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Alabama Tactical Officers Association
Attention: Treasurer
1634 A Montgomery Highway #181
Hoover, AL USA 35216-4902
Tactical Operations Conference
TOC-07
22-26 October 2007
The Alabama Tactical Officers Association has wrapped up the Third Annual Tactical Operations Conference (TOC-07), 22-26 October, 2007. We had over 200 attendees take part in the various programs This year. Our hosts this year were Florence PD and Muscle Shoals PD. The men of the two agencies went above and beyond the call of duty to provide the Conference with safe, challenging Tournament events and training venues.
The mud will not be soon forgotten.
What did you miss? See below. Plans will soon commence for the 2008 Conference in Montgomery, AL.
The conference would not have been possible without the support of our vendors. Please contact our conference vendors when you are in need of gear or supplies. Vendor Page
CONFERENCE TRAINING TRACKS
Sniper Workshop
Florence SWAT Sniper Team
This 16 hour block covered various shooting positions, distances and equipment. SGT Rob Cook of the Lee County SWAT Team (Opelika PD) took the Top Gun award from the workshop. He was awarded a plaque and a data book provided by Tactical and Survival Specialties, Inc.
RBR Ballistic Shield Operator
Paul Fishwick
This 8 hour block covered techniques for utilizing ballistic shields in SWAT & Patrol applications. The block served as an introduction for shield operators and instructor update for RBR Instructors. The block included a live-fire qualification, long gun use and performance prizes provided by RBR Tactical.
Tactical Breaching
National security Associates
Steve Matoon
Florence PD Range
This
8
hour block was an overview of breaching utilizing explosive charges. Steve
Matoon of NSA brought his distinct instruction style to the attendees.
Surviving Deadly Force Encounters
Combat Shooting/Self Defense
Kevin Dillon
This block focused on weapons skills in close quarter encounters and hands-on techniques in a realistic hard hitting manner. Also covered were training techniques and the warrior ethos. This block received excellent reviews from the attendees.
2 Man Room Entry Workshop
Muscle Shoals SWAT Team
This was a live-fire training event focusing on the skills required for the critical task of basic 2-man room entry. The emphasis was on safety, accuracy, sharing and fine tuning tactics.
Tactical Combat Casualty Care:
What Every SWAT Operator Needs to Know
DR John Croushorn, MD/Sean McKay
Special Operations, Medical
If you wear body armor and carry a weapon for a living, you need this training. This block focused on the medical skill sets of individual officers and the new state of the art techniques and attitudes for dealing with injuries in a tactical environment. The instructors brought a new awareness to the students through the introduction of some radical methods of moving in, around and through buildings. This was the sleeper track of the conference, all attendees were stoked on the information given in this block. Look for this block in 2008.
Emergency Action Drills
Ingress and Egress
Robert Goodner
Resolution Group, Inc.
This high energy block concentrated on immediate action drills for a deadly threats to officers in an open air or close quarters environment. The students did flat range drills and moved into the Florence PD Shoot House for close quarters work.
Functional Fitness for Tactical Officers
& Vehicle Takedowns
Steven
Mosley/Mike Fry
This block provided the tactical officer with different methods of physical training outside of the standard weight room. Flexibility, endurance and strength building exercises were covered in order to prepare the tactical officer for physical confrontation.
Monday Training Seminars:
Special Operations Medical Transition- Lessons from Alabama to Iraq-DR John Croushorn, MD
Legal Considerations for Tactical Teams- Scott Gosnell
Tuesday Commander's Forum:
Understanding the Muslim Culture-Dan Silk
Hours-Special Operations Medical Transition- Lessons from Alabama to Iraq- DR John Croushorn, MD
Tuesday Incident Debrief:
Chemical Agents at
Tactical Team Tournament 2007
1. Chilton County SO TOU
2. Lee County SO SWAT Team 2
3. AL State Trooper Team 4
4. Lee County SO SWAT Team 1
5. AL State Trooper Team 2
6. AL State Trooper Team 1
7. Tuscaloosa PD SRT
8. AL State Trooper Team 3