Kontek Industry Day is a one-of-a-kind annual event for experts in law enforcement, security and defense personnel, and leaders in the nuclear sectors. We pride ourselves in providing a unique experience that is both informative and exciting for everyone involved. This year’s Industry Day included two days of networking, keynote speakers, and free tactical training open to all law enforcement, military, DOE, & nuclear security forces. Our event was held at the Government Training Institute in Barnwell, SC.
Billy Barton gave participants a whole new level of training through a live fire instruction course in carbine fundamentals. This training appealed to different skill levels of individuals who were looking to increase their carbine shooting and overall proficiency. Speed and accuracy were two of the main goals of our tactical carbine training. Positional work, basic mechanics, and shooting on the move were some of the topics that were discussed. Although our trainings were done amongst groups, Billy heavily emphasized tailoring his training style in a way that participants benefit more so individually with some taking away different developments than others.
The CQB & Shields course was led by James Ergas and Brotherhood For Disruptive Innovation. Participants demonstrated tactical maneuvers while employing shields and pistols throughout our mobile modular shoot house. We walked through the different levels of armor and the categories of shields such as team shields and individual shields. Participants also learned the purpose and methodology to deploying weapons in a timely fashion, understanding what can and can’t be avoided, and how to effectively create an environment in which their armor will succeed based on the level of threat they’re facing. Static shooting, movement, position of retention, and implementation of both handguns and rifles while handling smaller shields were some other topics discussed in this course.
The Tactical Breaching and Explosives course was led by Peter Peterson and Jason Baird. In this course we executed against training fundamentals on the basics of explosive material, how explosives work and how to tactically employ them. We conducted explosive breaching operations that included a linear charge, a water impulse charge, and a bolt charge. A benefit of this training was that participants were able to learn more about both door and wall breaches from offensive and defensive viewpoints. This course also provided our participants with a good sense of how these different types of breaches and charges should look and feel like in person as they gain more hands-on experience. Honestly speaking, this segment of our Industry Day training was an absolute BLAST!
Towards the conclusion of Industry Day, we transitioned into our highly competitive Force-on-Force event held in the main containment building at GTI. Hell’s Hallway at GTI is full of interconnecting rooms that weave through one another making it one of the most difficult and intricate scenarios that an operator will face. The FOF event presented as a culmination of all three of our courses further showing the value of our demonstrations and training within a competitive environment. Participants were separated into groups and each group was given a mission to either protect or obtain a targeted item. Each group had a chance to deploy both offensive and defensive strategies against each other within a scenario-based environment using role players and non-lethal ammunition. Defensive strategies involved Kontek’s mobile-modular tactical training wall and offensive strategies involved our BlueRidge ballistic shields.
Each of our courses were three and a half hours long followed by our scheduled lunch and dinner times with an industry breakout session included in day two. One of the most crucial benefits of these courses was the fact that participants were able to train using equipment, locations, and guidance that they typically may not always have access to. Alongside the incredible venue provided by GTI, this event was made possible by our partners; Armor Express, Busch PROtective, LRAD, and BlueRidge Armor. We are glad to be able to provide beneficial training and professional development to everyone who came to join us while also demonstrating the value of our products and services. Contact Kontek Industries if you would like to know more information about our products, services, partnerships, and/or the industries we serve.