Events
MOUNTAIN STATES SWAT TRAINING & COMPETITION
CELEBRATING 10 YEARS!
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.
2024 EVENT INFO
Dates: August 13-15, 2024
Locations: Thistle and Provo, UT
2024 REGISTRATION FORMS
EVENT ADMINISTRATORS
Jason Richards | Event Director
801.946.1729
Lane Critser | Director of Training
801.656.7465
Tracy Henderson | Sponsor Coordinator
2024 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
FEBRUARY
MARCH
APRIL
2 | Treasure Valley LE Appreciation Day - Boise, ID
5 | Hostage Rescue Symposium - Sacramento, CA
7-8 | Washington State Narcotic Investigators Assoc (WSNIA) - Coeur d' Alene, ID
9-11 | SWATDog - Santa Clara, CA
12 | North Valley Regional SWAT Training - Oroville, CA
21-24 | Kane County Tactical Mantracking - Kanab, UT
29-30 | Mountain States Tactical Officers Assoc (MSTOA) - Helena, MT
MAY
1-3 | Mountain States Tactical Officers Assoc (MSTOA) - Helena, MT
10-12 | Search Dog Foundation - Ventura, CA
JUNE
2-5 | Idaho Narcotic Officers Assoc (INOA) Vendor show – Boise, ID
10-14 | Hostage Rescue Course - Billings, MT
17-20 | Western States Sniper Symposium - Sun Valley, ID
JULY
9-12 | Oregon Narcotic Enforcement Assoc (ONEA)
19 | FN303 - Portland, OR
AUGUST
5-8 | Rocky Mountain Tactical Training Assoc (RMTTA) - Highlands, CO
6-8 | Utah Narcotics Officers Assoc (UNOA) - Mesquite, UT
12-16 | Mountain States SWAT Training & Competition (MSSTC) - Thistle, UT
19-22 | Arizona Gang Investigators Assoc - Phoenix, AZ
SEPTEMBER
2-3 | Vortex Optics Course - Billings, MT
11-13 | Colorado Drug Investigators Assoc - Vail, CO
OCTOBER
9-11 | SWATDog - South Lake Tahoe, CA
13-18 | Search Dog Seminar - Summit County, CO
NOVEMBER
5-7 | Arizona Tactical Officers Assoc (ATOA) - Peoria, AZ
22-26 | California Narcotics Officers Assoc (CNOA) - Indian Wells, CA
DECEMBER
2024 TRADESHOWS | CURTIS BLUE LINE
NORTHWEST
Mar. 13 | Pacific NW Tactical Conference (WSTOA) – Kennewick, WA
Apr. 23-24 | WSNIA – Coeur d'Alene, ID
Apr. 29 - May 2 | MSTOA - Mtn States Tac Off Assoc. - Helena, MT
May 20-23 | WASPC–Spokane, WA
May 21-23 | OSSA Spring Conference – Sunriver, OR
Jun. 5-7 | ID Narcotics Off Assoc (INOA) – Boise, ID
Jun. 19-23 | Montana Chiefs of Police & MPPA – Montana
Dec. 11-14 | FBINAA - ID/MT – Coeur d' Alene, ID
INTERMOUNTAIN
Jan. 16-20 | CSOC Winter Conference – Loveland, CO
Mar. 11-13 | Montana Tactical Leadership Conference - Butte, MT
Mar. 25-27 | UT Chiefs of Police – St. George, UT
Jun. 17-21 | MSPOA (MT Sheriffs) - Billings, MT
Aug. 5-9 | RMTTA - Rocky Mtn Tac Team Assoc. – Littleton, CO
Sept. 8-12 | 9 States Conference - State Police - Midway, UT
Sept. 11 | CO Drug Investigators Assoc. (CDIA) – Vail, CO
Sept. 17-19 | UT Sheriffs Conference – St. George, UT
PACIFIC
Jan. 18-20 | SHOT Show – Las Vegas
Jun. 6 | Less Lethal Expo - Elysian Park Academy
Sept. 30 | Alameda County SWAT Fitness Challenge
Sept. 30 - Oct. 3 | CATO – San Diego, CA
Nov. 22-26 | CNOA – Indian Wells, CA
SOUTHWEST
Feb. 20-22 | Sniperfest – Glendale, AZ
Apr. 18 | AZDPS Day - Phoenix, AZ
Sept. 12-14 | AACOP Conference – Maricopa, AZ
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