After Action.net traveled to the Tactical Response headquarters in Camden, Tennessee, to observe and film the High Risk Civilian Contractor course. Earlier visits with James Yeager and his staff had all been at classes taught in Arizona or at trade shows, so this was the first look at the Camden facility itself.
Course overview
- School: Tactical Response, led by James Yeager
- Location: Tactical Response headquarters, Camden, Tennessee
- Format: Five separate courses that together make up the High Risk Civilian Contractor program
- Audience: Civilian contractors, SWAT team members and soldiers looking for more close combat instruction
What was covered
- Small Unit Tactics: the core course and the recommended starting point, also run as a refresher for contractors heading back overseas.
- CQB (close quarters battle): fighting inside structures, including route planning, reconnaissance, team movement in an urban setting, breaches, signaling, security and casualty collection.
- Direct Action: raids and ambushes on moving or fixed targets.
- Driving: deploying from a vehicle, engaging targets, IED avoidance, rolling and static ambushes, and attacks on armored and unarmored vehicles.
- Medical: open to professionals and anyone who wants real-world lifesaving knowledge: tactical medicine, gunshot wounds, scene evaluation, triage, moving patients, life support and wound management.
Observations
- The training is built around real-world use without cutting corners, and the staff are experienced, seasoned instructors.
- Splitting the program into five parts lets students build up from Small Unit Tactics instead of taking everything at once.
- The live-fire and scenario work made this one of the most intense classes After Action.net has filmed. The second half of the video lets the training play out with little narration.
Takeaways
- Start with Small Unit Tactics; it is the foundation the other four courses build on.
- The medical course is worth considering for anyone, not just contractors.
- Tactical Response is worth a look for your next firearms training.
Originally published on After Action.net on October 20, 2012. Rebuilt from the archived report and the video transcript; the original photos were not preserved. See every class in the Training Log, or share your own training experience.
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