In the fall of 1965, Albert D. Hamann of the UW Extension Institute of Governmental Affairs developed a program with the aid of a grant from the Federal Highway Administration-National Highway Safety Bureau through the State of Wisconsin Division of Highway Safety Coordination. The program, “Training the Training Officer,” was intended to improve the communication skills of police training officers.
Hamann discussed his program idea with Milwaukee County Sheriff Michael Wolke and his staff because the Sheriff’s Department was patrolling the Milwaukee County expressway system and federal highway safety funding would be used to start the program.
The three-week program ended in early 1966. The class consisted of Sheriff’s deputies, State Patrol officers, municipal officers and a DNR training officer. Hamann did much of the instruction, but was assisted by a young attorney, Fred Wileman, FBI Agent Clark Loverin, and two drama coaches, Mrs Smith and Ms Behr.
After completing the program, several attendees thought it would be beneficial to find a way to share all of the information that they had just learned in a way that would benefit more than their own agencies, and the idea of incorporation was born.
On January 25, 1966, a meeting was held to elect a Board of Directors of what was being called the Wisconsin Law Enforcement Training Officers Association. Ted Kohl (Wausau), Joseph Maciejewski (Cudahy), and Loyal Nelsen (Green Bay) were selected as Board members.
On January 26th, the Board met with Fred Wileman acting as temporary secretary. Maciejewski was elected Chairman, Nelsen was elected Secretary and Kohl was elected Treasurer. The Board appointed George Kosalos (Milwaukee) as the initial registered agent of the corporation to be formed, and named Milwaukee as the principal office.
The purpose statement was discussed. Many ideas were exchanged, but eventually a draft that read, “The purposes of this corporation are to promote professionalism in law enforcement through training by encouraging a program of mutual assistance among law enforcement training officers within the state and by assisting other organizations or governmental bodies interested in law enforcement training,” was approved by the Board.
The first meeting of the Law Enforcement Training Officers Association was held in Madison on February 3, 1966. At this meeting the by-laws were adopted and the principal officers elected. Maciejewski was elected President. Kohl was elected Vice-President. Nelsen was elected Secretary-Treasurer and Kosalos was elected Historian. The first honorary members were Professor Albert Hamann, Clark Loverin and Fred Wileman.
A program of annual meetings of LETOA was adopted, with meetings to be held at various sites at the pleasure of the members.
LETOA in the 1960’s
1966 (Year 1) – The first annual meeting was held at the Cudahy Police Department on October 14th, 1966. Fourteen members were present. The solicitation of new members was discussed. A membership committee was appointed to solicit membership of new training officers and newly trained officers. An information committee was formed to compile a listing of available training materials.
1967 (Year 2) – The second annual meeting was held in Poynette on October 13, 1967. James Carroll was elected President, Ray Johnson was elected Vice-President, Cyril Jacobe was elected Secretary-Treasurer, and George Kosalos was elected Historian. There were now 38 active and 3 honorary members.
1968 (Year 3) – The third annual meeting was held in Poynette on October 2, 1968. The membership voted to keep the same officers. The membership also voted to give the honorary members (Hamann, Loverin and Wileman) regular membership status with dues-paying and voting rights.
An ad hoc committee was formed to study the feasibility of an accreditation formula for police training officers and instructors. George Kosalos, Loyal Nelsen and John Schoenick were named to the committee.
1969 (Year 4) – The fourth annual meeting was held in Poynette October 15, 1969. Rudy Teschan was elected President, Tom Jacomet was elected Vice-President, Clifford Brown was elected Secretary-Treasurer and George Kosalos was elected Historian.
Generating new membership was discussed. Al Hamann presented a complete set of lesson plans from the Michigan State Police. Procedures for the certification of police training officers and instructors were discussed. A committee of Fred Wileman, John Schoenick and George Kosalos was formed to look at possible procedures.
The President reminded everyone to forward copies of lesson plans to the central file being kept in Poynette.
LETOA in the 1970’s
1970 (Year 5) – The fifth annual meeting was held in Poynette on October 21-23, 1970. Rudy Teschan was re-elected President, James Jerdee was elected Vice-President, Clifford Brown was re-elected Secretary-Treasurer, and George Kosalos was re-elected Historian.
Governor Knowles office sent a communication to LETOA requesting suggestions for the new Law Enforcement Standards Board.
Fred Wileman asked to be relieved of his Standards Committee membership. George Kosalos was reassigned by his department to Civil Defense.
Many members were not paying their dues.
The membership voted to meet four times per year on the day before the Standards Board was scheduled to meet.
1971 (Year 6) – March 9, 1971. A quarterly meeting was held in Poynette. 23 members were present. About 70 officers had now been trained under the training program. James Jerdee reported that some states had rules governing police training, but none had standards to the best of his knowledge. Members agreed that there should be mandatory recruit training of at least 240 hours.
May 25, 1971. A quarterly meeting was held in Poynette. Members requested a three-day training session at the annual meetings. An eight-point plan for the certification of training officers was introduced.
The sixth annual meeting held September 29, 1971. James Jerdee was elected President; James Chase, Vice-President; Thomas Jacomet, Secretary-Treasurer, and Richard Burgard, Historian.
1972 (Year 7) – Quarterly meetings were held on March 7, 1972 (23 members attended) and June 7, 1972 (8 members attended.)
Professor Hamann was looking for training videotapes dealing with “man on the beat” problems.
The seventh annual meeting was held on September 29, 1972. There were six members present. Members asked for a poll to be taken of all members as to whether or not LETOA should continue to exist. Election of officers was deferred.
A quarterly meeting was held November 29, 1972 in Madison. Eight members were present. On the question of dissolving the association, 9 voted to dissolve, 20 voted to continue. Dues were suspended for one year.
James Jerdee was elected President; William Krenske, Vice-President; Thomas Jacomet, Secretary-Treasurer. No vote was taken on the Historian.
1973 (Year 8) – Other quarterly meetings were held in Madison on March 14, 1973 (12 members); and in Appleton on June 6, 1973 (9 members and 7 guests.)
The eighth annual meeting was held September 19, 1973 in Stevens Point. 11 members and 23 guests were present. Thirty-five new members were accepted. The Constitution and by-laws were amended to permit the election of two trustees in addition to the three principal officers.
Ken Grover was elected President; Robert Westby, Vice-President; Thomas Jacomet, Secretary-Treasurer; James Cotter and Eldon Gard, Trustees. No vote was taken on Historian.
1974 (Year 9) – Quarterly meetings were held in New Berlin on March 13, 1974 (37 members), and in Stevens Point on June 10, 1974 (22 members). 13 new members were admitted during the two meetings.
A draft of an instructor certification plan was submitted to the membership and a master lesson plan file idea was submitted to the membership.
The ninth annual meeting was held in Milwaukee on September 12, 1974. James Jansen was elected President; Ed Krueger, Vice-President; Paul Collins, Secretary-Treasurer; Ken Grover and Robert Westby, Trustees.
Instructor certification criteria was adopted which required successful completion of an Instructor Development program, subject matter expertise, presentation of an acceptable lesson plan to the Training Director and receive a satisfactory grade in its presentation.
Quarterly meetings were held December 11, 1974 in Beloit (16 members)
1975 (Year 10) – The first quarterly meeting of the year was held March 12, 1975 in Appleton (14 members).
During the December meeting attempts to maintain a central file of lesson plans failed because of poor response. A suggestion was made that a card file on subject matter and instructors be maintained instead.
The tenth annual meeting was held September 10-11, 1975 in Wausau. Ed Krueger was elected President; Robert Wolterstorff, Vice-President; Paul Collins, Secretary-Treasurer; Fred Engebretsen and John Balcerak, Directors. Paid membership was 76.
Professor Albert Hamann was given the Training Officer of the Year Award.
A Board meeting was held October 17, 1975 in West Bend. A membership committee was appointed with the charge to increase membership to 150.
1976 (Year 11) – The Board met again on March 17, 1976 to plan for the next annual meeting.
The eleventh annual meeting was held in Madison on September 15-16, 1976. Fred Engebretsen was elected President; James Jeatran, Vice-President; Thomas McCarrier, Secretary-Treasurer; Ken Grover and James Jansen, Directors. Membership was 105.
LETOA was acknowledged to be one of the largest such organizations in the country.
The 2nd Training Officer of the Year Award was given to James Jansen.
1977 (Year 12) – The twelfth annual meeting was held January 25-26, 1977 in Stevens Point. Members agreed that principal officers should be made up of three practicing law enforcement officers with the remainder elected at the discretion of the membership.
Ken Grover was elected President; James Jeatran, Vice-President; Thomas Jacomet, Secretary-Treasurer; William VanArk and Don Mertens, Directors.
There was discussion about the merits of requiring an Associate Degree and completion of the 240-hour training academy as considerations for hiring of officers.
A Board meeting was held in New Berlin on June 13, 1977. The Board suggested the creation of a non-paid Executive Director position to serve at the discretion of the Board for a term of three years. The Board suggested Ken Grover be named to that position.
1978 (Year 13) – A semi-annual meeting was held on June 14, 1978 in New Berlin. 26 members and 7 guests were present. Membership approved the Executive Director position.
The thirteenth annual meeting was held September 16, 1978 in La Crosse. 15 members were present. James Jeatran was elected President; Robert Westby, Vice-President; Thomas Jacomet, Secretary-Treasurer; Tom Donovan and Don Mertens, Directors.
Tom Jacomet was given the Training Officer of the Year Award.
1979 (Year 14) – A quarterly training meeting on “Civil Liability for the Training Officer” was held February 1st, 1979. The conference fee of $7.50 included lunch.
The fourteenth annual meeting was held on September 27-28, 1979 in Madison. 61 members attended. Bylaws were amended to eliminate quarterly membership meeting. Dues were raised to $10 per year.
Tom Donovan was elected President; Robert Westby, Vice-President; Tom Jacomet, Secretary-Treasurer; David Schumacher and Bill Christensen, Directors.
Donald Mertens received the Training Officer of the Year Award.
LETOA in the 1980’s
1980 (Year 15) – The fifteenth annual meeting was held on October 16-17, 1980 at the Fox Hills Resort in Mishicot. Ed Krueger was elected President; Allan (Skip) Praefke, Vice-President; James Jansen, Secretary-Treasurer; Jim Cotter, and Bill Christensen, Trustees. David Schumacher served as an acting Secretary-Treasurer during part of 1980 due to Tom Jacomet’s resignation because he was attending the FBI Academy.
Leonard Ziolkowski was presented with the Training Officer of the Year Award.
25 members attended.
1981 (Year 16) – A semi-annual training meeting was held at Walker’s Inn in Beaver Dam on April 15, 1981. 28 members attended.
The sixteenth annual meeting was held November 11-12, 1981 in Neenah. Congressman Toby Roth addressed the membership regarding Public Attitudes about Crime.
The membership voted to raise dues to $10 in 1982 and $15 in 1983.
Ed Krueger was elected President; Skip Praefke, Vice-President; James Jansen, Secretary-Treasurer; Ralph Marcheske and Don Zwart, Directors.
Ed Krueger was presented with the Training Officer of the Year Award.
1982 (Year 17) – The mid-winter conference was held April 22, 1982 in Madison. Conference fees were $15. John O’Leary of South Carolina was the presenter.
The seventeenth annual meeting was held November 10-11, 1982 in Neenah. Vendors started coming to the LETOA conference.
Skip Praefke was elected President; Ralph Marcheske, Vice-President; Bill Housley, Secretary; Gary Hodorski, Director.
1983 (Year 18) – The eighteenth annual meeting was held on September 21-22, 1983 at the Heidel House in Green Lake. 26 members attended. LETOA had 70 current members.
Skip Praefke was elected President; Ralph Marcheske, Vice-President; Don Schmidt, Secretary; Jim Cotter, Treasurer; Jim Jansen, Director.
Don Zwart was given the Training Officer of the Year Award.
1984 (Year 19) – The nineteenth annual meeting was held on September 27-28, 1984 at the Fox Hills Resort in Mishicot. Skip Praefke was elected President; Keith Potter, Vice-President; Don Schmidt, Secretary; Jim Cotter, Treasurer; Gary Hodorski, Director. 41 members attended.
Ed Nowicki was selected as Training Officer of the Year.
1985 (Year 20) – The twentieth annual meeting was held September 19-20, 1985 in Stevens Point. It was a joint conference with the Crime Prevention Officers Association. 35 members attended the conference.
The by-laws were amended to make terms two years in length, to stagger terms, and to limit office holders to two consecutive terms.
Keith Potter was elected President; Tom Witczak, Vice-President; Don Schmidt, Secretary; Jim Cotter, Treasurer; Stan Potocki, Director.
Skip Praefke was selected as the Training Officer of the Year.
1986 (Year 21) – The twenty-first annual meeting was held on September 10-11, 1986 in Racine. It was a joint conference with the Crime Prevention Officers Association.
34 members attended the conference. There were 41 paid members of LETOA.
Tom Witczak was elected Vice-President; Jim Cotter, Treasurer; Bryce Kolpack, Director.
Harold Graves received the Training Officer of the Year Award.
1987 (Year 22) – The twenty-second annual meeting was held on September 16-18, 1987 in Manitowoc. Bill Stenzel was appointed as an acting Director during the year, by President Potter in order to comply with a Secretary of State requirement regarding LETOA’s incorporation and tax status. The by-laws were amended to add a 4th director.
Keith Potter was elected President; Don Schmidt, Secretary; Stan Potocki, Bill Stenzel and Bob Teets, Directors.
There were 121 paid members of LETOA.
Bob Teets was presented with the Training Officer of the Year Award.
1988 (Year 23) – The twenty-third annual meeting was held September 14-16, 1988 in Eau Claire. It was a joint conference with the Crime Prevention Officers Association. Bill Stenzel was elected Vice-President; Tom Witczak, Treasurer; Bryce Kolpack, Robert Teets, and Tony Ceelen, Directors.
The mid-winter conference was held March 17, 1989 in Milwaukee. Attendance was free.
Gene Loomis was given the Training Officer of the Year Award.
1989 (Year 24) – The twenty-fourth annual meeting was held on September 20-22, 1989 in Madison. 89 members attended.
Tom Witczak was elected President; John (Tony) Barthuly, Secretary; Stan Potocki, Treasurer; Don Schmidt, Dennis Waller and Dave Erickson, Directors.
Over 80 members attended a mid-winter training conference in Fond du Lac.
Discussion regarding moving the mid-winter conference to March took place, with the idea that March dates wouldn’t interfere with scheduling spearfishing details.
Jim McDermott was the Training Officer of the Year.
There were 188 paid members of LETOA.
LETOA in the 1990’s
1990 (Year 25) – The twenty-fifth annual meeting was held September 12-14, 1990 in Green Bay in conjunction with the Crime Prevention Officers Association. Members were treated to a tour of Green Bay Packer facilities. The first brat-fry took place.
Bill Stenzel was elected Vice-President; Dave Erickson and Bob Teets, Directors.
Stan Potocki was selected as the Training Officer of the Year.
The Board authorized creating the ex-officio Board member from Training and Standards.
The mid-winter conference was held in Manitowoc. LETOA started handing out certificates of attendance for documentation of training for the new state requirement that all officers have at least 24 hours of training.
1991 (Year 26) – The twenty-sixth annual meeting was held on September 19-21, 1991 in Wausau. It was a joint conference with the Crime Prevention Officers Association. Tom Witczak was elected President; Tony Barthuly, Secretary; Gary Greiling and Ray Appel, Directors.
Gary Greiling was given the Training Officer of the Year Award.
There were 80 paid members of LETOA. A number of changes to the by-laws were made regarding membership and tenure.
The mid-winter conference was held April 8, 1992. Michael Brave presented a Use of Force seminar.
1992 (Year 27) – The twenty-seventh annual meeting was held September 16-18, 1992 in Wisconsin Dells, in conjunction with the Wisconsin Crime Prevention Association conference.
Tony Barthuly was elected President; Stan Potocki, Vice-President; Clark Pagel, Treasurer; David Erickson, Secretary; Brian Willison and Dennis Woerpel, Directors. The by-laws were amended to allow the President and Vice-President to serve two consecutive terms, and to change the name “trustee” to “director.”
The mid-winter conference was held March 30, 1993 in Madison. 50 members attended the conference.
The Board of Directors added the Training Coordinator of the Year Award to the awards banquet.
Dave Van Ells was presented the Training Officer of the Year Award.
1993 (Year 28) – The twenty-eighth annual meeting was held September 15-17, 1993 in Fond du Lac. Jim Jewell was awarded the Training Officer of the Year Award. Conference fees were $85.
The by-laws were amended to expand the Board of Directors to 11, adding an additional Director position, and by making the Historian a voting member. David Erickson was elected Secretary; Clark Pagel, Treasurer; Ray Appel, Historian; Gary Greiling, Jeff Kostner and Linda Daubert, Directors.
Mercury Marine donated a 9HP outboard motor as a door prize.
1994 (Year 29) – The mid-winter conference was held March 8, 1994 at Marquette University in Milwaukee. FBI SA Ed Morales was the presenter. There were 202 paid members of LETOA.
LETOA’s twenty-ninth annual meeting was held September 14-16, 1994 in La Crosse.
The by-laws were amended to allow the President to serve two terms in office.
The mid-winter conference was held March 15th in Green Bay.
Chris Connolly was honored as Training Officer of the Year. Tom Witczak was given the Training Coordinator of the Year Award.
1995 (Year 30) – The thirtieth annual meeting was held on September 13-15, 1995 in Stevens Point. One of the highlights was the attendance at the training conference of Joe Maciejewski, LETOA’s first President. There were 374 members on the LETOA roster, although not all of them were current with their dues. 108 members attended the conference. Conference fees were $85.
It was the last joint conference with the Crime Prevention Officers Association. The membership voted to hold future conferences separate from the Crime Prevention Officers Association.
Gary Klugiewicz was given the Training Officer of the Year Award
Linda Daubert was elected Secretary; Jeff Kunde, Treasurer; Ray Appel, Historian; Jeff Kostner, Jim Jewell and Stan Potocki, Directors.
1996 (Year 31) – The mid-winter conference was held March 13th 1996 in Milwaukee.
The thirty-first annual meeting was held on September 11-13, 1996 in Manitowoc.
Clark Pagel was given the Training Coordinator of the Year Award.
Clark Pagel was elected President; Linda Daubert, Vice-President; Ray Appel, Secretary; Jeff Kostner, Historian; Harry Gordee, Bill Makowski, and Perry Kingsbury, Directors.
1997 (Year 32) – The thirty-second annual meeting was held September 10-12, 1997 in Green Bay. 100 members attended the conference. Many attendees went on a tour of the Green Bay Packer facilities. Stan Potocki got in trouble with the Packers equipment manager when he was found wearing Reggie White’s shoulder pads in the Packer locker room.
Bill Westfall gave a presentation on Avoiding Training Liability in the 1990’s.
Harry Gordee was given the Trainer of the Year Award. Marty Drapkin was given the Training Coordinator of the Year Award.
Ray Appel was elected Secretary; Perry Kingsbury, Treasurer; Jeff Kostner, Historian; Gary Smith, Jodi Willson, Bill Makowski and Stan Potocki, Directors.
1998 (Year 33) – 65 members attended the mid-winter conference in Oshkosh on March 11, 1998. Members were given a debriefing of the North Hollywood Bank Robbery shootout by a former LAPD Deputy Chief.
The thirty-third annual meeting was held September 9-11, 1998 in Eau Claire. Jerry Lane did a presentation on Principles of Learning and the Physiology of Shootings. 118 members attended. A steak-fry was held at the Eau Claire PD firearms range. Harry Gordee arranged for members to go through the Hogan’s Alley at the range.
Clark Pagel was elected President; Linda Daubert, Vice-President; Brian Fiene and Bill Makowski, Directors.
Ed Janke was Trainer of the Year. Bob Teets was given the Training Coordinator of the Year Award.
1999 (Year 34) – The mid-winter conference was held in Wisconsin Rapids on March 10, 1999. Charles Berard presented on Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs.
The thirty-fourth annual meeting was held September 15-17, 1999 at the Fox Hills Resort in Mishicot. 130 members attended. The conference was held jointly with the Training and Standards Bureau for one of their Unified Tactical Trainer Update sessions.
Ray Appel was presented with the Training Coordinator Award. Dave Ryun was given the Trainer of the Year Award.
Brian Fiene was elected Secretary; Ray Appel, Treasurer; Stan Potocki, Historian; Dave Ryun, Paul Clarke, Jodi Willson and Jeff Kostner, Directors.
The spring conference was held March 8, 2000 in Rothschild. Lt. Col. Dave Grossman presented on the topic of the Psychological Preparation for Combat, Killing and Death. 150 members attended.
LETOA in the 2000’s
2000 (Year 35) – LETOA’s thirty-fifth annual meeting was held in Lake Delton on September 12-14, 2000. Gordon Graham and Fred Shippee were the presenters. We learned that if it is predictable, it’s preventable. Paul Clarke began the development of the first LETOA website.
David Forsythe was awarded the Training Officer of the Year Award. Terry Fell was presented with the Training Coordinator of the Year Award.
Ray Appel was elected President; Jeff Kostner, Vice-President; Dave Ryun, Treasurer; Ed Janke, Brian Willison, and Mark Williamson, Directors. Barb Miller became the new ex-officio member of the Board of Directors.
2001 (Year 36) – The mid-winter conference was held in Green Bay on March 7, 2001. Val VanBrocklin was the presenter.
The thirty-sixth annual meeting was set to be held on September 12-14, 2001 in Eau Claire. The conference and annual meeting were cancelled on September 11th, after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
2002 (Year 37) – The annual meeting was held in conjunction with the mid-year training conference on March 27, 2002 in Madison. Steve Duncanson from True Destiny Communications led a presentation on Leadership Development.
John Stransky was awarded the Training Coordinator of the Year Award. Randy Revling was awarded the Training Officer of the Year Award.
Brian Fiene was elected Secretary; Dave Ryun, Treasurer; Jodi Willson, Historian; Paul Clarke, John Stransky, and Mark Williamson, Directors.
The thirty-seventh annual meeting was held in Eau Claire on 2002. Presentations included the Law Enforcement Officers Killed/Assaulted and State and Local Anti-Terrorism Training.
LETOA presented awards to the Wisconsin Firefighters Association, APCO, and the Wisconsin EMS Association recognizing the sacrifices made by all public safety professions on September 11, 2001.
Jay Iding was the Training Officer of the Year, and Gary Hodorski was presented with the Training Coordinator of the Year Award.
2003 (Year 38) – The mid-winter conference was held March 12, 2003 at the Heidel House in Green Lake. Bob Kennedy from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police presented a seminar on problem-based instructional design.
Paul Clarke was elected President; Jeff Kostner, Vice-President; Ed Janke, Kevin Sorenson and Randy Revling, Directors.
The thirty-eighth annual meeting was held on 2003 at the Telemark Lodge in Cable. 99 members attended the conference, which featured presentations by Lt. Col. David Grossman on the Bulletproof Mind and Gary Klugiewicz on Integrated Use of Force Training.
Mike Madigan was given the Training Officer of the Year Award. Clark Pagel earned the Training Coordinator of the Year Award.
Ed Janke was elected Secretary; Dave Ryun, Treasurer; Brian Fiene, Historian; John Stransky, Mark Williamson, Darrel Waldera and Todd Peters, Directors.
2004 (Year 39) – On March 10, 2004, 55 trainers gathered at the Raintree Resort in Wisconsin Dells for the mid-winter conference. Rick Rosenthal presented a seminar on Police-Media Relations.
The thirty-ninth annual meeting was held on September 15-17, 2004 in Manitowoc. 88 officers from 42 agencies attended the conference, which featured presentations on domestic and international terrorism, and a debrief of the Washington, D.C. sniper case.
Jeff Kostner was elected President; Paul Clarke, Vice-President; Todd Peters and Ian Nishimoto, Directors.
Harry Barger was awarded the Training Officer of the Year Award.
2005 (Year 40) – On March 9, 2005, the mid-winter conference was held in Rothschild. 82 members attended a presentation on Emotional Survival for Law Enforcement by Kevin Gilmartin.
The fortieth annual meeting was held on September 2005 in Oconomowoc. 72 members attended. The conference started by candle light due to a power outage from a storm that had come through the previous night. The conference featured presentations by Brian Willis on the Winning Mind, and by Dr. Bill Lewinski from the Force Science Research Center.
Jerry Halbleib of Chippewa Valley Technical College was given the Training Coordinator of the Year Award. Judi Anibas from Eau Claire Police Dept. was given the Training Officer of the Year Award.
Mark Williamson was elected Secretary; Ian Nishimoto, Treasurer; Brian Fiene, Historian; Darrel Waldera, Ty Thompson, Greg Anderson and James Hitt, Directors.
The spring conference was held March 8, 2006 at the Mead Inn in Wisconsin Rapids. Tony Blauer gave a presentation on the SPEAR system, startle-flinch response and close-quarters combat.
2006 (Year 41) – We are working hard to compile details. Please check back.
2006 Trainer of the year Jay Karner and 2006 Training Coordinator of the year Liz Paape
2007 (Year 42) – We are working hard to compile details. Please check back.
Tuesday through Friday, September 12-14 (early bird 11th option with special restraints for corrections and patrol by Gary Klugiewicz and Greg Anderson. AirSoft projectile Training.
Leadership on the Tough Days by COL Danny R. McKnight US Army (Ret), cook-out, Shot Avoidance by Dave Young with RedMan Training Division, Legal update with Dave Perlman, Training and Standards update with Neil Strobel. Fall Conference at Holiday Inn Hotel & Conference Center, Fond du Lac. Current members cost $165 to attend, $185 for non members or with renewals.
President Brian Fine, Vice President Paul Clarke, Secretary Darrel Waldera, Treasurer Ian Nishimoto, Historian Todd Peters, Directors Monica Barmen, Greg Anderson, James Hitt, Dave Forsyth, Jay Karner, and Ex-Officio Barb Miller.
2008 (Year 43) – We are working hard to compile details. Please check back.
2009 (Year 44) – We are working hard to compile details. Please check back.
LETOA in the 2010’s
2010 (Year 45) – We are working hard to compile details. Please check back.
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2012 (Year 47) – We are working hard to compile details. Please check back.
2013 (Year 48) – We are working hard to compile details. Please check back.
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2019 (Year 54) – We are working hard to compile details. Please check back.
LETOA in the 2020’s
2020 (Year 55) – Our 2020 conference became a casualty of Covid.
2021 (Year 56) – We are working hard to compile details. Please check back.
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