The Tennessee Tactical Officers Association (TTOA) Basic SWAT Course is a one-week program designed to develop comprehensive fundamental skills and techniques in individual SWAT officers, focusing on the core competencies required for a SWAT officer to integrate into a SWAT / ERT team. Students will be taught and demonstrate competency through lecture, demonstration and practical application in topics including SWAT history and modern taskings, priority of life, legal and policy issues, SWAT composition and duties, activation and risk management criteria, mental and physical stress management, basic planning considerations, individual operational skills, and tactical judgment. Training will be conducted during day and night hours.

Attendees of this course will not be certified in Less-Lethal De-escalation Operations (Chemical agents, Less-Lethal Impact, and NFDD), or Individual Officer Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) Medical certification, during this course due to time constraints. These two critical skills will be offered through stand-alone TTOA Courses which we strive to provide at the same location the week immediately following the TTOA Basic SWAT Course. These two courses are taught through the TTOA Less-Lethal De-escalation Course (24 Hours) and SWAT Officer TCCC Course (16 Hours).

This is a law enforcement / military only course. This is a TN POST compliant course.

The Tennessee Tactical Officers Association (TTOA) Intermediate SWAT Officer Course is a one-week program designed to develop techniques and procedures for a SWAT / ERT team. Students will be taught and demonstrate competency through lecture, demonstration and practical application in topics including small team operational techniques, familiarization with full team CQB procedures, linear assault techniques, arrest and control techniques, ladder and climbing procedures, stairwell procedures, weapons manipulation techniques, SWAT integration into the ICS, range work, and non-verbal / tactical communication techniques. Training will be conducted during day and night hours.

Attendees of this course will not be certified in the 24 hour Breaching Course. This critical skill will be offered through a stand-alone TTOA Course which we strive to provide at the same location the week immediately following the TTOA Intermediate SWAT Course.

This is a law enforcement / military only course. This is a TN POST compliant course.

The Tennessee Tactical Officers Association (TTOA) Advanced SWAT Officer Course is a one-week program designed to focus on procedures and overall capabilities for a SWAT / ERT team. Students will be taught and demonstrate competency through lecture, demonstration and practical application in topics including low / no light, search & arrest warrants, detailed planning, full mission profile & planning, barricaded subjects, vehicle assaults, full team procedures & capabilities confirmation through scenario-based training, with an overview of hostage rescue. Training will be conducted during day and night hours.

Attendees of this course will not be certified in the 32 hour Hostage Rescue Course. This critical skill will be offered through a stand-alone TTOA Course which we strive to provide at the same location the week immediately following the TTOA Intermediate SWAT Course.

This is a law enforcement / military only course. This is a TN POST compliant course.

The TTOA Designated Marksmanship Course that focuses on basic precision rifle marksmanship skills, understanding the responsibilities of a marksman in critical incidents and emergency situations, as well as the importance of overwatch capabilities. Secondarily it will cover the gear and tools that aid marksmen in their duties. Upon the completion of this course students will be able to demonstrate their ability to engage threats out to 300 yards, they will understand the capabilities of their specific shooting platform and just as importantly, know when where why and how they’re able to deploy their skills as a designated marksman.

The completion of this course is not a certification for critical incident response or law enforcement sniper. It is the most basic level of competency for safely and legally engaging mid-range threats to life, and performing overwatch for other law enforcement personnel during high stress incidents.

This course provides the SWAT or Tactical Officer with two days of in-depth instruction through the entirety of the M.A.R.C.H algorithm (Massive Hemorrhage Control, Airway, Respirations, Circulation, Head Injury/Hypothermia), and the equipment/Individual First Aid Kits (IFAKs) necessary to support the medical procedures. Officers will receive instruction in the various phases of care, priorities of threats, and evacuation/rescue plans that support the medical interventions being taught. A full day of live-fire drills and scenarios on the range will help reinforce the medical procedures in a realistic environment, and help the officer tie the medical concepts into tactical concepts.

This course is a requirement for a TTOA Basic SWAT Officer Certification.

This 40 hour course is practitioner level course, intended for currently certified EMTs or higher for integration into service as a tactical medic. The first two phases of this course follow the basic format of our 2-day Tactical Officers TECC Response, but dives more deeply into the pathophysiology and “why” of the trauma events discussed throughout the TECC program. The first phase of the course focus on phases of care, priorities of threats, and casualty evacuation through the M.A.R.C.H algorithm.

During the second phase, we will take the skills learned in the first phase and apply and evaluate them through numerous live-fire drills and scenarios. This phase will build on shooting, cover and concealment, and movement and communication while providing aid. Again, we want the officer to know the “why,” as well as the “how” and “what.”

The third and final phase of instruction will focus on pathophysiology, learning skills specific to trauma resuscitation, and giving the officer ample time to establish the processes taught in previous phases, increasing the officer’s confidence. A final exercise will be used to evaluate the officer’s ability to manage a casualty, or casualties, during a high risk call out.

This course is a requirement for a TTOA Tactical Medical Certification.

50-hour curriculum is designed for law enforcement personnel that are currently assigned to a SWAT team and are designated to perform the specialty of police sniper. This is a Certification Level course and will require each participant to pass a written examination and qualification course. Our Basic Police Sniper course provides a strong foundation of the fundamentals of precision rifle shooting, positional shooting, basic tripod shooting & fieldcraft. The teaching methodology conducted is crawl, walk, run, and begins with the proper fitting of the precision rifle to the student. Each day’s learning objectives will build upon the previous day emphasizing consistency with every task. In addition to the shooting aspect, operational deployment procedures from the vehicle to conventional SWAT callouts and establishing an effective observation position will be taught. Case studies and legal precedents involving the use of deadly force by police snipers will be discussed.

TN P.O.S.T. Accreditation is available for this course.