Training

The US National SWAT Championships training program is designed to provide world-class instruction by top instructors on weapons, tasks and topics relative to SWAT teams and officers. All training will take place at Highland Ranch Law Enforcement Training Center, in Littleton. CO, the same location as the USNSC competition and Vendor Exhibition. Below are listed the classes offered for 2008.
FEB 2008

*Students will who sign-up for the Advanced Weapons Training will spend one day on Advanced Tactical Rifle and one day on Advanced Tactical Pistol changing classes on day two of training.

^ The Advanced Sniper Class is a one-day class offered on two different days.

** These classes will be free to officers on competing teams. Seats in the Shield Tactics class will be 2 officers per team. Seats in the SWAT Seminar will be first come first serve for teams

Because of the intense nature of weapons training, classes will be limited in the number of students they can accommodate. Seats will be given on a first come - first served basis. The cost for each class is $250 per student. To register for training print out the Training Registration Form:

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and follow the instructions. Class instructions, equipment list and receipts will be sent to all registered students following registration acceptance. For more information contact USNSC at 480-854-9955.

The US National SWAT Seminar is free to registered team members and $100 for nonteam members. Seating is limited and those planning to attend should sign-up early. The seminar will be held at the Highland Ranch Law Enforcement Training Center
auditorium.

Training Descriptions

This is a two-day (16-hours) course of instruction. Students will spend one day in Advanced Tactical Rifle learning the advanced use of the assault rifle for offensive & defensive situations, Close Quarter Engagements, Action vs. Reaction, Live Fire Tactical Team Movement and Multiple Target Engagement Drills. 

Day two students will be an Advanced Tactical Pistol class designed to teach officers to improve their weapons skills during an armed confrontation. The focus of the training will be on acquiring and engaging targets faster and more accurately, in the ever-changing dynamic atmosphere of an armed encounter.  You will leave this class having specific drills that will allow you to gain and maintain your winning edge.  

This course will accommodate 40 officers broken down into two groups of 20 for training. If you want to learn the skills for individual weapons employment in law enforcement situations from the Masters this is a class you do not want to miss!

Advanced Sniper Class
Recommended for officers assigned as snipers and weapons instructors

This is an intense 8-hour precision long gun training class and limited to 12 students each day. The course will involve tactical weapons employment, quick movement through unknown terrain, field expedient shooting positions and engagement of targets at unspecified distances from 0-300 yards. The class will start and end with zero confirmation. Students will leave this class better prepared to employ their weapons in any type of terrain and situation and more capable of placing the first round on target. This is a shooting class and students should bring 200 rounds of ammunition, individual shooting support equipment, field durable gear, eye and ear protection are required.

Shield Tactics & Employment
Recommended for all SWAT officers

This is a dynamic four-hour block of instruction with both demonstrations and practical exercises that teach the principles of effective and efficient use of tactical shields in combat situations. Emphasis is placed on the use of weapons while employing a shield, both handgun and subgun/carbine. Left and right shooting, reload and movement drills, single and multiple target engagement techniques, and CQB are explained and exercised using the new Multiple Use Shield Technology (M.U.S.T.). Shields will be provided for training. Officers will fire approximately 250 rounds pistol and 250 rounds subgun/carbine during this training. Each registered team will be provided 2 free seats in this class.

SWAT Seminar:     Combat Mindset – John Hughes
Recommended for SWAT officers and leaders at every level

This two-hour block will include the comparison and transition of the police patrol officer into a SWAT Officer on a SWAT Call. It will discuss Jeff Coopers Color Codes of Metal Awareness along with an inside look a how elite military teams prepare their operators for sustained combat operations.  It will address the traditional thinking that in a lethal engagements stress takes over and show how with proper training and preparation the body and mine can be controlled for maximum performance.  This seminar is critical information for law enforcement officers who must maintain the ability to go from routine procedure to life and death struggle in the blink of an eye. How you think will determine how you react. Don’t miss this lecture

Instructors

Greg Coker is a retired US Army Special Ops combat aviator. He has planned and led scores of real world combat missions with significant tactical, operational, and strategic value during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan with 100% success, including the first successful rescue of an American POW since World War II. He has achieved 3500 hours of accident free flying, over 2000 hours of NVG and 800 hours of Combat. He was instrumental in developing and implementing advanced firearms training programs and combat training for the US Army’s 160th Special operation Helicopter Battalion (Nighthawks). Greg teaches advanced weapons for Spartan Tactical a top rated weapons and tactical training company and also holds a position at La Rue Tactical. Greg is also a nationally accomplished three-gun shooter.

Cameron Grantham is a former deputy sheriff in both Idaho and Oregon where he was a member of the SWAT team and supervised the Sniper Squad. For the last five years he has been the Director of Military and Law Enforcement Training for Leupold’s Tactical Division. In that capacity he has conducted sniper training programs for military and law enforcement agencies around the world. In addition, Cameron is a world-class competitive shooter in both sniper competitions and three gun matches.

John Hughes is a retired US Army Sergeant Major who spent most of his career in special operations positions. He trained and led operational teams on direct action missions, security details, foreign training MTTs and force protection missions in both Iraq and Afghanistan. A specialist in special ops training, he developed, planned and executed numerous training exercises designed to test and improve the capabilities of numerous special ops units for both the Army and on the Joint level. He also served as a Security Agent in Charge for Triple Canopy on assignment in Iraq. Since 2005 he has been a police officer with Charlotte, NC Police Department.

Mike Ott is a retired Lakewood, Colorado police officer. In over 18 years of service he held various operational positions to include SWAT Team Leader, Canine Officer and Master Firearms Instructor. He is currently the Vice President of Training for First Choice Armor where he developed the tactical training program. The mainstay of 1st Choices’ program is Tactical Shield Training using the M.U.S.T. Shield.

T.J Pilling has held assignments in Patrol, SWAT, Narcotics and Training for the Garland Texas Police department. He has been a Precision Marksman for twenty-three years with SWAT also serving as senior instructor on the team. In the Training division, T.J. was assigned as Garland’s Range Master and Firearms Instructor and qualified to teach the full range of law enforcement weapons: basic and advanced handgun, shotgun, subgun, precision rifle, sniper, and concealed carry as well as police tactical training. He is the lead instructor at Tiger Valley and on the faculty of Mid-South. In over 2000 hours of training he has received certifications from many of the country’s most acknowledged firearms training schools to include the US Army MTU, NRA, Thunder Ranch, IAFI, Glock, John Shaw, Texas A&M, USMC and FBI Sniper and Counter Sniper Schools.