GTI Joint Operations Center JOC 866.938.5510

Center of Excellence Overhead View.
GTI’s COE offers Secure weapons and ammunition storage, secure indoor preparation and staging areas for assault vehicles, personal gear, and equipment, indoor Close Quarter Combat training and rehearsal areas, Simunition® and SRTA capable, and robust backside support is available.
Close Quarters Battle CQB.
GTI's COE provides indoor Close Quarter Combat training and rehearsal areas, and is Simunition® and SRTA capable.
Basic Swat
The Government Training Institute’s Basic SWAT course covers 23 separate modules in a 7 day period. Students learn proven tactics, techniques and procedures for SWAT operations. Students also learn SWAT operations specific to terrorist threats and current mission essential tasks utilized by SWAT teams across the nation.
Type III Swat
Type III SWAT was created to standardize Part-Time team SWAT training throughout the United States and to define for Incident Commanders asset capabilities and current resources available during a crisis. This program is the first model program for nation-wide SWAT team classifications and gives team commanders training programs and asset requirements to be considered a Type III Category SWAT Team.
Swat Tactics and Training
The preparedness of State and Local SWAT teams is one of the major initiatives of the United States Department of Homeland Security. Under the Department of Homeland Security typing system, there are three typing classifications ranging from a Type III team (the basis of this course), to a Type I team, the most equipped and capable. The typing system has been created to flow with the overall Incident Command System (ICS) structure.
Mat Room Training
GTI’s COE offers the following capabilities for joint task force exercises and full mission profile training: Isolation Facility (ISOFAC) capable of housing multiple squadron size elements with attachments, Classrooms, briefing, mission planning areas, Flexible internal structural layouts to accommodate organizational requirements.
Shotgun Breach
The student of the Tactical Breaching course will be able to assess a target, determine the correct breaching tool and technique to be used, then functionally defeat the target using the principles taught in the course.
Quickie Saw Gate
The Tactical Breaching / Manual, Ballistic, and Introduction to Explosives course will orient the student with the principles and tools used for manual breaching, to include ballistic, exothermic, gas powered and manual tools, and provide the student with the capabilities to breach commonly used intrusion prevention devices.
Quickie Saw Gate
The Tactical Breaching / Manual, Ballistic, and Introduction to Explosives course contains vast amounts of hands on training with self and peer performance critics. Instructors will challenge breachers with multiple complex situations to navigate along differing degrees of stress to simulate the operational environment.
Rappel Tower Internal
This Rappelling / Fast Rope Insertion course is designed to meet the needs of agencies with high angle rappelling capability and to teach students to safely and effectively utilize fast rope insertion systems.
Type II Swat
In 2004, the D.H.S. created a comprehensive classification system for U.S. SWAT teams. There are three typing classifications ranging from Type III to Type I teams. The classification system was created to support the overall Incident Command System (ICS), allowing commanders at an incident to quickly determine what resources are available to them based upon the equipment, resources, and training levels of various SWAT teams.
Type I Swat
The Type I SWAT Operator’s Course is the most comprehensive SWAT program ever to be offered to state and local agencies. The program covers 56 separate modules in 20 days. The course is intended for full-time SWAT teams with robot, tech surveillance, explosive breaching, rappelling and fast roping capabilities.
Close Quarters Combat CQC
The Close Quarters Combat course places emphasis on initiative based “free flow” techniques that enhance success in operator’s decisiveness and maneuverability. This course develops “problem solvers’ using techniques that are proven in hostile situations and dispelling common misconceptions associated with close quarter’s battle.
Immediate Action Teams IAT
The Government Training Institute’s Immediate Action Team course teaches proven tactics and techniques for smaller first responder elements in dealing with an active shooter and the initial response to a terrorist incident.