IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE (IED FAM) COURSE
top-tier professional training, trusted by some of the world's best units
HANDS ON TRAINING WITH EXPERTS
COMPREHENSIVE CURRICULUM
Detection, identification and sample variations.
Awareness and countermeasure tactics.
HIGHEST SAFETY STANDARDS
COURSE DETAILS
3 Day Course Openings - 2025
JANUARY
14th - 16th
Henderson, NV
APRIL
11th - 13th
Henderson, NV
JULY
25th - 27th
Henderson, NV
OCTOBER
3rd - 5th
Henderson, NV
COURSE AGENDA
DAY 1
Characteristics of Explosives
Non-Electric Priming
Improvised Blasting Caps and Time Fuse
Electric Priming
Detonating Cord
DAY 2
Shaped Charges
Platter Charges
Bomb Initiating Mechanisms
Types of Common Terrorist Devices
Discussion of Nuclear, Bio, Chemical Terror
DAY 3
Importance of ongoing Intelligence.
Bomb Threat Operations
Bomb Incident Management
Disaster Preparation and Training
Open Forum Give and Take
COURSE INSTRUCTORS
DAVID LA MORTE
Mr. David La Morte had a career in the CIA which was preceded with active duty Army and National Guard assignments as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician and Army Special Forces Intelligence and Operations Sergeant.
Mr. La Morte’s Counter Terrorism/IED experience stems from the 1970’s with the first instances of terrorist letter bombs being mailed to recipients in the USA, until retirement in 2013.
Mr. La Morte performed Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) duties as a full time EOD Technician as well as in the Army Special Forces and the CIA. He has taught or performed EOD Operations for the CIA, Secret Service, Drug Enforcement Agency, Navy, Marine Corps, Army, Federal Bureau of Investigation and participated in security preparations of the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona and the 2002 Olympics in Utah. Mr. LaMorte was also a participant in founding the Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Organization (JIDO).
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