Dubois, Wayne
Principles of Hostage Rescue

This course will cover the fundamentals of hostage rescue and enable attendees to build frameworks for decision-making during hostage rescue operations. Some of the topics covered in this course are:
  • Identifying the various types of HR situations and how they influence decision-making.
  • Hostage taker evaluation
  • ID ways to shape your environment during HR Operations
  • ID various resolution strategies
  • ID CNT goals and objectives during HR Operations.

  • Wayne Dubois - Bio
    Wayne is the MIRACLE Program Manager for the NTOA. He is a retired administrator with over 27 years of law enforcement experience. During his career he served in patrol, detectives, street crimes, and as an administrator, with additional duties as a SWAT Team and Incident Commander. Wayne served over 25 years on SWAT holding the positions of Team Leader and CNT Cadre Leader. During his career, Wayne has responded to, supervised, or been in command of hundreds of SWAT operations to include high risk warrant service, barricaded suspects, and hostage situations.

    Waye is an instructor in numerous SWAT disciplines, instructing both his team and regionally for the Washington State Tactical Officers Association (WSTOA) from 2002 to 2017. During that time, he served as the President and as a lead instructor for the Washington State Tactical Officers Association (WSTOA). He was named SWAT Officer of the Year and Police Officer of the Year and was awarded the Medal of Valor. Wayne instructs in the NTOA's Command Cadre as well as multiple courses under the MIRACLE umbrella. Wayne is a certified emotional intelligence coach, and holds an M.A. in Executive Leadership from Liberty University.

    Wayne has had two published articles on SWAT procedures and operations in a the NTOA's national publication, "The Tactical Edge."

    Before law enforcement, he served four years on active duty as a ground surveillance systems operator in the U.S. Army, including deployment to Southwest Asia for six months during Operation Desert Shield & Storm.