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  Law enforcement officers across America face a staggering reality: a substantial portion of their calls involve mental health, a trend echoing nationwide statistics. Whether your department serves a small town or a large urban metropolis, your officers and co-responders are responding to calls involving community members in mental health crises daily. Within this landscape, … Continued

  Ann Arbor, Michigan – November 15 2023 – FAAC Incorporated, a member of Arotech Corporation’s Training and Simulation Division (ATSD), announces the award of US Army Soldier Virtual Trainer (SVT) Phase II to CAE, with FAAC as a contributing team member to the solution. Following a competitive Phase I, with two teams selected to … Continued

Source: Geary, Greg. “New training simulator in Searcy lets officers practice dealing with ‘serious situations’.” The Daily Citizen. July 11, 2023, https://www.thedailycitizen.com/news/new-training-simulator-in-searcy-lets-officers-practice-dealing-with-serious-situations/article_7677e6b8-6942-5cff-81d2-6bea3a125ec1.html.   Training being held on a new Searcy Police Department simulator that has arrived “puts officers under stress but in the least stressful environment we can make it, so it’s not like they’re … Continued

MILO training simulator lets students and law enforcement officers practice decision-making skills. Students studying criminal justice, legal studies, social work, and nursing are tested in controllable scenarios on the new MILO Range virtual training simulator in the Simulation Lab at Henderson Learning Resources Center at Washburn University. The Washburn University Police Department and other law … Continued

  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