This option offers a discount for attending both courses in Mishawaka.
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Duration: 6 days
Cost: $1900
Students: 12 Min – 24 Max
Restrictions: Law Enforcement, Military or Government Agencies
Prerequisite: Former graduate of an Esoteric breaching course or a certified LE/Military explosive breacher.
Range Address:100 Lincolnway W, Mishawaka, IN 46544, United States
Closest Airport:
This is a combination of two courses. The first is the UTK Explosive Breaching course immediately followed by the Intro to Hostage Rescue course. Both course overviews are listed below.
UTK Explosive Breaching:
The aim of this 3 day course is to introduce the student to the full complement of low NEW charges provided by UTK, LLC. It is fair to say that UTK breaching charges have taken the industry by storm due to the low net explosive weight required to defeat the most common residential and commercial targets.
On successful completion of this course, the student will possess the necessary skills to safely and confidently employ the UTK range of charges in support of special operation missions.
Course content includes:
- Introduction to UTK specialty charges
- Review – calculating net explosive weight, safe stacking distance, and internal overpressure
- Breaching report documentation
- Defeating wood and metal doors (push and pull)
- Defeating security grill doors
- Defeating storm doors
- Defeating commercial steel doors (push and pull)
- Defeating soft wall targets (gun ports)
- Defeating barricaded doors
- Reacting to a misfired charge
- Multiple breach point entries
- Breacher’s brief back format
Equipment Requirements:
- Ear protection
- Eye Protection: Clear lens safety wrap-around style glasses
- Range training uniform (long sleeve)
- Nomex gloves (recommended)
- Ballistic protection – soft armor or plate carrier with plates
- Helmet
Intro to Hostage Rescue:
The three-day Intro to Hostage Rescue course is designed to expose tactical law enforcement officers to tactics, techniques, and procedures employed when dealing with hostage rescue (HR). The course is fast-paced, and students are expected to hit the ground running. (Students may work extended hours and possible evenings.)
Teams that have explosive breaching capabilities are encouraged to come to the class ready to use said capabilities. Teams that do not have access to explosive breaching will be exposed to it through the instructor cadre.
Course content includes:
- CQB and Tactical Shooting
- Principals of CQB as It Pertains to HR operations
- Emergency Assault
- Deliberate Assault
- Dealing with Hostages and Hostage takers
- Use of Distraction Devices
- Breaching in HR Operations (Mechanical, Ballistic, and Explosive)
- Planning Considerations
- Multi-Team/Multi-Entry Points
- Technical Equipment (Cameras and Listening Devices)
Equipment Requirements:
- Handgun with Three Magazines and a Light Source
- Handgun Holster and Magazine Pouches
- Carbine with Three Magazines, Light Source, and Sling
- 200 Rounds of Frangible .556 Ammunition (if available)
- 50 Rounds of Frangible Handgun Ammunition( If available)
- 350 Rounds Rifle Simuntition
- 100 Round Handgun Simunition
- Simunition Equipment (sim bolt/sim pistol/sim ammunition/protective gear)
- Two Distraction Devices
- Breaching Tools
- Body Armor and Full Callout Kit to Include a Helmet
- Communication gear (radio and headset)
- Eye and Ear Protection/gloves
- 2 Distraction devices per student
- 1 Smoke Canister Per student
- Gas Mask
~ You will be contacted within 24 hours of purchasing this course to clarify registrant's name(s) and will be sent an email with course overview and gear list. Please provide a reliable email when purchasing this course.
