COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Location:
Jonesboro, AR 72401

Specific course address will be provided via email upon completion of sign-up.

The Night Fighter Fundamentals Course is designed to equip students with a solid understanding of the fundamentals of night vision operation. The class will start with the psychology and benefits of fighting at night. The class will then move to industry standards for gear selection and setup. This class will provide the student with the tools to safely & effectively move, shoot, and communicate in low-light/no-light environments. Students will participate in a crawl, walk, run approach while learning to utilize their equipment. By the end of class, students will have progressed all the way through to a variety of movement and live-fire shooting exercises. These courses of fire are aimed at producing a core competency with night vision goggles, lasers, and white light. At the end of this course, students will have a clear understanding of why and how to fight at night.

Full NVG (Night Vision Goggles) Rental Equipment will be available upon request for an additional fee. Everything the student needs will be included.

SUBJECTS COVERED:

• Psychology of fighting at night with NVG’s
• Helmet setup
• Communication setup
• NVG setup & operation
• Handheld thermal imager or helmet mount considerations
• Optimal weapons setup for fighting at night
• IR (Infrared) laser mounting and zeroing
• NVG static shooting drills
• NVG movement shooting drills
• NVG multiple target engagements
• NVG barricade shooting drills
• White light shooting drills
• Equipment failure drills
• White light / night vision integration considerations
• Passive shooting, both pistol and rifle
• Performing reloads under NVG’s
• Rifle to pistol transition
• Driving under NVG’s considerations (Conversation)

AMMUNITION & GEAR:

• 400 rifle rounds
• 200 pistol rounds
• Serviceable pistol ( RDS recommended)
• Serviceable carbine or rifle
• Weapon mounted light both pistol and rifle
• Weapon mounted IR Laser with illuminator
• Rifle Sling
• Weapon mounted Pistol Light
• Night vision goggles
• Helmet mounted NVG
• Hand-held light – red, white, or blue doesn’t matter
• Ballistic eye protection
• Ear protection
• Maintenance/Cleaning kit for weapons
• Minimum of three (3) serviceable rifle magazines and three (3) serviceable pistol magazines (Must be able to hold two (2) of each of the rifle and pistol magazines on your person)
• Sufficient batteries for all equipment on your person
• IFAK (Individual First-Aid Kit)