Lieutenant Miller spoke to us about the Special Events Response Team (SERT). Hehas been with the Montgomery County Police Department for over 21 years and has been Deputy Director of the Special Operations Division since November 2022. He managed the Canine Unit and the Operational Support Section which includes the Managed Search Operations Team, Special Events Response Team (Public Order Team), and the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) program. Lt. Miller currently oversees the expansion of the program from 5 UAS pilots to 17 pilots and the related training needed to implement this program. Assisting with the creation and implementation of the department's Drone as First Responder (DFR) program as part of SOD. MCPD has been using Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) since 2020 for various missions to include tactical operations, crime scene mapping, search and rescue, etc. Read about the Drone as a First Responder program on page 7 of the Autumn 2024 issue of the Informant. As as the Director of the Homeland Security Section, he participated in the Montgomery County Emergency Management Group. Acted as the primary leadership representative for Emergency Support Function #13 for the Emergency Operations Center run by Montgomery County's Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security.