Montgomery County Citizen Academy Alumni Association (MCCAAA)

MCCAAA welcomes:

Lieutenant Douglas Miller

Deputy Director, Special Operations Division

Montgomery County Police Department

at our meeting, Thursday, October 17, 2024, at 7:00 p.m.

Lieutenant Douglas Miller has been with the Montgomery County Police Department for over 21 years and has been Deputy Director of the Special Operations Division since November 2022. During that time, he has:

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.
Previosly the Program Manager of the 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.
Served as the Director of the Homeland Security Section. 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.

Get the latest Informant here!

Care for Cops Program

The MCCAAA has created this initiative to give a care package to each officer in the Montgomery County Police Department. Using our donations we purchase items that officers may need in their day to day work, pack bags and drop them off to the officers at their district stations. So far we have given over 200 officers a care package including the Germantown and Bethesda districts. If you would like to participate in this program, please Contact Us.

We welcome graduates of the Citizens Academy Session 73 who just graduated. Session 74 just entered week 3 of the course and it is the first full session that Chief Marc Yamada gets to be involved with. Session 75 of the CA will begin 01/07/2025 and it will have a new block of instruction on the Drone as a First Responder (DFR) program. Those interested in learning more about the Montgomery County Citizen Academy and applying for future sessions may contact Sergeant John Mullaney at 240-773-6900. For more, Sgt. Mullaney gives us an update on page 7 in the MCCAAA Informant.

The Montgomery County, Maryland Citizen Academy (CA) began in 1994 and is an extension of the Department's community policing efforts. Citizen Academy participants learn how the police department works, and gain a better understanding of what the department does and what is required for police officers to effectively perform their duties.

The Montgomery County Citizen Academy Alumni Association (MCCAAA) is for graduates of the Citizen Academy and holds monthly meetings with speakers on subjects relating to public safety in Montgomery County, Maryland. MCCAAA is a 501 (c)(3) organization, which means it is a charitable organization, eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

MCCAAA holds monthly meetings on the third Thursday of each month, from September through May. Meetings take place at the Public Service Training Academy, 9751 Snouffer School Road, Gaithersburg. All meetings begin at 7 pm unless otherwise noted. There are no meetings during the summer.

If for any reason Montgomery County Public School evening activities are cancelled, the MCCAAA meeting for that evening is cancelled.

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