This 6-day Basic SWAT Operator course is designed to provide participants with the necessary information and combat mindset needed to become a successful tactical operator. After a detailed overview and history of special weapons and tactics, the course will focus on principle-based tactics and techniques, team structure, organization, and assault planning; ultimately evolving into a mentally and physically demanding week of specialized operational training.
Safety, History and Purpose, Equipment Selection and Placement, Legal Issues, Tactical Planning, Intelligence Gathering, Tactical Handgun and Carbine Skills, Cover/ Concealment and Barricade Usage, Team Movements and Formations, Emergency Action and Arrest Team Placement and Procedure, Threshold Assessment, Entry Techniques, Use of Shields, Breaching Techniques and Options, Primary and Secondary Diversionary Device Deployment, Officer Rescue Techniques with TCCC Medical Procedures, Donning and Doffing of Respirator (Gas Mask) including Live Fire familiarization, and more.
This class will introduce principle-based tactics and techniques that can be adapted to any situation, making the student more tactically aware and sound in the performance of their duties.