GTOA 2017 Program Final

13TH ANNUAL
GTOA
CONFERENCE

March 5 -8, 2017

THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF LAURA FOGARTY



PRESIDENT'S 

MESSAGE

Welcome to the 13th Annual GTOA Training Conference.  You will find that the training is
outstanding and everyone around you will make you feel welcomed.  One of the best parts of GTOA
is the networking.  You have an opportunity to learn more by simply meeting officers from other
agencies.  More can happen in the hallways and at the lunch table than on the range.  Make sure to
take advantage of these opportunities.
This year the Georgia Tactical Officers Association has undergone a significant change in leadership.
 As many of you will recall, Dennis Valone resigned last year as president.  He served the association
for nine years!  As a new board of directors has assumed the leadership, we ask that you
communicate with us so that as we continue to grow we meet your needs.  This only occurs when
we hear from you.  As a board, we will be seeking you out for guidance..  
As we go through this week, please take a few minutes to think about those warriors that were lost
since the last time we were together.  We continue to see an increase of felonious assaults on law
enforcement officers and an increase in officers being ambushed.  Please stay vigilant and maintain
threat awareness.  Take the knowledge you will gain this week coupled with all of your 

previous knowledge and pass it along.  It is the
responsibility of all officers to pass on what they know. 
We also ask you to assist us growing our organization.
 For far too long the term “tactical” has belonged to a
small group in our vast profession.  As criminal activity
continues to evolve, more and more responsibilities are
being placed on street police officers and deputies.  Those
same officers can equally benefit from the training that
our organization has offered for the last 13 years.  
I would also like to take a moment to thank the Bibb
County Sheriffs’ Office for their assistance in helping make
this conference all it can be.  If you have a minute stop
and say thank you to any of them you come across.  Their
support is fantastic and a critical element in making this
event all it can be.  
Have a great week.  If I can do something to make your
conference more enjoyable please let me know!

Bonner Burton
GTOA, President

2017 INSTRUCTORS

Dynamic Systems International
Defensive Edge SLR 15 Rifles
Alpharetta Deprtment of Public Safety
Combined Systems, Inc
Crisis Systems Management
Roswell Police Department

BRAGGING RIGHTS
3 GUN
MATCH

THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF LAURA FOGARTY

THE “BRAGGING RIGHTS” MEMORIAL
SHOOTOUT IS BACK FOR ROUND 5!!!!

IF YOU WISH TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS SHOOTING MATCH, THEN YOU MUST BE
PRE-REGISTERED AND   INDICATE ON YOUR CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
FORM YOUR INTENTION TO PARTICIPATE. WE WILL  ALSO BE ALLOWING
WALK-IN REGISTRATIONS ON THE DAY OF THE EVENT, SPACE PERMITTING. 

THERE WILL BE AN ADDITIONAL $20 FEE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MATCH,
WHICH WILL COVER THE COST OF THE REGISTRATION AND A HAT. THE
MATCH WILL BE HELD AT THE BIBB COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICER TRAINING
FACILITY RANGE, WHICH IS LOCATED AT: 110 CONFEDERATE WAY, MACON

THE MATCH WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, MARCH 6TH AND BEGINS AT 8:30 AM
AND CONCLUDES AT 12:00 PM. THIS YEAR’S SHOOTOUT WILL BE A THREE (3)
GUN MATCH CONSISTING OF PISTOL, RIFLE AND SHOTGUN.  TO LEVEL THE
PLAYING FIELD, AMMUNITION AND WEAPONS WILL BE PROVIDED FOR THE
PARTICIPANTS. EACH PARTICIPANT WILL BE ALLOWED TO PROVIDE HIS/HER
OWN EYE AND EAR PROTECTION.

ALL PRIZES WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE CONFERENCE BBQ ON TUESDAY,
MARCH 7TH 

TACTICAL
VENDOR
DAY

Bibb County Sherriff's Gun
RangeMonday, Feb. 6th, 8 a.m. - Noon

Start the day with live-fire and hands-on
demonstrations. We will also run the
5th Annual “Bragging Rights” Memorial
Shoot-out.

Beginning at 1:00 pm, the Annual
Tactical Vendor Show will begin at the
Macon Marriott City Center. The show
will run until 6:00 pm

The Tactical Vendor Expo is open to
all…..Law Enforcement Personnel,
Fire//EMS Personnel, Military Personnel,
Corrections Personnel, Homeland
Security Personnel, Government
Contractors

GOOD TO
KNOW

Name Tags and Course Selection

All attendees will be required to wear a name tag for his or her class on
Tuesday and Wednesday.  Instructors will be taking attendance and
confirming you are in the class you registered. If you would like to change
classes, you must check with a GTOA Board Member prior to the class.

Vendor Appreciation 

Start Monday the 6th at the Bibb County Sheriffs Office Gun Range.  8:00
AM start time with hands-on demonstrations by several of our vendors.

Vendor show continues with the traditional vendor show at the Macon
Marriott City Center from 1:00 -6:00 p.m.  Our icebreaker and shenanigans
starts at 6:00 with drinks, wings, pizza, cash bar and LIVE MUSIC in the
vendor hall.  YOU MUST BE A REGISTERED ATTENDEE WITH A NAME
BADGE TO ATTEND FOR FREE.

WE WILL ALSO BEING DO SEVERAL RAFFLES STARTING AT 7:00 pm AND
YOU MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN!!!!!

BBQ Dinner and Awards Ceremony

We will have a BBQ dinner and awards ceremony on Tuesday March 7th
 at 7:00PM.  The BBQ will be held in Exhibit Hall B Macon Marriott City
Center

Georgia POST Credit

All attendees will be eligible for continuing education credit through the
Georgia Peace Officers Standards and Training Council (GAPOST).  Credit
can be earned on Tuesday and Wednesday.

You must know your OKEY number for credit.

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MANDATORY
EQUIPMENT

ALL FIREARM TRAINING BLOCKS WILL REQUIRE EACH ATTENDEE TO WEAR A
BALLISTIC VEST, WRAP AROUND EYE PROTECTION AND HEARING PROTECTION.  

EACH COURSE DESCRIPTION WILL PROVIDE THE ATTENDEE WITH A REQUIRED
EQUIPMENT LIST FOR THE BLOCK OF INSTRUCTION.  ATTENDEES SHOULD BRING ALL
THE NECESSARY GEAR FOR ANY POSSIBLE TRAINING ENVIRONMENT.  THE
FOLLOWING IS A RECOMMENDED, BUT NOT NECESSARILY AN ALL INCLUSIVE LIST OF
POSSIBLE EQUIPMENT NEEDED:

AMMUNITION                               BALLISTIC HELMET
BALLISTIC SHIELD                       BALLISTIC VEST
COLD WEATHER GEAR              DUTY BELT/TACTICAL DUTY BELT
EAR PROTECTION                       DUTY WEAPON (HANDGUN/LONG-GUN) EYE
PROTECTION                                FLASHLIGHT(S)
GAS MASK                                     GLOVES
HYDRATION                                  KNEE PADS
NOTE PAD/NOTEBOOK              PEN OR PENCIL
RAIN GEAR                                    SIMULATED TRAINING WEAPON
SNACKS

CONFERENCE
SCHEDULE

LOCATIONS
WIDETHE CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN THE MACON AREA.

BELOW IS A LIST OF ALL TRAINING FACILITIES THAT WILL BE USED.  PLEASE CHECK

LENSESTHE COURSE SCHEDULE TO SEE WHERE YOUR TRAINING WILL BE  LOCATED.

MACON MARRIOTT CITY CENTER
240 COLISEUM DR
MACON, GA

BIBB COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE FIREARMS RANGE
110 CONFEDERATE WAY
MACON, GA

BIBB COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE DRIVING AND  FIREARMS RANGE
5429 TINKER DR
MACON, GA

BIBB COUNTY TRANSITION CENTER
1127 2ND STREET
MACON, GA

MACON MEDICAL CENTER
811 HEMLOCK STREET
MACON, GA

WARNER-ROBINS POLICE DEPARTMENT FIREARMS RANGE
221 STALNAKER AVE.
WARNER ROBINS, GA



2017 COURSES

AR 15/M16/M4 ARMORER

Law Enforcement Agencies are deploying or are in the process of issuing
carbine rifles to Field Supervisors, Field Officers, and Tactical Units.  With that
comes the need of having qualified Armorers or Rangemasters to service and
maintain these weapons on a regular basis.  This course covers all M16/AR15
type carbine weapons systems made and their variants.  Armorers will be
certified in the proper maintenance, care, and repair of these weapons
systems, including semi-auto and select-fire trigger systems.  This program
follows the Manufacturer’s guidelines and is taught by FBI and NRA Certified
Instructors.

Equipment Needed: Bring a rifle to work on during the class

CARBINE PERFORMANCE 

Designed to deliver the skills and techniques needed to achieve a high level of
safety, accuracy, and efficiency while utilizing a carbine platform. Skills and
techniques are derived from a fundamental and principle based instruction that
has been proven during high threat scenarios across the globe.

Equipment Needed: Carbine Rifle (5.56 caliber and below), Body armor, load
carrying system, Magazines (minimum of 4), Ammo (ball) (300 round minimum)
(no SS109 or equivalent), Ballistic Eye protection, Hearing protection, Rain gear,
Rifle sling, Field/duty uniform or long sleeve shirt, pants, Cleaning kit with
lubricant, Extra batteries for optic (if applicable), Gloves, Helmet (if issued)

CONTEMPORARY TRENDS IN
TACTICAL LEADERSHIP

Today’s SWAT leaders are faced with a high level of public scrutiny,
decreasing participation, and struggle with balancing the increasing
training demands of a highly technical law enforcement sub-specialty, while
simultaneously seeing decreasing training budgets and hours.  This
seminar will provide an overview of NTOA recommended training
requirements as outlined in the 2015 NTOA SWAT Standard, suggested
training management plans and an overview of the NTOA Command
College as a means to address these challenges.

2017 COURSES

ACTIVE KILLER RESPONSE

Course will cover Single Officer Response to Active Threat and then on to high
threat CQB principal and techniques. This includes two and three man
movement techniques, room entry and clearing. Weapon flow with primary and
secondary platforms will be taught throughout the course
Equipment Needed: Course will cover Single Officer Response to Active Threat
and then on to high threat CQB principal and techniques. This includes two and
three man movement techniques, room entry and clearing. Weapon flow with
primary and secondary platforms will be taught throughout the course

ADVANCED PISTOL

Introduction to aggressive defensive pistol marksmanship to eliminate a hostile
deadly threat:  Students will learn the survival triad, the physiological effects of
combat induced stress.  stress management, shooting on the move, multiple
attacker engagements, off hand shooting, shooting from the ground and
shooting while injured.

Needed Equipment: Firearm, cleaning kit, spare magazines, eye and ear pro,
hydration system

AMBUSH & LETHAL ENVIRONMENT
RECOGNITION TRAINING (ALERT)

Developed to counter trends due to growing number of injuries and deaths
related to targeted ambush/surprise encounters. These learned skill sets will
dramatically enhance and improve the law enforcement officer’s Awareness
and Threat Detection (ATD) capabilities. The training teaches officers
methods to accurately assess violator/public contacts and gives the officer
the ability to predict the potential for an encounter to escalate into a
threatening event.  

Needed Equipment: Note taking material, laptop and cell phone with camera

2017 COURSES

BALLISTIC BREACHING INSTRUCTOR COURSE 

This 16-hour Instructor course is designed for those officers with a desire to learn
new breaching techniques and develop their operational and Instructor skills. The
course will assist Instructors with integration of the 12 gauge breaching option
into their current tactical methods. There will be emphasis on developing a
breaching program, department policies, preplanning, deployment procedures,
identifying door construction, team member positioning and target or breach
points, breaching contingencies, post operation documentation and legal aspects
of breaching. Day 2 will consist of teach backs and range drills and a qualification.
Demonstrations and Ranges drills will be conducted under the supervision of the
CTS Master Instructor, the students will have the responsibility to attend both
classroom and range activity for the Instructor Breaching Course.

Needed Equipment: Eye Protection, gloves, hearing protection, full kit and
assigned breaching shotgun are recommended

COUNTER TERRORISM

This seminar is designed to give you an in depth understanding of Terrorist
methodoogies and their operational habits.  Key emphasis will be placed on
radicalization processes and the emergence of lone wolf threats. Topics: Origins of
modern terrorism and the rise of ISIS, Why victims are chosen, Evolution in tactics,
Historical trends, Types of attacks, Who commits terrorism, Prevention methods

Needed Equipment: Note taking materials.

ENHANCING USE OF FORCE

Few topics in law enforcement cause more public scrutiny than police use of force.  As
a tactical officer, the scrutiny can be even more intense.  This nationally acclaimed
course provides tactical operators with tools to make reasonable use of force
decisions, while simultaneously increasing their safety. Through guided discussion,
video analysis, and case studies, participants will explore: Current Use of Force
Trends, Human Performance Factors Affecting Decision Making Under Stress,
Methods of Countering The “Culture of Speed”, Enhanced Situational Awareness
(Behavioral Threat Analysis), and Preparing for the Aftermath of Use of Force.  With
the intense scrutiny on use of force decision making, this could be one of the most
important courses you attend all year.

2017 COURSES

SEMI-AUTO PISTOL - PRECISION VS. COMBAT
ACCURACY (HANDGUN - DAY 1)

How much sight picture is enough?  This class will address precision
pistol shooting - making the shot count, vs. combat accuracy, using
principles of sighted-fire, front sight proximity shooting and point
shooting.  Included tasks will be malfunction clearance, in-battery and
out-of-battery reloads and multi-target engagements.  

OFFICER ESCAPE: PLAIN CLOTHES
AND US TACTICS

Designed to provide participants with practical, hands on skills in addressing violent
situations when working in plain clothes or undercover, when force escalation options are
limited, and when in confined environments (such as when in a vehicle).  The class
includes a SERE component that would teach officers how to defeat restraints, a defensive
tactics component teaching handgun disarms in extreme close quarters, and vehicle
interdiction as a part of officer rescue tactics.  This is a fast paced and dynamic class.

Equipment Needed: Officers should come in plain clothes and a concealable holster.  If
they have a training gun for their holster they should bring that as well, if not we will
provide one.  All other gear, including training cuffs, zip ties, protective gear, etc. will be
provided by the instructors..

PRECISION RIFLE

Designed to deliver the skills and techniques needed to achieve a high level of safety,
accuracy, and efficiency while utilizing a Precision Rifle platform. These skills and
techniques are derived from a fundamental and principle based instruction that has been
proven during high threat scenarios across the globe. 

Equipment needed: Required equipment for this course include: Precision Rifle (.30
caliber and below), Scope with reticle, Dope book, Sand sock, Magazines, Ammo (match
grade, ball, HPBT) 200 rounds, Ballistic Eye protection, Hearing protection, Rain gear, Rifle
sling, Field/duty uniform or long sleeve shirt, pants, Cleaning kit with lubricant , Extra
batteries for optic (if applicable), Gloves, Shooting pad, Spotting scope(optional),
Kestrel/wind meter/anemometer

2017 COURSES

STREET SURVIVAL

The Street Survival Seminar addresses law enforcement as the multi-faceted profession it
has become.  Rather than limiting our focus to just surviving deadly threats, we also
discuss the need to prepare officers for making sound, legal and reasonable decisions
under stress in order to preserve the lives of citizens as well as their own.  The foundation
of the program is understanding and training realistically for stress events.  
Equipment Needed: Note taking materials

TACTICAL AID IN AN AUSTERE
ENVIRONMENT

This class will cover self aid and buddy medical aid for officers and tactical
medics alike, as well as the tactical movements necessary to perform these
duties in dangerous environments.. We will cover the medical assets necessary
for the officer on the street as well as those assigned to tactical teams. Students
will train on use of life-saving equipment and put those skills to use in high-
speed scenarios
Equipment Needed: Medical kit that you use. 

TACTICAL SWAT CANINE

This course is designed to provide a foundation for the proper integration of a
Police Service Dog within a SWAT/ERT unit. through hands on instruction,
handlers and SWAT Operators will learn to utilize the canine as a locating tool
and a force multiplier during deployments. Instruction will cover,
apprehension, fleeing subjects, building clearing and open area searches.
Canine Teams: 4'6' lead, 15' or 20' lead and a 30' lead, muzzle, wide collar, slip
or pinch collar, harness (preferred not mandatory), gas mask for handler, SWAT
or patrol equipment .  SWAT Operators/Cover: Vest, helmet, duty belt or thigh
holster rig, gas mask and a long rifle

2017 COURSES

NEGOTIATING IN A CORRECTIONS ENVIRONMENT
DAY TWO AM

The course will provide information regarding the available approaches for the
negotiation of hostage/barricaded subject situations in a detention/corrections
environment. The presentation will discuss the similarities and differences found in a
community stand-off and those events in the detention setting.  Discussion will include
approaches needed to communicate with subjects, tactical options, tactical problems,
negotiation issues, cultural/affiliation issues and establishing inmate leadership. Due to
the setting, thee are issues that are considered non-negotiable in this environment that
may be negotiable in the community. The review will provide insight into the unique
problems that detention facilities and correctional institutions present to law
enforcement members, responders and responding agencies.

NEGOTIATING WITH SOVEREIGN CITIZENS
DAY TWO PM

The course will outline and discuss: The roots and history of the Sovereign Movement,
Difficulty of negotiating with the sovereign, sovereign ideology and preparation for and
management of incidents involving Sovereign Citizens. The Sovereign Citizen history will be
discussed, beginning in the 160'/1970's through today's sovereign.  Sovereigns have
evolved and are different today than the original sovereign. We will discuss the ideology
and how it has evolved from a separatist white movement into a national movement that
attracts all genders, races and political ideologies.   Training will include various
approaches to the sovereign and the dangers the sovereign poses to law enforcement, the
community-at-large and those that are targets of the sovereign. Discussion regarding
tactical approaches to take when negotiating with the sovereign will occur as well. The
overall overview should provide a responding officer, negotiation team and the tactical
team with insight, strategies for communication and resolution and an opportunity to pre-
plan for incidents involving sovereign citizens.

NEGOTIATING
DAY ONE

TBD

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