July always serves as a reminder of what's really important to the American way of life -- our independence. It's also a great time to recognize what it takes to protect the liberties that can sometimes go unnoticed. It's important to note that since September 11th, law enforcement and military professionals have remained dedicated to defeating hostile acts of terror by putting service before self in order to keep the American people safe. For that we thank you!

Over the past few years, the availability of researched-based training for the firstresponder and the establishment of interagency teams have kept our nation safe. In the past six months, we've partnered with organizations in California, Georgia, South Carolina and in this month's newsletter we'd like to recognize these organizations and the professionals who remain committed to training and protecting our way of life. Thanks for your dedication and hard work.

Chadd Harbaugh, GTI President
"Success in Not by Chance!"

GTI controls over $1 billion worth of facility assets in South Carolina. Strategically located between New York and Miami, GTI is within an eight hour drive of 75% of the U.S. population, 65% of U.S. law enforcement entities and within 500 miles of ten major military instillations. The facilities are situated on 18,000+ acres of land and include:

• Over 700,000 Sq. Ft. of Training Facilities
• The Nation's ONLY Radiologically Sterile Nuclear Fuels Reprocessing Facility
• 9 Story Above Surface Structure
• 12 Story Structure
• 7 Stories Subsurface
• 5 Stories Above
• Pipe and Tank Farm
• Urban / Commercial Areas
• Heavily Wooded Property
• Firearms / Explosive Breaching Range
• MOUT Facilities
• Rappel Towers
• HLZs
• DZs and Assault Zones
• Land Navigation Course
• Waterborne Assets
• 29,000 Sq. Ft. Office Space
• 3 Classrooms
• Multiple Briefing Rooms

GTI's Joint Operation Center (JOC) is a premier tactical training center to today's military and law enforcement personnel. GTI's JOC is available to solve your facilitation and training needs. For more information contact info@gtitraining.org

The installation of CQB walls inside GTI's facility in South Carolina is underway. These CQB structures will be utilized by military and law enforcement professionals working on Close Quarters Battle, Urban Movement, Direct Action and Hostage Rescue skills. The CQB wall configurations include window ports and doors that can accommodate mechanical, ballistic, exothermic and explosive breaching.

Set inside one of the main training areas, GTI can control lighting and climate and organizations can train completely discreetly. GTI currently has approximately 100,000 sq. ft. worth of portable CQB walls that accommodate all forms of training munitions. Additional walls and structures will be constructed throughout the year. GTI is currently working with other entities to allow the ability for the surface of the walls to be reconfigured rapidly to change the appearance and texture so the same space can be utilized to replicate structures from various regions around the globe.

Representatives from Linc Government Services Operational Support Services (OSS) division and the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) toured two of GTI's South Carolina training facilities on May 22. Officials discussed how GTI's facilities may be utilized to assist training efforts of state, local and international law enforcement agencies and help satisfy these agencies rigorous training requirements. During the tour, OSS provided foreign weapon systems to shoot at GTI's range.

Linc Government Services, commonly known as Operational Support and Services (OSS), provides language and cultural immersion training in support of Department of Defense contracts. The organization's expanded capabilities offer niche-capability, subject matter experts (SMEs) and trainers in the areas of leadership training, foreign weapons training, pre-deployment training, cultural expertise and other specialized military training programs. The FLETC serves as an interagency law enforcement training organization over 85 Federal agencies. The FLETC Center provides services to state, local and international law enforcement agencies. The coordination of GTI, OSS and FLETC programs will offer training excellence and cost-efficiency to the Federal Government.