2026 TACTICAL RESCUE CHALLENGE® SCHEDULE 

TIMES ARE APPROXIMATE/SUBJECT TO CHANGE

 

TIME     LOCATION       EVENT

0415         UNIV. ST. JOE         CADRE & VOLUNTEER BRIEFING

0430         UNIV. ST. JOE          TEAM CHECK IN 

0500         UNIV. ST. JOE          EVENT #1, HEAD TO HEAD TACTICAL WATER RESCUE

0745         BPD RANGE            PRESENTATION OF COLORS & NATIONAL ANTHEM (CITY OF HARTFORD POLICE HONOR GUARD)

0755         BPD RANGE            OPENING REMARKS / SAFETY BRIEFING / CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

0800         BPD RANGE            EVENTS #2 & 3 BEGIN (Carbine and Handgun - Hit Factor Scoring)

1100         BPD RANGE            DEBRIEF & MOVE TO CAMP HARTELL

1130         CAMP HARTELL      TEAM SET-UP & STAGING AT HEADQUARTERS

1145         CAMP HARTELL      FULL TEAM PHOTO (EVENT SHIRT, HELMET, CARBINE)

1150         CAMP HARTELL      PUSH-UP COMPETITION - 1ST RUN

1200         CAMP HARTELL      EVENTS #4, HEAD TO HEAD HOSTAGE RESCUE

1200         CAMP HARTELL      WORKING LUNCH (PROVIDED)

1500         CAMP HARTELL      PUSH-UP COMPETITION – 2ND RUN

1515         CAMP HARTELL      CONCLUSION OF COMPETITION

1800         HOTEL                     COCKTAIL HOUR, DINNER, PUSH-UP SHOWDOWN & AWARDS CEREMONY

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VENUE 1: University of Saint Joseph College, 1678 Asylum Avenue, West Hartford, CT

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VENUE 2:  Bloomfield Police Range, Mustad Drive, Bloomfield, CT

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VENUE 3:  Camp Hartell, 542 North Street, Windsor Locks, CT 06096 (New England Disaster Training Center)

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HOTEL:  Marriott Hartford/Windsor Airport, 28 Day Hill Road, Windsor, CT 06095. Hotel Link.