131st Rescue Squadron - Pararescue Jumpers
Tadpoles Tactics was invited to the 129th Rescue Wing headquarters at the NASA AMES Research Center at Moffett Field, California to introduce its training proposal tailored for special operatives of the 131st Rescue Squadron – Pararescue Jumpers.
This unprecedented event involving three training officers in the USAF special forces (CA-ANG), is bound to repeat itself in the near future. The officers were able to evaluate the effectiveness of the particular training system and the new and exclusive Tadpoles Tactics material developed with them in mind.
The sharing of training material and techniques opened the road to collaboration between Tadpoles Tactics and the operators of the 131st Rescue Squadron, with foreseeable squad training events or even joint exercises.
Tadpoles Tactics furthermore involved the NASA base military security personnel belonging to the 129th Rescue Wing in a later event.
Who are the Pararescue Jumpers or PJs?
The Pararescue Jumpers, an elite group of only 300 soldiers chosen from members of the US Air Force, respond to the United States Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) and perform search and rescue tasks including medical treatment of personnel in combat zones. They are the only group in the U.S. Department of Defense that is primarily organized, trained and equipped to conduct operations of personnel evacuation from hostile environments, behind enemy lines or even in civilian-related strong emergency situations.
Members of the Special Forces, these special ops spearhead the American training system, operating in all weather conditions, topographies and TOs: their specialties range from specific combat to combat diver training, survival training and even paramedic training. Their abilities and their actions have been widely recognized since the Vietnam War, where the “green footprints” became the symbol of salvation and courage
IALEFI Regional Training Conference
Tadpoles Tactics was invited to Bend (OR) to conduct a class held at the annual Regional Training Conference - RTC reserverd exclusively to law enforcement instructors. Tadpoles Tactics actively partecipated in the event, presenting a class named "Developing Skills for LEOs", receiving positive feedbacks from other partecipant instructors.
The specific training event was focused on handgun skills for law enforcement personnel in urban context and patrol, with specific exercises focused on the role and work of the firearms instructor.
Something about IALEFI
The International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors® is a membership organization which was organized in 1981 by a group of concerned firearms instructors. They recognized the need for a way to update and modernize the instruction and teaching techniques being used to train the majority of law enforcement officers. IALEFI® is an independent, non-profit Association supported by dues and managed by a Board of Directors elected from among the active members. In a few short years IALEFl® has grown to include in its membership all facets of law enforcement firearms instructors from federal, state, county, local, and private agencies. Additionally, foreign countries are represented from as close as our Canadian neighbors to the north, Brazil to our south, and as far as Hong Kong to our west, and Europe and South Africa to our east. IALEFI® is truly an international organization that addresses the universal problems encountered by all professionals engaged in the field of firearms instruction.
US Marshals
Tadpoles Tactics conducted a class in San Diego (CA) coaching a training event reserved to U.S. Marshals Service members. Among the professionals, were also members of the S.O.G. (Special Operations Group).
The specific training event was focused on shoulder fire weapons use combined with pistol.
Something about US Marshals
The United States Marshals Service (USMS) is a U.S. federal law enforcement agency within the U.S. Department of Justice. The office of U.S. Marshals is the oldest American federal law enforcement agency. The U.S. Marshals office was created by the Judiciary Act of 1789. The Marshals Service is part of the executive branch of government, and is the enforcement arm of the U.S. federal courts. The U.S. Marshals are the primary agency for fugitive operations, responsible for prisoner transport, the protection of officers of the court, and for the effective operation of the judiciary. The Marshals service runs the Witness Protection Program, and serves federal arrest warrants.
San Jose Police Department
Tadpoles Tactics conducted a class in San Jose (CA) coaching a training event reserved to San Jose Police Departments members.
The specific training event was focused on handgun skills for law enforcement personnel in urban context and patrol.
Something about SJPD
The San Jose Police Department is administered by a command staff including the Chief, Assistant Chief and four Deputy Chiefs, presiding over an Operations Command divided into four Bureaus. SJPD is authorized to employ approximately 1400 employees including both sworn and non-sworn. Department employees are assigned to one of four Bureaus comprised of 11 divisions with more than 50 specialized Units and assignments.
129th Rescue Wing (129RQW) - CA-ANG
Tadpoles Tactics was invited to the 129th Rescue Wing headquarters at the NASA AMES Research Center at Moffett Field, California, to introduce its training proposal tailored for the unit personnel.
The specific training event was focused on shoulder fire weapons use combined with pistol.
Something about 129RQW
The 129th Rescue Wing (129 RQW) is a unit of the California Air National Guard, stationed at Moffett Federal Airfield, Mountain View, California. If activated to federal service, the Wing is gained by the United States Air Force Air Combat Command. Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, the 129th Rescue Wing's mission is to train and prepare to perform its wartime mission of combat search and rescue anywhere in the world. The unit also works closely with the Coast Guard and various civil agencies on state missions. Equipped with MC-130P Combat Shadow variants of the C-130 Hercules, HH-60G Pave Hawk rescue helicopters, and the Guardian Angel weapon system, the 129th has performed a wide variety of civilian search and rescue missions, including distressed persons aboard ships, lost or injured hikers, and medical evacuations.
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