The basic tactics course is designed for patrol officers who may find themselves in a situation where suspects have fire superiority, a fixed position, or have initiated offensive action against patrol officers responding to an incident in progress.

Prerequisites:
Restricted to full time local, state, and federal law enforcement officers and active duty military police.
 

Subjects include:

• Lessons learned from recent armed confrontations
• Basic maneuver tactics
• Armed confrontations
• Engaging with duty weapons
• Deployment of rifle
• Use of cover & concealment
• Defensive tactics in and around vehicle
• Assessment, withdrawal, and containment techniques
• Immediate action drills
• Countermeasures for IEDs

• Duty uniform (complete with duty gear)
• Body armor
• Ballistic eye protection
• Ear protecton
• Duty weapon
• Long gun in vehicle
• 200 rounds duty ammunition for pistol
• 100 rounds duty ammunition for long gun