What Special Operations Aid & Rescue does

Special Operations Aid & Rescue (SOARescue) is a tactical emergency medical training and equipment company founded in 2014 by Andrew Rowley (US Army combat medic) and Alan Elam (NC paramedic), headquartered in Matthews, North Carolina. The firm delivers certification-aligned curricula across the Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC), Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC-ASM, TCCC-MP), and broader prehospital trauma spectrum — including TMP (82 hours), EAP, TECC-LE, HTI, TPO, ERFI, MCI, SMTC 1-2, ASC, and TSC programs — to military personnel, federal agency teams, law enforcement (SWAT), EMS professionals, and prepared civilians. Curriculum authority is anchored by relationships with NAEMT (training site), CAPCE (accreditation), IBSC (FP-C/TP-C preparation), AHA (training center), Denver Health (TCCC-ASM co-development), and the First Care Provider program; federal channel access is enabled by SAM registration (DUNS 079264270, CAGE 783H8) and US Air Force and US Army COOL program vendor approval.

The business operates from multiple regional training sites — Matthews and Charlotte NC (the original Charlotte-area base), Monroe NC, Concord NC (with an aviation simulator), Harrisburg PA (in partnership with HACC), and Charleston SC — and now supplements in-person instruction with a LearnWorlds-hosted eLearning channel and a co-located tactical medical equipment e-commerce shop. Revenue mechanics span three streams: instructor-led course tuition across ~20 offerings at varied price points, COOL-program-funded enrollments for active-duty Air Force and Army servicemembers, and direct-to-consumer equipment sales to credentialed graduates. The customer mix deliberately spans federal military, state and local public safety, and individual long-tail registrants, with regional education director roles in the Northeast and Northwest indicating an intent to scale field operations beyond the Carolina core.

Operational footprint sits within an 11–50 employee band; no outside funding rounds have been disclosed. Recent strategic activity has emphasized geographic broadening (Monroe and Concord NC), federal channel enablement (COOL approvals, SAM registration), instructional product extensions (SMTC, HTI, ERFI, ASC, TSC, TAME), and non-training revenue diversification through the equipment shop and eLearning platform.

Name

Special Operations Aid & Rescue

Legal name

Special Operations Aid & Rescue, Ltd.

Website

https://soarescue.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SOARescue, founded in 2014 and headquartered in Matthews, NC, is a tactical emergency medical training and equipment company delivering TECC/TCCC certification courses across multiple US regional sites to military, law enforcement, EMS, and civilian markets, supplemented by a COOL-funded federal channel.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Tactical Medical Training

NAICS

Technical and Trade Schools (6115), Professional and Management Development Training (61143)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Emergency Medical Services (EMT/Paramedic) Training (EDAOAMAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Disaster Response, Rescue & Tactical EMS (DMAT/USAR/SWAT/HAZMAT Medical) (HLAFANAH), Emergency Management, Disaster Response & Incident Command Training (EDAOAMAD), Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) Handling & Response Training (EDAOAMAL), Emergency Response, First Aid/CPR/AED & Incident Management Training (BPAKAOAJ)

Keywords

• Tactical medical training
• Combat casualty care
• Emergency medical services
• Tactical EMS certification
• First responder training

Headquarters

HQ city

Matthews

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional Training Courses: SOARescue generates revenue through tuition fees for tactical medical training courses ranging from 90-minute Stop The Bleed courses to 5-day comprehensive programs. Courses are priced individually with deposits required for agency registrations. They offer payment plans through their registration platform.
2. Online eLearning Courses: Self-paced online critical care medicine courses through LearnWorlds platform. Complete Critical Care Review Course priced at $350, with individual chapters available for $15 each.
3. Equipment Sales: Online retail shop selling medical equipment, first aid kits, tactical medical supplies, and gear. Products include MedMags, IFAKs, bleeding control equipment, and agency/municipal bulk equipment orders.
4. COOL Grant Programs: Vendor for US Air Force and US Army COOL (Credentialing Opportunities On-Line) grants, allowing service members to use military education benefits for tactical medical training courses.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Special Operations Aid & Rescue (SOARescue) delivers tactical, austere, and combat medical training programs for military personnel, federal agencies, law enforcement officers, professional responders (EMTs/Paramedics), and prepared civilians. The company offers accredited in-person courses (TCCC, TECC, TMP, EAP, TAME, RMP, etc.) plus self-paced eLearning, and supplements training with tactical medical equipment and gear sold through an online shop.

Product overview

SOARescue (Special Operations Aid & Rescue) is a training and equipment company founded in 2014 that offers tactical medical training programs for military, law enforcement, professional responders, and prepared civilians. The company's product portfolio consists of primarily educational/training courses organized into three main categories: (1) Core Tactical Medical Courses including Tactical Medical Practitioner (TMP), Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC), Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC), and Extended Austere Provider (EAP); (2) Specialized Training Programs such as Technical Austere Medical Evacuation (TAME), Rescue Medical Practitioner (RMP), and Specialized Medical Training Course (SMTC); and (3) Law Enforcement and Civilian courses including TECC-LE, High Threat Interventions (HTI), Stop The Bleed, and CPR. Additionally, SOARescue operates an eLearning platform for the Critical Care Review Course and sells medical equipment/gear through its online shop. The company is accredited through CAPCE, approved by NAEMT as a training site, recognized by the International Board for Specialty Certification (IBSC), and is an authorized American Heart Association training center.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tactical Medical Practitioner (TMP) Comprehensive 82-hour Tactical EMS training program for EMTs and Paramedics on tactical teams, combining 32 hours of self-paced online pre-work with 5 days of in-residence training. Includes TECC/TCCC certification and IBSC FP-C/TP-C preparation hours.
• Extended Austere Provider (EAP) 5-day immersive program bridging tactical, wilderness, and critical care medicine for prolonged field care when next level of care is days away, culminating in 24+ hour realistic scenario exercise. Awards WFA certification and IBSC FP-C/TP-C prep hours.
• Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) 2-day (16-hour) in-person course covering hemorrhage control, surgical airway control, needle decompression, and strategies for treating wounded responders in dangerous environments. Provides TECC certification and 16 CAPCE CEUs.
• Tactical Combat Casualty Care - All Service Members (TCCC-ASM) 1-day course teaching public safety first responders basic medical care interventions including bleeding control with tourniquets and hemostatic agents, airway management, and casualty care until EMS can safely enter a tactical scene.
• Tactical Combat Casualty Care - Medical Provider (TCCC-MP) 2-day course for combat EMS/military personnel including medics, corpsmen, and pararescue personnel, covering evidence-based life-saving techniques for battlefield trauma care under CoTCCC guidelines.
• Tactical Sustainment Course (TSC) Military-focused sustainment training adapted from TMP, covering JTS CPGs and NREMT-P continuing education requirements with modular content for 68W/68WF2, 18D, HM, and 1T2X1 military medical specialties, including 32 hours integrated online component.
• Austere Sustainment Course (ASC) 5-day immersive course bridging tactical, wilderness, and critical care medicine for military medical providers, with a 24+ hour culmination exercise requiring real-time decision-making.
• Technical Austere Medical Evacuation (TAME) 5-day in-residence flight medicine course covering enroute critical care best practices, evacuation techniques using various flight platforms, rope rescue, non-standard evacuation platforms, and hoisting evolutions with aviation evacuation simulator at Concord, NC.
• Rescue Medical Practitioner (RMP) Course bridging advanced medical care and technical rescue operations, adhering to NFPA 1006/1670 standards and enabling medical practitioners to work with rescue teams for entrapped victims.
• Specialized Medical Training Course (SMTC 1-2) Contract courses for military SOF medical support teams focusing on operational and clinical requirements. SMTC-1: 50+ hour assessment; SMTC-2: 5-day (50+ hour) validation course with up to 36 hours of full mission profile exercises.
• Critical Care Review Course 40-hour self-paced online course preparing paramedics for Flight Paramedic (FP-C) or Critical Care Paramedic (CCP-C) certification exams, covering patient assessment, critical care pharmacology, airway management, and trauma care. Priced at $350 with individual chapters at $15.
• Tactical Emergency Casualty Care - Law Enforcement (TECC-LE) 8-hour course teaching officers basic lifesaving tactical medicine concepts including tourniquet application, hemostatic gauze use, pressure bandages, basic airway management, chest seals, and hypothermia prevention.
• High Threat Interventions (HTI) Tactical medicine program for armed professionals incorporating live fire evolutions with medical scenarios, focusing on injured shooter weapon manipulations and vehicle-based downed personnel retrieval.
• Tactical Patrol Officer (TPO) 3-day course providing officers training in tactical medicine, manual breaching, rifle/pistol marksmanship, and structure clearance techniques to bridge the gap between regular line personnel and specialized response teams.
• Emergency Response for Firearms Instructors (ERFI) 2-day, 16-hour program providing firearms instructors and range personnel ability to render immediate life-saving aid and create Emergency Action Plans for their agencies.
• Anatomy of an MCI Course on resolving mass casualty incidents, teaching coordination techniques and hands-on skills for managing chaotic situations and saving lives during critical incidents.
• Stop The Bleed (STB) 90-minute hands-on course teaching bleeding control techniques including tourniquet application and wound packing, led by paramedics and prior military medics. Issues certificate upon completion.
• BLS CPR Basic Life Support CPR training course providing certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation techniques for cardiac distress situations.
• NAEMT Courses Authorized NAEMT training site offering Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC), Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC), Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS), Advanced Medical Life Support (AMLS), EMS Vehicle Operator Safety (EVOS), and Emergency Pediatric Care (EPC).
• American Heart Association Courses Full complement of AHA courses including Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), and ACLS for the Experienced Provider.
• First Care Provider (FCP) Training program for non-medically trained individuals covering lifesaving concepts in an easy-to-understand format, offered through SOARescue as an approved training site.
• Medical Equipment & Gear Shop Online retail shop selling first aid kits, medical supplies, MedMags, IFAKs, bleeding control equipment, tactical medical gear, and agency/municipal bulk equipment orders.
• COOL Grant Funded Training US Air Force and US Army COOL (Credentialing Opportunities On-Line) program enrollment enabling service members to use military education grants for SOARescue training courses.

Quantifiable outcome

• 82 hours CAPCE credit for TMP course satisfying majority of EMT/Paramedic recertification requirements
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature5 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSOARescue is an authorized NAEMT Training Site capable of offering B-CON, TECC, TCCC, and Law Enforcement First Responder (LEFR) courses. Instructors are credentialed by NAEMT and the company has been a supporter of NAEMT educational programs for years.
• Commission on Accreditation for Pre-hospital Continuing Education (CAPCE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAccredited Organization through CAPCE, validating SOARescue as a national EMS continuing education provider. Their courses count toward national registry recertification and state licensing requirements.
• International Board for Specialty Certification (IBSC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerApproved by IBSC as a Certified Flight Paramedic (FP-C) and Certified Tactical Paramedic (TP-C) preparation and review course. TMP Program awards 82 hours toward IBSC continuing education requirements.
• American Heart AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSOARescue offers the full complement of AHA courses including BLS, ACLS, PALS, and ACLS for the Experienced Provider through AHA-certified instructors.
• First Care ProviderminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSOARescue is an approved First Care Provider training site, privileged to offer the FCP Program with staff approved to deliver information correctly.
• US Air Force COOLcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSOARescue is an authorized vendor for the Air Force Credentialing Opportunities On-Line (COOL) program, enabling airmen to use military education benefits for tactical medical training.
• US Army COOLcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSOARescue is an authorized vendor for the Army Credentialing Opportunities On-Line (COOL) program, enabling soldiers to use military education benefits for tactical medical training.
• Denver Health Department of EMS EducationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with Denver Health to develop the TCCC-ASM course in partnership with Denver Police Department Metro/SWAT unit and NAEMT's PHTLS Committee.
• Harrisburg Area Community College (HACC)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTECC courses hosted at Harrisburg Area Community College require registration through the college at 717-780-2510.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Sigma Tactical Wellness: Sigma offers tactical medicine and wellness programs to law enforcement, military, and government agencies — a direct functional peer to SOARescue's TCCC/TECC/HTI lineup.
• Wilderness Medical Associates International: WMA International provides wilderness and austere-environment medical training for outdoor professionals and remote responders, directly overlapping with SOARescue's EAP and austere/flight medicine courses and target customer base.
• Rescue 3 International: Rescue 3 provides technical rescue training aligned with NFPA 1006/1670 — the same standards underpinning SOARescue's Rescue Medical Practitioner (RMP) course — making it a peer in the technical-rescue-medicine intersection.
• Remote Medical International: RMI delivers tactical, wilderness, and remote medical training to government, energy, and expedition clients — a close functional peer to SOARescue's austere-medicine and SOF-adjacent programs.
• Tactical Medical Solutions: TacMed Solutions designs and sells tactical medical kits and offers associated training; comparable to SOARescue across both the equipment retail and tactical-medicine curriculum dimensions.
• Crisis Response Solutions: Provides tactical EMS, active-threat, and emergency response training to law enforcement and first responders, directly competing for the same TECC/Stop The Bleed/TECC-LE customer segments SOARescue serves.

Broad incumbents

• North American Rescue: NAR is a large, established supplier of tactical combat casualty care equipment and training to military and federal customers, overlapping with SOARescue's IFAK/kit offering and military customer base.
• NAEMT (National Association of EMTs): NAEMT sets prehospital EMS education standards (PHTLS, AMLS, TCCC, TECC, EPC) and accredits training sites like SOARescue; it is the broader standards body and ecosystem incumbent whose courses SOARescue delivers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/soarescue
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCUO0lZJ73U-izacq3UOQ4uw
• Facebookfacebook.com/SOARescue
• Instagraminstagram.com/soarescue

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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