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WFTV Channel 9 Video: SWAT teams practice sniper response at Camping World Stadium

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Jul2018

WFTV Eyewitness News 9- Video: SWAT teams practice sniper response at Camping World Stadium Featuring Tacflow Instructors

by tacflow /
Our team was filmed teaching during the ABC WFTV9 interview with Orlando Police- SWAT teams practice sniper response at Camping World Stadium "Orlando police snipers fired shots inside Camping World Stadium…"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8X1arxbpro&feature=youtu.be  Originally published by ABC WFTV9 on Jun 14, 2018 Visit the ABC WFTV9 website Interested in learning more about this class?  Visit the Police Sniper Response to a Public Venue page!
July 2, 2018tacflow

17

May2018

KATC.COM Interview- Becoming SWAT, Part 2 Featuring Tacflow Lead Instructor Sean Harris

by tacflow /
Lafayette, LA - Becoming SWAT- Public Venue Training Every operator with the Special Weapons And Tactics team, as well as each of the eight members who work SWAT full-time at the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office, has already proven himself as deserving of a spot on the squad--but a lot more goes into becoming SWAT than just making it through the tryouts.Team assessments for LPSO made it evident that high-stress situations are not only part of daily life on the job for SWAT operators, stress is a pretty big part of their training too."Train in the real world, under realistic conditions. Put ... Read More
May 17, 2018tacflow
advanced sniper

21

Oct2017

7th Annual Sniperfest Recap

by tacflow /
SNIPERFEST 2017The 7th Annual Sniperfest Training & Competition was hosted by the Arizona Tactical Officers Association together with Tacflow and Strategic Armory Corps. It was held in Phoenix, Arizona with Day 1 at the Tacville Training Center and Days 2-3 at CowTown Range. Teams came from all over the valley, California, Nevada, and the Army National Guard. Speakers included:Phil Hayes-/ MCSO, USMC Scout Sniper- Wind Mark Lang/ Dallas SWAT, Tacflow- 50Cal Overwatch Freddy Osuna/ USMC, Greenside Training- Man Tracking Rob Furlong/ Canadian Army, Rob Furlong’s Marksmanship Academy- Longest Shot (TAC50) L3 NVG & Thermal 2017 Sponsors COWTOWN RANGE ARIZONA PATRIOT ... Read More
October 21, 2017tacflow

11

Aug2017

Law Enforcement Snipers – The Necessity of Suppressors

by tacflow /
Mark Lang of Tacflow Academy discusses the importance of suppressors with law enforcement snipers.Mark Lang is a Tacflow Lead Sniper Instructor as well as the lead instructor and developer of ‘Police Sniper Response To A Public Venue™’. He was a member of the Craft International training team until 2015. The PSRPV™ course was created to fill the gap that exists at sporting venues across the world that have minimum security and that could be the target for attack by domestic or international terrorists. Along with his co-instructors, they have established a standard to which Police Snipers and their SWAT teams ... Read More
August 11, 2017tacflow

10

May2016

The Need for Force-on-force Training & Realities of Home Defense at TacVille Training Center interview with The Arms Room

by tacflow /
The Arms Room held a live interview with VIDEO at TacVille Training Center with Rigo from Tacflow, talking about the need for force-on-force training and the realities of home defense.
May 10, 2016tacflow

06

Apr2016

AZFamily.com News – Sniperfest has the best of the best shooting it out

by tacflow /
Javier Soto from AZ 3TV interviews Instructor Mike Puente during the 2016 SniperFest Training & Competition.
April 6, 2016tacflow

01

Mar2016

TacVille and Tacflow Featured on Fox 10 Arizona

by tacflow /
PHOENIX (KSAZ) – War based video games like Call of Duty take you on a virtual battlefield and give you a small taste of what it is like to be a soldier. Now a brand new facility in north Phoenix takes that concept to a whole new level. Letting you use realistic weapons and tactics to carry out missions. It goes beyond paint-ball, it’s like being inside of a video game. Welcome to Tacville Training Center, a brand new indoor facility in the north valley where civilians can get access to training and equipment used by the elite military and law enforcement ... Read More
March 1, 2016tacflow

21

Apr2015

Valley law enforcement and military learn, train, compete at Sniperfest 2015

by tacflow /
PEORIA, AZ (3TV) The 5th Annual Sniperfest is back in Peoria, bringing law enforcement, corrections officers and military personnel together to learn, train and compete in their field. The event started on Monday, April 13 and ends today with the competition portion. Sniperfest has grown to be one of the largest sniper training events in the country. The competition portion provides prizes donated by the event vendors worth thousands of dollars. Attendees participated in seminars, training sessions and presentations throughout the week. Speakers at the conference included Rigo Durazo from Tacflow and Craft International, Dr. Lyman Hazelton from NASA, Michael Puente from MCSO, Ed ... Read More
April 21, 2015tacflow
Public Venue Countersniping article from guns & weapons for law enforcement

30

Nov2012

Sharpshooter November 2012- Public Venue Countersniping

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By Andre' M. Dall'au (Public Venue Countersniping article was originally published by Guns & Weapons for Law Enforcement- November 2012)As early as 2004, the government has issued advisories that public venues such as arenas and stadiums had been identifies as prime targets by terrorists.  The potential for causing mass casualties in a venue full of unprotected citizens has an obvious appeal to evildoers bent on disrupting our way of life.  A lone gunman or a violent, organized group could attack a professional sports event, rock concert, or even your son or daughter's high school football game unless prepared and well-equipped guardians ... Read More
November 30, 2012tacflow

30

Aug2012

Combat Tactics- Summer 2012

by tacflow /
Article-  Rigo Durazo teaches at Sniperfest by Cameron Hopkins Instructor Rigo Durazo, Owner of TACFLOW and Lead Instructor for Craft International- instructed one of the 2011 Sniperfest training blocks put on by the MCSO Posse in AZ. The event was covered on local news stations, as well as written up in several publications. An excerpt from the article in Surefire's Combat Tactics Magazine is below, with a link to the full article .pdf. "In a similar vein, another training block offered weapon retentions and hand-to-hand-combat instruction from noted martial arts pioneer Rigo Durazo, who offered a training block focused on hand-to-hand transitions while ... Read More
August 30, 2012tacflow