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Backcountry Tactics and Tracking Training Program (BTTTP)
Students who successfully complete this training will be able to apply tactical tracking skills in remote backcountry settings and urban environments. These skills will aid in search and rescue operations, locating missing persons, border security, poaching, and fugitive apprehension. The program emphasizes the ability to work as a team or individually.
Students will report directly to the offsite training facility located in Capitan, NM. (Students will be given directions to the training facility upon registration.) Students stay in bunk style housing with heated shower facilities. Students need to supply their own personal items for four nights (see required list). No laundry facilities available. Meals and utensils are provided. Boxed lunches are provided for the day long field exercises. Participants may want to bring snack foods. The course is conducted over varying terrain ranging in high elevation with altitudes from 6,000 to 8,000 feet. The climate and temperature vary depending on season. Participants should be prepared for wind, cold, and inclement weather such as rain or snow.
Type: Advanced
Length: 5 days
Curriculum
- Non-Lethal Training Ammunition (NLTA)
- Immediate Action Drills
- Tactical Team Development
- Land Navigation
- Tactical Team Patrol Operations
- Sign Cutting and Tactical Tracking
- Operations Planning
- Night Tracking
- Camouflage and Concealment
Instructors
The staff of the Artesia Training Division is responsible for designing, developing, coordinating, and administering basic, advanced, and specialized training programs for the United States Border Patrol, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Transportation Security Administration, state and local law enforcement organizations.
Tuition and Cost
Costs for the training course include the
following:
- Meals and lodging at the offsite training facility for the five (5) days.
- Transportation will be provided at the offsite training facility.
- All training weapons, ammunition, and gear will be provided.
- Contact the FLETC for current course costs.
Prerequisites for Attendance
This is a five day program involving classroom lecture presentation reinforced with an emphasis on extensive operational field exercises and an end of course practical exercise. This course is specifically designed for law enforcement officers and agents of any federal, state, or local agency with jurisdictions in remote back country settings or urban interface. Participants in the training should have some knowledge of land navigation, including compass and map reading. Attending students must be sworn law enforcement personnel and capable of carrying a load of tactical gear over varying mountain terrain for distances of three to five miles.
Recommended Personal Gear
- Sleeping bag and bed linens with pillow
- Towel and wash cloth
- Personal toiletry/hygiene items for the five (5) days
- Three pair of woodland camouflage BDU shirts and pants
- Field jacket
- Gloves
- Warm head gear and/or Boonie hat
- Rain gear
- Hydration pack system
- Hiking boots.
- Flash light
- Small red light or light with red, blue, or green filters
- Insect repellent
Optional
- GPS unit
Additional Information
The Backcountry Tactics and Tracking Training Program is offering tuition free training to agencies with 50 officers or less and a population of 50,000 or less. This includes Tribal Police, city, county, and State Law Enforcement officers. Call the contact numbers listed to see if your agency qualifies. The course is offered to all other Law Enforcement Agencies at a tuition cost of $600.00 which is inclusive of meals, lodging, weapons, and tactical gear with the exception of personal gear.
Requests for export of this program will be evaluated on an individual basis.
Contact Information
BTTTP Program Managers
Phone: (575) 748-8088 or (575) 746-5875
Fax: (575) 748-8171
Email: FLETC-Artesia@dhs.gov
Training Dates
- BTTTP-002 / Carlsbad, NM -- November 16, 2009 to November 20, 2009
- BTTTP-003 / Carlsbad, NM -- December 07, 2009 to December 11, 2009
- BTTTP-004 / Capitan, NM -- March 01, 2010 to March 05, 2010
- BTTTP-005 / Carlsbad, NM -- March 15, 2010 to March 19, 2010
- BTTTP-006 / Capitan, NM -- April 05, 2010 to April 09, 2010
- BTTTP-007 / Carlsbad, NM -- April 19, 2010 to April 23, 2010
- BTTTP-008 / Capitan, NM -- May 03, 2010 to May 07, 2010
- BTTTP-009 / Capitan, NM -- May 17, 2010 to May 21, 2010
- BTTTP-010 / Carlsbad, NM -- June 07, 2010 to June 10, 2010