THIS COURSE HAS BEEN CANCELLED – NO RESCHEDULED DATE HAS YET BEEN DETERMINED.

Primary SWAT is intended for new operators assigned to a tactical team.  The course is physically and mentally demanding for the Officers that attend, learning team skills in a hands-on training environment.

Officers learn the fundamentals in SWAT History, Team Communications, Negotiation Principles, Crisis Management, Equipment, Close Quarters Defense, Breaching and Team Makeup.  Tactics skills include: intelligence gathering/reconnaissance, team movement, entry, searches, mobile assaults and downed officer rescue.  Further skill development is done in tactical firearms deployment, chemical agents, diversionary devices and less lethal weapons.  A final practical exercise is conducted to evaluate the skills learned during the training.

There are 70 P.O.S.T. credit hours available for this training.  The course starts Wednesday and ends Tuesday. To register send a MLEA Course Application to: [email protected].  Additional information can be obtained by contacting Mike McCarthy at 406-444-9951.

Link to Application