LENCO MEET AND GREET DINNER
Lenco sponsored this first class dinner that was attended by our sponsors and vendors, as well as team commanders and their team leaders.  A great night of newly forged relationships and a wonderful way to kick off our 2007 event...Read More

UNDER ARMOUR/STORM CASE PHYSICAL FITNESS CHALLENGE
Unquestionably, the toughest SWAT PT challenge in the US! A brutal 6.2 mile course that had 18 unique SWAT related testing stations along the way. An event nothing short of grueling and one in which the winning team took nearly 1 hour 30 minutes to finish.  From 200 foot zip lines suspended 35 feet in the air, to a telephone pole carry, to pugil stick combat, this PT Challenge is not for the faint of heart....Read More

GLOCK HANDGUN CHALLENGE:
6 fully equipped SWAT operators, steel knock down targets, multiple shooting positions and shoot/no shoot configurations all combined together to make this a remarkably pure handgun competition.  This event was head to head and required precise target identification...Read More

STAG ARMS RIFLE CHALLENGE
6 fully equipped operators using iron sighted M-4's  covered a 150 yard course carrying a litter with a 175 lb dummy while engaging steel poppers and balloons from a variety of positions all while maintaining proper tactical movement techniques..Read More

CHEY TAC SNIPER CHALLENGE
2 fully equipped snipers covered a course shooting from a variety of platforms. 9 rounds were fired in this complex course. Unique targets required expert identification and attention to detail....Read More

EO TECH THREE GUN CHALLENGE
This physically and mentally demanding course required a 6 man team to use handguns, shotguns and rifles while navigating a ramp, shooting off a police cruiser and  running 100 yards and shooting from different platforms...Read More

FIRST CHOICE ARMOR/Z-MEDICA BUS ASSAULT CHALLENGE
This is the first of its kind linear bus assault.  After a sniper initiated shot eliminating the terrorist bus driver, the teams deployed from a Bearcat, deployed smoke grenades to mask their approach before moving up to a real full length school bus.  Riflemen engaged steel targets down range as an entry team breached a steel door, deployed flash bangs and entered the bus.  Here they engaged multiple targets with live fire from their handguns before exiting the bus.  They then tactically withdrew while carrying a 175 pound dummy on a litter the entire way...Read More

US ARMOR HOSTAGE RESCUE CHALLENGE
This event started with 6 fully equipped SWAT Operators deploying from a Bearcat and then advancing over a 6' wall and another obstacle before coming to a fortified steel door.  After breaching the door, the team deployed a carefully placed diversionary device in the target area.  They then entered a specially constructed shoot house and used live fire to engage numerous hostage targets without hitting the "good" guys.  They then extracted a downed hostage in the form of a 175lb dummy and carried him to safety some 150 yards away.  This was a head to head event...Read More

SMITH AND WESSON PISTOL SHOOT OFF
This was one of only two individual competitions open to the entire law enforcement community.  Each shooter engaged steel knock down targets from 12 yards as they moved through 4 separate firing points.  At each point, there was a different Smith and Wesson handgun (9mm, 40mm, 45mm) that they had to load, employ and then engage 5 targets at each firing point... Read More

TRIJICON TACTICAL RIFLE SHOOT OFF
This too was an individual challenge open to all law enforcement officers.  It was uniquely created to highlight the effectiveness of the Trijicon ACOG.  Target identification was vital in this challenge as officers had to differentiate between shoot and no shoot targets that were designated through color and number values only ,visible using optics like the ACOG.  It was a 9 round course shot from 100 yards at steel poppers...Read More

BAE SYSTEMS/ARMOR HOLDINGS CHAMPIONSHIP AWARD
The Connecticut State Police Tactical Unit #1 walked away with the overall championship of the C.S.C. and BAE Systems/Armor Holdings sponsored our winner for the second straight year...Read More

TASER INTERNATIONALS' CONNECTICUT SWAT CHALLENGE AWARDS DINNER
Taser International sponsored this great dinner that rewarded the efforts of over 300 SWAT operators.  Food, fun and story telling highlighted the night in which nearly $80,000 in prizes were handed out to participating teams....Read More

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CONNECTICUT STATE POLICE TEAM #1

2007 CONNECTICUT SWAT CHALLENGE CHAMPIONS

In 2007, the Connecticut State Police came to the CSC knowing they had placed 2nd the last two years.  Showing great pride and determination, the CSP Team #1 showed why they serve this proud state so well.  Demonstrating teamwork, fortitude, shooting and physical fitness proficiency, tactical prowess, and most importantly, sportsmanship, this group is to be congratulated.  They had top 5 finishes in 6 of the 7 events and held off a strong challenge from the two time defending champs, the Central Region ERT (Bristol, Southington, Plainville). Despite having a callout during this event, this CSP unit stayed strong and proved exactly what SWAT Operators are made of!  All of us in the SWAT community salute your team for raising the bar.



 


2007  Event

     In our 3rd year, we introduced a variety of new advances to make this a world class event.  We moved to 7 events and increased our team participation to 26 teams from across the region (up from 19 in 2006)  Every team from 2005 came back in 2006, and every team from 2006 came back in 2007.  Additionally, 9 SWAT teams joined on as new entrants this year and we expect all of them to be back in 2008!  As we move forward, our goal will always stay the same:  Be the best, not the biggest.

     With this goal in mind, we were fortunate enough to enlist the support of 14 Sponsors and nearly 36 Vendors from the best companies that supply the law enforcement officers and military personnel in the world.  We added a first rate Meet and Greet Reception Dinner on the eve of the competition. This was held at a 4 star hotel and included dinner and time for our SWAT Commanders and Team Leaders to meet the company reps that supported the event.  We followed this up with a centralized event headquarters venue that allowed all of the events and peripheral activities to be held where the vendor and sponsor tents and booths were set up.  Taking the critiques from our vendors of the year before, we created a unique SWAT binder with all of the literature from the participating law enforcement companies.  Each competing team received this personalized SWAT binder to take back to their agency as their primary reference resource for future equipment purchases. 

      Once again, each event was done in call out gear, to include entry vests WITH level 4 ballistic plates.  No "gaming" was allowed and such tactics as wearing soft body armor outside your uniform or non-rifle round protecting level 3A body armor, shorts, baseball hats or stripped down SWAT rigs were accepted as you will see in so many other SWAT challenges.  Our events all were live fire and each one incorporated movement, teamwork, tactics, extreme physical fitness challenges and problem solving. All were head to head and sponsored by the best in law enforcement companies.  After 3 days of tremendous competition, we concluded our event with a wonderful awards dinner at a banquet hall which was free for all SWAT team members, sponsors and vendors.  Nearly 400 people were rewarded for their efforts with a prize giveaway that is THE BEST AND MOST GENEROUS in the United States!!!  Nearly $80,000 in prizes were given away thanks to our TOP NOTCH SPONSORS AND VENDORS.  These prizes were divvied up in a number of ways.  Winning and placing teams were rewarded, raffles to the general SWAT teams let us award other prizes, and even more goods were given away on a "need" basis to help spread the equipment  in an equitable manner.  All of this was possible because of the generosity of the Sponsors and Vendors who committed to our event.  We hope to have all of  them back to join this grass roots challenge that has helped define the spirit and fortitude of the SWAT Operator in the Northeast. This is a SWAT Challenge run by SWAT cops, for SWAT cops!

     As we examine the 2007 Connecticut SWAT Challenge, we observed that better shooting, more dynamic tactics, improved physical fitness, stronger bonds, joint training and familiarization, and advanced problem solving had all markedly improved from 2006.  But in spite of all the gains made by the competing teams, one phrase echoed over and over by the SWAT competitors: “We’ll come back better and more prepared for 2008".  It is this type of response that typifies the makeup and character of the SWAT operators in this region.  But most importantly, these teams continue to train at the highest levels which results in the residents served by these agencies being safer and better served.  The better the SWAT teams are, the better off the communities they serve are.  It is with this core goal that the Connecticut SWAT Challenge is held and sponsored by the West Hartford Police Department

     All of us here at the West Hartford Police Department want to thank the countless contributions of those individuals, departments, businesses and organizations that came together to make this training event the best of its kind in the northeast.  We cant wait to see you all again in 2008! Stay safe and train hard
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