Events
2026 TRADESHOWS | CURTIS BLUE LINE
Jan. 16 | CSCO Winter Conference - Loveland, CO
Jan. 26-29 | AACOP - Maricopa, AZ
Feb. 18-19 | ATOA - Peoria, AZ
Mar. 23 | WSTOA - Kennewick, WA
Mar. 24-26 | Utah Chiefs of Police - St. George, UT
Apr. 19-20 | WSNIA - Coeur d'Alene, ID
Apr. 26-29 | Western States Hostage Negotiator Assoc. Conference - Bend, OR
May 4 | Mountain States Tactical Officers Assoc - Helena, MT
May 5-6 | Wyoming Leadership Conference (WASCOP)
May 13-14 | Oregon Assoc of Chiefs of Police - Pendelton, OR
May 19-21 | OSSA Spring Conference - Sunriver, OR
Jun. 16-18 | MSPOA - Billings, MT
Jun. 28-30 | INOA - Boise, ID
Aug. 10-13 | CALFIA Use of Force Conference - City of Industry, CA
Aug. 10 | RMMTA - Littleton, CO
Aug. 11-13 | MSSTC - Thistle, UT
Aug. 12-16 | New Mexico Sheriffs Conf. - Ruidoso, NM
Aug. 17-20 | AZ Gang Invesitgators Assoc Conf - Phoenix, AZ
Sep. 10-12 | CDIA - Vail, CO
Sep. 17-19 | Utah Sheriffs Conference - St. George, UT
Sep. 30 - Oct. 3 | CATO – San Diego, CA
Oct. 26-29 | Crisis Negotiators Training Conference - AZ
Nov. 22-26 | CNOA – Indian Wells, CA
Dec. 1-3 | CATO - San Diego, CA
Dec. 19 | FBINAA Colorado - Aurora, CO
2026 TACTICAL PRODUCT SPECIALIST TOUR DATES - LANE CRITSER
Our Tactical Product Specialist is on the road providing product familiarization to agencies, demoing technical products and attending tradeshows and conferences throughout the year. If your agency is interested in product familiarization or a demo, please review the schedule and complete the demo request form.
APRIL
1 | Sniper Night Vision - St. George, UT
6 | Night Vision 101 - Folsom, CA
10 | North Valley Regional SWAT - Oroville, CA
26-29 | Kant County Tactical Man Tracking - Kanab, UT
MAY
4 | Mountain States Tactical Officers Association (MSTOA) - Helena, MT
12-14 | DefTec Basic Shield - Carr, CO
21-22 | PepperBall Instructor/Armorer - Pocatello, ID
27 | INVISIO Comms - Gallatin County, MT
JUNE
8-11 | Sniper Symposium - Blaine County, ID
23-26 | DefTec Less Lethal ICP - Hillsboro, OR
AUGUST
10-11 | Rocky Mountain Tactical Training Assoc (RMTTA) - Line Tree, CO
11-13 | MSSTC - Thistle, UT
17-20 | DefTec Less Lethal ICP - Douglas, WY
SEPTEMEBER
16-18 | SWATDog - South Lake Tahoe, NV
OCTOBER
19-22 | SWAT Dog - Las Vegas, NV
DECEMBER
1-3 | California Assoc Tactical Officers (CATO) - San Diego, CA
MOUNTAIN STATES SWAT TRAINING & COMPETITION
In 2014 the Mountain States SWAT Training & Competition (MSSTC) was born out of necessity when staff at Curtis Blue Line and local law enforcement agencies recognized a gap in training options. It had been over a decade since the western region of the United States offered a team-based SWAT training that could accommodate agencies and budgets of all sizes. With the collective efforts of prior and active SWAT team leaders and certified training staff, the first Mountain States SWAT Training & Competition took place in August of 2015 with teams from the surrounding region and has been growing each year since.
MSSTC is a stand-alone event today with proceeds supporting the Utah 1033 Foundation. Curtis Blue Line continues to support the event as the title sponsor.
THE TRAINING
MSSTC utilizes team-based training in real world scenarios and focuses on the critical skills training that most agencies would typically cover in a given year. The training encompasses both live fire and non-lethal training ammunition scenarios which allows teams to evaluate their training effectiveness and identify training points to focus on in the coming year. The competition is secondary to the training but plays on the competitive nature of individuals to engage them further for the best training possible.
The training doesn’t teach or promote a certain tactic, rather tests the tactics that each department has in place for different situations. Teams are given event evaluations to take back and reference for future training.
This event is organized and staffed by active or retired law enforcement and military subject matter experts in their various specialties.
2026 EVENT INFO
Dates: AUGUST 11 - 13, 2026
Locations: Utah County Gun Range - Thistle, UT; Utah Fire Rescue Academy - Provo, UT; Utah Valley Convention Center - Provo, UT
Contact MSSTC Event Director
Jason Richards, Event Director
801.946.1729
JRichards@CurtisBlueLine.com