Photo By Sgt. Juana Nesbitt | Members of the Copperas Cove Special Weapons and Tactics team conduct the dime...... read more read more
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FORT HOOD, Texas - Under bright skies and a cool breeze, the Copperas Cove Special Weapons and Tactics team returned to the Great Place for the second iteration of their three-part resiliency training Dec. 16, at the Fort Hood Resiliency Campus.
“What we are attempting to do is give them some mental skills that will enable them to act more efficiently in the strenuous environment in which they find themselves,” said Capt. Jason Norwood, commandant of the Fort Hood Resiliency Center.
The Copperas Cove SWAT team is a volunteer force comprised of police officers, which take on the role as an additional duty, he said. “So, unfortunately for them, they can receive a call and be back on duty right after working a 10-to-12 hour shift – that gives them an immense amount of physical stress.”
The day began with two iterations of the Applied Functional Fitness Center’s TRX workout circuit followed by a dime (washer) exercise used in Army basic marksmanship training.
The TRX training circuit served to simulate the same physiological state they would be in during a tactical situation, he continued.
“Some of the mental skills that we are giving them run in line with the same skills we teach in the master resiliency trainer course and the resilient skills that are taught throughout each company in the Army by master resiliency trainers,” said Norwood.
As a prior service member, Les Nace, team leader with the Copperas Cove SWAT team, noted the similarities between both work environments.
“As both police officers and Soldiers, a lot of times we are placed in really high stress situations and it has effects on your body,” said Nace. “You may know how you practice when everything is calm. But in real life, it’s a lot different when you have the adrenaline dumping and the emotions going.”
After a short break, the training moved into the Comprehensive Soldier and Family Fitness center where they learned to use deliberate breathing, visualization, and emotional priming to help them prepare for and recover from strenuous activity.
According to the class, emotional priming is the process of choosing an emotion that helps one mentally prepare for a given situation.
“What this training does for us on the SWAT team (when) we are in a very dangerous situation is (that) it teaches you how to focus your energies both physically and mentally, so that way you can function more efficiently,” said Nace.
For Nace, it would mean the difference between having tunnel vision and clouded thinking to remembering their training and doing things instinctively.
As the training came to an end, Nace stated he was glad his team has a new set of tools the next time duty calls.
| Date Taken: | 12.16.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 01.05.2016 10:14 |
| Story ID: | 184910 |
| Location: | FORT HOOD, TX, US |
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