The Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation (FLETA) Board is pleased to announce it granted accreditation status to the Iowa Army National Guard (IA ARNG) Midwest Counterdrug Training Center (MCTC) Tactical Medicine (Tac Med) at the May 15, 2025, meeting.
The purpose of the Tac Med program is to familiarize law enforcement personnel with the skills necessary to support Self aid and Buddy aid within the unit or team. As the violence associated with drug activity and terrorism continues to increase, the ability to have medics trained, qualified, and skilled with this specialized talent is becoming a standard among tactical law enforcement. The Tac Med program is one instructional day and consists of nine hours of instruction. The average number of students per iteration of the program is 18 and the classroom maximum is 24.
The FLETA Board is the accrediting body for all federal law enforcement training and support programs. To achieve accreditation, training organizations submit to an independent review of their program and/or academy to ensure compliance with the FLETA Standards and Procedures in the areas of Administration, Training Staff, Training Development, and Training Delivery. Accreditation is a cyclical process occurring every five years. Each year, training organizations must submit annual reports in preparation for reaccreditation, which is a new and independent review of the program/academy.