AERIAL GUNNERY MARKSMANSHIP TRAINING
Train to place accurate rifle fire from a moving helicopter - safely, efficiently, and on demand. Led by War HOGG Tactical founder Rick Hogg, a 29-year US Army Special Operations combat veteran and former SFAUC instructor, this course blends real-world SOF experience with a crawl-walk-run progression that builds from the ground to live aerial gun runs.
War HOGG Tactical offers aerial gunnery training for military, law enforcement and law abiding citizens around the country. From engaging hogs in Texas or steel targets in Idaho from an MD-500, we can accommodate your training needs. War HOGG Tactical draws our helicopter expertise from years of special operations experience on numerous different airframes.
We can assist both law enforcement and military units develop an aerial gunnery marksmanship program as well as aircraft interdiction standard operating procedures (SOPs) for both day light and nighttime operations using night vision googles (NVGs) and IR Lasers.
Aerial Gunnery Marksmanship Ground Training
Ground Rifle / Carbine Marksmanship Training builds the foundation for aerial gunnery training. Students will have a solid foundation on rifle / carbine manipulation, correcting weapons malfunctions and marksmanship to have better success during the training.
At War HOGG Tactical we apply our real world experience for our law abiding citizens, military and law enforcement agencies we train and we use a building block methodology teaching style.
Aerial Gunnery Marksmanship Aircraft Training
Aerial gunnery students receiving aircraft safety brief, aircraft emergency procedures and aircraft loading procedures. Each student is briefed on the manifest and their approximate load time to conduct their aerial gunnery marksmanship training.
Aerial gunnery marksmanship students receiving a range safety brief and a demonstration of the proper helicopter shooting positions. When time and aircraft permits we like to have students fire out of a static aircraft prior to actually flying the gunnery course. This ensures students understand the proper procedures for the aerial marksmanship gunnery course. This helps save both time and money
Validating The Aerial Gunnery Marksmanship Live Fire Course Of Fire
Supervising Aerial Gunnery Marksmanship Live Fire Gun Runs
At War HOGG Tactical we supervise students during helicopter live fire aerial gunnery training. This ensures both aircraft and student safety. We can conduct aerial marksmanship gunnery training on steel targets and in some areas assist famers with their feral hog problem by conducting an aerial hog hunt.
Aerial Gunnery Marksmanship Live Fire Gun Runs
In The News
Idaho News 6 covers the 2022 Aerial Marksmanship Experience
FAQs
What is helicopter aerial marksmanship?
Delivering accurate, accountable rifle fire from a hovering or moving helicopter in support of training or specific operations.
How do you keep aerial gunnery safe?
Through comprehensive pre-flight orientation, strict range/aircraft procedures, supervised runs, and a staged ground-to-air progression.
Do you offer mobile courses?
Yes. Our aerial gunnery blocks are location and aircraft-dependent; we coordinate with hosts across the U.S.
Why War HOGG Tactical
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Proven SOF pedigree: Rick Hogg’s 13 combat deployments and tenure instructing at the Special Forces Advanced Urban Combat Course (SFAUC) inform every block of instruction.
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Mobile, nationwide training: We travel to your range/air assets; availability depends on aircraft and local requirements.
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Building-block methodology: Clear standards and step-by-step progression yield safer flights and better hits from the air.
What you’ll learn
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Ground-to-air progression: Carbine/rifle manipulation, malfunctions, and marksmanship foundations before you ever lift, then static-airframe reps, followed by supervised live-fire gun runs.
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Aerial platform shooting techniques: Stable positions, egress/ingress, communication with pilot/crew, target lead, and safe arcs of fire from common airframes (e.g., MD-500 class).
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Safety, briefings, and procedures: Pre-flight and range safety protocols, kit setup, clothing/footwear guidelines, and aircraft movement awareness to minimize risk.
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Team coordination: Shooter–pilot–crew communication and deconfliction for accurate fire from hovering, crawling, or moving profiles.
Sample Course Format
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Ground carbine block – zero/confirm, manipulations, malfunctions, accountability.
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Static-airframe lab – door/opening management, tethering/retention, positions, arcs, comms.
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Live aerial gun runs – supervised passes with pilot/crew coordination, target ID, and feedback after each run.
Note: Final syllabus, round count, and aircraft type are site-dependent and coordinated with the host range/aviation provider.
Who it’s for
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Law Enforcement & Military Units: Mission-driven aerial platform skills with an emphasis on policy, supervision, and safe implementation.
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Vetted, law-abiding civilians: Location-dependent training options, including steel-target evolutions and (where permitted) aerial hog control with partner aircraft.
THE FIREARMS TRAINING NOTEBOOK
Be 1% Better Everyday
To have a successful training session you must have a plan!
You need to collect valuable shooting data from both your live and dry fire training, "The Firearms Training Notebook" is a quick and easy way to do so and help improve your marksmanship and gun handling performance. We saw a deficiency in the firearms industry where there was no kind of firearms training notebook. So we decided to correct that issue and created The Firearms Training Notebook that fills that gap and allows shooter’s to build a solid range training plan.
Every student will receive a copy of The Firearms Training Notebook to record their shooting performance throughout a War HOGG Tactical firearm course. Students can see an increase in their marksmanship ability and gun handling skills, and areas the student need to work on after our courses. This marksmanship and gun handling training notebook and gives you the tool to take home to continue to make yourself 1% Better Everyday in your firearms training journey.
ON THE RANGE PODCAST
On The Range Podcast with War HOGG Tactical and Kelley Defense brings to you over 60 years of military and law enforcement experience. On The Range Podcast is an American podcast that wants to help you Be 1% Better Everyday and is geared for the civilian, law enforcement and military listener.
On The Range Podcast features a wide range of guests and topics including current events, firearms training, personal development, accountability, political landscape, firearms overviews and more!
War HOGG Words of Wisdom and 30 Minute Mark are two additional shows under On The Range Podcast
