{"id":31417,"date":"2014-09-17T22:36:37","date_gmt":"2014-09-18T03:36:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/?p=31417"},"modified":"2014-09-17T22:36:37","modified_gmt":"2014-09-18T03:36:37","slug":"action-target-concludes-its-2014-law-enforcement-training-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/action-target-concludes-its-2014-law-enforcement-training-camp\/31417\/","title":{"rendered":"Action Target concludes its 2014 Law Enforcement Training Camp"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_31418\" style=\"width: 488px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31418\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31418\" src=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/ActionTargetLETraining2014.jpg\" alt=\"Legendary law enforcement firearms instructor John Krupa III of Team Spartan Tactical Training yells out orders during his Rapid Deployment Rifle course at Action Target's Law Enforcement Training Camp.\" width=\"478\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/ActionTargetLETraining2014.jpg 478w, https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/ActionTargetLETraining2014-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-31418\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Legendary law enforcement firearms instructor John Krupa III of Team Spartan Tactical Training yells out orders during his Rapid Deployment Rifle course at Action Target&#8217;s Law Enforcement Training Camp.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>PROVO, Utah \u2013 Sept. 17, 2014 \u2013 Action Target concluded its 22nd Law Enforcement Training Camp (LETC)\u00a0on Friday. More than 120 law enforcement firearms instructors from locations all over the US as well as Canada, Australia and Brazil attended this year\u2019s training held at the company\u2019s headquarters in Provo, Utah.<\/p>\n<p>The training camp, which first began in 1991, is taught by world-renowned trainers from organizations like Safariland Shooting School and Team Spartan Tactical Training and focuses on teaching advanced skills for law enforcement firearms instructors. Those instructors can then take those skills back to their individual departments and teach others.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor more than 20 years, LETC has been a staple of the Action Target culture,\u201d company co-founder Addison Sovine said. \u201cOur mission has always been to provide the tools and training necessary to help law enforcement officers perform their duties to the best of their abilities and to get home safely every night. This training camp is the epitome of that mission.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Attendees participate in four days of training with one 8-hour class per day. This year\u2019s classes included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>High Speed Pistol and Knife<\/li>\n<li>Ultimate Shotgun<\/li>\n<li>Shoot, Move, Communicate<\/li>\n<li>Practical Shooting While Moving<\/li>\n<li>Developing Reflexive Shooting Skills<\/li>\n<li>Rapid Deployment Rifle<\/li>\n<li>Training for the Fight with the Pistol<\/li>\n<li>Shoothouse Orientation<\/li>\n<li>Law Enforcement Small arms Combination<\/li>\n<li>Law Enforcement Precision Rifle<\/li>\n<li>Emergency Medical Response for Firearm Trainers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On the evening of the second day, LETC attendees had the opportunity to participate in the first annual Sgt. Cory Wride Memorial Match, a shooting competition held in honor of Sgt. Wride, a member of the Utah County Sheriff\u2019s Office who was killed earlier this year during a traffic stop. The winner of the match received free tuition to next year\u2019s training camp and also had his name placed on a plaque that will hang permanently in the Utah County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_31419\" style=\"width: 488px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31419\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31419\" src=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/ActionTargetLETraining2014-2.jpg\" alt=\"Action Target co-founder Addison Sovine presents the Sgt. Cory Wride Memorial Match plaque to Wride's son.\" width=\"478\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/ActionTargetLETraining2014-2.jpg 478w, https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/ActionTargetLETraining2014-2-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-31419\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Action Target co-founder Addison Sovine presents the Sgt. Cory Wride Memorial Match plaque to Wride&#8217;s son.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>During a banquet held on the evening of the third day, the plaque was presented to Sgt. Wride\u2019s son who then presented it to the Utah County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p>Next year\u2019s Action Target Law Enforcement Training Camp will be held Sept. 7-11. More information about the training camp and registration can be found at <a href=\"http:\/\/ActionTarget.com\/LETC\" target=\"_blank\">ActionTarget.com\/LETC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>About Action Target Inc.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Action Target Inc. is a privately owned business headquartered in Provo, Utah. As a world leader in shooting range technology with more than 4,000 products and 40 patents for the systems it designs and manufactures, Action Target has installed thousands of shooting ranges across the United States and in 25 other countries around the world. Action Target also designs systems and conducts firearms training for law enforcement and various military divisions. For more information on Action Target, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ActionTarget.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.ActionTarget.com<\/a>. To learn more about Action Target products or to purchase items online, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ActionTarget.com\/store\" target=\"_blank\">www.ActionTarget.com\/store<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than 120 law enforcement firearms instructors from locations all over the US as well as Canada, Australia and Brazil attended this year\u2019s training held at the company\u2019s headquarters in Provo, Utah.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":31418,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[58,2566],"tags":[345],"class_list":["post-31417","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-from-the-industry","category-training","tag-action-target"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31417","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31417"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31417\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31418"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31417"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31417"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31417"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}