On 18 September 2024 Lt.Col Matt Begert (USMC Ret) and Dr. Robert J. Bunker delivered 8 hours of Weaponized Drone Threats training at the Los Angeles High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (LA HIDTA) facility in Commerce, CA. The counterterrorism training focused on criminal, extremist, terrorist, and cartel use of drones in their activites, operations, and attacks. Response protocols (C-UAS) for domestic homeland security and defense were also discussed and analyzed. The course is taught using red and blue teaming perspectives. Police, law enforcement, and US governmental personnel taking the proactive training included Los Angeles Airport Police, Berkeley Police Department, Indio Police Department, Department of Homeland Security, and the U.S. Air Force.
Course endorsements:
"Great exposure, forward thinking course."
Chris Unruh, Police Officer III, LAXPD
"It's an important class, especially for command staff. It' the future."
Mike Duker, Police Officer III, LAXPD
"Great course, definitely going to go back and have more people come to this course."
Wilmer Cervantes, SSGT, US Air Force
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