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March 9 meeting: SWAT Teams

We are very pleased to welcome Raul Garcia, 30-year veteran of Law Enforcement, as speaker for our March 9 meeting. Recently retired from the Ada County Sheriff’s Office, he worked in a number of areas.

Reminder: that’s March 9 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Idaho Pizza, 7444 Fairview, in Boise. Please register in advance.

However, his full-time assignment was to the patrol division with a collateral duty for 18 years with the Ada Metro SWAT — starting as an entry team member and advancing to a Sniper Team Element Leader.

Mr. Garcia’s presentation will include:

  • The purpose of the SWAT Team
  • How a Deputy becomes a SWAT Team member
  • The different positions on the Team
  • The equipment a SWAT Team member uses

More on our presenter

Since 1997, he’s instructed other team members in tactics and firearms as a member of the training cadre.

Raul Garcia

At Ada County Sheriff’s Office, he worked as a jail deputy; a patrol deputy; and a detective with the FBI Metro Violent Crimes and Gangs Task Force.

Prior to his tenure with the Ada County Sheriff’s Office, he worked as a member of the Special Response Team (SWAT) for the United States Department of Energy at the Idaho National Laboratory.

Mr. Garcia is a currently a contract instructor for the Idaho State Police Academy. He’s taught other law enforcement agencies throughout Idaho, as well as internationally.

  • 2011, 2012: instructed at the International Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors Association Conference
  • 2009: instructor for US State Dept.’s Anti-Terrorism Assistance Program (ATA) at Amman, Jordan
  • 2007: instructor for US State Dept.’s Anti-Terrorism Assistance Program (ATA) at Islamabad, Pakistan


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