MTTOA SWAT COURSE OVERVIEW

The MTTOA SWAT COURSE (120 hour, 2-week course) is designed to give team members the skills necessary to successfully integrate into law enforcement tactical units.

Training is conducted at

SHELBY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

810 Dovecrest Rd.

Memphis, TN.

• SWAT Missions and Capabilities

• Support Equipment

• Risk Assessments

• Mission Planning

• Introduction to Breaching

• Structure Geometry

• Close Quarters Marksmanship

• Weapons Manipulations

• Malfunction Clearance

• Small Cell Clearing Operations

• Large Cell Clearing Operations

• Verbal / Non-Verbal Communications

• Barricades / Danger Areas

• Common Doors / Deconfliction

• Transitional Tactics

• Rapid Deployment & Counter-Assault

• Casualty Care & Management

• Rural Operations

• Low / No Light Operations

Team Medics should bring aid bags, litters and other training aids that they would use during actual situations. There is nothing during the course that is notional; casualty care included.

This is a physically demanding course with little traditional classroom instruction. Please make sure that you are able to perform under stressful situations for an extended time period. Students with pre-existing medical conditions should contact MTTOA prior to enrolling. The training will occur regardless of weather conditions. Please make plans to train in cold or wet environments.

MTTOA SWAT COURSE EQUIPMENT LIST

• Uniform / clothing of your choice

• Footwear (no open toe shoes)

• Jacket / rain jacket (weather dependent)

• 3-day or similar back pack

• Ballistic helmet

• Gas mask w/ clear poly-carbonate eye cover and filter

• Ballistic eye protection (clear)

• Ear protection (must cover ears & fit under helmet)

• NVG’s with sacrificial lens and mounts (if available not required)

• Throat protection (protection from Simunition rounds)

• Tactical vest / plate carrier w/ ammo bearing pouches

• Duty carbine or SMG w/ sling, weapon mounted light, optic, etc…

• Duty pistol w/ holster, weapon mounted light, etc…

• Tactical style gloves

• Handheld flashlight

• Athletic cup

• 1000 rounds ammunition, Carbine or SMG minimum (bring more if available)

• 1000 rounds ammunition, Handgun minimum (bring more if available)

• Simunitions Conversion Kits for Carbine and Pistol (If available)

• 1500 rounds Simunitions or equivalent, 9mm handgun** (bring more if available)

• 1500 rounds Simunitions or equivalent, 5.56 rifle** (bring more if available)

• 50 green Chem Lights

• 10 blue Chem Lights

*If you or your department does not have some of the required gear, it may be possible to borrow the gear from the training staff. If you have a problem meeting the minimum gear requirements, contact Jonathan Prewitt (662) 863-0345

Students in the 2 week SWAT Course are released on Friday night of the first week around midnight and will need to return at approximately 10:00 the following Monday morning.

For course information, contact:

Jonathan Prewitt

President

Mississippi Tennessee Tactical Officers’ Association

jprewitt@mttoa.us

(662) 863-0345

Force on Force / Simuntion contacts

Joseph Harrison – joseph@accuratelawenforcement.com – Accurate LE - 901-275-2490

Natalie Strange - natalie@gulfstatesdist.com - Gulf States Distributors - 800-223-7869

Lodging Information

The following is a list of hotels near the training facility that would be good options for lodging. MTTOA does not have a partnership with these hotels and does gain anything finically by suggesting them. Agency can ask for government pricing but there is no guarantee that government discount pricing is offered at the hotel chain.

• Towne Place Suites – 7800 Neshoba Rd, Germantown, TN 38138

• Hampton Inn and Suites – 1680 S Germantown Rd, Germantown, TN 38138

• Homewood Suites by Hilton – 7855 Wolf River Blvd, Germantown, TN 38138

• Quality Inn – 7787 Wolf River Blvd, Germantown, TN 381838

• Courtyard Memphis – 7750 Wolf River Blvd, Germantown, TN 38138

• Holiday Inn Express and Suites – 7784 Wolf Trail Cove, Germantown, TN 38138

• Hampton Inn Memphis – 33 Humphreys Center Dr., Memphis, TN 38120