This 4-hour distance learning course is designed to provide security and public safety professionals with a detailed understanding of IED technology, blast dynamics, and bomb-related attack methods necessary for designing protective measures against terrorist attack.
Summary of topics include:
Characteristics of Explosives • Initiation • Methods of IED Activation • Containers & Concealment • IED Charge Sizes • Destructive Forces in Explosions • Overpressure & Impulse • Potential Facility Damage & Injury Effects • Person-Borne IED Tactics • Vehicle-Borne IED Tactics • Installation Devices • Projected Charge Attacks
Course Details
Tuition
US$225
(Group discounts available. Contact us for details.)
Instructor
Craig Gundry
Restriction Level
Level 2 – Verified Security Professionals & Law Enforcement Only
Expected Completion Time
4 Hours
Audience
Security Professionals, Force Protection Officers, Homeland Security & LE Professionals
Test
20-questions, multiple-choice
Learning Objectives
- Recognizing risks associated with improvised explosive devices including IED construction characteristics, concealment and disguise methods, and potential charge sizes
- Understanding basic principles of explosive physics necessary for determining standoff distance and specifying blast mitigation measures
- Estimating potential facility damage and injury effects resulting from explosive attack
- Identifying potential facilities attack scenarios and recognizing vulnerabilities warranting protective measures
No. | Lesson ID | Title | Video Time |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | ATR202 | Explosive Device Technology | 1h 43m |
2 | ATR202 | Terrorist IED Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures | 1h 15m |
NOTE: Lesson modules in the program are also included in the following S2 online security courses:
The final exam for the Bomb (IED) Technology & Terrorist Tactics course is administered online as a 20-question multiple-choice test. Upon completion of the exam, your score will be automatically graded and documented in the “My Courses” table (accessible in your student dashboard). In accordance with S2 Institute policy, the online examination must be with a score of 70% or better to receive a Certificate of Training. If you do not pass the exam the first time, you will have one opportunity to re-test.
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Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, USAF
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Advanced Training Section, U.S. SOCOM
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National Bank of Romania
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U.S. Department of Treasury
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Dolphin Energy
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U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
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The Swatch Group
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U.S. Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit
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IBM Pacific Asia
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Ministry of Justice, Netherlands
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American University in Cairo
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Walt Disney Corporation
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U.S. Air Force
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European Commission
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U.S. DOJ, Federal Bureau of Prisons
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European Commission
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Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
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Government of the Netherlands
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Palm Beach County Sheriff's Dept.
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Somerset County NJ Emergency Management
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J. Rector
Chief, USAF Security Forces Programs & Requirements Branch
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S. Cheston
U.S. Dept of Defense
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C. Parrish
U.S. Army
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R. Coursey
U.S. Department of State
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A. Pattakos
US DoD | Beta Analytics International
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Booz Allen Hamilton
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U.S. Army
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Netherlands Forensic Institute
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U.S. Coast Guard
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U.S. Navy
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R. Williams
U.S. Army
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R. Wilson
U.S. Department of State
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A. Powers
United Nations
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W. S. Holmes
U.S. Department of Treasury, U.S. Mint
“Mr. Gundry is an outstanding instructor who displays a deep understanding of his subject, who keeps the interest of the students and created a solid course”
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Central Intelligence Agency