Events
MOUNTAIN STATES SWAT TRAINING & COMPETITION
In 2014 the Mountain States SWAT Training & Competition (MSSTC) was born out of necessity when staff at Curtis Blue Line and local law enforcement agencies recognized a gap in training options. It had been over a decade since the western region of the United States offered a team-based SWAT training that could accommodate agencies and budgets of all sizes. With the collective efforts of prior and active SWAT team leaders and certified training staff, the first Mountain States SWAT Training & Competition took place in August of 2015 with teams from the surrounding region and has been growing each year since.
THE TRAINING
MSSTC utilizes team-based training in real world scenarios and focuses on the critical skills training that most agencies would typically cover in a given year. The training encompasses both live fire and non-lethal training ammunition scenarios which allows teams to evaluate their training effectiveness and identify training points to focus on in the coming year. The competition is secondary to the training but plays on the competitive nature of individuals to engage them further for the best training possible.
The training doesn’t teach or promote a certain tactic, rather tests the tactics that each department has in place for different situations. Teams are given event evaluations to take back and reference for future training.
This event is organized and staffed by active or retired law enforcement and military subject matter experts in their various specialties.
2023 EVENT INFO
Dates: September 12 -14, 2023
NEW Location: Salt Lake County, UT
2023 REGISTRATION FORMS
EVENT ADMINISTRATORS
Jason Richards | Event Director
801.946.1729
Lane Critser | Director of Training
801.656.7465
Tracy Henderson | Sponsor Coordinator
2023 TACTICAL PRODUCT SPECIALIST TOUR DATES - LANE CRITSER
Our Tactical Product Specialist is on the road providing product familiarization to agencies, demoing technical products and attending tradeshows and conferences throughout the year. If your agency is interested in product familiarization or a demo, please review the schedule and complete the demo request form.
JANUARY
15-19 | SHOT Show - Las Vegas, NV
31-2 | Search and Rescue – Teton County, ID and WY
FEBRUARY
12-16 | Search and Rescue – Pitkin County, CO
MARCH
28-2 | Search and Rescue – Valley County, ID
5-9 | Search and Rescue – Weber County, UT
12-15 | Washington State Tactical Officers Association (WSTOA) Vendor show and NVG course – Kennewick, WA
17-19 | Las Vegas Metropolitan K9 Trials – Las Vegas, NV
28-30 | SWAT Dog – Santa Clara County, CA
APRIL
3-7 | TPS tour – Washington State
12-13 | Sniper Fest – Glendale, AZ
23-27 | Kane County Sheriff Man Tracking Course – Kanab, UT
MAY
1-5 | TPS tour Arizona State
10 | Mountain States Tactical Officers Association (MSTOA) Vendor Show – Helena, MT
JUNE
4-6 | Idaho Narcotic Officers Association (INOA) Vendor show – Boise, ID
12-14 | Western States LE Sniper Symposium – Blaine County, ID
JULY
10-14 | TPS tour – New Mexico State
17-21 | Washington State
AUGUST
7-11 | TPS tour – Oregon State
14-18 | TPS tour - Central/Northern California State
21-25 | TPS tour - Western/Eastern Colorado State
27-28 | National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA) Vendor Show – Denver, CO
SEPTEMBER
12-14 | Mountain States SWAT Training and Competition (MSSTC) Utah
18-22 | TPS tour - Southern California State
OCTOBER
9-12 | TPS tour - Southwest and Intermountain States
12-14 | National Off Highway Vehicle Conservation Council (NOHVCC) – Sand Hollow, UT
16-19 | TPS tour - Colorado State
26-27 | Arizona Tactical Officers Conference (ATOA) – Peoria, AZ
NOVEMBER
6-10 | TPS tour - Oregon State
13-17 | TPS tour - Central California State
16-17 | Night Vision Sniper - Fresno, CA
17-18 | California Narcotics Officer Conference – (CNOA) – Reno, NV
DECEMBER
3-6 | California Assoc of Tactical Officers (CATO) - San Diego, CA
11-15 | TPS tour - Washington State
2023 TRADESHOWS | CURTIS BLUE LINE
NORTHWEST
Feb. 27 | Montana Narcotics Officers Assoc. – Bozeman, MT
Mar. 13 | Pacific NW Tactical Conference (WSTOA) – Kennewick, WA
Apr. 23-24 | WSNIA – Coeur d' Alene, ID
May 22-25 | WASPC–Spokane, WA
May 8-11 | MSTOA – Helena, MT
Jun. 13-16 | Western States LE Sniper Sympos. – Wood River Valley, ID
Jun. 12-16 | MSPOA (Montana Sheriffs) – Missoula, MT
Jun. 19-23 | Montana Chiefs of Police & MPPA – Montana
Jun. 4-6 | ID Narcotics Off Assoc (INOA) – Boise, ID
Sept. | FBINAA Washington – Walla Walla, WA
Nov. 12 | Oregon Emerald Society – Oregon
Dec. 11-14 | FBINAA - ID/MT – Coeur d' Alene, ID
PACIFIC
Jan. 18-20 | SHOT Show – Las Vegas
Nov. 18-19 | CNOA – Indian Wells, CA
Nov. 9-12 | CATO – Reno, NV
INTERMOUNTAIN
Jan. 16-20 | CSOC Winter Conference – Loveland, CO
Mar. 27-29 | UT Chiefs of Police – St. George, UT
July 12-13 | CACP - Annual Conference – Keystone, CO
Aug. 27 - Sept. 1 | NTOA National Conference – Denver, CO
Aug. 8 | RMTTA - Rocky Mtn Tac Team Assoc. – Littleton, CO
Sept. | SLC Violent Crimes Conference – Salt Lake City, UT
Sept. 7-8 | CO Drug Investigators Assoc. (CDIA) – Vail, CO
Sept. 12-14 | Mountain States SWAT Training & Competition (MSSTC) - Salt Lake City, UT
Sept. 20-22 | UT Sheriffs Conference – St. George, UT
FBINAA in Moab – Moab, UT
SOUTHWEST
Apr. 18-20 | Sniperfest – Glendale, AZ
Sept. 12-14 | AACOP Conference – Laughlin, NV
Oct. 5 - 8 | AZ Gang Investigators Assoc. – Tempe, AZ
Oct. | AZ Desert Dogs K9 Trials – Scottsdale, AZ
Oct. 28 - 29 | ATOA – Peoria, AZ
Dec. 7-9 | NM Law Enforcement Conference –Albuquerque, NM