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Andrew Rowley
Co-Founder & CEO
Tactical MedicineProgram Development
Visionary behind SOARescue's training methodology. 18+ years of combined experience in tactical and austere medicine education and operations.
Est. 2014 · Matthews, NC
Trained by those who do.
Special Operations Aid & Rescue delivers the most realistic, evidence-based tactical and austere medicine training available — taught exclusively by providers actively working in the field.
12yrs
Of Training Excellence
5K+
Students Trained
100+
Courses Completed
4.9★
Student Rating
Our Story
Built by providers. For providers.
SOARescue was founded in 2014 with a clear mandate: close the gap between what providers are taught in traditional EMS programs and what they actually need to perform in high-threat, resource-scarce environments.
The standard curriculum wasn't built for the realities of our operational missions, a wilderness trauma, or a mass casualty event. SOARescue was. Every course we offer exists because a real operational gap demanded it — and every update we make is driven by what's happening in the field, not in a committee room.
Twelve years in, that founding philosophy hasn't changed. Our instructors still work active shifts. Our curriculum is still evidence-first. And our mission is still the same: help every provider be better tomorrow than they are today.
NAEMT Authorized
Training Site
CAPCE Accredited
CE Organization
The SOAR Difference
Why agencies choose SOAR
Nationally Accredited
NAEMT Authorized Training Site. CAPCE accredited organization. IBSC Approved review courses. Many courses qualify for NREMT recertification and federal grant funding.
Operationally Experienced
Instructors still serve in SOF, LE, and prehospital roles — practitioners deploying what they teach, not retired academics.
Evidence-Based
Curriculum built on current CoTCCC / TECC / NAEMT guidelines, reviewed and updated every cycle. What we teach works in the field.
Scenario-Driven
High-fidelity stress inoculation. Low-light, rotor-wash, MCI, casualty-collection-point. You train the realities, not just the checklist.
Gear & Kit Integration
SOAR-designed medical kits, IFAKs, and MedMags based on the same curriculum you trained on. Train on it, deploy with it.
Flexible Delivery
Open enrollment, agency-specific, or we mobilize to you. Federal grant eligible. Online pre-work lets you optimize in-person hours.
Foundation
Mission, vision & philosophy
Mission
To preserve life by equipping citizens and professional responders to care for the injured through superior tactical medical education and equipment.
Vision
SOARescue's vision is to prevent Line of duty and victim life loss, by providing superior tactical medical education to the nation’s citizens, first responders, and tactical operators. We seek to increase the number of prepared medical providers within our country to care for those injured and equip them with proven life-saving tools.
Philosophy
Evidence-based medicine delivered by subject-matter experienced instructors. We don't teach from textbooks alone — our cadre actively work in the roles they teach.
The Cadre
Leadership & instructors
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Alan Elam
Co-Founder & COO
20+ Years EMSTactical Medicine
Oversees all operational training programs and instructor development. Has deployed SOAR training to military, federal, and civilian organizations across the country.
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Dr. Goldhahn
Medical Director
Medical OversightEvidence-Based Curriculum
Provides medical oversight and ensures all SOARescue curricula meet the highest evidence-based standards. Keeps our programs current as protocols evolve.
SOAR maintains a cadre of associate instructors deployed for agency-hosted and mobile courses. Contact us about instructor availability →
Twelve Years In
Our journey
2014
SOARescue founded in the Charlotte, NC area.
2016
Earned NAEMT Authorized Training Site designation.
2017
CAPCE Accreditation Achieved
2018
Launched mobile course delivery — bringing training nationwide.
2020
Introduced eLearning platform enabling hybrid course delivery.
2022
Expanded program catalog to include EAP and Critical Care Series.
2024
10-year milestone — training active across military, LE, EMS, and civilian sectors.
2026
Twelfth year of operations — 5,000+ students across the full course ladder.
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