Doraville Police Department

One of the organizations that organize and sponsor these joint trainings is the Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange (GILEE), a joint program of Georgia State University and local law enforcement. GILEE works to foster cooperation between law enforcement agencies in Georgia and Israel, educating Israeli law enforcement on community policing and training Georgia law enforcement on counter-terrorism. Since its establishment, GILEE has run law enforcement executive development and trainings to enhance homeland security, through 450 programs that reached over 33,000 law enforcement and other executives across over 25 states and 25 countries.

The Police Department of Doraville, Georgia, is among the departments that have sent delegates to Israel. John King has served as Chief of the Doraville Police Department since 2002. Chief King attended a GILEE training in Israel in May 2007. Charles Chuck Atkinson has served as Major of the Doraville Police Department, where he holds the title of CEO and Assistant Chief. Major Atkinson attended a GILEE training in Israel in 2012.

In addition to serving as Chief of the Doraville Police Department, John King serves in the U.S. Army National Guard as a Brigadier General and Director of the Joint Staff for the Georgia Department of Defense. Chief King’s training includes serving as Commander of the 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, deploying to Bosnia-Herzegovina, Iraq and Afghanistan. Chief King also served as the Military Advisor to Deputy Minister of Interior for Security for Afghanistan, an agency of over 96,000 police officers.