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ATF Explosives Detection Canine Handler Course Accredited

Reporter
Diana Kelley
Publication
Inside ATF
Publish Date

Former Assistant Director Mark Logan (Training and Professional Development) came out of retirement on April 7, 2011, to witness an achievement for which he and his former staff worked tirelessly. Indeed, federal accreditation of the Explosives Detection Canine Handler Course was a high priority during his tenure as assistant director.

On April 6, 2011, in Charleston, South Carolina, the Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation’s (FLETA) board members unanimously agreed that ATF’s canine course successfully met all criteria for federal accreditation. In fact, this is the first FLETA accreditation of a canine course and the first FLETA accreditation of an ATF training course...