HEAT Night Operations is an exceptional 2-night class in the basics of SUT operations under NVG’s. Once you’ve taken HEAT 1 and HEAT 2, you’ve meet the prerequisite to take this class. You’ll get to use the all the skills you’ve learned in HEAT 1 and 2 on the flat range and on the tactical […]

It’s been a long time coming, but the MVT stable of books is now available as Audiobooks, either from Amazon or Audible! My original tactical / prepping manual ‘Contact’, the more recent Tactical Manual, and the two fiction books, ‘Patriot Dawn’ and ‘Patriot Rising.’ Links: ‘Contact: A Tactical Manual for Post Collapse Survival.’ Audible version […]

HEAT 2 Combat Patrol AAR. I attended my first HEAT 1 Combat Tactics class in December of 2020. That was the beginning of my formal SUT training, and this past week I was back in Romney for my third HEAT 2, my sixth HEAT training with Max. I am fortunate that I have the opportunity […]

“This is a family training.” This is my fifth class at MVT and my first time retaking a class. CQB was the first class I took 3 years ago when my dad told me about MVT telling me about the live fire and how intense it was and asked if I would want to take […]

This is my sixth class at MVT and my second time retaking a class. Coming back to take HEAT 1 was a great experience. Live-fire is a crucial aspect of training as it simulates the sense of a gunfight, even if you are shooting at pop-up targets, maneuvering with your buddies and communicating and being […]

I originally meant this to be an AAR about how I could find things from this course useful in the future. However, given certain events that have happened since then, I believe some real life applications of the techniques learned would be much better suited. I, along with many others, was affected by Hurricane Helene, […]

September 2024 Squad Tactics Having attended Heat 1 and Heat 2 in the last 16 months, the natural progression was to attend Squad Tactics. My expectation was to take what I learned in the first two Heats and use this practically with the opposition force. I had heard about Squad Tactics from prior classmates and […]

I just took HEAT 2 from 10/10-10/13 2024, and it was another level up from HEAT 1 in complexity as expected. It was my second time taking any sort of tactical instruction. These classes continue to drive home two major truths for me. The first is that none of these time-proven tactics are possible with […]

We have space available on the Night Operations Class 15-17 November. This is our total readiness for night operations class: Night is when you want to do your missions! This is the capstone class for being mission ready! Everything else is denial and wishful thinking. HEAT 1 & 2 are prerequisites for this class. You […]

HEAT 1 (SEP 5-8 2024) I attended HEAT 1 in September, after having had another tactical course with different instruction in PA cancelled due to extenuating circumstances.  I did not know about MVT, but the location and price were right, so I opted to sign up for the class.  Initially, I was quite worried about […]