800.231.9106
U.S. Department of War
Trusted by the Department of War
20,000
SERVICE MEMBERS TRAINED
65+
TRAINING COURSES DELIVERED SINCE 2015
45+
INSTALLATIONS TRAINED ACROSS THE U.S., EUROPE, AND ASIA
25
FUNCTIONAL EXERCISES AND TABLETOPS CONDUCTED
Thousands
Threat Suppression provides operational risk reduction for Department of Defense installations facing active assailant and hostile event threats. Our programs are designed to reduce mortality, improve integrated response performance, and mitigate institutional liability through validated doctrine, training, and command-level decision support.
Unlike traditional training vendors, Threat Suppression delivers full-spectrum capability development across prevention, response, and recovery. This includes command-level planning; behavioral threat assessment and management; integrated law enforcement, fire, and EMS operations; medical intervention in hostile environments; and post-incident command and recovery considerations.
Threat Suppression’s active assailant training is internationally recognized as one of the most comprehensive and integrated programs available. Built on more than 75,000 hours of internal research, the program provides evidence-based analysis of perpetrators, attack methodologies, and operational response. Participants have credited this training with averting 15 active assailant incidents and providing operational guidance during 12 active assailant attacks. Threat Suppression personnel have also authored official after-action reports for multiple mass shootings and major public safety incidents.
Threat Suppression training aligns with NFPA 3000: Standard for Active Shooter/Hostile Event Response and complies with Department of the Air Force Instruction 32-2001, which mandates adoption of NFPA 3000 across Air Force installations. Threat Suppression serves as a primary provider of integrated active assailant training for the Department of Defense and is authorized by the U.S. Army Installation Management Command, Air Force Civil Engineer Center, and Naval Force Protection Command. To date, training has been conducted at more than 45 major installations across the United States, Europe, and Asia.
Installations do not receive isolated training events. They receive a repeatable operational framework that aligns leadership, responders, and support functions into a unified response model. Many installations maintain ongoing professional relationships with Threat Suppression and routinely engage for follow-on training, exercises, and planning support. These engagements are structured based on installation needs and are not required as part of the initial training program. Click below to learn more about our programs.
NFPA 3000: The Standard and the Requirements
NFPA 3000: Standard for an Active Shooter/Hostile Event Response (ASHER) Program sets the minimum program elements every installation needs to plan, organize, and sustain a coordinated response to an active shooter or hostile event: unified command, integrated law enforcement, fire and EMS, medical response, and program-wide training. Governing DAFI: Department of the Air Force Instruction (DAFI) 32-2001, Fire and Emergency Services (F&ES) Program, paragraph 3.5.7, makes this a Tier 0 requirement, the highest compliance tier in Air Force publications, non-waivable below Headquarters Air Force. Installation ASHER response plans must be developed using NFPA 3000 (2021 edition) together with AFI 31-115, Law and Order Operations, and must address emergency call receipt, incident command and control, on-scene communications, medical care, standard operating procedures, joint training exercises, and PPE. At minimum, the Authority Having Jurisdiction (the installation) must maintain a written policy establishing: the existence of an ASHER program; a list of ASHER stakeholders; the functions each stakeholder performs at an event; unified command policies specific to ASHER; first responder ASHER training programs; and first responder ASHER personal protective equipment standards. The code does not dictate tactics, it dictates competencies. NFPA 3000 requires personnel to have knowledge of these functions, not certified proficiency in them. That distinction is exactly why realistic, scenario-based training is what closes the gap between knowing a procedure and being able to execute it under pressure.
Threat Suppression's Training Capabilities
The Threat Suppression program delivers a defined, repeatable operational capability aligned with Department of Defense requirements for active assailant response. Installations that complete this program gain the following: Integrated Response Execution: Law enforcement, fire, EMS, and command staff operate under a unified response model. This reduces delays in coordination and eliminates conflicting operational priorities during critical phases of the incident. Rapid Casualty Intervention: Personnel are trained to deploy Rescue Task Force operations in warm zones, enabling immediate medical care during ongoing threats. This directly addresses one of the primary causes of preventable death identified in active assailant events. Command-Level Decision Support: Installation leadership receives specific guidance on command structure, operational priorities, and decision-making under stress. The program addresses documented failures in incident command, communication, and resource allocation. Operational Consistency Across Disciplines: The training establishes common terminology, expectations, and procedures across all responding agencies. This reduces confusion, improves interoperability, and increases overall response efficiency. Internal Training Capability: Through our Train-the-Trainer models, installations develop the ability to sustain and expand training internally. This reduces long-term reliance on external vendors and supports continuous readiness. Broader Readiness Application: Concepts taught in the program extend beyond active assailant response. Following their participation in Threat Suppression training at Little Rock AFB, instructors assigned to Camp Warlord reported incorporating many of the program's techniques into training delivered through the Warrior Airmen Readiness Center, which prepares deploying Airmen with inside-the-wire and outside-the-wire combat survival skills, demonstrating the broader applicability of the program's operational concepts. After-Action Failure Mitigation: The program incorporates lessons learned from major incidents and after-action reports. Installations are trained to avoid known failure points related to command, medical care, scene management, and recovery operations. Scalable Application: The operational framework applies to a range of threats, including active shooter, mass stabbing, vehicle-as-a-weapon, fire-as-a-weapon, and complex coordinated attacks.
Most Requested DoW Training Courses
Rescue Task Force Train-the-Trainer
★ MOST REQUESTED PACKAGE★
Our most requested package is the Combined Rescue Task Force Train-the-Trainer course. This 3.5 day course includes the commander's briefing, the Joint Public Safety course, Command and Control course, and RTF Practical course. The CONUS cost for this course is $24,999. There is unlimited attendees for the lecture course. The practical course is limited to 30 students.
Active Assailant Installation Commander's Briefing
A two-hour executive briefing for installation leadership, senior enlisted, and base commanders. Covers the current active assailant threat landscape, access control considerations, and NFPA 3000/DAFI 32-2001 compliance requirements, illustrated with a real-world case study. Ideal as a leadership-level companion to the Joint Public Safety Response and RTF Train-the-Trainer courses. Contact us at 1-800-231-9106 for a full course PDF.
Joint Public Safety Response to the Active Assailant
Our flagship, eight-hour, multi-agency course for active public safety members (law enforcement, fire, EMS, and 911 communicators) that integrates rescue task force operations, threat neutralization, and casualty care under a unified command model. NFPA 3000 and DAFI 32-2001 compliant. Prerequisite for Rescue Task Force Train-the-Trainer. Not open to individual enrollment.
Active Assailant Command and Control: Beyond the 60 Minutes
An eight-hour course that examines the critical command and control considerations that emerge after an active assailant incident's tactical response has ended, drawing on a review of more than 110 official after-action reports. Covers post-incident notification and family reunification centers, witness management and detention law, crime scene considerations, long-term recovery, and the economic and legal impact of major incidents.
Rescue Task Force Practical
The current gold standard for rescue task force training in the Department of War. This eight-hour practical course provides experienced law enforcement, fire, and EMS instructors to conduct RTF training within their own agency, using hands-on round-robin stations covering exterior/interior RTF operations, fire-as-a-weapon scenarios, and full-scale exercises. Graduates receive a 400-slide instructor PowerPoint (plus voiceover version), 8GB of additional material, skill sheets, and a training site license. Must be completed in conjunction with Joint Public Safety Response to the Active Shooter/Active Assailant. For agencies only; not open to individual enrollment.
Tactical Emergency Casualty Care Train-the-Trainer
Eight-hour course offered only in conjunction with the Rescue Task Force Train-the-Trainer course. Based on the nationally recognized C-TECC curriculum and the MARCH treatment protocol (Massive hemorrhage, Airway, Respiratory, Circulation, Hypothermia), this course certifies instructors in tourniquet application, wound packing, airway management, and casualty movement for hostile-event medical response. Threat Suppression is a Recognized Educational Partner and approved TECC training provider. Not offered as an open-enrollment course for individual students.
Active Assailant Tabletop "Game"
An HSEEP-compliant, full-day simulation that immerses first responders and facility leadership in a realistic, rapidly evolving active assailant incident. Using real floor plans and 9-1-1 injects built from actual events — including a deliberate mix of accurate and inaccurate information — participants manage a complex incident from initial dispatch through long-term recovery. Threat Suppression has conducted this exercise more than 80 times for public safety agencies, schools, critical infrastructure organizations, and Department of Defense installations.
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