PRESS RELEASE
129th Army Security Force Squadron at Moffett Federal Airfield & NASA Ames Undergoe Training Led By Hostile Control Tactics
Washington, DC | July 23, 2015 –(View the original press release at PR.com)
Training started in early March and lasted through June 2015. Military police and security personnel in Northern California underwent some of the toughest training in the industry.
“The U.S. Army’s 129th Security Force Squadron at Moffett Federal Airfield have established a higher standard of professionalism by completing first responder training of this nature,” said Kevin James, CEO of Hostile Control Tactics.
Under the leadership of Army SSG Ly Van Le, a certified Master Trainer with HCT™, base military police officers and security specialist learned how to assess and respond to a wide range of threats using verbal judo and non-lethal weapons as the first line of defense.
Using the Hostile Control Tactics methodology, they move with blinding speed, efficient and accuracy. When the dust settles so to speak, the officers never touch their pistol unless lethal force is absolutely necessary.
“You’ll notice something interesting in our force-on-force scenarios,” explained Le. “When officers confront someone who appears to be unresponsive or even potentially aggressive, they never touch a firearm. We continuously shout a series of verbal commands to better assess what we’re really dealing with. Is the subject hearing impaired? Distracted by something the officer doesn’t know? Or, perhaps the subject psychologically unstable.” These issues are thoroughly addressed, taught and practiced in HCT courses.
Less-than-lethal weapons such as verbal commands with proper body triangulation, OC pepper spray, a Taser, or a baton are preferred weapons in these circumstances according to Hostile Control Tactics. Deadly force is the absolute final option. Kevin D. James presented certificates of competency to soldiers and local area police officers in attendance who successfully completed training.
About 129th Security Force Squadron
Located in the heart of the Silicon Valley at Moffett Federal Airfield, California, the 129th Rescue Wing’s mission is to train and prepare to perform its wartime mission of personnel recovery anywhere in the world.
The 129th Security Force Squadron is responsible for base defense at Moffett Federal Airfield. Through a separate agreement with Ames Research Center, commonly known as NASA Ames, Army police units of Moffett provide security at the NASA Ames facility as well.
Hostile Control Tactics
Established in 1996, Hostile Control Tactics is a tier-one provider of high threat operations military and law enforcement tactical training. Since the onset of US-led Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003, Hostile Control Tactics has trained, certified and participated in the overseas deployment of 2,500 US and foreign security specialist contractors in direct support of conventional military units engaged in the war on terrorism.
Contact
Brandon White, HCT Public Relations
(804) 491-9860 | www.hostilecontrol.com