Phelps County Sheriff’s Department deputies spent two days on Fort Leonard Wood this week, gaining valuable law enforcement refresher training. The eight deputies on post Tuesday and Wednesday are based out of Rolla and are members of what’s called a special response team — a highly-trained tactical element of the sheriff’s department that typically responds to the high-risk calls and operations beyond the capabilities of traditional law enforcement. Over the course of the two days, the deputies were able to practice breaching and tactical team techniques, as well as have classroom training and a live-fire event. James Cornett, a U.S. Army Military Police School training instructor, said law enforcement agencies regularly come from as far away as St. Louis to use Fort Leonard Wood’s world-class training facilities. Another attendee this week, Fred Taylor, served as an Infantryman in the Army before becoming a PCSD deputy about three years ago. He said he enjoys serving his community — Rolla is his hometown — and that starts with getting the best training available. Cornett said future training opportunities for the PCSD deputies are planned in the coming months.