Homegrown Radicalization and Terrorism Awareness,

Roger Patterson

Mr. Patterson was an officer with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department having career experiences in patrol, narcotics, gang/gun/violent crime suppression and SWAT, as well as police related training & preparation in terrorism, Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and bomb awareness.  He served a year tour as an Infantryman in the U.S. Army (National Guard), Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), and 5 years in a DoD Law Enforcement Program countering IED/ Insurgent/ Terrorist in Iraq and Afghanistan. In Iraq, he served 16 months in Ninewa Province - Mosul and Tal Afar -dealing with groups such as the predecessor to ISIS, the Islamic State of Iraq.  For majority of four years in Afghanistan, he served as mentor/advisor to a “vetted” Afghan police undercover team combatting IED/Insurgent/ Terrorist networks and their “street level” activity.  The Afghan assignment was under the command and supported U.S/NATO Special Forces.   Mr. Patterson has experience in creating and conducting training in classroom and field environments overseas, as well as inside the United States.  He has trained U.S. police officers on radicalization and terrorism.  He also created curriculum and conducted training for NATO Military Special Forces in Europe.  Recently, he has begun advising corporate representatives in understanding and the planning needed for mitigating risks to business development in economically viable/growing areas in high-risk environments.