Artesia New Mexico
U.S. Congressman Steve Pearce : Serving the 2nd District of New Mexico
Aug, 20 2004 - The U.S. Border Patrol plans to consolidate all training at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Artesia. Advanced training is currently provided, with basic training conducted in Georgia and South Carolina. The Artesia facility will now be responsible for meeting basic and advanced ... ... Aug, 19 2004 - The U.S. Border Patrol will announce today it will consolidate all training centers, both basic and advanced, to the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Artesia.Robert Bonner, U.S. Border Patrol commissioner, is expected to announce that FLETC-Artesia will become the primary training cent... ... [Read More]
U.S. Congressman Steve Pearce : Serving the 2nd District of New Mexico
In order to support Artesia’s FLETC, commercial air service was recently added from Denver to Roswell to allow students to fly into Roswell and be bused to Artesia. Before, students had to be bused from Albuquerque or El Paso, which took much longer. ... In the FY2005 Appropriations Bill, currently awaiting Senate approval, Domenici added an extra $5 million in order to improve FLETC-Artesia’s firearms range and perimeter security. ... FLETC-Artesia comprises 220 acres in the northwest portion of the city and has been in operation since 1989. The facility is meant to train those who are already law enforcement personnel to be border patrol officials or air marshals. ... [Read More]
U.S. Congressman Steve Pearce : Serving the 2nd District of New Mexico
Artesia, Aug 20, 2004 - The U.S. Border Patrol plans to consolidate all training at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Artesia. ... Expansion and improvements are expected at the Artesia facility, although the government expects to ultimately save money with the merger. ... The Artesia facility will now be responsible for meeting basic and advanced training needs for more than 11,000 agents nationwide. ... [Read More]
U.S. Congressman Steve Pearce : Serving the 2nd District of New Mexico
Aug, 20 2004 - The U.S. Border Patrol plans to consolidate all training at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Artesia. Advanced training is currently provided, with basic training conducted in Georgia and South Carolina. The Artesia facility will now be responsible for meeting basic and advanced ... ... FLETC to do all Border Patrol Training in Artesia, Facility to be Improved ... Aug, 20 2004 - Incoming Border Patrol agents will train closer to the U.S.-Mexican border when the federal government relocates their academy to the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Artesia, Customs and Border Protection announced Thursday. The Border Patrol currently trains agents in Glynco, Ga.... ... [Read More]
U.S. Congressman Steve Pearce : Serving the 2nd District of New Mexico
Aug, 20 2004 - The U.S. Border Patrol plans to consolidate all training at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Artesia. Advanced training is currently provided, with basic training conducted in Georgia and South Carolina. The Artesia facility will now be responsible for meeting basic and advanced ... ... Aug, 19 2004 - The U.S. Border Patrol will announce today it will consolidate all training centers, both basic and advanced, to the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Artesia.Robert Bonner, U.S. Border Patrol commissioner, is expected to announce that FLETC-Artesia will become the primary training cent... ... [Read More]
U.S. Congressman Steve Pearce : Serving the 2nd District of New Mexico
Villarreal said money will be spent to relocate the training and expand and improve the Artesia facility, but the merger of the three facilities should result in savings. He said costs and savings figures were not immediately available. The merger should free up space at the other facilities so it can be used by other federal agencies. ... According to a news release from the office of Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N.M., the Artesia facility will provide basic and advanced training for more than 11,000 Border Patrol agents nationwide. ... [Read More]
U.S. Congressman Steve Pearce : Serving the 2nd District of New Mexico
This summer the U.S. Border Patrol decided to consolidate all training–both basic and advanced–at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Artesia. In addition, H.R. 10 also provides for training all federal law enforcement officers with in–flight counterterrorism procedures, which are also taught at FLETC–Artesia. ... The legislation will double the number of Border Patrol Agents and triples the number of immigrations enforcement agents. All of which will be trained at the Federal Law Enforcement Center (FLETC) in Artesia, New Mexico. ... [Read More]
Artesia
The FLETC’s FY89 appropriation contained funds and authorization for the FLETC to purchase and renovate the former Artesia Christian College in Artesia, New Mexico, and operate it as a training center. The FLETC is situated on 220 acres in the northwest section of the City of Artesia. When purchased in June 1989, there were seven major buildings containing approximately 94,690 square feet. ... History of the Artesia FLETC ... [Read More]
FLETC Artesia Overview
The FLETC-Artesia facility has grown dramatically over the years. In 2000, a new 24- and 48-person classroom building was completed with state-of-the art equipment, interview suites, an extremely well-equipped courtroom, drug labs, and fingerprint labs. In 2001, the Physical Techniques Building was doubled in size. It houses 10 mat rooms, gymnasium, cardio room, and weight rooms with top-of-the-line equipment. The PT building also houses the Federal Occupational Health Unit which provides care to the staff and students. The number of outdoor firearms ranges has increased from five to 16, in addition to three live-fire shoot houses, three non-lethal shoot house airplanes, mat rooms, classroom buildings, cover course, skeet range, gas house, two newly completed indoor/outdoor ranges, and judgmental pistol shooting simulators. The driving courses include two high-speed pursuit ranges, two non-emergency vehicle operation courses, and skid-pans to provide a wide-range of training opportunit ... [Read More]
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