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Derrick Bartlett: Is a twenty-eight year veteran of law enforcement. As a member of the Fort Lauderdale Police Department, he served as a SWAT/Sniper for sixteen years, and was responsible for team training. Over twenty years in special operations have provided him with unique opportunities to work and train with a number of elite tactical units and renowned instructors. Derrick is a state-certified instructor in firearms and SWAT-related fields. As Director of Snipercraft, Inc., he has provided instruction for snipers and supervisors for hundreds of police agencies, throughout the United States. In addition to numerous magazine articles, he is the author of the books, Snipercraft: The Art of the Police Sniper and Staring at the Crosshairs, and most recently, a contributing author to the training manual, Police Sniper Training and Operations. He is the creator of Tactical Vision, an observation skills course for police officers and tactical personnel. Derrick is also the President of the American Sniper Association, and serves on the advisory boards of several other tactical organizations. |
Chief Jeff Chudwin: Is the Chief of Police for the Village of Olympia Fields IL. He has been a law enforcement officer since 1974 and has also served as an Assistant States Attorney for Will and Cook Counties IL. He has trained and deployed as a SWAT / ERT officer/sniper and has been actively involved in patrol and tactical officer training.
Chief Chudwin is a founding member of the Illinois Tactical Officers Association and has served as President of the Association for the past ten years. He co-developed the Patrol Rifle Field Training Exercises for the ITOA and associated patrol rifle programs and training.
Chief Chudwin designed the first patrol rifle instructor training program certified by law enforcement training board of the State of Illinois and instructs both the basic patrol rifle, rifle / carbine instructor - armorer courses. He has been in involved in shooting competition since 1978 and is a repeat winner of the Second Chance Combat Shoot / rifle competitions.
Chief Chudwin writes for law enforcement publications on the issues of police use of force, firearms training, and the role of the rifle in the SWAT and patrol functions.
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Henk Iverson: "During the South African Bush War,
Henk Iverson spent 3 years in a South African Military unit, the
South West African Specialist Unit (SWASPES), specializing in
operating in small units, tracking terrorists on foot, with the
help of dogs, horses, helicopters and motorcycles, with 18 months
of operational experience in cross border raids and actual war
fighting operations.
Henk then joined the South African Police Service where he served
as a member of a Reaction Unit (High Risk Urban Counter
Terrorism Tactical Team). Areas of operation included urban
counter terrorism, building breaches, hostage rescue, high-risk
arrest, VIP Protection, etc. Henk became the primary firearms
and tactics trainer for his unit.
Participating in hundreds of tactical operations over the 9 years
of service with this unit (execution and planning), Henk then
transferred to the criminal investigation unit specializing in
specialized crime scene investigation and became an expert witness
in firearms related criminal cases.
After 1996, Henk left the SA Police Service and opened his own
tactical training business. He has traveled extensively, training
specialized units around the world. He is currently the Training
Director for STRIKE Tactical Solutions in the USA."
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