History - Internatioal Law Enforcement Training Agency - I.L.E.T.A.
The International Law Enforcement Training Agency was established in 1976 as the Police Defensive Tactics Study Group of the Combat Training Team, based at the then Royal Marines Commando Depot in Deal, Kent. In 1982 it became the Law Enforcement Training Association with Lucien Ott as its' President. It's purpose was initially to pioneer Lucien Ott's 'Defense et Security' method for Law Enforcment personnel in Government, Police and the Armed Forces, and later in the Private Security Industry. Between 1976-1985 it was responsible for training Police officers from the following British Constabularies: Metropolitan Police, Norfolk, Suffolk, Sussex, Devon & Cornwall and West Yorkshire in Police Defensive Tactics, Methods of Arrest and Restraint, Police Impact Weaponry. Police offficers from the Liege Anti-Bandit Unit and 20 Municipalities and Special Units were trained in Belgium. In 1980, as part of Operation Peacekeeper the SWAT team of the principal US Bases were trained at RAF Alconbury and prior to it's closure the Security Police at RAF Lakenheath were trained in Police Defensive Tactics.
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