A vehicle is the most prolific piece of cover in an urban environment, and may be the only mobile piece of cover for law enforcement in a rural environment. Officers need to understand how to use a vehicle to their advantage during a deadly force encounter. Training involving shooting into, out of, and around vehicles has become more popular in recent years, yet many firearms instructors don't know how to conduct the training safely or how to use their disposable vehicles in the most efficient manner possible to maximize their training.

This 2-day / 16-hour course is designed to show instructors how to safely conduct live-fire vehicular engagement drills. Everything from counter-ambush drills to vehicle assault drills will be covered. Instructors will be shown how to get the maximum use of disposable vehicles for training and ballistic testing. And, if only operational vehicles can be used, then instructors will learn the best methods to preserve them and mitigate potential damage.

This course is approved by the NRA LE Division for 16 hours of continuing education credit.

NOTE: This course requires the use of carbines / rifles. Students don't need to be certified as a rifle instructor to attend. However, students must have successfully completed a rifle operator certification course of 16+ hours to attend this course.

Topics Covered:

• Firearms safety rules vs. Range safety rules
• Anatomy of a vehicle...what constitutes cover and what doesn't
• Bilateral shooting
• Shooting around vehicles
• Shooting out of vehicles
• Counter-ambush principles & drills
• Shooting into vehicles / vehicle assaults
• Ballistic testing on glass and metal
• Demonstrating skip rounds off the hood and trunk
• Using vehicles for supported shooting vs unsupported shooting
• Natural progression of training for vehicular engagements

Required Equipment:

• Duty pistol and three magazines
• Holster and mag pouches (no concealment holsters)
• Rifle with magazines & tactical sling
• Rifle mag pouches
• 300 rounds of ammo for each weapon

system

• Eye & ear protection
• Hat with a brim
• Black marker
• Knee & elbow pads
• Weather-related gear
• Hydration fluids & snacks