Steve Ijames retired as the assistant chief of police in Springfield, Missouri, and has served as Interim Chief of Police of two agencies. Ijames has provided SWAT, use of force, and counter terror training on behalf of the IACP and  U.S. Department of State across the United States, Canada, and in 33 countries-including such places as Tanzania, Bosnia, Somalia, Haiti, El Salvador, Yemen, Pakistan, Indonesia, and East Timor.