Kit Badger attended the AMTAC Shooting Force on Force class and provides this review.
For full details including kit he used, visit kitbadger.com/force-on-force-with-amtac-shooting.
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Kit Badger – AMTAC Shooting Force on Force Review
Saturday, January 18th, 2020Meggitt Training Systems to Demonstrate New FATS 180MIL in ADS Booth During SHOT Show
Thursday, January 16th, 2020The new FATS 180MIL from Meggitt Training Systems up to 20 simulated weapons, including FATS weapons and ammunition types, with the ability to assign up to four simulated weapons to each user.
This advanced screen system includes three borderless screens and fits into almost any space with at least a 10-foot-tall ceiling. Each screen is 150 by 84 inches (16:9 aspect ratio) with borderless projection surface.
Features:
Realistic Sounds – The self-powered audio system plays scenarios in 5.1 surround sound. Using the directional sound effects board, the instructor can incorporate unsettling sounds from any direction, including a barking dog, crying baby, gunshots and more to elevate situational awareness.
Immersive Training – Supports both 3D Marksmanship and Judgmental training.
Courseware – Delivered with a full array of training courseware.
Military Validation – The FATS 180 MIL offers the same high-fidelity ballistic engine validated by the U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps and other military customers.
Hit Detection System – Three digital cameras interface directly with the same Off-CPU real-time (OCR) processor used by the FATS® 100 system for an easy upgrade path.
Projectors – Ultra short throw projectors provide the user greater freedom of movement within the training space while displaying stunning visuals in a 180°environment.
Low-Light Subsystem (optional) – Allows users to practice in simulated low-light conditions with both hand-held and weapon-mounted flashlights.
Rack – For easy transportation, the FATS 180MIL uses the same transportable rack as the FATS 100 system.
Additionally, existing FATS 100 systems can be easily upgraded to the FATS 180MIL.
Try it out in the ADS Inc booth (#20415) during next week’s SHOT Show at the Sands Convention Center in Las Vegas. They’ll be holding an individual shooting competition, complete with prizes from Meggitt.
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Thursday, January 16th, 2020
SureFire Field Notes Ep 53: How to Control a .308 AR with Barry Dueck
Tuesday, January 14th, 2020SureFire Field Notes is a multi-segment informational video series with tips and techniques from subject matter experts of all backgrounds. In this episode, Barry Dueck discusses how to control large caliber semi-auto carbines.
Barry Dueck is a former Marine, owner of Dueck Defense Inc, champion competitive shooter and VP of Suppressors and Weapons at SureFire LLC. Barry is also the architect of SureFire’s SOCOM suppressors, winner of the most rigorous and extensive suppressor evaluation in history. Barry’s knowledge comes from his military experience, expertise in the firearms industry as a designer, and also from being a 3-Gun Champion, IPSC Grandmaster and USA Team World Shoot gold medalist.
Vintage Training Film – Special Forces Foreign Weapons Demonstration
Sunday, January 5th, 2020
FYSA – SF Training SFAB
Thursday, January 2nd, 2020
Green Berets with 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) lent their expertise during a combat marksmanship range where they mentored Soldiers from 4th Battalion, 4th Security Force Assistance Brigade, Nov. 18-21, 2019.
See the story and more photos at www.fortcarsonmountaineer.com
US Army Publishes TC 3-20.40 w/Change 1 – Training and Qualification, Individual Weapons
Wednesday, January 1st, 2020After removing TC 3-20.40 Training and Qualification, Individual Weapons for several months to make revisions, they’ve republished it with Change 1.
Download your copy here.
Kentucky Guard First to Receive ACFT Equipment
Tuesday, December 31st, 2019
FRANKFORT, Ky. — The U.S. Army’s new Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) goes into effect on Oct. 1, 2020. In order to meet that timeline, equipment for the ACFT has started shipping – and the Kentucky National Guard is the first of all three Army components (active, Guard, Reserve) to receive the initial fielding.
“I’m appreciative of the Kentucky Guard being the first Army organization to receive this equipment as we go into the ACFT transition,” said Brig. Gen. Hal Lamberton, Kentucky’s adjutant general. “The ACFT will be a better assessing tool of our physical conditioning. By virtue of us being the first to get the equipment, we’ve set ourselves up to have more time to prepare for the new test.”
Leading the charge for equipment distribution across the total Army is the Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM), who had a hand in selecting Kentucky as the first location. TACOM is a subordinate command to Army Material Command (AMC).
“Our master plan for the distribution of ACFT equipment across the Army is regionally based. With Kentucky being part of the southeast and one of the first regions we were fielding in, it worked out perfectly,” said Col. Steven Carozza, military deputy for TACOM’s Integrated Logistics Support Center and the lead for the fielding of the ACFT equipment. “Kentucky was ready and expressed an interest. We had the sets available and ahead of schedule so everything just kind of aligned perfectly for us to use Kentucky National Guard as the first unit to receive the equipment.”
According to Susan Hubert, Program Manager for the ACFT, the 54 states and territories of the National Guard are getting enough equipment to run 15,533 ACFT lanes and Kentucky is getting 308 of them.
“This ACFT effort, a Chief of Staff of the Army initiative, is critical to the Army as it directly supports our individual Soldier readiness,” said Hubert. “Our team is positioned to field all 36,608 ACFT sets for the total army by May 15. The National Guard’s 15 thousand sets will be included in that fielding.”
The first shipment arrived at the United States Property and Fiscal Office (USPFO) in Frankfort on Dec. 11 and will begin pushing out to the units across the Commonwealth this week.
Critical to the success of Kentucky’s physical fitness program is Staff Sgt. Zach Casey who is the designated project officer for the Kentucky Army National Guard and spearheading the effort to effectively implement the ACFT across the organization.
“It is proven that the Kentucky National Guard is willing to adapt and take something head on,” said Casey. “We opened our arms and welcomed it as a challenge. It’s pretty neat to be the first state.”
The Kentucky National Guard hosted a ceremonial equipment signing on Dec. 17 at the USPFO with representatives from TACOM and the National Guard Bureau in attendance.
Capt. Ryan Short, ACFT project officer for the National Guard Bureau stated, “The Army is focused on the tactical athlete and the ACFT is really the first big step in that direction. This is a part of a cultural change that the Army is going to embrace so we can have well rounded Soldiers.”
Every unit in the U.S. Army is required to complete a diagnostic ACFT between now and Sept. 30 before the ACFT becomes the official test of record.
Lamberton stated, “Change is an ongoing dynamic and the Kentucky National Guard will be ready.”
By MAJ Stephen Martin
