Instructed by
Sean Harris

Location
RANGE: Norse Tactical Training Range
147 E Main St suite b, New Albany, IN 47150

Course Description
The Sniper Team Leader Course is a 30-hour curriculum designed to break through the institutional inertia that police sniper teams and sniper team leaders may face on today’s SWAT Teams. Designed to assist Team Leaders in areas of sustainment, training, documentation, gear selection and selling your sniper teams abilities for all missions. Core blocks of instruction will cover the mission of the Police Sniper, selection process for potential snipers, training programs, and exposure to multiple qualification courses of fire. Students will learn how to develop qualification courses to meet state reporting requirements and implement specialized sniper training into your current program. Weapon system, riflescope and ammunition selection will be discussed in depth. The course will have an actual live fire ballistic gelatin test for your current ammunition to compare with others. Sniper mission planning, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) for various related items such as offsite live fire training will be covered as well as Special Application Rifles to include the 50 Caliber.
Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) Approved Course

Course Pre-Requisite:

Students must be current Law Enforcement or Military and at a minimum must have successfully passed a reputable basic sniper course. Subsequent advanced sniper courses and training are preferred. Verification may be required by the Instructors.

Gear:
Copy of department SOP’s with shooting qualification course as it pertains to snipers
Assigned service sniper rifle / 400 rounds
Assigned duty pistol and 100 rounds of ammunition with holster
Rear bag or sand sock
Deployment pack or backpack to carry gear
Binoculars *
Range finders *
Spotting scope *
Data book or note pad with pen
Appropriate range and deployment attire.
Eye and ear protection
Food and water
Any other gear or equipment that your department uses for deployments
*These items can be shared if not every student has them*

Lead Instructors
Rigo Durazo

Course Description

Students will learn the building blocks for all weapons- from carbine, pistol and empty hand combat. Students will learn how to use these principles during suspect controls and team tactics while managing a carbine.
They will apply while shooting, practicing room clearing, and HRT scenarios. This is principle-based training meant to address trained/organized multiple-threats such as terrorist and domestic terrorist attacks for Homeland security. These techniques can be easily implemented in multi-agency, as well as joint task force operations.

Course Topics:
Creating a combat mindset/ Understanding violence
SACP Drills
Terrorist threats- how to identify and overcome
Carbine Movement Drills
Carbine Combative Solutions/ Suspect Control with Carbine
Close contact with Carbine failures
HRT Drills/ Low Light Scenarios
High Risk Warrants
CQB Concepts
Vehicle Assaults

Instructed by
Rigo Durazo

Course Description
This 5-day, 40-hour program is designed to provide law enforcement personnel with the knowledge, skills and abilities to conduct protective operations for dignitaries, witnesses, public officials and other persons who require this specialized service due to imminent threats to their safety. Students will receive both classroom and hands on training that will culminate with them functioning as a team while they conduct a simulated full-scale protective operation. Upon successfully completing this program, students will be able to conduct protective operations for their agency to include threat identification and assessment, conducting advance operations, coordinating and performing motorcade operations and other protective detail functions, designing and establishing site security and planning security at special events. Students will also be able to perform support functions and be able to provide assistance to other agencies.

• Course Topics:
• Threat identification/ Assessment
• Advance Procedures
• Planning
• Walking formations
• Vehicle mounts and dismounts
• Motorcade operations
• Support operations
• Concealed carry firearms procedures
• Combative Disruptions
• Weapon Transitions
• Weapon Disarms
• Combative Scenarios
• Direct Threat Combatives

Max of 20 students

Instructed by
Joshua Nilson/ Dark Horse Tactical

** This course is being held at Josh’s home range so all registrations will be handled directly through him at darkhorsetactical702.com **

CLASSROOM AND
LIVE FIRE TRAINING
• Principles of Shooting
• Fundamentals of Supported Shooting (Standing, Kneeling and Seated)
• Tripod Shooting (Standing, Kneeling and Seated)
• Rapid Deployment
• Training Philosophy and Development
• Rapid Deployment Drills
• Spec-rest Intro
• Advanced Tripod Techniques
• Vehicle Hide and Overwatch Principles & Techniques
• Vehicle Hide Engagements
• Equipment Selection and Acquisition

Instructed by
Tyler Ellsworth

Course Description
This course is designed as a Rural Sniper School that will push you out of your comfort zone, students should have completed at least a basic school prior to attending this course. This course will cover Moving targets at extended distances, hostage situations; hide building/selection, stalking, tracking, survival in rural areas, ballistics, MOA/ MIL conversions, shot placement, positional shooting, support side shooting, gear selection, distance shooting to 1000 yards, low light and night time engagements and multiple team drills.

Course Pre-Requisite:

Students must be current Law Enforcement or Military and at a minimum must have successfully passed a reputable basic sniper course.

Gear:
Rifle with magnified adjustable turret scope capable of shooting 1 MOA or less
600 rounds of ammo
Handgun with 50 rounds of ammo
Data book
Duty gear i.e ballistic vest back pack/drag bag
NVG if available
Flashlight
Rangefinder
Windmeter
GPS device
Tripod or shooting sticks
Binoculars or spotting scope

Instructed by
Mark Lang & Jude Braun

Course Description
This 5-day Instructor Certification level course is optimally designed for police snipers on SWAT teams who are wanting to begin a 50 Cal program or have a program and want to verify and/or validate their current training. Current domestic & international terrorist trends dictate a need to increase the deployment of large caliber rifles in support of SWAT teams and for overwatch positions at public venues and large-scale events. The continued use of vehicles as weapons overseas and in the homeland can be mitigated or potentially stopped through the proper deployment of large caliber rifles. This course is conducted in a crawl, walk, run progression and will enable the student to apply the curriculum learned back at their agencies for immediate use. All topics covered are relevant to deploying large caliber rifles in non-permissive environments. Instructor certification will be effective for 3 years from the date of training. Re-certification will be offered. Course is ideal for experience police snipers who are in an instructing role for their team.

Course Topics:
Large Caliber Fundamentals of Marksmanship
Proper Ammunition Selection & Application
Ballistic App Intro
50 Cal Rifle Standards
Rifle Rest/Tripod Utilization & Deployment
Large Caliber Overwatch
Overpressure Studies and Safe Range Training
Developing 50 Cal Training
Terminal Ballistics Data and Practical Application
Instructor Development
Case Studies of 50 Cal & 338 Interdiction in the U.S.

Instructed by
Mark Lang & Kelly Canterbury

Location
Day 1- Range 16126 Co Rd 96, Nunn, CO 80648
Day 2-3 Colorado State University Canvas Stadium
Day 4- Budweiser Events Center

Course Description
This is a 4-day 40 hour course. The PSRPV™ Course is an advanced course and is NOT for the beginning Police Sniper. The course is conducted in a true advanced manner and students will need to show proficiency at every stage. PSRPV™ was designed to be the cornerstone for Public Venue Response and Deployment for SWAT teams. Optimally designed for a Police Sniper that is experienced and/or in an instructor role and has excellent skills of marksmanship and fieldcraft. The course is conducted in a crawl, walk, run progression. Students will be challenged with round accountability and physical conditioning. Expect to move in kit with a purpose. The course is ideal for agencies that are responsible for public safety at public venues where large crowds attend and could be the target of a domestic or international attack via gunfire, explosives and/or vehicle ramming attacks. Students will learn not only the role of the Police Sniper in Overwatch Positions, but also Best Practices for SWAT teams and other work groups. New skill sets will be developed throughout and emphasized at the venue. Students will be required to successfully pass the range day before being allowed to live fire in the venue. Upon successful completion of the course, students will have the confidence through both training and documentation to intervene and protect citizens at public venues.

Course Topics:
Venue Site Assessment
Public Venue/Terrorist Attack History & Trends
Range Work/On Demand Shooting
SWAT Role at Public Venue’s
Angle Fire Presentation
Live Fire training at the Venue
Deliberate/Immediate React Teams
Improvised/Hasty Position Selection
Tripod Usage and Deployment
Planned Overwatch Positions
Observation/Communication Scenarios
The Role of the 50 Cal in Venue Safety
PBIED/VBIED/Vehicular Attack Mitigation

Course Pre-Requisite:

Students must be current Law Enforcement or Military and at a minimum must have successfully passed a reputable basic sniper course. Subsequent advanced sniper courses and training are preferred. Verification may be required by the Instructors.

Round Count:
500 Factory Produced Rounds
Gear:
All Police Sniper kit
Tripods (if utilized at agency)

Ammunition/Weapon System Mandates:
No Armor Piercing, Bonded, Monolithic, Reloads or Steel Core rifle rounds allowed in the course. No rounds exceeding 3000 fps muzzle velocity from the student’s precision rifle.
Precision Rifles must be capable of 1 Minute of Angle (MOA) accuracy or better with ammunition to be utilized in course. Variable Powered Riflescope equipped.

Any precision rifle that has a history of Accidental Discharges will not be allowed in the course. Verification will be asked prior to the course commencing