Northeast Counterdrug Training Center

The Northeast Counterdrug Training Center (NCTC) at Fort Indiantown Gap, near Annville, Pennsylvania, is one of four counterdrug regional facilities of its kind in the United States. It is federally funded by the U.S. Congress, to provide no-cost training to law enforcement on counterdrug and narcoterrorism techniques.^[1][2] Training is operated by the Pennsylvania National Guard and supports law enforcement agencies in the northeastern United States.

History

NCTC was founded in 1999 in accordance with provisions outlined in the 1999 Defense Appropriations Act.^[1] In 2001, a remote facility at Volk Field Air National Guard Base in Wisconsin was established.^[3]

Due to cuts in the proposed 2011 federal budget, operations at the Northeast Counterdrug Training Center would be severely curtailed, and nearly 60 active duty National Guard soldiers could be laid off.^[4]

See also

• Drug policy of the United States
• Federal Law Enforcement Training Center

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Northeast Counterdrug program Retrieved 2011-02-02.
2. ^ Accreditation Supports Continuity of Training Academy Operations Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies. Retrieved 2011-02-02.
3. ^ Wisconsin Drug Control program Retrieved 2011-02-02.
4. ^ Counterdrug training center program may be curtailed due to federal budget cuts Barbara Miller, The Patriot-News. January 7, 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-02.

External links

• Northeast Counterdrug Training Center (Pennsylvania)
• Wisconsin Drug Control Program