Reconnaissance Operators Course: MAY 15-19, 2022

LOCATION: McDowell Technical Community College

54 College Dr, Marion, NC 28752

• Fee:  There is no fee for this course.
• Length: 4 days (32 Hours)

Designed For: Sworn law enforcement – federal, state, or local.

Lodging, Meals and Incidentals:  Responsibility of the Officer and their sponsoring agency

Instructor: MANTA

Description: This course is designed to provide officers with best practices on how to operate in rural and urban environments while collecting information critical to case construction. Officers will conduct multiple field exercises to demonstrate knowledge and skill level of each task.

• Digital camera familiarization
• Camouflage principles
• Urban hide sites
• Rural hide sites
• Stalk lanes
• Practical final exercise

Equipment: This is a list of equipment that will be used during the course. Additional equipment will be provided by instructors for training purposes.

• DSLR Camera (Optional),
• Ghillie Material
• Sterile camo pattern uniform (used during FTXs)
• Binoculars or Monocular
• Bug Spray
• Fish netting (found at Hobby Lobby for building ghillie suits and sniper blinds)
• Water Source
• Individual First Aid Kit

MANTA training is provided free of charge to Law Enforcement Officers through a Governor’s Crime Commission Grant and the NC National Guard Counterdrug Program.

For more information or to receive help in registering for a class, contact us at:
manta@nccounterdrug.com
984-664-6045/ 704-400-9960