San Francisco Paramedic Association
Class: Leadership Under Pressure Successful Leadership Practices
| Description: Hosted by the San Francisco Paramedic Association, Viking Tactics Lead Instructor LTC (R) Tom Di Tomasso will present a cutting-edge seminar on the development of qualities essential for successful leadership practices. This seminar will cover leadership principles which have been “battle” tested. No matter what your occupation, if you lead people or may be in charge of people during a stressful event, this seminar is for you. LTC Di Tomasso will use extreme vignettes and draw upon lessons learned from his personal experience as a leader in the Battle of Mogadishu (depicted in the book and movie Blackhawk Down). Tom also draws from his current experience leading people during combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Sign up NOW for this seminar, as space is extremely limited.
On October 3, 1993, Task Force Ranger launched an operation in Mogadishu, Somalia aimed at capturing key members of the Somali National Alliance. The operation succeeded in apprehending twenty-four suspects, including two key aides to General Aideed. During the course of the operation, two U.S. helicopters were shot down igniting an eighteen-hour firefight that would leave eighteen Americans and hundreds of Somalis dead, which include two Medal of Honor recipients. The tactical success of Task Force Ranger against a numerically superior enemy can be attributed to their initiative, training, endurance, valor and leadership. Although a strategic failure, the tactical and leadership lessons learned from the Battle of the Black Sea will serve us well. As a participant and leader in the Battle of Mogadishu, recently retired Army Lieutenant Colonel Tom Di Tomasso describes enduring leadership lessons useful to current and future small unit leaders of any organization. He describes what it takes to lead men in combat - the greatest responsibility anyone could have - and how that leadership model can be used in any organization. Although this battlefield vignette concentrates on the Battle of the Black Sea in Mogadishu Somalia, he also draws on personal lessons learned from recent battles fought in Afghanistan and Iraq. Lieutenant Colonel (R) Tom Di Tomasso served in the US Army for twenty years leading soldiers in combat and training. His assignments include the 10th Mountain Division, 1st Infantry Division and the 3rd Ranger Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment where he served as a member of Task Force Ranger in Mogadishu Somalia in 1993; some of his exploits later depicted in the movie Black Hawk Down. In 1998, he was selected and assigned to the United States Army Special Operations Command at Fort Bragg, where he served as a Troop Commander, Operations Officer, Squadron Commander and Deputy Commander. He has multiple combat deployments to Somalia, Bosnia, Afghanistan and Iraq. Most recently, LTC Di Tomasso served as a Joint Task Force Commander in Iraq responsible for more than twelve hundred special operations forces and government agency personnel. Upon retirement, LTC Di Tomasso joined Viking Tactics, Inc. where he provides tactical firearms instruction, leadership training and consulting services. |
There are 4 CE units issued for this lecture. |
| Category: Special Classes |
| Member Cost: $65.00 |
| Non-member Cost: $85.00 |
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