This class will give you the building blocks of the proper response to some of the most high-risk calls police receive – building searches, warrant service, active killer, as well as patrol response to barricaded gunmen and hostage situations. You will learn how to properly search and clear a structure, both as part of a small team and as a lone responder. We will discuss when and why you should use speed, and when you should be slow and methodical. Also discussed will be equipment considerations, priority of life, basic mechanical breaching, de-escalation, the role of less lethal equipment, in addition to the proper use of white light, as well as link ups to prevent incidents of fratricide with responding officers.

This class uses the UTM man-marking rounds. We will have all the protective equipment needed for the class. We will also have drop-in bolts for use in your AR-type Patrol Rifle to use the UTMs. That way you can use YOUR gun through the course of fire, getting the most out of the training.

Topics will be covered in a classroom environment but with most of the time spent in the simulation lab.

LTAC will utilize proven instruction methods based on US Army Special Forces training and scenarios. The instruction will be led by US Army Special Forces instructors, and will consist of a “crawl, walk, run” type of instruction. Scenarios and Team-based exercises will be clearly and concisely communicated to participants, who will then run the scenarios in a dry fire environment, followed by a Simunition and UTM-fire environment.

There is a 30-60 minute lunch break, with lunch being provided by LTAC.