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  It’s Mental Health Awareness Month, an annual national movement designed to raise awareness about mental health, “fight stigma, provide support, educate the public and advocate for policies that support the millions of people in the U.S. affected by mental illness.” According to The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) 1 in 5 U.S. adults … Continued

POLICE Senior Editor Wayne Parham and Lawrence Kehoe, the training content specialist at MILO, discuss simulator training, content development, and using the AUFIRE System while running simulations with officers at ILEETA. Listen to the interview https://www.policemag.com/home/featured/video/15383121/talking-about-milos-new-training-content-at-ileeta-2023

  Article and photo from Wellsboro Gazette   The Mansfield Public Safety Training Institute at Commonwealth University-Mansfield recently hosted some high-profile guests from state government for a presentation on establishing a consistent and adaptable, proactive training model for law enforcement. Among those attending the sessions were Auditor General Tim DeFoor, PA Commission on Crime and … Continued

Thank you to Michael Warren and Virtual Academy Advanced Training Solutions for having Lawrence Kehoe, our Training Content Specialist, and our partner, Brian Vella, From Folds of Honor, on the Between The Lines Podcast live at ILEETA 2023 conference. Watch the podcast

  MILO is pleased to participate in a pair of much-anticipated trade shows in the coming weeks: Enforce Tac 2023 (Hall 10 Booth 452) and the IWA OutdoorClassics 2023 (Hall 3 Booth 327). These will once again be running back-to-back, February 28 through March 5, at the Nuremberg Exhibition Centre in Nuremberg, Germany. For decades … Continued

A disturbing video showing what went down when Memphis police officers brutalized Tyre Nichols is a situation the Danville Police Department wants to prevent before it arises. The department has a virtual tool called MILO Range or Multiple Interactive Learning Objectives. It is one of their de-escalating training tools. The system allows officers to be … Continued

  It’s not your imagination: Active killer events are becoming more common and less predictable. As a result, they are also increasingly difficult to contain and resolve and more deadly. According to the FBI, active shooter incident data reveals an upward trend; the number of active shooter incidents identified in 2021 represented a 52.5% increase … Continued

Illinois State Police expanded access to their MILO Range simulator this year, allowing local law enforcement departments to participate in simulation training. So far, 19 other departments have taken advantage, placing a total of 78 officers through the eight-hour training. “I think the biggest takeaway is giving our recruits, cadets, and troopers the opportunity to … Continued

  Our biases have evolved from upbringing, education, and various experiences and exposures to threat in our lives and they exist to keep us alive. Unfortunately, our implicit biases also guide our interactions based on these stereotypes we’ve internalized and can result in unbalanced policing that increases vulnerability in the communities we are pledged to … Continued

MILO Simulation rooms are included in the Lynnfield Campus, representing key achievements in statewide training standardization and police reform implementation. MPTC’s new Lynnfield location provides more than 55,000 sq. ft. to equip police officers with world-class standardized training. The facility’s dedicated classroom and conference space, mock court, MILO Range simulation rooms, indoor pool, track, and … Continued