Training

One Day Class

• Topics include:
• Lockpicking
• Lock By-Passing
• Lock Bumping
• Tubular Locks
• Simplex Locks
• Pad Locks
• and more

Date: Tuesday September 3, 2024 from 0800-1700

Cost: $140.00 (includes lock picks and manual)

Location: Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office

Must be a Sworn Law Enforcement or Fire

Bring Badge and ID Card

Reservations required as class size will be limited

To reserve a spot visit: tacticalentries.net

Course Overview:
This course is designed to teach the student various methods of ballistic shield use during tactical clearing. This includes firearms drills with the shield, the use of one and two officer shield teams, and the use and construction of a tactical mirror.

Registration Deadline – 8/9/2024

Course – #20240800

Prerequisites – Sworn full-time law enforcement personnel

Training Location – 9401 LAKEWOOD DR SW LAKEWOOD, WA 98499

Student Equipment – Please see preface for a detailed student equipment list.

Start Time – 0800

Co-host Point of Contact – Mike Wiley – MWILEY@CITYOFLAKEWOOD.US

Nearest Airport – Seattle-Tacoma International

Hotel Suggestions
Fairfield Inn and Suites
1515 Wilmington Dr
Dupont, WA 98327
Phone: (360) 334-3314

 

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THIS COURSE ONLINE

 

Cancellation Policy:
Due to limited seating, we request that you cancel at least 30 days before a scheduled class start date. This gives us the opportunity to find a replacement for your seat.

• Cancellations made 30 days or more in advance of the course start date will receive a 100% refund.
• Cancellations made 7 – 29 days in advance will receive a full refund less a $150 processing fee.
• Cancellations made less than 7 days in advance will NOT receive a refund.
• Substitutions are acceptable at any time.
• No refunds will be given for no shows.

Course Overview:
The Tactical Performance Lab is a course meant to assess officers’ physical and shooting capabilities objectively. This will NOT be a smoke session, but will have job-specific tests to identify weaknesses, and highlight proficiencies. The class will teach officers how to train with purpose, similar to a professional athlete while focusing on the specific job requirements of a SWAT operator, both shooting and fitness related.

This course will test your physical and shooting capabilities.

Objectives:
The class will teach officers how to train with purpose, similar to a professional athlete, while focusing on the specific job requirements of a SWAT operator. Additionally, the class will teach how to effectively operate firearms with a high degree of speed AND accuracy. We will push the limits and find where you can truly operate the firearm, especially while moving, or after sprinting to a position.

Topics Covered:

• Identify job-specific fitness components for LE
• How to specialize your fitness for LE
• How Fitness Impacts Job Performance in LE
• How fitness impacts shooting and tactics
• How to implement fitness into shooting
• How to increase the performance of dynamic shooting
• How to build a progression of dynamic shooting

Registration Deadline: – August 23rd, 2024

Training Location:
Evergreen Sportsmen’s Club
12736 Marksman Road SW
Olympia, WA 98512

Dates & Times:
Mon, Sep 23, 8:00 AM – Wed, Sep 25, 5:00 PM PST

Hosted by: Kennewick Police Department

Class Times: 0800 – 1700

Tuition: 

• $800 for tactical officers.  $650 for negotiators (maximum of 10 negotiators per course)

  • (Credit card or check accepted.  Credit Card payments incur 3.5% processing fee.  Checks made out to Trinity Tactical Consulting, LLC – address above) – Full tuition payment required for registration.

• Contact Trinity Tactical (wayne@trinitytraining-consulting.com or 509-820-0315) with student name, rank/position, agency, and contact information
• Refundable with 30-day notice prior to class date.  Student substitution allowed.

Target Audience:

Officers assigned to a Tactical or Negotiations Team, Tactical/CNT Team Leaders, and Tactical Team Commanders.

Course Overview:

This 40-hour course will combine classroom instruction with group and practical exercises and scenarios.  Decision making strategies for the deployment of a tactical team during hostage situations in large commercial structures and the use of technology during hostage rescue operations is the focus of the course.  Effective integration with CNT as well as CNT strategies when dealing with hostage takers will be covered and the final scenarios will integrate CNT into the resolution process.  Proper mindset and communication and team systems will be core concepts in the course. Topics covered include but are not limited to:

• Dynamic movement and mindset 
• Principles of hostage rescue
• Crisis and deliberate rescue planning
• Use of technology during hostage rescue operations
• Interaction with CNT & negotiation strategies
• Multiple force on force evolutions

Student Equipment Requirements:

• Laptop computer is recommended (a PDF will be provided to attendees prior to class start – no printed course manual is handed out, all course documents are on provided thumb drive.
• Note taking material
• All individually issued tactical gear to include radio and communications equipment
• Rifle and pistol with simunition/UTM conversions
• 250 rounds simunition/UTM marking cartridges
• 2 Training NFDD hulls with minimum of 5 training reloads. (contact Wayne@trinitytraining-consulting.com if you do not have these)
• Face/head/neck and wraparound eye protection for force on force drills is MANDATORY!  A half mask that can attach to the helmet and in conjunction with wraparound eye protection is recommended.

Optional/Other Equipment:

• 2 inert NFDD training bangs.
• If you are assigned as a breacher, 20 blanks for ballistic breaching shotguns.
• If you are assigned as a sniper on your team, 5 blanks for your bolt gun/AR10.  I will place you in the sniper role at times during force on force scenarios.

Instructor Bio:

Wayne DuBois – A retired law enforcement administrator with more than 27 years of law enforcement experience and active SWAT team member for 25 years.  During his career, Wayne has responded to, supervised, or been in command of hundreds of SWAT operations, including high-risk warrant service, barricaded suspects, armed suicidal subjects, and multiple hostage rescue operations.  During his tenure on SWAT Wayne was the senior Team Leader, CNT Cadre Leader, and also served as a Tactical and Incident Commander.  Prior to law enforcement, Wayne served 4 years on active duty as a ground surveillance systems operator in the U.S. Army, including deployment to Southwest Asia for 6 months during Operation Desert Shield/Storm. Wayne received the Medal of Valor for actions taken during a SWAT Operation and was named SWAT Officer of the Year and Police Officer of the Year by the Benton County Sheriff’s Office. Wayne serves as a Region Director for a national tactical association, and instructs in their Command Cadre.  He is a certified force science analyst and De-Escalation Instructor, and is an instructor in multiple disciplines related to tactics and SWAT.  Wayne has also had two published articles on SWAT procedures and operations in a national publication, “The Tactical Edge.”  Wayne holds a M.A. in Executive Leadership from Liberty University.

Website:

• trinitytraining-consulting.com

Course Overview:
The Tacflow 4 Day/ 40 hour Instructor Ballistic Shield Program has culminated from years of actual operational experience and training evolutions.  A comprehensive look into various law enforcement operations and how best to leverage ballistics shields to increase favorable outcomes.  Our tactics presented are geared toward worst case scenario and everything is pressure tested.  If your agency or team isn’t incorporating ballistic shields into your movement indoors or in open areas, this class will allow you to explore the effectiveness of shield work.

Instructors:
Chris Trapp & Rigo Durazo

Location:
Everett PD Range
701 E. Mukilteo Blvd.
Everett, WA 98203

Gear List:

• Pistol/ 700 rounds
• Carbine/ 100 rounds
• 140 rounds Simunition (majority pistol)
• Duty gear, vest, helmet
• Eye & ear pro
• Dedicated pistol mounted weapon light
• Force on force face & throat protection

Recommended Hotels:

• Courtyard by Marriott Everett Downtown – 3003 Colby Ave, Everett, WA 98201
• Hotel Indigo Everett Waterfront – 1028 13th St, Everett, WA 98201
• Inn at Port Gardner-Everett Waterfront – 1700 W Marine View Dr, Everett, WA 98201
• Delta Hotels by Marriott Everett – 3105 Pine St, Everett, WA 98201

WSTOA’s Basic SWAT course is 5 days and 50 training hours. WSTOA’s Basic SWAT course is 5 days and 50 training hours. The focus of WSTOA’s Basic SWAT course is to provide students with the basic required knowledge for officers and deputies newly assigned to SWAT or Tactical Response Teams. The target audience are individuals who have recently been assigned to SWAT. They will gain an understanding of contemporary theories and concepts used during SWAT operations. Students will participate in classroom and field exercises designed to develop their understanding of the tactics and techniques employed during tactical operations. This course is facilitated by experienced SWAT team leaders and elements leaders currently assigned to Tier 1 and Tier 2 SWAT teams who are experienced in developing newly assigned SWAT officers.

The primary course objectives are as follows:

• SWAT Theory & Concepts in order to gain an understanding of SWAT utilization during tactical operations.
• Team organization and structure, to include the responsibilities of each position within the team.
• Introduction to specialized equipment and munitions used by SWAT Teams.
• Tactics used during armed barricaded incidents and high-risk warrant service missions.
• Proper Scouting and Operational Plan & the necessity of after-action reviews.
• Dynamic, Slow and Methodical, and Covert movement techniques.

Required Equipment:

• Helmet
• Entry Vest
• Gloves
• Tactical Uniform
• Rifle/SMG
• Handgun
• Eye and hearing protection
• APR (Gas Mask)
• PT gear
• Simunition, Force on Force, UTM bolt or rifle with 150 rounds of marking cartridges
• Simunition, Force on Force, UTM protective gear

Location:

• Richland Police Department Range Facility
  3232 Twin Bridges Rd., Richland, WA 99352

Cost:

• $500.00

Time:

• Course begins at 0800 on Monday October 14^th, for student check-in and NTOA PFQ.  Attire is PT Gear.

Registration:

• Click here to register

Cancellation:

• Deadline to cancel is 7 days prior to class.
• $500 no show or late cancellation fee.

Question?

• Contact Matthew Nelson at mnelson@ci.richland.wa.us

Hosted by the Yakima Police Department Nov 4 – 8, 2024
1300-2200 hours each day

Email info@tap-rack.com to register

This course addresses the entire spectrum of Night Vision Training and use from the LEO perspective. Classroom instruction will cover the Night Vision System and why all components are critical. In addition, special considerations for LE during SWAT operations as well as recommended policy and practices. Topics covered include but are not limited to; Courtroom testimony, integration of K9, use of robots/drones/pole cams, NVG driving of armored vehicles, LE Identification issues and gear setup, integration with ballistic shields, Defensive Tactics and current case law in regards to LE use of NVG.

Range drills will expose weaknesses and strengths of using night vision for slow clears to hostage rescue and will cover the following: Comparative contrast between current NV and laser systems, Understanding the importance of power as it relates to light and environmental barriers, Zeroing procedures, IR engagements of low and high percentage threat zones, IR to white light transitions for discrimination and identification, How engagement and application under NVG’s varies, shooting around intermediate barriers and barricades.

Training Day 1 will be at the Yakima Police Department Training Room located at 207 S. 3rd Street, Yakima, WA 98901.

Officer Performance Objectives:

Students will be able to understand the importance of every facet of night vision as a system and articulate the appropriate requirements to their chain of command.

They will be able to zero and explain various zeroing techniques to their peers.

Integration into team training and missions regardless of TTP’s.

Officers will have a better understanding of the advantages of tactical police operations conducted within the IR spectrum.

Integration into a team and methods to determine if the team is ready for NVG operations.

** NO MEALS ARE PROVIDED IN THIS COURSE*

 

NVG COURSE MANDATORY EQUIPMENT

• Rifle / Subgun with 1500 rounds of ammunition. 3 magazines minimum, 5 dummy rounds.
• IR Illuminator/Laser – Laser should be Visible AND IR
• Duty Pistol with 1000 rounds of ammunition, 3 magazines minimum, 5 dummy rounds
• IR/White pistol light or dedicated white light on the handgun
• NVG & Helmet with mount. (Make sure the two interface please)
• Simunition Upper/Bolt for your carbine.
• 250 Rounds marking cartridge for your primary weapon and 50 for your secondary. (If you don’t have pistol conversions, it’s no problem)
• Appropriate duty belt with mag pouches.
• Body armor. With load bearing vest, carrier, chest rig or whatever to carry extra magazines and full-face GAS MASK.
• Eye and Ear Protection
• 5 Chem Lights, any color. Visible, not IR
• Head Lamp or helmet light
• Anti-Fog / Cat Crap
• Lens Paper/Cloth
• 10 of your teams qualification targets.
• Training TQ and Pressure Dressing
• Spare batteries for optics, lasers and lights.
• Training Flex Cuffs