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Police Sniper Program (5 days)

Course Details
Date: 
09/15/2008 - 8:00am - 09/19/2008 - 4:00pm
Description Summary: 
This police sniper program is only open to law enforcement and military personnel.
Cost: 
$799/student
Provider: 
Optac Intl
Location: 
TBD
Hagerstown, Maryland 21740

Course Description

This program is designed to prepare law enforcement snipers for emergency response operations and surveillance operations that would require observation and concealment techniques. From basic to advanced techniques, this school will benefit officers without sniper experience, as well as veteran snipers. A strong emphasis is placed on sniper operational tactics, marksmanship skills, fieldcraft/stalking skills, observation/reporting techniques, and urban sniping. This police sniper program is only open to law enforcement and military personnel. The cost to attend the OpTac International Police Sniper Program is $799 per student. There is limited space available, therefore, paid reservations will be accepted on a priority basis.

SUBJECT AREAS:

  • Construction of urban hides
  • Urban sniper tactics
  • Proper shooting positions
  • Databooks
  • Sniper coding/reporting systems
  • Live-fire shooting exercises designed to simulate actual emergency response operations
  • Camouflage/concealment
  • Stalking exercises
  • Low-light/night-fire exercises
  • Target identification exercises
  • KIMS games/observation skills
  • Overcoming the environment
  • Effects of weather

COURSE GOALS:

  • Understand the principles of sniper marksmanship skills
  • Understand & perform precision sniper-fire from a variety of shooting positions
  • Be able to perform precision sniper-fire on suspect and cold bore targets located at different distances, under stressful conditions
  • Understand and be able to engage targets under low-light and nighttime conditions
  • Understand & perform stalking skills
  • Understand & communicate fiel observations
  • Understand the functions of a police sniper & the tactics utilized in that capacity
  • Successfully complete the written exam & qualification course

Register Online at: http://www.optacinternational.com/training/maryland/sniper2.htm

Key 1

Pittsburgh ASIS Meeting

Event Details
Date: 
09/19/2008 - 5:00pm
Cost: 
NA
Provider: 
Pittsburgh ASIS
Location: 
Rockefeller's Grille in Kennedy Center
1833 McKees Rocks Road
Kennedy Township, Pennsylvania 15136

Event Description

Location: Rockefeller's Grille in Kennedy Center

Topic and Speaker: TBD

website: http://www.pghasis.org/pages/meetings.htm