SSGT Patrol Rifle Instructor Course
2025-09-08 - 2025-09-12
40 hour
Hosted by the Ouchita Parish Sheriff’s Office
September 8-12, 2025
Price: $800/Officer
Contact: Seth Cox 318-372-8586

RIPP (Hobble) Restraint Certification
2025-09-08 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | Acension Sheriff’s Office, 9094 S St. Landry Ave, Gonzales, 70737, United States
RIPP Restraints International Incorporated presents a seminar on
Sudden Custody Death Syndrome
Sponsored by ASCENSION PARISH SHERIFFS’ OFFICE
9094 S ST LANDRY RD
GONZALES, LA 70737
SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2025 – 08:00 to 17:00
The RIPPTM Sudden Custody Death Syndrome (SCDS) Train the Trainers Course teaches you the Who, What, Where, Why and How about SCDS.
Learn critical information and terminology about cocaine psychosis, positional asphyxia, positional restraint asphyxia, as well as the identifiable symptoms & behavioral patterns that are exhibited by subjects who may be at risk of becoming custody deaths.
During this course, you will review five case histories, watch two actual cases, one of Cocaine Psychosis and one where Methamphetamines are involved. You will learn how to build a defensible platform against litigation in the case of a fatality.
Each attendee receives a training kit with a SCDS Instructors Manual, Powerpoint presentation, videos and restraints that will be used in the hands on portion of this course. Each kit is valued at approximately $265. The cost for this one day 8-hour training course is $495. If at the time of registration, attendance is paid for by credit card, it is our company policy to give a 10% discount.
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Fax or email form to (855) 775-2912 or Ripp@RippInternational.com

Basic SWAT School
2025-10-06 08:00 - 2025-10-10 17:00 | EBRSO Firearms Training Facility, 999 West Irene Road, Zachary, LA, 70791, United States
Date: October 6 – 10, 2025
Tuition: $400
Course Details:
This course is designed for individuals who have recently been assigned to a SWAT team and have little to no SWAT training. The course is a 5 day (50+ hours) course with two low light training evolutions. The course will begin Monday morning at 0800 in the classroom at the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office Firearms Training Facility.
Course Topics:
The course will include, but is not limited to:

Firearms (pistol and carbine) day and low light
Building/ Room Clearing (CQB) day and low light
Mechanical Breaching
SWAT Legal Issues
Response to a Barricade Incident
Response to a Hostage Incident
High-Risk Warrant Service

Prerequisites:
Students will:

Be a peace officer or active military personnel and be able to provide agency ID on the first day of the course.
Have a POST certification with the pistol and carbine
Have carbines (both optic and iron sights) zeroed at 50 yards prior to arrival.
Have weapon mounted flashlights for low light training.
Be able to physically work long hours in adverse conditions.

Equipment:
Students will need individual equipment used for SWAT operations to include:

SWAT uniform(s) – To include long sleeve shirts
Body armor (with rifle plates front and rear)
Helmet
Carbine – zeroed at 50yds (sling, mounted flashlight and 3 magazines)
Pistol (mounted flashlight and 3 magazines)
Pistol belt (holster, magazine pouch, etc.)
350 Rounds for pistol and 400 rounds for carbine, NO “Green Tip”
Clear eye protection & ear protection
Gloves

Optional Equipment:

If available, bring a M4 Simunition upper receiver or bolt conversion and a Simunition pistol or conversion as well as Simunition ammunition. If not available, they will be provided for you.

Student Requirements: Students are:

Required to actively participate in all classroom, range and practical exercises as part of their successful completion requirements.
Required to adhere to all elements of the firearms and CQB safety briefs. Students that violate the firearms and CQB safety briefs may be removed from course.
Required to pass the basic SWAT written test with a passing score of 80% in order to receive a course certificate of completion. Students that score below 80% will receive a certificate of attendance.
Lunch will be provided each day. Monday and Wednesday are long days and there will be a dinner break where students will be provided a sandwich and chips. There are refrigerators and microwaves available at the range for your use if needed.

Medical:
Students with medical conditions that may impair their ability to participate in training are responsible for contacting their physician for medical clearance prior to participating in training. The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office will not assume responsibility for any students who do not seek medical consultation prior to course participation.
Lodging:
Students looking for accommodations can find the closest in the city of Zachary. Our recommendation is Comfort Inn & Suites. The number there is (225) 286-4011.
Payment Instructions:
The cost of the course is $400 per student and is limited to 24 seats. Please make checks out per the instructions below. Payment is due prior to the class start date
so please make arrangements to mail payment to the below PO Box. Agencies sending more than two students will be required to arrange payment 30 days prior to the start date. If signing up within 30 days from the start of training, payment will be due immediately.
East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office
Attn: SWAT/ Basic SWAT School
PO Box 3277
Baton Rouge, La 70821
Contact:
Cpt. Lee Bellue on cell at (225) 364-6691 or email at blbellue@ebrso.org

Advanced Explosive Breaching Course
2025-10-22 08:00 - 2025-10-24 17:00
Tactical Energetic Entry Systems, LLC
“Train for the worse case scenario”
The aim of this course is to enhance the skills of an existing breacher by introducing him to more advanced skills associated with hard target breaching.
This course will be conducted on commercial structures such as schools, hospitals, apartments, etc. On successful completion of this course, the student will possess the necessary skills in order to perform more advanced breaching tactics associated with doors, window, roofs, floors, and walls.
Hosted By:
Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office
Lafayette, LA
October 22-24, 2025
$1140
Equipment Requirements:
Long sleeve uniform
Gloves
Ballistic protection – soft armor or plate carrier with plates
Eye & ear protection
Helmet
Filtered dust mask (p95 or equivalent)
Flashlight
Laptop with charge calculations spreadsheet (optional)
Restrictions: Law Enforcement, Military or Gov’t agencies only
https://energeticentry.com/
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2-Gun Fighting Movement - Free Training Event
2025-10-28 - 2025-10-29
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
2-Gun Fighting Movement dives headfirst into realistic and relevant application of movement principles with both the Duty Handgun and Patrol Rifle. This course uses the information obtained from real LEO lethal force encounters to mold the drills to match realistic movement patterns. Safe application of dynamic movement drills is essential to this curriculum as officers cover turning, short, burst, and long movement principles. With the Patrol Rifle we train on the integration of movement related to cover and the positional shooting that occurs around cover. Self awareness of skill and application of the correct technique to match the stimulus highlight the movements that occur as this course. It breaks well beyond the typical slow, unrealistic shooting on the move that is the basis for much of the current movement training. 2-Gun Fighting Movement
OCTOBER 28TH – 29TH, 2025 MANSFIELD LA
EQUIPMENT& AMMUNITION:

Duty Handgun
Minimum of 3 magazines. If under 10 rounds capacity, minimum 5
500 rounds of handgun ammunition
Full Duty Gear (including body armor)
Patrol Rifle (minimum 2 magazines)
500 rounds rifle ammunition
Hearing & Eye Protection (electronic hearing pro is preferred)
Appropriate Range Attire (We will train in all weather conditions)
Note taking materials
Snacks & Hydration
Knee Pads (optional)

LAW ENFORCEMENT REGISTER ONLINE WWW.VIGRTRAINING.COM
717.507.4853
EMAIL FOR DEPT. INVOICING INFO@VIGRTRAINING.COM
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SIMUNITION® SCENARIO INSTRUCTOR AND SAFETY CERTIFICATION COURSE
2025-10-28 08:00 - 2025-10-29 17:00
The Simunition® Scenario Instructor and Safety Certification Course is designed to provide critical training to instructors who will conduct reality-based training within their department. The course will provide hands-on instruction in scenario-based training program development and training methodology and will give practical experience to students on the best
use of Simunition® training products in a highly effective, realistic, extremely safe training course.
Simunition® will provide converted training firearms, FX® personal protective equipment, all FX® and SecuriBlank® training ammunition, FoF training ammunitionTM, as well as training aids such as inert training props. If you choose to bring your own converted weapon(s) and/or personal protective equipment, please see the outline below and your instructor before the course starts.
Students should also bring seasonal outdoor clothing, outer garment for role playing, protective gloves, a ball cap, protective eyewear, notebook, pen, and duty holster.
AT NO TIME ARE ANY LETHAL WEAPONS OR AMMUNITION NEEDED
NOR ALLOWED DURING ANY OF THE TRAINING EVENTS
Students can obtain additional information and register for the class online: www.simunition.com. Class size is limited, so early registration is recommended. Students will receive a confirmation letter along with an equipment list. Class starts at 8 a.m. local time.
Course tuition: Law Enforcement $755.00 each
Military $495.00 each
Recertification $400.00 each
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Street Counter Ambush & Maneuver Course
2025-11-04 08:00 - 2025-11-06 17:00 | Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office Training Range, 350 Michael Ann Dr, Breaux Bridge, 70517, United States
Tactical Options Vehicles Counter Ambush and Maneuvers Course is a 30-hour program designed to enhance a Law Enforcement Officer’s and/or tactical team on advanced critical counter threat engagement criteria and tactical skills. LEO’s throughout the USA are increasingly becoming exposed to unexpected threats with more deliberate deadly intents. The requirement to understand principles, fundamentals, and efficiency techniques in deadly street encounters are becoming an even more crucial capability for officers to train and prepare for. Not just as a readiness status, but execution to reduce threats in aggressive and accountable means to ensure survivability. Students will go through progressive and safe building stages that will increase knowledge and skills on every day readiness. Students will develop and execute capabilities to manipulate and engage targets in confined spaces of vehicles, perform various maneuvers on a series of threat contingencies, and know how to maximize usage of cover in immediate close deadly street encounters. Student’s will leave with enhanced vehicle / barricade knowledge on offensive and defensive tactics, situational assessment and execution, communication and counter-maneuver tactics with multiple officers. Skill sets and tactics will be validated through multiple safe live fire stages.
THIS 3-DAY AND COURSE PROGRAM OBJECTIVES INCLUDES:
Equipment vehicle set up, mission essential equipment sop development, and employment techniques. thoughts for everyday readiness
• Vehicle engagement methodologies and various counter-ambush tactics
• Weapon transition, magazine changes / tac-mag reloads weapon dynamic safe handling techniques
• Barricade / vehicle shooting positions and engagement methods: rollover prone, bend-over prone, kneeling, crouching, confined space fundamental application
• Care under fire (limited): individual / collective application, covering methods under stress while evacuating casualty, down officer response procedures
• Ballistic impacts on glass and vehicle body penetration familiarization: offensive vs defensive
• Situational assessment requiring immediate threat reductions methods on multiple high percentage and low percentage targets
• Vehicular engagement maneuvers and counter-engagement techniques
• Single, two-man, four-man maneuver drills, procedural flows, and live fires
• Weapons malfunctions drills, clearance procedures, and threat reduction follow-through
• Live fire counter ambush execution and clearing into the unknown: individual to team movement procedures, danger zone penetration condition set, split lane procedural flows, shoot / no-shoot identification, communication methods, low percentage engagements
• Deliberate and methodical vehicle / dead space clearance procedures vs hasty maneuvers: individual to multi-officer Night live fire: weapon tac-light manipulation and scanning methods, confined space threat engagement during low-light / no-light, buddy team live fire maneuvers during periods of darkness
Immediate action drills (IAD) individual / collective: multi-angle high percentage / low percentage shot placement, linear –360-degree vehicle IAD drills, communication pro word actions & execution methods
• Confined vehicle space, weapon manipulation and target engagement with both pistol and carbine
• Drills that designed to advance performance in body to cover manipulations, kit manipulation, problem solving target
engagement sequences, and stress performance exposures
• Focal cognitive drills, problem solving, assessment, and execution drills
• BearCat introduction and intergration for down officer rescue and utilizing armored vehicles during tactical maneuvers
REQUIRED EQUIPMENT:
• Duty carbine with sling and zeroed optic
• Duty Pistol with holster
• Clear ballistic wrap around eye protection (oakley m-frames or similar are most recommended)
• Hearing protection (electronic noise cancelling most recommended)
• Duty belt and / or tac-belt
• Carbine magazine chest rig, armor carrier (optional)
• Body armor / shooter kit / tac-vest with plates
• Ballistic helmet
• Pistol holster: drop leg, owb, or chest rig (must have retention system) (serpa holsters not allowed)
• Minimum 3 carbine and 3 pistol magazines
• Spare batteries on mounted optics for either or both pistol and carbine (recommend spare batteries are brought. none will be provided)
• Weapon lubricant and cleaning kit
• Folding or camping chair (optional)
• Water, snacks, and / or bag lunch
Note: Contact instructor on any questions you may have about additional items listed or not listed
Currently, Tactical Options website is down for maintance and cannot accept online registration. Please contact Jonas Polson at 719-393-5686 or info@tacticaloptionsllc.com for registration and billing options. Tactical Options will work with agencies who will require additional approval time for funds release, but can still attend this program.
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Less Lethal Instructor Program
2026-01-12 08:00 - 2026-01-15 17:00 | Acension Sheriff’s Office, 9094 S St. Landry Ave, Gonzales, 70737, United States
The Less Lethal Instructor Program provides the necessary training for a changing world. This course is comprised for four 8-hour instructor-level classes covering OC Aerosols, Impact Munitions, Chemical Munitions and Distraction Device® Munitions. The student will acquire instructor-level knowledge of Defense Technology® products, both technically and tactically, along with the skills necessary to conduct in-service training.
COURSE OVERVIEW
Each of the four class modules focuses on a different subject and includes a half-day of lecture-based studies followed by a half-day in the field for deployment drills. Unique to this class are the state-of-the-art deployment tactics that come direct from the manufacturer of the products used. In each topic, the student will receive a CD containing presentation materials and videos to be utilized by the student for training in their own departments.
• Day 1 — OC Aerosol Projectors Instructor Program
• Day 2 — Less Lethal Impact Munitions (LLIM) – Instructor Program
• Day 3 — Chemical Munitions (CHEM) – Instructor Program (CN/CS/OC/Smoke)
• Day 4 — Distraction Device® Munitions (DD) – Instructor Program
COURSE BENEFITS
This course is conducted by real-world professionals with strong operational and applied experience in their respective fields. Upon completion of the course and successful passing of the final exam, the student is authorized to provide in-service training to their agency in specific areas for three years from the testing date.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
PREREQUISITES
Each attendee must be in good physical condition and able to perform the practical exercises associated with tactical applications with the use of these products. The Defense Technology Training Academy trains only sworn law enforcement officers, correctional personnel, state-licensed security personnel (OC only), or active military personnel.
REQUIRED EQUIPMENT
• Eye and ear protection
• Body armor required for LLIM, CHEM and DD programs
• Duty gear normally utilized when deploying less lethal products
• Flame-resistant gloves
• Gas mask
• 37mm/40mm Gas launcher
OPTIONAL/RECOMMENDED EQUIPMENT
• Weather appropriate active duty
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SSGT Sniper Instructor Course
2026-01-26 08:00 - 2026-01-30 17:00
Course Description
This 40-hour instructor course builds on the SSGT Precision Rifle: Operator and Precision Rifle: R.U.C.S. programs. By the end of the course, officers will be certified to safely train, coach, and mentor others using the proven training methodologies taught in the previous SSGT rifle courses.
The course begins with a review of Precision Rifle Operator and R.U.C.S. objectives and includes a demonstration of student proficiency. Officers will receive instruction in both classroom concepts and hands-on practical skills. Training includes:

Troubleshooting common precision shooting deficiencies

Field craft

Urban trade craft

Equipment use and evaluation

Methodologies for teaching and relaying technical information

Officers will also develop and teach a full lesson block, including instruction, practical application, and evaluation. Students are assessed on their subject-matter mastery and their ability to effectively communicate material to others.
Participants will also create a Precision Scoped Rifle Operator sustainment program tailored to their department’s logistical needs to ensure ongoing training and safety within operational environments.

About the SSGT Trainers
SSGT instructors are former U.S. Special Forces (Green Beret) operators with extensive experience as instructors and program managers at the JFK Special Warfare Center’s Special Forces Hostage Rescue and Sniper School. Their expertise comes from real-world application in diverse combat environments and counterterrorism operations. They have trained thousands of U.S. and allied personnel in advanced marksmanship, precision rifle operations, and tactical instruction.
