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|name        = Infobox/doc
|title       = MCTFT  
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|label1  = Origin
|data1   = 1993
|label2  = Authorities
|data2   = [[Title 10 of the United States Code|Title 10 (Armed Forces)]]; [[Title 32 of the United States Code|Title 32 (National Guard)]]; [[National Defense Authorization Act|National Defense Auth. Act]]
|label3  = Organizations supported
|data3   = Military services<br />Federal agencies<br />State and local LEA<br />[[Unified Combatant Command|Combatant Commands]]<br />[http://www.floridacounterdrug.com/ Counterdrug]
|label4  = Support types
|data4   = On-site training<br />Mobile training<br />Course design<br />Custom training<br />Online training<br />Distance learning
|label5  = Students trained 1993–2013
|data5   = 6 million<ref>{{cite web|title=About Us|url=http://mctft.org/about-us/|website=MCTFT.org|publisher=MCTFT|accessdate=27 July 2015}}</ref>
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[[File:Training_U.S._Marshals.JPG|thumb|MCTFT trains U.S. Marshals]]  
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[[File:Florida Guard Counter Drug Training SWAT 1.JPG|thumb|MCTFT trains SWAT]]
[[File:Florida Guard Counter Drug Training SWAT2.JPG|thumb|MCTFT trains SWAT]]

'''Multijurisdictional Counterdrug Task Force Training'''  ('''MCTFT''') is a [[United States Department of Defense]] (US DOD) program managed by the [[National Guard of the United States|National Guard]] that provides unique, tuition-free military and counterdrug training<ref>{{cite web|title=Continuing Police Education|url=http://www.policemag.com/channel/patrol/articles/2009/09/continuing-police-education.aspx|website=Police Magazine|date=September 17, 2009 |accessdate=28 April 2015}}</ref> for local, state, federal, and military criminal justice professionals as well as awareness training for community leaders.<ref>{{cite web|title=Earmark Declaration - Hon. C.W. Bill Young|url=http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2009-07-29/pdf/CREC-2009-07-29-pt1-PgE2068-3.pdf|website=U.S. Government Publishing Office|accessdate=28 April 2015}}</ref> The MCTFT program is funded by the Department of Defense and administered through the [[Florida National Guard]], and exists to fulfill the counterdrug training needs of law enforcement personnel.<ref>{{cite web|title=Law Enforcement Resource Guide|url=https://www.fletc.gov/sites/default/files/imported_files/osl/free-resources/resource-guide.pdf|website=FLETC|publisher=Department of Homeland Security|accessdate=28 April 2015}}</ref> Nationally responsive, the program meets the training needs of all 50 U.S. states and four U.S. territories.<ref>{{cite web|title=Florida Gang Reduction Strategy 2008 - 2012|url=http://www.floridagangreduction.com/webfiles.nsf/WF/KGRG-7FVPNR/$file/GangReductionReportWEB.pdf|website=Florida Gang Reduction|publisher=Office of the Attorney General of Florida|accessdate=28 April 2015}}</ref>

MCTFT produces numerous [[public service announcement]]s (PSAs) regarding the use, spread, and effects of drugs.<ref>{{cite web|title=Meth - Illegal Manufacturing, Abuse & Trafficking / Video PSA|url=http://www.usfra.org/video/meth-illegal-manufacturing#.VT-dziFVhBd|website=United States First Responders Association|accessdate=28 April 2015}}</ref> Media outlets across the United States routinely feature MCTFT PSAs and anti-drug videos in reports on the combating of local drug epidemics.<ref>{{cite web|title=National Anti-Drug Video Features Bangor|url=http://wabi.tv/2012/01/26/national-anti-drug-video-features-bangor/|website=WABI-TV|accessdate=28 April 2015}}</ref>