We have conducted over 60 active defense drills with blank firing weapons in Federal facilities. We conduct both classroom work and hands-on exercises to show the guard force how to maximize their capabilities, learn to rely upon one another as a defense team and use the features of their buildings to their advantage in conducting an active defense against a shooter. We teach civilian personnel how to implement the run-hide-fight philosophy of self-defense using the facility where they work so they will actively think about their choices and begin to mentally plan for an emergency that we all hope will never take place.