Assistant Director
National Capital Region Training Operations Directorate
Mark A. Adamchik serves as the senior Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) staff member in Washington, D.C. The National Capital Region directorate consults and coordinates on matters pertaining to the Office of the Secretary, develops FLETC strategy, and determines policy positions on legislative matters to the Department, Congress, and other law enforcement partners. Assistant Director Adamchik also provides executive leadership for FLETC’s training delivery point in Cheltenham, Maryland as well as the International Training Division.
Prior to joining FLETC, Assistant Director Adamchik served
as the deputy chief of the United States Park Police (USPP) field operations division. Assistant
Director Adamchik successfully planned and executed law enforcement operations on behalf of the USPP for many high-profile and complex events to include presidential inaugurations, Independence Day celebrations, and the 2020 demonstrations and civil unrest in Washington, D.C.
He led and coordinated the USPP response during the civil unrest events that occurred near the White House and the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
In addition to these major events, he developed and implemented comprehensive security plans to protect the symbols of democracy on the National Mall and served as a member of the Executive Steering Committee for several national special security events in Washington, D.C.
Throughout his career with the USPP Assistant Director Adamchik held a variety of operational and administrative positions to include serving as a member of the full-time Special Weapons and Tactic Team (SWAT), acting commander, Homeland Security Division in Washington, D.C. and New York, operations commander for law enforcement functions on the National Mall, commander of Special Forces (Aviation, SWAT/Canine Unit, Motorcycle Unit, Special Events Unit), and commander of the Icon Protection Branch. Additionally, he served as commander of the Office of Workforce Development overseeing agency training, and completed a two-year assignment with the USPP Finance-Budget Office.
Assistant Director Adamchik earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice from the Edinboro University of Pennsylvania and is a graduate of the 269th Session of the FBI National Academy.
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