Monthly Online Training Program
The MRA Education Committee is proud to host “Third Thursdays,” a monthly online training program.
These trainings will draw on both internal and external resources within our MRA family to bring the expertise of subject matter experts to a national platform. The trainings will be held live, via Zoom, on the third Thursday of each month. We will also record the sessions and post them to the MRA’s YouTube channel.
Periodically, we will also present “Significant Mission Debriefs.” Highlighting complex SAR missions with key takeaways, successes, failures, near misses, and the lessons learned from these. The Significant Mission Debriefs will not be recorded and will require special access via a link to help protect subjects and team information, allowing for more open and honest dialogue.
Thursday, March 19, 2026
TBD
We encourage Subject Matter Experts to contact Justin Wheaton, MRA Education Director (education-chair@mra.org), with any proposals for Third Thursday presentations. Presentations are 45 minutes, followed by 10 minutes of Q&A. Topics of interest include:
• Search Theory and Tactics
• Case Studies
• Advances in Technical Rescue
• Team Resiliency, Culture, and Mental Health
• Advances in Wilderness Medicine
• Manned and Unmanned aircraft practices and advances
• Mapping
• Significant Missions
• Near Misses and Lessons Learned
The Education Committee is always open to feedback. If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions, feel free to contact Justin Wheaton (education-chair@mra.org).
Additionally, if you are interested in joining the Education Committee in any capacity, please don’t hesitate to contact Justin Wheaton.
Thanks,
Justin Michael Wheaton
MRA Education Director
