TNVC recently completed our first Nightfighter 201 of 2023 this past weekend at Badlands Tactical in Grandfield, OK. We had a healthy mix of military, law enforcement, industry, and civilians in the class. All were extremely switched on, which made for a very high class tempo and everything exceeded expectations. We ran this class concurrently with a NF101 course over the same weekend.
Bobby at Badlands is an amazing host. The facilities are superb for our training requirements for this class, and we can do everything we want to do, and more, at this venue. We enjoy being at this venue, and Badlands is a place we will continue to train at for a long time.
Weather was not too shabby. Highs in the 70s, lows in the 50s. It rained pretty good the night prior the class—it was a little muddy—but all in all, we could not complain at all about the weather.
We saw a wide spread of night vision devices and student experience in class. We had everything from green phosphor PVS-14s to GPNVGs and all performed well. The class had many NF101 graduates in it, and most of their gear was good to go—shaken out during the previous classes and prior to this one.
Weapons reliability was above average for this class. Not a single malfunction—live ammo or UTM, that I knew of.
We were able to squeeze a few more training repetitions in due to the fast pace of the course and student performance. That was fun to do, and we were glad to be able to accomplish our training objectives, and more, with this class. This is a true level 2 course—our pre-requisites are important to make sure that everyone gets the most out of the class. It also allows for a “baseline” for expected performance, and we can really get going quickly after the class starts.
Additionally, several companies stepped up to offer students swag and door prizes for their attendance. We really appreciate their generosity and are proud to have them associated with our classes.
Ops-Core
Unity Tactical
Thyrm
Otte Gear
Phokus Research Group
Blue Force Gear
Cloud Defensive
Defense Mechanisms
NodPods
Koffinwurks
Subrevtech