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may 17th, 2022
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FTX ECHO WILL BE HELD AT OUR NEW LOCATION THIS MONTH
THE NEXT BIG THING
Great things are on the horizon in Texas if the support holds. We support Texas becoming a Constitutional Carry State as well as a 2nd Amendment Sanctuary. I think it's a great step forward towards preserving our constitutional rights.
However we have seen backlash from some regarding citizens being able to freely carry handguns without training or a license. This is where we as Texas citizens & gun rights advocates want to do our part to ensure interested members of our local communities have the proper training and education to handle, carry, and use their firearms.
That is why I want to announce that the WTX Desert Unit, if the new legislation passes & is signed into law, will fully commit to holding multiple training classes for anyone close enough to attend. And we want to offer these classes completely FREE OF CHARGE. We have equipped training facilities & shooting ranges and we invite anyone who wishes to gain a better understanding & proficiency with their handguns to come on out.
Consider this an LTC class but without any out-of-pocket cost at all. We will provide essential education on firearm safety standards, proper gun handling techniques, live fire instruction, as well as a basic overview of situations, scenarios, and Texas gun laws. We have several certified firearm instructors, ex-military, and law enforcement members and have vast experience teaching firearm principles and techniques. Whether you are a beginner or more advanced, young or old, male or female, and even if you have never fired a gun before, we invite you to come out and participate.
We are doing this in an effort to increase firearm safety awareness and quell the notion that Constitutional Carry is a mistake. It is most definitely NOT, and we want to do our part to support it and this is how we feel we can do exactly that.
We will post the dates and locations for these training classes as soon as the legislation passes and we establish the volume of participation we can expect. All of this information will be able to be found here on our website in the near future.
These classes will be held in the Odessa Midland area & all literature, training equipment, & refreshments will be provided on-site, you will only need to bring your own handgun, spare magazine, ear & eye protection, and sufficient ammunition for the instruction.
It should be noted that if you are not legally able to possess or own a firearm such as having been convicted of a felony, domestic or family violence, mental defect, class A misdemeanor conviction within last 5 years, or citizenship renouncement, you are not invited to attend.
If any of these situations apply to you, while we do support your right to pursue eventually gaining your firearm rights back, we also unquestionably follow current Texas law, and will not deviate from that with no exceptions.
We hope to have a large attendance and look forward to meeting everyone that attends!
FTX DELTA IS ON THE HORIZON, AND WE WANT YOU TO BE PREPARED TO EXERT YOURSELVES A LITTLE MORE THAN USUAL. WE WILL BE DOING LARGE SCALE SQUAD MANUVERS & REACT TO CONTACT/BREAK CONTACT DRILLS BOTH ON FOOT IN FULL GEAR, AS WELL AS FROM CONVOY VEHICLES. THIS WILL BE A LIVE FIRE EXERCISE & YOU WILL BE IN THE DIRT, CRAWLING, KNEELING, & RUNNING SO BRING THE NECCESARY EQUIPMENT FOR THE TASK AT HAND. SEE YOU THERE MEN.
March 16, 2021
SATURDAY, MARCH 20TH WILL BE THE 2ND OF 2 EVENTS CONSTITUTING FTX CHARLIE. THIS WILL BE THE LAST TEAM LEVEL CQB TRAINING AT ECHO TANGO FOXTROT.
WE WILL BE AT WHISKEY TANGO PAPA IN APRIL FOR THE INTRODUCTION TRAINING TO SQUAD MANUEVERS & TACTICS ON MORE OPEN GROUND. WE WILL ALSO BE BACK TO LIVE FIRE TRAINING SO GET THOSE ROUNDS TOGETHER BROTHERS.
March 16, 2021
THE DESERT UNIT HAD ANOTHER GREAT TRAINING DAY ON THE 13TH AT THE
1ST OF 2 EVENTS CONSTITUTING FTX CHARLIE FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH. OUR MEMBERS PUT WHAT THEY HAVE LEARNED ABOUT SMALL TEAM TACTICS AND CQB TECHNIQUES INTO ACTION. WE RAN MULTIPLE DRILLS AND SIMULATION COURSES & OUR UNIT DID GREAT EVERY STEP OF THE WAY. WITH THE UNIT DONATIONS WE HAVE RECEIVED, WE WERE ABLE TO PURCHASE A GOOD QUANTITY OF AIRSOFT TRAINING WEAPONS TO SIMULATE ACTUAL FORCE-ON-FORCE MECHANICS. DEFINITELY OPENED SOME EYES TO THE REALITIES OF CERTAIN SITUATIONS.
March 16, 2021
FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH, FTX CHARLIE WILL BE SPLIT UP INTO TWO SEPARATE DATES. WE WILL BE TRAINING ON THE 13TH AND ON THE 20TH. THIS IS TO ENSURE EVERY MEMBER OF THE UNIT IS ABLE TO ATTEND & ALL MEMBERS WILL BE UP TO SPEED ON OUR CURRENT TRAINING PATH. WE WILL ONCE AGAIN BE RUNNING CQB ORIENTED COURSES AND DRILLS & WILL BE ADMINISTERING CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION OVER OTHER TOPICS AS WELL.
March 5, 2021
WE HAD A GREAT DAY FEBRUARY 27TH AT FTX BRAVO. OUR MEMBERS RECEIVED AN IN-DEPTH T-CCC COMBAT TRAUMA CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION & THE UNIT TOOK A HEADFIRST DIVE INTO THE METHODOLOGY OF MODERN TEAM LEVEL CQB TACTICS AND TECHNIQUES. WE RAN A MULTITUDE OF DRILLS & COURSES DESIGNED TO BUILD EFFICIENCY, EFFECTIVENESS, & TRUST WITHIN THE UNIT. WE WANT TO THANK ALL THOSE WHO ATTENDED!
March 1, 2021
THIS FEBRUARY, FTX BRAVO WILL GIVE OUR MEMBERS AN UP CLOSE LOOK AT THE TECHNIQUES AND EQUIPMENT CRUCIAL TO EMERGENCY LIFE SAVING FIELD CARE WHILE UNDER STRESSFUL SITUATIONS. COME EXPERIENCE T-CCC TRAINING WITH US THIS MONTH!
February 16, 2021
FTX BRAVO COMING UP FAST. GONNA BE A LOT OF FUN AND WILL OFFER UP A LOT OF TEAM LEVEL TRAINING AND KNOWLEDGE. WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!
February 10, 2021
OUR JANUARY FTX ON THE 9TH WAS A HUGE SUCCESS EVEN THOUGH WE TRAINED ALL DAY IN SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES. ALPHA WAS A MULTI-UNIT JOINT TRAINING EXERCISE AND WE WANT TO THANK ALL OF OUR LEADERS, MEMBERS, & RECRUITS THAT HELPED TO MAKE IT A SUCCESS.
January 15, 2020
