TNVC is affiliated with some of the best trainers in the industry to bring our military and law enforcement clients the best night vision training available. Please contact us for more course information or if you are interested in setting up a class with any of these groups.

TNVC Night Vision Operator’s Course

Course Description

We here at TNVC are proud to continue our training venue and offer our 1st ever commercial night vision training course. We have assembled a training staff that comes from the finest the military and LE communities have to offer, bringing you some of the best NV training available. After all, this is what Tactical Night Vision has been doing for years.

In order to deliver the finest NV training, we are using a state of the art 12,000 sq. ft. indoor facility located in Brunswick Georgia that Military, LE and civilian professionals will find to be unique and one of a kind. It is tailored for strict night operations training. We cannot say enough about this new facility and the level of training one can come to expect from our staff of dedicated NV professionals.

For those of you who cannot travel to our NV training facility, we also offer a complete mobile training team to train at your facility. Please contact us for your hosting requirements.

TNVC will also continue to offer restricted Mil/LE NV courses, please contact us with your unit’s operational needs and requirements.

The 2-day Night Vision Operator’s Course is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills needed for the safe, effective use of night vision devices employed with firearms for home defense and other applications in a social setting. The course features classroom presentation, square range live fire, drills/exercises, and scenario-based training. The instructor cadre is composed of a world class group of individuals with years of real-world experience in military and law enforcement special operations units. Students will learn to safely operate their night vision devices while manipulating multiple weapon systems in a dynamic environment. The Night Vision Operator’s Course will cover:

• The physiology and psychology of night operations
• Introduction to image intensification technology
• o Capabilities and limitations
• o Operation of common night vision systems
• Use of peripheral equipment
• o IR lasers and designators
• o IR lights
• Movement and navigation
• Firearms employment (handgun and rifle)
• Basic tactics (while wearing NVG)
• o Use of cover
• o Moving and shooting
• o Understanding lighting conditions and using them to your advantage
• o Dealing with flashlights
• o The limitations of low quality night vision equipment

Equipment and ammunition requirements:

• Hands Free Night Vision Device. The model is not important as long as it works and will not have you off the line because it constantly craps out. Spare Batteries and a Lens Cloth are suggested.
• Head or Helmet Mount for NVG. You will be wearing your NVG on your head for many hours on end. It is suggested that you have a good, comfortable system to mount your device. We do not recommend the standard issue Skull Crusher.
• A serviceable 5.56×45, 5.45×39 or 7.62x39mm carbine or rifle. What you bring is not as important as the fact that it works. Spare parts and maintenance equipment is suggested. The class will not stop because you sheared a bolt lug.
• A good quality red dot/optical sight, weapon-mounted IR laser is suggested, weapon-mounted white light, tactical sling for your primary weapon
• Four (4) serviceable magazines for your primary weapon
• A serviceable pistol with night sights and/or pistol-mounted white light/laser
• Three (3) serviceable magazines
• Holster
• Chest or belt rig that allows for ready access to pistol and rifle magazines
• Serviceable hand-held flashlight
• 400 rounds of quality rifle and 250 rounds of quality handgun ammunition **Note on Ammunition** No green tip, steel core, or armor piercing ammo of any kind can be shot in the indoor range.
• Eyepro (clear) and Earpro
• Water/food/snacks
• Personal protective gear (student’s discretion)
• Pen/Pencil, Notepad

Prerequisites:

The Night Vision Operator’s Course is an advanced shooting, but basic night vision course. Students are expected to have had formal training with both rifle and the handgun prior to attending this class. Proof of successful completion of training from a reputable instructor or school is required to be admitted into this course. No exceptions!

A Intermediate Combat 2-Gun course is available for those who do not meet the prerequisites or who are not sure about their proficiency/ skill level. This workshop will be conducted right before the Night Vision course. It’s a fun day of shooting that allows students to participate in night vision training safely and with more confidence. It can be attended voluntarily by any student who wants to ‘tune up’ or get additional instruction and range time prior to the beginning of the course.

NOTE: Students who fail to demonstrate an acceptable level of proficiency and/or safety will not be allowed to participate in the Night Vision Operator’s Course – their course fees will be fully refunded.

This course is open only to US citizens. A valid US passport or a certified copy of your birth certificate and a valid ID (i.e. driver license) must be presented on the first day of class to confirm your citizenship.

A concealed carry permit OR a military or law enforcement ID OR a letter from your local law enforcement agency confirming that you do not have a criminal record are required for this and all TNVC Group courses.

Minimum 12 students, maximum 18 students.

Price: $550

Intermediate Level Combat 2-Gun course

This 2-day course is designed to build or refresh the rifle and handgun skills students will need to safely participate in the Night Vision Operator’s Course. It will be conducted the day prior to the start of our Night Vision Operator’s Course. It utilizes classroom presentation, square range fire, and various drills and exercises- all delivered in a comfortable, relaxed environment. This class is mandatory only for those students who cannot provide documentation of their completion of previous training from a reputable school/instructor. Topics include:

• Range and Safety Brief
• Discussion on the rifle as a primary weapon
• o Ballistics
• o Optics and Lasers
• o Peripheral gear and placement
• Discussion on the pistol as a secondary weapon
• o Ballistics
• o When and how to transition from rifle to handgun
• Firearms employment (handgun and rifle)
• o Shooting fundamentals
• o Load, reload, and unload
• o Malfunctions/ immediate action
• o Single, multiple, and moving targets
• o Proper use of cover
• o Transition to handgun drills
• o Light and laser drills
• o Moving and shooting

Equipment and ammunition requirements:

• A serviceable 5.56×45, 5.45×39 or 7.62x39mm carbine or rifle. What you bring is not as important as the fact that it works. Spare parts and maintenance equipment is suggested. The class will not stop because you sheared a bolt lug.
• A good quality red dot/optical sight, weapon-mounted IR laser is suggested, weapon-mounted white light, tactical sling for your primary weapon
• Four (4) serviceable magazines for your primary weapon
• A serviceable pistol with night sights and/or pistol-mounted white light/laser
• Three (3) serviceable magazines
• Holster
• Chest or belt rig that allows for ready access to pistol and rifle magazines
• Serviceable hand-held flashlight
• 400 rounds of quality rifle and 250 rounds of quality handgun ammunition. **Note on Ammunition** No green tip, steel core penetrator ammo/or armor piercing ammo of any kind can be shot in the indoor range.
• Eyepro (clear) and Earpro
• Water/food/snacks
• Personal protective gear (student’s discretion)
• Pen/Pencil, Notepad

Prerequisites:

Solid familiarity with rifle and handgun and the ability to safely operate them both.

A concealed carry permit OR a military or law enforcement ID, OR a letter from your local law enforcement agency confirming that you may legally possess a firearm are required for this and all TNVC courses.

Minimum 4 students, maximum 18 students.

Price: $400

Instructors

Don is a 20+ year veteran of US Army Special Operations. He began his career in the 75th Ranger Regiment where he was a participant in Operation Just Cause. Recently retired from 20th Special Forces Group where he served as Team Sergeant during combat operations in Iraq. He has served for five years as the Use of Force training manager and primary instructor at the ATF National Academy in Glynco, GA instructing in tactics and firearms as well.

Don has been a tactical advisor to the Department of Defense since 2008 and he spent time on the ground in both Iraq and Afghanistan in that capacity. Prior to that, he served for 5 years as the Use of Force Training Manager and Primary Instructor at the ATF National Academy. He co-founded the Florida Counter-Drug Training Academy, where he developed and taught firearms and tactics related courses to law enforcement officers.

Kyle is a prior service Army Special Forces Weapons Sergeant, Intelligence Sergeant and, Infantryman. With tours in both Iraq and Afghanistan, he is well versed in Day and Night Combat Tactics. He has also served as an Instructor at the Florida Counterdrug Training Academy, as a DEA Liaison and an advisor to MARSOC. As an employee of ITT Night Vision, he was responsible for Night Vision training at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Brunswick, GA.

As a Certified ITT Night Vision Instructor, Kyle trained thousands of agents in Night Vision operations and tactics and assisted Local, State and Federal Agencies in Night Vision related investigations. As the National Military Sales Manager for Aimpoint, he continued to work with Special Operations Forces and provided them with products and training.

Currently, he has been providing the highest quality Day Tactics and Night Vision training to Military, Law Enforcement and Civilian clients. Kyle is also serving his Police Department as a SWAT Sergeant and Trainer.

Brian is a defense/ security contractor that has planned, managed, and participated in high threat security operations; provided training to law enforcement and military personnel and to American and TCN security professionals; and worked to field night vision and weapons and optics related equipment to the US government. He is a reserve detective with a police department in Georgia. He has also served for ten years as the executive director and response team leader for ĪSON, a not-for-profit organization that provides emergency assistance to missionaries and humanitarian organizations abroad. He opened and ran ITT Night Vision’s training field office at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, where he taught night vision courses to more than 3,000 federal, state, and local law enforcement agents and officers. Brian has an International MBA from the University of South Carolina and an MBA from the Business and Economics University of Vienna, Austria. He served for six years with 3rd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group.

Course Schedule

August 13th-14th
Oct 14th -16th (Restricted LE /Mil Only)
Nov 12th -13th
Dec 10th -11th

email:
training@tnvc.com