operations planning, breaching techniques, use of body bunker, chemical munitions, light/sound diversionary devices, impact munitions, shoot house, SWAT/K9 operations, shooting exercises and tactical shooting, building-clearing exercises, and vehicle/bus assaults.

DASO-SRT also hosts a NMDPS-accredited 50-hour Advanced SWAT/SRT School. Topics covered in the Advanced School include: Hostage rescue, vehicle assaults, and multiple live-fire exercises.

Thus far, personnel from the following agencies have attended the DASO SRT Schools:

• Doña Ana County (NM) Sheriff's Department
• Luna County (NM) Sheriff's Dept. SWAT
• Deming (NM) Police Dept. SRT
• Costa Rican Judicial Police
• Sierra Vista (AZ) SWAT
• Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility
• El Paso County (TX) SWAT
• New Mexico State University Police
• Johnson (AR) Police Department
• Holloman AFB SWAT
• Immigration Customs Enforcement
• Las Cruces (NM) Police Department
• Doña Ana County Detention Center
• Alamogordo (NM) DPS SWAT
• Hobbs (NM) Police Department SWAT
• Hagerman DPS, NM
• USAF 89th Security Forces, Andrews AFB, MD
• Chavez County Detention Ctr
• Phoenix Police Department, AZ
• Boulder County, CO
• Broomfield PD, CO

The next Basic SWAT/SRT class is scheduled Spring/Summer 2008 and all regional tactical law enforcement or military organizations are encouraged to attend. The class will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis, and the class size will be limited.

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