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SIG SAUER Academy to Offer Classes in Colorado at DCF Guns East in Colorado Springs

Friday, January 6th, 2023

NEWINGTON, N.H., (January 6, 2023) – SIG SAUER Academy, the leading provider of the highest quality firearms instruction and tactical training in the world, is pleased to announce that DCF Guns East in Colorado Springs, Colorado will be hosting on-location SIG SAUER Academy courses as an official affiliated SIG SAUER Academy Outpost.

Beginning in February 2023& SIG SAUER Academy course offerings will be taught by the world-renowned SIG SAUER Academy instructors onsite at the DCF Guns East location. The course offerings are as follows:

Handgun 101: This comprehensive course provides hands-on training and the basic knowledge necessary to safely handle, load, fire, and maintain most types of semi-automatic pistols. Classroom and range time offer ample opportunity to achieve the skills for success in a casual, stress-free environment.

Handgun 102: This is step 2 in the SIG SAUER Academy foundational handgun series.  Utilizing the principles of training in Handgun 101, this course takes students through the efficient and safe use of a handgun. Working from the holster, performing reloads clearing stoppages and correctly manipulating a trigger to maximize accuracy are all thoroughly taught in a relaxed, hands-on environment.

Handgun 103: This intensive one-day class is designed to take your skills to the next level.  Handgun 103 builds upon and refines the skill sets previously established in Handgun 102 while also introducing shooters to new drills, cutting-edge concepts, and core shooting principles.

Handgun 104: A fast-paced class of defensive handgun drills designed to increase time on target and performance with one common objective: surviving a deadly force encounter armed with a handgun.

Pistol Mounted Optics: Leave the Iron Age behind. There is no longer any debate that a red dot makes for faster, more accurate shots over iron sights. Take your shooting to the next level with the course built specifically around this major advancement in firearm technology and learn to shoot and engage targets with a pistol-mounted red dot.

Basic Trauma Management: This course teaches students how to keep themselves and their team members alive and fighting in critical injury situations. Students will master basic lifesaving emergency medical skills using equipment available under field conditions. Training scenarios presented also include basic weapon manipulation and live fire while simulating high-risk situations. Other topics covered include suppressive fire techniques, evasive action, and preparing wounded team members for evacuation and advanced medical care.

To register and review the in-depth course outlines, prerequisites, and equipment requirements for the SIG SAUER Academy courses at the DCF Guns East visit sigsaueracademy.com.

Airborne Innovation Lab Develops PMN-2 Mine Training Aid

Thursday, January 5th, 2023

Fort Bragg’s Airborne Innovation Lab has developed a PMN-2 mine training aid.

Photo 1: The PMN-2 replica attaches to an M-80TR paintball AP mine. If stepped on, the PMN-2 training aid will release both paint and smoke.

Photo 2: The inert training aid next to the reactive training aid. The bottom portion (where the spoke and CO2 canister resides) will be buried.

Photo 3/4: The PMN-2 is not the only mine they have adapted to fit the M-80TR. You can swap the PMN-2 with the PMN-1, increasing the versatility of the training aid.

Rampart Range Day and Training Week 2023

Wednesday, December 28th, 2022

We’ve received additional information on the expansion of Rampart Range Day to include training sessions during the week.

New for 2023, Rampart is launching Rampart Training Week – an exclusive opportunity for Law Enforcement and Military personnel to participate in training and earn factory certifications after Rampart Range Day and Expo on May 30th 2023 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Rampart Training Week 2023 offers qualified personnel an exclusive, private opportunity to advance their capabilities, improve readiness and develop new skills. Learn from world-class subject matter experts and industry-leading manufacturers. Courses have limited space, so register now.

Aimpoint MRDS for Law Enforcement Duty Use – Pistol (FREE)

Aimpoint RDS for Law Enforcement Duty Use – Carbine (FREE)

ASP Restraint Instructor Course (FREE)

First Responser Bleeding Control / Stop The Bleed Certification (FREE)

Incorporating Less Lethal Platform into Front Line Operations – 40mm / 12GA (FREE)

GLOCK Certified Armourer’s Course (FREE)

Colt Canada Armourer’s Course ($1119)

Most of the courses are free, and additional flight and hotel discounts are available. 

Rampart Range Day and Training week are not open to the public, only active military, law enforcement and corrections personnel acting in a tactical capacity may attend. 

Learn more or apply to attend Rampart Training Week 2023 here: rampartcorp.com/training-week

Learn about Rampart Range Day and Expo 2023 here: rampartcorp.com/rampart-range-day

SureFire Field Note Ep 75 – The Only Thing You Need Ammo to Practice with Ben Stoeger

Tuesday, December 20th, 2022

Ben Stoeger is an IPSC World Champion and multiple time USPSA National Champion. He travels all over the United States and the world shooting matches and teaching classes. In this video he discusses the Doubles Drill and why it is the only thing you need to practice live.

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Shoot Like A Girl Announces 2023 Mobile Range Tour Dates

Sunday, December 18th, 2022

ATHENS, Ala. – December 14, 2022 – Shoot Like a Girl is thrilled to announce they are hitting the road in 2023, bringing their mobile range to a variety of locations across the country. Dedicated to educating women and their families about the importance of firearms safety, the trailer allows attendees to gain experience in handling and shooting all types of guns and compound bows. The Shoot Like A Girl tour gives women who are new to shooting sports the confidence to begin their journey, while simultaneously encouraging experienced shooters to continue their journey.

“After traveling over 35,000 miles in 2022, we’re excited to announce we will be continuing to deliver some amazing shooting experiences to women across the country,” said Karen Butler, Founder and President of Shoot Like A Girl. “Our Shoot Like A Girl 2023 tour will provide a safe and welcoming environment for women and their families to confidently learn about all things firearms, shooting bows and self-defense. We’re proud to continue expanding on this mission as we hit the ground running in 2023.”

2023 Shoot Like A Girl Tour Dates Include:

• JAN 16: Range Day – Boulder City, NV (Invitation Only Event)

• FEB 16-19: Bass Pro Shops – Daytona, FL (Daytona 500)

• MAR 4-5: Bass Pro Shops – Tampa, FL

• APR 1-2: Bass Pro Shops – Garland, TX

• APR 28-29: PBR – Ridgedale, MO

• MAY 6-7: Bass Pro Shops – Columbia, MO

• MAY 20-21: Bass Pro Shops – Clarksville, IN

• JUN 10-11: Cabela’s – Centerville, OH

• JUN 24-25: Bass Pro Shops – Rossford, OH

• JUL 15-16: Cabela’s – Avon, OH

• JUL 28: Corporate Event – New Port, NH

• JUL 29-30: Bass Pro Shops – Hookset, NH

• AUG 12-13: Bass Pro Shops – Hampton, VA

• AUG 18: Corporate Event – Mayodan, NC

• AUG 26-27: Bass Pro Shops – Cary, NC

• SEP 14-16: NASCAR – Bristol Motor Speedway

• SEP 30-OCT 1: Bass Pro Shops – Kodak, TN

• OCT 14-15: Bass Pro Shops – Chattanooga, TN

With guidance from certified female instructors dedicated to empowering and teaching other women, guests will have the chance to handle and shoot a firearm in the semi-tractor trailer, free of charge. Using a state-of-the-art, military-grade firearm stimulator, guests will experience realistic recoil, impact and sound feedback. Archery coaches will also be onsite to assist guests in shooting bows.

Outside of the trailer, visitors of all ages are welcome to compare a variety of disabled firearms including revolvers, semi-automatic pistols, shotguns and rifles. Additional outdoor and self-defense products from Shoot Like A Girl partners such as Gun Tote’n Mamas concealed carry handbags, CrossBreed Holsters, TrueTimber camouflage, Vortex Optics, SABRE pepper spray and much more will be on display.

To learn more about Shoot Like A Girl’s mission, partners, resources and events, visit ShootLikeAGirl.com.

Will Rogers ANGB Selected as Sole Candidate to Replace MC-12s with New AT-802U Sky Warden Formal Training Unit

Saturday, December 17th, 2022

ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) —  

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall selected Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma, as the sole candidate location to replace its MC-12 Liberty with the AT-802U Sky Warden and to convert the MC-12 Formal Training Unit to the AT-802U Total Force Integration FTU.

Will Rogers ANGB will receive 28 AT-802Us and about 80 personnel to support the mission of the 310th Special Operations Squadron. The squadron will relocate from Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, to Will Rogers ANGB, creating an active association with the 185th SOS.

The AT-802 Sky Warden is a multi-role platform capable of close air support, armed intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, and precision strike missions in support of geographically isolated special operations forces.

A site survey at the candidate location is scheduled in spring 2023 and will assess operational requirements, potential impacts to existing missions, housing, infrastructure and manpower.

Once the site survey is complete, the Department of the Air Force will conduct an environmental impact analysis, which is expected to be complete in fall 2023, before a final basing decision is made.

Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs

Editor’s Note: The Sky Warden has been designated as the OA-1K aircraft by the Air Force.

New York Air Guardsman Completes Brazil Jungle Training

Friday, December 16th, 2022

MANAS, Brazil – For New York Air National Guard Tech Sgt. Jeremy Miter, adapting to the heat and humidity of the Amazon basin was the toughest part of the six weeks he spent at Brazil’s jungle warfare school from the end of September until mid-November.

“Once we got into the jungle, it was a whole other level of heat,” Miter said. “The triple canopy rain forest keeps the heat in and all around you. It creates a pressure cooker.”

Despite the heat, Miter became the fifth New York National Guard member to graduate from the course. 
CIGS — the acronym for the school’s name in Portuguese, Centro de Instrução de Guerra na Selva — conducts the course for foreign military personnel in Manas, the capital of Brazil’s Amazonas state. 

The Brazilians run a 10-week course for their own Soldiers.

New York Soldiers and Airmen have been attending the school since 2019 as part of the State Partnership Program relationship between Brazil’s military and the New York National Guard.

Army National Guard Sgt. William Dunn, a member of the 101st Expeditionary Signal Battalion, was to attend with Mitre but could not because of a medical issue.

To operate in the heat and humidity, the students from India, France, Spain, Portugal, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina, and two other Americans from the 7th Special Forces Group learned how to stay hydrated.

Miter said students begin the course with physical fitness tests and swimming in uniform with combat gear.

The next step is surviving in the jungle. The students learn what to eat and not eat and how to find drinkable water and shelter.

“They put us out in the woods for 48 hours on our own to survive without food and only the water that you bring with you,” he said.

“I don’t think anybody ate for the entirety of the survival event,” Miter recalled. “Luckily, it rained at the end.”

As a joint tactical air controller assigned to the 274th Air Support Operations Squadron, part of the 107th Attack Wing, Miter supports ground troops by calling air strikes.

Miter, 33, joined the New York Air National Guard in 2006 and served as a firefighter at the 109th Airlift Wing until becoming a JTAC in 2010.

He deployed to Syria in 2019 and to the Horn of Africa in 2021.

In civilian life, Miter is assigned to the Syracuse Fire Department’s Engine 3.

Miter was picked to attend the course because “he has the mental focus and physical strength” to succeed, said New York Air National Guard Command Chief Master Sgt. Denny Richardson.

Swimming is central to the training, Miter said. The students learned to use the rivers to move around. Using makeshift rafts, they would swim with their rucksacks full of equipment. They also learned how to use boats to infiltrate an area.

The round-the-clock training kept the 25 class members so tired that nobody had the energy to worry about the caiman — Brazil’s version of the alligator — or piranhas in the river, he said.

Students also learned how to navigate in the dense jungle using terrain association and practiced rappelling from helicopters.

Since most of the students were from special forces units, that was simply refresher training, Miter said.

Working with 25 soldiers from different countries who didn’t speak the same language was challenging, but they managed to find ways to communicate.

“The exchange of knowledge between us and Brazil was great. Plus working with soldiers from other countries you don’t normally work with was valuable,“ Miter said.

By Eric Durr, New York Air National Guard

The Smoker by MUB

Tuesday, December 13th, 2022

You may remember the Multi-Use-Block which was developed by Special Forces Veterans to offer a versatile mount for various optical systems used for sniping and reconnaissance. This was expanded to include a common platform to emplacements optics and lasers on a common plane. While the company shares its name with the initial product they’ve come up with something new and quite useful for an even wider audience.

The Smoker is an inexpensive impact indicator for steel targets. Ingenious in its simplicity, the Smoker emits a puff of smoke each time the target is struck. It is requires no batteries and is gravity fed.

Attached to the rear of a target with Velcro it uses inexpensive, commercially powders like Baby powder, Talc Powder, Cornstarch & Talc mixtures.

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