0.68 Caliber Launcher & Projectile Instructor Certification Course (Sabre)

This 1-day Basic Instructor Certification program was designed for agencies to update, train and certify departmental Instructors in SABRE’s 0.68 Caliber Projectiles & Launchers. This course was designed to enhance instructor’s development in 0.68 caliber projectiles, payloads, launcher types, deployments considerations, physical and mental effects of 0.68 projectiles and chemical agents, legal and medical issues, training and liability, and the proper use of SABRE 0.68 Caliber Projectiles & Launchers We will concentrate on the technical and tactical applications of this information and instructor developmental skills. This training will assist instructors with enhancing their own systems which will improve the odds of survival both in and out of the court room.


COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM AND PRACTICAL
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: Eye Protection, hearing protection

40mm Launcher Armorer (Penn Arms Single & Multi Launcher Pump)

This comprehensive 1-Day Penn Arms Armorer’s specific Course is tailored for individuals tasked with armory duties within the agency, responsible for the upkeep of launchers. The course places emphasis on hands-on learning, focusing specifically on the maintenance and repair of Penn Arms 37mm and 40mm single and multi-pump launchers. Participants will gain essential skills in basic troubleshooting and repairing of the launchers. Successful completion of this course is essential for conducting repairs without voiding the launcher warranty. 

COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM AND PRACTICAL
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: Eye Protection, hearing protection, Penn Arms launcher for practical workshop sessions.

Active Attack Incident Management (AAIM) 

The Active Attack Incident Management (AAIM) two-day course, is designed for leaders among our first responders. AAIM focuses on strengthening the coordination and integration of multiple response entities to improve overall effectiveness during critical incidents. This course is designed to enhance participants' skills, abilities, and performance in utilizing the NIMS ICS process during active attacks and other major critical incidents. Participants will be challenged through a series of tabletop exercises that reinforce key concepts and require them to apply what they've learned in realistic, scenario-based environments enabling them to improve both individual and agency response capabilities. AAIM works through various operational phases, staging protocols, command elements, terminology, communication, incident command, area command, and EOC operations. Developed with input from subject matter experts and based on NIMS ICS principles and real event research, this course offers a comprehensive platform to boost participants' ability to effectively use the incident command structure in dynamic situations. Sixteen hours of ALERRT training are awarded for completion of this course.

The IPADS will be used for the electronic tabletop exercises with the custom software.

COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: Pen & Paper

Aerosol Irritant / OC Spray Instructor Certification Course 

This one-day (8-hour) Instructor level certification program focuses on the deploying, handling and documenting the use of chemical aerosols. This course will address:

    Medical issues and legal liability
    Ways for the instructor to develop in the use and training of aerosol tactics
    How to protect your department from costly litigation issues that could arise from the use of aerosol projectors
    Proper deployment techniques
    The complete arsenal of available aerosols and situational requirement
    Recommended contamination drills
    Decontamination
    Properly reporting force and tactics for aerosol projectors

Certified instructors receive an instructor manual and student PowerPoint to use when teaching end user classes. This certification is valid for three calendar years from successfully completing this course.

Topics covered include:

    Oleoresin Capsicum Formulations / Carriers
    Projectors / Propellants / Delivery Systems
    Effectiveness / Safety / Liability Factors
    Criteria for Selection
    Sample Policy and Procedures
    Officer Survival Techniques
    Decontamination / First Aid - New SABRE Decon will be used!
    Operational Guidelines / Practical Exercises
    Instructor Development
    Inter-graded Use of Force Options
    Deployment Methods
    Tactics for Surviving an OC Attack
    Contamination Exercises*

COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM & PRACTICAL
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: Complete duty gear with handcuffs & key, baton & carrier, holster (NO Live Firearm) Training Firearms provided, Change of clothes, towel & safety glasses (recommended)

Barricaded Suspect Resolution Lecture & Debriefs 

This course will offer the student an overall review of the procedures and tactics to be used in resolving an armed barricaded suspect situation. The class will focus on a wide array of tactical options to include the following: intelligence gathering, decision making, the deployment of entry / containment personnel, use of force, explosive breaching, use of diversionary devices, chemical agents, less-lethal options, and Police K-9.

COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: NONE

Ballistic Shield Operations

The Ballistic shield is an effective tool which is often under-utilized by law enforcement teams throughout the country. In the past, use of the shield had been limited to methodical operations such as barricaded subjects due to the size and weight of the shield itself. Advances in Ballistic technology have led to the development of a new breed of shields that are smaller, lightweight and easier to maneuver in close quarters. Based on these developments, teams can further enhance their dynamic capabilities through upgraded equipment and proper training. Understanding that the necessary elements for dynamic operations being speed, surprise and violence of action now coupled with utilizing the ballistic shield as a clearing element can greatly enhance the safety of the entry team and further increase the probability of prevailing in the encounter. During this course we will discuss and demonstrate the proper tactics to be utilized when officers / investigators are conducting  ballistic shield operations.

AT THE CONCLUSION OF THIS COURSE, THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO:


•    Describe the nomenclature of the modern ballistic shield based on classroom discussion.
•    Demonstrate three tactical shield positions utilized during dynamic operations based on classroom discussion and demonstration.
•    Describe and demonstrate the proper shooting platform for ballistic shield operations based on classroom discussion and demonstration.
•    Describe and demonstrate shield striking techniques utilized in a confrontational encounter based on classroom discussion and demonstration.
•    Demonstrate proper dynamic room clearing techniques utilizing the ballistic shield based on classroom discussion and demonstration. 

COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM & PRACTICAL
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: Ballistic Shield, Training Gun

Building Clearing Tactics & Strategies

This course will expose the end-user to proven methods for safely clearing structures while mitigating risk. Topics covered will include the structure traits and dynamics, door management, methods of entry, subject management, contingency preparations, action on contact. This class will focus on 2 man movement.

This course is an overview of basic clearing strategies and is not meant to supplant the full training course.

COURSE TYPE: PRACTICAL
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: BLUE GUN (HANDGUN/RIFLE) - IF AVAILABLE

Chemical Munitions Instructor Certification Course (CTS)

This course includes classroom and range exercises. Information provided will include history of chemical agents, nomenclature of chemical agents, use of force considerations, hands on applications, training examples and legal considerations. Students will receive an instructor certificate from CTS at the completion of this course.

COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM, PRACTICAL APPLICATION
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: EYE PROTECTION, GLOVES, HEARING PROTECTION, NO LIVE WEAPONS ALLOWED

Chemical Munitions Instructor Certification Course (Defense Technology)

This course includes classroom and range exercises. Information provided will include history of chemical agents, nomenclature of chemical agents, use of force considerations, hands on applications, training examples and legal considerations. Students will receive an instructor certificate from Defense Technology / Safariland at the completion of this course.

COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM, PRACTICAL APPLICATION 
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: EYE PROTECTION, GLOVES, HEARING PROTECTION, NO LIVE WEAPONS ALLOWED

Combat Mindset Lecture

We speak of good tactics and bad tactics, sound tactics and sloppy tactics, without ever really inquiring into what we mean by those phrases.  Yet the inquiry is a crucial one. Like it or not, Law Enforcement officers will encounter the chaotic dynamics of street combat during their careers. Whether they manage those encounters successfully or not is largely a function of the tactics that they practice and perform.  To put it bluntly, sound tactics can make the difference between the officer living and dying.  Understand there is no one tactic or technique that will work for every situation.  We must have the flexibility and awareness to utilize the appropriate tactic for whatever we encounter. It is important for all officers to have the proper COMBAT MINDSET to effectively implement the solution to any given situation.

COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: NONE

Corrections: Cell Extractions

 This course provides law enforcement personnel with a
policy-compliant, tactically sound framework for conducting dynamic
cell extractions involving compliant, passively resisting, and
actively combative subjects. Instruction focuses on team-based
movement, command and control, and force application consistent with
legal standards and agency use-of-force policy. Participants will
learn forcible entry considerations, threshold evaluation, and
positioning in confined spaces, along with effective restraint and
handcuffing techniques designed to safely transition subjects from
resistance to control. The course also integrates less-lethal
considerations, including the deployment of chemical agents and
conducted electrical weapons such as the TASER, addressing
decision-making, environmental limitations, and post-deployment
responsibilities to ensure officer safety, subject welfare, and
defensible operational outcomes.
 

COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: NONE

Corrections: High Risk Inmate Transport

 This course provides law enforcement personnel with a comprehensive,
threat-focused framework for conducting high-risk inmate transport
operations in both urban and rural environments. Instruction
emphasizes deliberate route planning and reconnaissance, threat and
risk assessment, and pre-mission preparation to mitigate ambush,
escape, and interference risks. Participants will discuss immediate
action drills, defensive and evasive driving techniques,
counter-assault tactics, and coordinated team driving formations
designed to maintain security under dynamic conditions. The curriculum
also addresses the establishment and management of inner and outer
security cordons during prisoner pickup and drop-off operations,
focusing on command and control, communication, and rapid transitions
between movement and static security to ensure the safe, controlled
transport of high-risk prisoners.
 

COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: NONE

Distraction Device Instructor Certification Course (Defense Technology)

 Distraction Devices Instructor Program will cover:

• Distraction devices: types and nomenclature/reloadable and non-reloadable devices/command initiated
• Decibels/candela/p.s.i./overpressure
• Handling/storage/rendering safe
• Tactical deployment/safety considerations/policy and procedures
• Criminal and civil liabilities
• Live-firing exercises/operational scenarios
• Instructor development to establish in-house/in-service training and documentation skills

COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM, PRACTICAL APPLICATION
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: EYE PROTECTION, GLOVES, HEARING PROTECTION, NO LIVE WEAPONS ALLOWED

Edged Weapon Defense

This course is designed to teach the operator or law enforcement officer the principles, techniques and tactics to defend himself in hand-to-hand encounters against an attacker armed with an Edged Weapon (knife).  Krav Maga emphasizes techniques ranging along the readiness continuum, as well as scenarios where the Police Officer is unable to access a higher force option (firearm).   Students will learn movement, combative strikes, and self defense techniques that are the basis of the Krav Maga system.  This is NOT a lecture. This IS a "hands-on" seminar designed to familiarize the operator with the principles and techniques that may someday save his life. 

COURSE TYPE: PRACTICAL APPLICATION
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: All participants should wear athletic shoes, duty belt,  BDUs (recommended), and bring bottled water and a towel.  If available, students should bring a redgun or similar inert training weapon that is similar to their issue sidearm.  ABSOLUTELY NO LIVE WEAPONS OR SIMUNITION WEAPONS WILL BE ALLOWED IN CLASS

Executive Protection Foundation and Advances for Law Enforcement

In PFC’s EP Foundations, we aim to set up your skills for success by adequately addressing the guiding principles that distinguish properly trained professionals from aspiring amateurs. This session will consist of an academic clinic covering roles & responsibilities, positive attributes as well as conduct & responsibilities of successful EP agents.
The afternoon session will be comprised of PFC’s EP advance block of instruction which focuses on the how’s, whys, tactics, techniques and procedures of protective security advances. This block of instruction contains pragmatic academic instruction that will give students the tools they need to conduct successful advances in the world of executive protection. 

 
Morning Course Outline:

EP Missions
EP Strategy
EP Functions & Roles
Agent Conduct & Responsibilities
Operations & Organization
   
Afternoon Course Outline: 

Purpose of Advances
Advance Strategy
Time Management & Delegation
Known vs. Unknown Locations
Essential Elements of Information
Assistance Strategies
Public vs. Private Venues

 

COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: Note taking material

Featured Debrief: Debrief: HRW Transgender Standoff

This debrief examines a complex and high-risk incident involving a mental health and armed crisis in which a transgender individual armed with a rifle created a prolonged standoff situation following a domestic dispute. The case highlights the challenges faced by law enforcement in balancing public safety, individual rights, and tactical decision-making in today’s evolving social and political climate. Participants will gain insight into the communication strategies, command decisions, and tactical coordination that shaped the successful resolution of this incident. The debrief focuses heavily on the Crisis Negotiation Team (CNT) process—initial response, rapport building, de-escalation techniques, and coordination with tactical units during a dynamic and sensitive event. Attendees will learn how CNT, the Crisis Response Team, and Tactical Operations worked collaboratively to manage the situation, maintain covert surveillance, and ultimately take the subject into custody safely and without significant injury. This case underscores the importance of interdisciplinary teamwork, intelligence gathering, and the application of technology in resolving high-risk incidents.

COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: NONE

Featured Debrief:  Debrief: Suicidal Teen Standoff that went wrong

Sergeant Terry Holmes with the Fort Wayne, IN Police Department will be sharing a case study of an incident that occurred at the Fort Wayne International Airport.  This challenging incident involved a suicidal teenager who was armed with a handgun.  This case study will focus on the importance of early and effective use of active listening skills, remembering the basics of negotiations, and discussing missed opportunities as a negotiator. 

COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: NONE

Featured Debrief: San Jose PD HRT Sniper Initiated Hostage Rescue 

On November 19th , 2015, an armed suspect forced his way into a home where he had previously rented a room.   He fired multiple rounds causing one occupant to flee leaving his intended victim in the house.  A hostage barricade ensued and the San Jose SWAT team was called out.  In less than 3 hours the suspect exited the house and fired multiple rounds from two guns in the direction of the emergency react team striking a team leader in the leg.  He was engaged by a sniper with three 308 rounds before dropping.  The team conducted a dual entry team crisis entry finding the victim deceased in a rear bedroom.  During this event the team was challenged with a rapid deployment, low staffing and the first use of new tactics.
 

COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: NONE

Featured Debrief:  Welfare Check -Line of Duty Death 

On March 24th , 2015, a San Jose PD patrol officer responded to a welfare check of a suicidal male.  Upon arrival several officers took up a position behind a vehicle in front of the two story townhouse on a major thoroughfare.  The suspect exited onto the balcony, observed the officers, retreated, then returned.  He quickly produced a 30/30 rifle and fired at the officers striking one in the head, killing him instantly, then dropped behind a short wall.  Other officers returned fire but were unsure if the suspect was struck.  The San Jose SWAT team was called out.  Officers exposed and stuck behind the car were recovered and a barricade ensued.  The management of the event was complicated by the massive response, emotion and high command involvement.  Equipment and communication issues with the Bomb squad ultimately led to the formation of a new explosive breaching program contained within the SWAT team. 


COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: NONE

Featured Debrief:  Wyndham Garden Hotel Barricade Hostage Rescue

On January 21st 2018 a Santa Clara County (CA) Task Force located a prolific career criminal wanted for assault, armed robbery and false imprisonment.  He was positively identified checking into a local area hotel with an unknown female.  An attempt to apprehend him was made by the task force and a barricade ensued.  Approximately 9 years before he had barricaded and was taken into custody by San Jose SWAT.  That same team was called out for this new event.  During the following 36 hours it was determined that the female was being held against her will and an explosive breach and entry was authorized.  The suspect was successfully taken into custody and ultimately convicted of the original offenses and the false imprisonment of the female.  This event challenged the team with a criminal familiar with barricade tactics, communication difficulties between negotiators and tactical command, a mid event change out with the local sheriff's team due to fatigue and command uneasiness with new breaching capabilities.  

COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: NONE

Flash Bang Instructor Certification Course (Combined Tactical Systems)

This course entails:

•Types of Explosions
•Primary and Thermal Effects of Distraction Devices
•History and types of diversion devices
•Specifications and Illustrations of Model 7290 Flash-Bang
•M201 Precision Fuze/M.S.D.S./Fuze Firing Sequence
•Deployment of Device
•Diversionary Device Decibel Levels 
•Rendering Safe Procedures Secondary Blast Pressure Effects
•ATF Requirements.

COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM, PRACTICAL APPLICATION 
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: EYE PROTECTION, GLOVES, HEARING PROTECTION, NO LIVE WEAPONS ALLOWED

Handgun Optics Skills and Tactics (PFC)

Handgun Optics Skills and Tactics (HOST) aims to develop miniaturized red dot sight skills for the defensive handgun practitioner, allowing them to deploy this revolutionary technology with competence and confidence. Topics covered will include: optic pro’s and con’s, selection & maintenance, zeroing procedures, optic acquisition, refining the three metrics (speed, distance, & accuracy), optic problems mid-fight. Adding an optic to the handgun is far different from merely changing out one’s iron sights. Join us to help safely and efficiently unlock your new potential with this modern handgun sighting option.
 
Equipment:

Weather appropriate / duty attire
Semiautomatic handgun with zeroed / duty approved optic (Sig 320’s prohibited)
Duty approved belt & holster (Blackhawk serpa style holsters prohibited)
3 Magazines
400 rnds of training ammunition
Eye protection / Ear Protection
Note taking material: Pen / Sharpie
Appropriate support equipment: Tools, Maintenance kit, firearm lubrication
 

COURSE TYPE: PRACTICAL APPLICATION
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: SEE ABOVE

Handgun Retention

This course is designed to teach the operator or law enforcement officer the principles, techniques and tactics to defeat a suspect intent on taking the officer's sidearm.  Students will learn basic combatives (strikes) and counter-assault techniques designed to defend and counter-attack an assailant.  This is NOT a three hour lecture. This IS a "hands-on" seminar designed to familiarize the operator with the principles and techniques that may someday save his life.  You will sweat.

COURSE TYPE: PRACTICAL APPLICATION
EQUIPMENT NEEDED:  All participants should bring athletic shoes, duty belt,  (BDUs recommended), bottled water, and a redgun type training weapon. ABSOLUTELY NO LIVE WEAPONS OR SIMUNITION WEAPONS WILL BE ALLOWED IN CLASS.

Handgun Threats    

This course is designed to teach the operator or law enforcement
officer the principles, techniques and tactics to defeat a suspect armed with a handgun when the officer is either unarmed, or does not have the time or ability to access his own handgun. Students will learn basic combatives (strikes) and counter-assault techniques designed to defeat and disarm an assailant.  This is NOT a three hour lecture. This IS a "hands-on" seminar designed to familiarize the operator with the principles and techniques that may someday save his life.

 COURSE TYPE: PRACTICAL
EQUIPMENT NEEDED:  All participants should bring athletic shoes, duty belt,  (BDUs recommended), bottled water, and a redgun type training weapon. ABSOLUTELY NO LIVE WEAPONS OR SIMUNITION WEAPONS WILL BE ALLOWED IN CLASS.

 

High Risk Warrant Service Lecture & Debriefs

This in depth high risk warrant service course, with modern day liability considerations, will enhance your team’s ability to properly evaluate, plan, and safely execute your missions. The class will cover pre-raid scouting missions, proper target identification, execution options, warrant service planning, risk mitigation, supervisor approval process and post service responsibilities & documentation. Warrant examples and debriefs will be presented and discussed. 

COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: NONE

Hostage Rescue Tactics Lecture & Debriefs

This course will offer the student an overall review of hostage rescue operations, to include theories, tactics, and decision making. This class will be held in a round-table format to encourage information and idea sharing among the students in regards to tactical options for safely resolving hostage situations. The hostage rescue mission is without a doubt one of the most dangerous scenarios we face. This course will provide operators with the ability openly discuss what they have learned through previous experiences.

COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: NONE

How to Effectively Implement Thermal Technology into Day-to-Day Law Enforcement Operations

This course, taught by Joe Weyer of Alliance, Ohio SWAT, provides a practical, operational look at integrating thermal technology into everyday law-enforcement work. Attendees will learn how agencies across the country are leveraging modern thermal optics to enhance officer safety, improve situational awareness, and increase operational efficiency.

COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: NONE

Impact Munitions Instructor Certification (Combined Tactical Systems)

This course entails: 

•Tactical employment of munitions
•Levels of Force
•Physiological Effects of Specialty Munitions
•Shot Placement
•12 gauge, 37mm, and 40mm Specialty Munitions/Specifications
•Less Lethal kinetic energy projectiles Deployment techniques

COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM, PRACTICAL APPLICATION
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: EYE PROTECTION, GLOVES, HEARING PROTECTION, NO LIVE WEAPONS ALLOWED

Impact Munitions Instructor Certification (Defense Technology)

SM Less Lethal Impact Munitions Instructor Program will cover:

• Weapons and munitions: 12ga./37mm/40mm/hand delivered 
• Tactical consideration in the use of impact munitions in crowd-control/dynamic-entry/hostage-rescue/barricaded-subject situations 
• Physiological/psychological effects 
• Liability consideration/policy and procedures 
• Blunt trauma/ballistics and energy 

COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM, PRACTICAL APPLICATION 
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: EYE PROTECTION, GLOVES, HEARING PROTECTION, NO LIVE WEAPONS ALLOWED

Individual First Aid Kit (IFAK) Care for Law Enforcement

Learn how to use your own first aid kit to save lives. This class will cover the most used components in any first aid kit (IFAK).  If you don't carry one, we'll show you how to think outside the box and make something in your surroundings work. class topics Bleeding control / airway control / breathing control. Seconds count when someone is injured. Do you know what to do ? 

COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM & PRACTICAL
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: If you would like an evaluation of your department kit please bring it with you but it is NOT needed for this training. No gear or equipment is needed for this class.  We will supply all training gear.

Instructor Development Workshop for Firearms Instructors

The classroom workshop is designed to facilitate a learning environment where Instructors from various law enforcement agencies can gain exposure to progressive methods of coaching shooters. This course ranges from building basic skills to advanced gunfighting skills and how to scale the delivery of the information in ways which best consolidates the information into a shooter’s procedural memory for optimal retrieval under tense, uncertain, and rapidly evolving situations. Through examining relevant data instructors can identify the failures in current teaching methods and analyze how and why these issues affect the students’ performance. Participants will be given creative ways to build the necessary skills, through drills that are clearly defined and outlined with specific context and intent.

 
It is recommended that attendees are certified firearms instructors but is not required as a prerequisite to attend this course. All Military and Law Enforcement Officers are welcome to the information regardless of instructor credentials.

COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: NONE

Instructor Development Workshop for Firearms Instructors w/ Range

In this part of the Instructor Development Workshop for Firearms Instructors we will be conducting live fire drills and courses of fire that are purposed driven to ultimately build gun fighting skills. This course will have a wide scope from building basic hard skills to advanced gun fighting skills. Instructors will look at large relevant data set's to identify patterns , trends and failures in the first part of this workshop. After answering the questions of how this data is effecting our people, why it effecting our people we will come up with solutions to fix instructor failures.  Participants will be given creative ways to build the necessary gun fighting skills through drills that are clearly defined through specific context and intent. This is a fast paced course meant to give the seasoned instructor a progressive approach to maximizing the capabilities of their training time at either the in service or recruit level.

*** YOU MUST TAKE THE MORNING CLASSROOM SESSION TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS BLOCK. ***

COURSE TYPE: PRACTICAL
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: Duty Pistol, 3 Magazines, Duty Belt, vest / plate carrier, 400 rounds live ammunition, eye protection and ear protection, notepad, and pen.

Law Enforcement Tactical Leadership & Planning: Adapting Troop Leading 
Procedures for Law Enforcement Supervisors

 This intensive class is designed to equip law enforcement tactical
team leaders and supervisors with a structured planning and leadership
framework adapted from the U.S. Army’s Troop Leading Procedures
(TLPs). Through a combination of lecture, guided discussion, and
practical application, students will learn to translate TLP principles
into real-world law enforcement operations. Participants will develop,
write, and issue a law enforcement-specific Warning Order (WARNO) and
Operations Order (OPORD), and deliver operational briefings under
instructor supervision. The course emphasizes clear communication,
leadership under pressure, and effective team coordination for
high-risk operations.

COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: NONE

Long Gun Handling Skills

Long Gun Handling & Retention is a performance-based training block focused on practical long gun readies, carry positions, and movement in real-world environments. Officers will learn to utilize readies and carries during solo and team movement, manage muzzle discipline in confined and populated spaces, and safely transition when distance collapses and going hands-on becomes unavoidable. The course addresses vertical versus horizontal weapon orientation during physical engagement, common weapon grab attempts, and high-percentage long gun retention strategies for both solo officers and team operations. Integrated edged weapon considerations are covered for extreme close-quarters entanglements, with emphasis on decision-making, positional dominance, and force justification consistent with EFC Combatives 


COURSE TYPE:  PRACTICAL
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: Duty belt training gun 
OPTIONAL, BUT RECOMMENDED: Outer vest or plate carrier, Long gun with sim bolt

Mental & Physical Wellness for LEO

The class examines the hidden costs of the job, including constant exposure to chaos, trauma, and moral conflict, leading to isolation, burnout, and a toxic “just make it to the pension” mindset. The psychological toll is highlighted through the overwhelming exposure to critical incidents, the prevalence of anxiety, hypervigilance, and moral injury, and the powerful stigma that prevents many from seeking help. From there, the focus shifts to resilience and recovery — redefining resilience as adapting to trauma without losing oneself, and teaching practical tools for work-life balance, communication, and completing the “stress cycle.” Finally, the session introduces programs and healing pathways all designed to restore wellness and purpose. It concludes with a call to action: to not just survive, but to thrive—by building community, communicating openly, and committing to proactive mental, physical, and emotional wellness.

COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: NONE

Negotiating with a Teen

 

COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: NONE

Patrol Less Lethal Impact Munitions Instructor Certification (CTS)

This course entails:

•Tactical employment of munitions
•Levels of Force
•Physiological Effects of Specialty Munitions
•Shot Placement
•12 gauge, 37mm, and 40mm Specialty Munitions/Specifications
•Less Lethal kinetic energy projectiles Deployment techniques

This course will have an additional focus on the 12ga super sock bean bag round which is used by patrol, howerver the 40mm and other deployment methods will be covered. This class is interchangable with the CTS Impact Munition Instructor Course. Students will receive an instructor certificate from CTS at the completion of this course.

COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM, PRACTICAL APPLICATION
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: EYE PROTECTION, GLOVES, HEARING PROTECTION, NO LIVE WEAPONS ALLOWED

Performance Pistol – Live Fire

This course will focus on three main performance foundations for advancing a shooter’s ability to be effective with their duty pistol. The first foundation is an in-depth analysis of grip and building structure behind the gun through friction, leverage, and anatomical efficiency. Once a superior grip is established, we will break down antiquated techniques for utilizing sights and expose improved methods of utilizing our vision in conjunction with the level of confirmation contextually appropriate. Lastly, we will establish a neurological pathway in the brain by connecting two senses to operate the trigger in the most efficient method possible.

COURSE TYPE: PRACTICAL
EQUIPMENT NEEDED:  Duty Pistol, 3 Magazines, Duty Belt, vest / plate carrier, 400 rounds live ammunition, eye protection and ear protection.

Pistol Mounted Optics Operator Certification (Live Fire)

Leave the Iron Age behind. Proven on the battlefield and in competition, there is no longer any debate that a red dot makes for faster, more accurate shots over iron sights. Take your shooting to the next level with the course built specifically around this major advancement in firearm technology.
Have you seen the light? Maybe you’ve already made the leap to reflex sights but are wondering “Can I acquire the dot even faster?” and “Is it possible to stay in the fight if my optic goes down?” Or, perhaps you just want to see what the hype is all about. Either way, be prepared for an eye opening experience with the course designed, and taught by, those who stake their lives on this technology everyday. Proper zeroing of your sight, “both eyes open” shooting, alternate aiming techniques, low light environments and achieving accuracy at distance will all be covered. You’ll also have FREE use of a SIG SAUER 320 RX, the only pistol engineered specifically around the red dot sight, and leave with a complete appreciation of the electro optic advantage.

Course Outline

•    Understanding types of red dots and mounting options
•    Proper sighting procedure (aka zeroing)
•    Equipment maintenance
•    Application of marksmanship fundamentals
•    Initial sight acquisition
•    Holdover/offset
•    Advantages and limitations
Equipment List
•    Quality functional semi-automatic pistol with Reflex (red dot) sight in common caliber
•    3 magazines (minimum)
•    Belt mounted, dominant side holster
•    Magazine pouches
•    Sturdy belt at least 1.5" wide
•    Loading device (optional)
•    Footwear suitable for rapid movement and turning
•    Clothing suitable for training in any weather (pants must have belt loops)
•    Wraparound eyewear with polycarbonate lenses or non-shattering prescription
•    Electronic hearing protection, earmuffs or earplugs

COURSE TYPE: PRACTICAL
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: EYE PRO, HEARING PROTECTION, DUTY BELT, BRING YOUR OWN HANDGUN W/ OPTICS,  AMMO COUNT OF 300 9MM (OR YOUR CALIBRE ONLY IF BRINGING A HANDGUN WITH YOUR OWN OPTICS)

Power Up: Reinvigorating Your Career

Power Up helps officers—especially 8–10 year veterans at the burnout stage—re-engage with their
purpose, reconnect to the mission, and re-enter the organization as part of the solution.


I. Where Policing Is Today

• VUCA environment (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, Ambiguity)
• High stress, understaffing, public scrutiny
• Organizational stress exceeds operational stress


II. The 8–10 Year Burnout Window
• Mastery without meaning
• Fatigue, cynicism, drift
• Predictable, fixable, and critical for retention


III. Why Officers Disengage
• Organizational stressors: communication, supervision, workload
• Operational + cumulative trauma
• Cultural negativity and “lost generation” mindset


IV. What Burnout Does to the Brain
• Purpose fades, curiosity decreases
• Identity disconnects from service
• Officers shift into survival mode


V. The Power Up Mindset
• Reconnect with your WHY
• Re-engage as a CALM Professional (Competency, Awareness, Living the Oath, Motivation)
• Rebuild personal momentum

COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: NONE

Shotgun Breaching Operator Course

This course is designed for those officers with a desire to learn new breaching techniques. Students will learn:

  • Deploying a breaching program
  • Department policies and pre-planning
  • Deployment procedures
  • Identifying door construction
  • Team member positioning
  • Post documentation and legal aspects

COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM, PRACTICAL
EQUIPMENT NEEDED:  Breaching Shotgun (if available), Eye protection, hearing protection, gloves.

Simunition Instructor Certification Course

Committed to the safety of students using their products and system, Simunition® has developed, along with FX® Marking Cartridges, a complete line of protective equipment and conversion kits. Our concern for safety has led us to include instructor-level training in the safe and effective staging of reality-based training using FX® technologies. The training also includes instructor updates and recertification.

This informative, two-day course is designed to provide students with substantial hands-on experience with Simunition® FX® training ammunition technology, weapons conversion kits, and the Simunition® line of protective equipment. Additionally, this course will provide in-depth, hands-on instruction in scenario-based training program development and training methodology, and will give critical practical experience to students on the best use of Simunition® training products in a highly effective, realistic, extremely safe training program.

Subjects covered in the course will include:

    Simunition® SecuriBlank® Cartridges
    Simunition® FX® Marking Cartridges
    Simunition® Conversion Kits
    Simunition® FX® Protective Equipment

Scenario-based training program development, management and implementation: Instructor Development; Safety considerations; Program components; Training objectives; Personnel requirements; Facility requirements; Equipment requirements; Scenario execution; De-briefing techniques.

COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM, PRACTICAL
EQUIPMENT NEEDED:  UTILITY CLOTHING FOR FORCE ON FORCE AND AN EMPTY HOLSTER (DAY 2)

COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: NONE

Snipers at Work

The job of the modern police sniper is complex, challenging, and constantly evolving.  Unfortunately, most teams don’t have the benefit of seeing what is going on in the sniper community beyond their jurisdictional borders. This block of instruction will introduce snipers to the American Sniper Association.  They will find out what the association has to offer in the way of information and resources.  This includes the ASA ROSE and Sniper Training Matrix, the Police Sniper Training and Operations Manual, and the Police Sniper Utilization Survey Reports.  These are recognized as foundational documents for sniper programs.

The presentation will also make ample use of sniper incident debriefings, emphasizing lessons learned from recent sniper-involved shootings from around the country.


COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: NONE

Structure Dry Fire

This course will focus on the benefits of deliberate dryfire training and methods of implementing a dryfire program for both on-duty and off-duty training. Whether you are looking to implement an in-service program, train for a competition, transition to MRDS on duty pistols, or just looking to make the most of your training time, the benefit from deliberate dryfire cannot be stressed enough.

*Absolutely No Live Ammunition Allowed in Classroom *

COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM
EQUIPMENT NEEDED:Full duty belt and holster, Duty Pistol (Cleared Safe and Empty), 3 Empty Magazines, Minimum of 10 Dummy Rounds, Notepad and Pen, DryFire Magazine or other trigger resetting device (optional), Shot Timer (optional)

Surviving Ambushes

What are some behavioral cues that can appear prior to an assault? What can you do to increase your survivability when an assault happens? This session is designed to increase law enforcement officers’ awareness and understanding of the “totality of circumstances.” It provides an overview of the importance of, and legal authority for, officers obtaining a reasonable tactical advantage. In addition, this presentation describes common pre-incident indicators of violent attacks and some actions that are known to increase survival during critical incidents. 

COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: NONE

Tactical Combat Casualty Care For First Responders (TCCC)

TCCC class, which was originally designed for military personnel, has now been an advanced training platform for today's first responders in handling emergency situations. This course contains lectures and hands-on skill station scenarios, by trained certified instructors, designed to expose the student to a variety of different emergency situations and confidently provide appropriate care.  The goal however remains the same..

Treat the Casualty
Prevent additional casualties
Complete the task at hand.

Topics of Discussion

  • Care under-fire Concepts
  • Equipment Checklist for first responders
  • Bleeding & Tourniquets  
  • Burns
  • C-spine injuries and Movement of an aided

Tactical Field Care Concepts

  • Bleeding and QuikClot
  • Airway trauma and treatments
  • Chest trauma and treatments
  • Fluid Resuscitation
  • Hypothermia
  • Fractures and splinting
  • Medication considerations for tactical paramedics/physicians

Tactical Evacuation Care

  • Evacuation categories
  • Evacuation considerations

In law enforcement, we are the first responders especially in hostel environments and tactical situations. This course will properly prepare you to appropriately act and react in a tactical environment that may save the life of someone else or your own.

The TCCC class offers 8 Continuing Medical Education credits for any certified EMT or Paramedic and is recognized by National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians, however this class does not require certifications and is available to all law enforcement. At the completion of this course, each student will receive a TCCC certification by NAEMT

COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: NONE

Tactical Patrol Rifle

This course is designed to expose shooters to the concepts and principles behind effective carbine manipulation in both patrol and tactical environments.

Deliberate skills we will focus on:

-Rifle Presentations

-Building Structure behind the gun

-Ambidextrous Carbine Manipulations

-Transitions while moving

-Emergency, and Deliberate Reloads

-Levels of Sight Confirmation

-Target Transitions

-Effectively utilizing cover

-Team movement / Priority of Fire

-Compressed environments

-Malfunction Clearance


COURSE TYPE: PRACTICAL
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: Patrol Rifle/Carbine, Sling for Rifle, 3 Rifle Magazines, 400 Rounds of rifle ammo, Duty Handgun, 3 handgun magazine, 100 rounds handgun ammunition, duty belt and holster, plate carrier / outer vest for rifle magazines, eye protection, and ear protection.

Tactical Team Leader Development Course

This class will discuss team leader survival, the tactical decision making process, discuss a SWAT officer evaluation tool and its uses, then conclude with a review of incident debriefs related to less lethal resolution options, barricade operations, warrant service and hostage rescue.

COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: NONE

Tactical Threat Recognition (The Six Layer Concept)

Human Terrain Mapping & Behavior Pattern Recognition 4-hr Workshop HTMBPR is designed for the 21st Century Law Enforcement Professional. It focuses on advanced critical thinking using an understanding of human behavior patterns to articulate and defend decisions made by the officer in the course of their duties. It is designed to empower the law enforcement officer and limit department/organization liability while simultaneously building community rapport and engagement. This purpose of this workshop is to give insight into what the HTMBPR program is and how it can be applied.

COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: NONE

TASER 10 Energy Weapon Basic Instructor Course

This course provides the basic operational theory and practical training to instruct users to reasonably safely and effectively operate TASER 10 EW (it does not cover other energy weapons ) and will certify those who successfully complete the course as TASER basic instructors for a period of 2 years from the date of certification. This course is open to sworn law enforcement officers, military personnel, and licensed professional security employees. Part 1 of the courses is completed online. Part 2 consists of practical training VR, and final certification (all attending students are required to attend 1 day in class; there is no separate recertification version). 

THIS COURSE DOES NOT COVER THE TASER X26P, X2, TASER 7.

* Requires completion of the online component before the conference

COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM & ONLINE COMPONENT
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: BELT OR VEST

TASER Basic Instructor course (Legacy weapons - X26P, X2, TASER 7, and TASER 7 CQ)

Course Description: The TASER CEW Basic Instructor Certification course certifies law enforcement personnel to train others on the X26P, X2, TASER 7, and TASER 7 CQ energy weapons. This 8-hour course combines an online interactive prerequisite with one day of in-classroom training, focusing on scenario development, isolation drills, and teach-backs. Certification is valid for 2 years. Designed for new and recertifying instructors, it equips participants to safely execute training and enhance instructional skills.

COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM & ONLINE COMPONENT
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: BELT OR VEST

Team Control Tactics

Team tactics will teach you the skills necessary to operate effectively as a cohesive team in the field. You will learn how to communicate under stress, coordinate movements, and safely and efficiently execute team-based takedowns and suspect control.

 
COURSE TYPE: PRACTICAL
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: Duty Belt, training gun, as much realistic gear as possible ie, keys batons,  taser no probes or battery.  NO LIVE GUNs.

Urban Sniper 3-Day School 

This three day course will cover the following topics:

  • Sniper Mindset
  • Accuracy drills
  • High angle shooting
  • Loop hole shooting
  • Intermediate barrier shooting
  • Moving target engagements
  • Sniper Overwatch Operations
  • Drone usage in Sniper operations
     

COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM & PRACTICAL
EQUIPMENT NEEDED:Sniper weapon system, 200 rounds of match grade ammunition, Back Pack, Laser range finder, Binoculars Kestrel weather gauge, Ear and eye pro, Tripod, Ground pad/ shooting mat and any other department required gear and equipment.

Vehicle Extractions

This course is an overview of how to take subjects into custody in a team setting utilizing "cover and contact" concepts and some sop considerations.

COURSE TYPE: PRACTICAL
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: NONE

Weapon Based Entanglements

Objectives to deflection and retention. EFCs movement out of space  Introduction to the principles of retention inside the holster vs outside the holster to during presentation.
Weapon defense differences. 

COURSE TYPE: PRACTICAL
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: Duty belt , training gun , as much realistic gear as possible ie. Keys , batons , taser no probes or battery.