Tennessee Tactical Officers Association - TTOA

02/26/2026

We extend our condolences to Officer Pedigo’s family, friends, and colleagues.

Please keep Officer Pedigo’s family and the TDOC family in your thoughts and prayers.

Correctional Officer Dustin Pedigo, 35, was killed in the line of duty at the Morgan County Correctional Complex.

End of Watch: February 24, 2026

02/04/2026

🚨🚨ATTENTION BREACHERS🚨🚨

Tactical Energetic Entries Systems (TEES) is hosting an advanced explosive breaching course in April!

If you have attended a TEES class before then you know that they are the tip of the spear! This class in particular is a must attend and truly sets them apart from anyone else in the business! Do not miss it as this course is hard to come by and fills up fast!

April 21-23, 2026
Hosted by the Gadsden Police Department in Gadsden Alabama

01/30/2026

In the early morning hours of January 30, 2026, Deputy Derrick Bonham with the Weakley County Sheriff’s Office was murdered in the line in the line of duty.
The preliminary investigation shows that Deputy Bonham responded to the area of a local hotel in Martin, Tennessee for a report of shots fired or heard. Deputy Bonham located a vehicle believed to be involved just down the road at a gas station and he made contact with the female occupant / suspect. The suspect then produced a handgun and fired two rounds striking Deputy Bonham causing him to fall to the ground. The suspect then exited the vehicle and approached Deputy Bonham and fired one more round at him in an ex*****on style murder. Deputy Bonham died as a result of his injuries.
Deputy Bonham graduated from TLETA class 2016 and has served the citizens of Weakley County for just shy of two years. In that short time everyone that had the honor of knowing him has nothing but kind things to say about him.
Deputy Bonham leaves behind a loving wife and three young kids. Please keep WCSO and his family in your thoughts and prayers!

12/29/2025

The TTOA is saddened to hear about the loss of Deputy Justin Mowery with the Blount County Sheriff’s Office. Deputy Mowery has served the citizens of Blount County since 2020 and was a member of the BCSO’s prestigious SWAT team since 2021.

BCSO’s SWAT team has played a major role in the TTOA since its infancy. They are genuinely some of the best dudes you’ll ever meet. Please keep Deputy Mowery’s family, friends, and colleagues in your thoughts and prayers!

12/16/2025

Well… it’s not Friday but I will argue that flash bangs can be posted everyday!

If you or your team isn’t using Blaze Defense Systems fire suppression systems then you are wrong! That’s right we said it. Bangs can cause a fire hazard so why not utilize a system than can be carried in an OC pouch?

11/18/2025

We have had several people ask how they can help with the passing of Commander Byrd. We now have the answer from FOP Lodge 5.

If you would like to help support Commander Byrd’s wife and three young children through this tragic time then use the link below to donate.

Also feel free to share this link.

The Byrd Family, Friends, Fraternal Order of Police, and Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, mourn the sudden loss of our Emergency Services Division Commander Scott Byrd, 50, a 25-year police department veteran. “Nashville is safer because of Scott’s quarter century with us. He exuded a c...

11/16/2025

Commander Scott Byrd

The TTOA and Law Enforcement as a whole is diminished by the loss of Commander Byrd. He was a true cops cop but most importantly he was a friend and mentor to anyone who had the privilege of knowing him. Commander Byrd was a huge part of TTOA from helping start the association from its infancy to being the first membership director and much more. Commander Byrd was a wealth of knowledge and did everything in his power to raise the standard in law enforcement by helping the TTOA provide cops with the best training and resources.

Commander Byrd served the citizens of Nashville for 25 years where he had many roles. At the time of his passing Commander Byrd was assigned to the Emergency Services Division where he oversaw SWAT, Bomb Squad, Emergency Contingency Section, and Marine Operations.

We at TTOA ask that you keep Commander Byrd’s wife, young kids, and family in your thoughts and prays as they navigate this tragic time.

09/17/2025

This class just dropped!! We know it’s late notice but that’s just the nature of the beast when it comes to getting locations for the advanced school!

Spots are still available, don’t miss out!

- TEES Advanced Explosive Breaching Course in Lafayette, LA
- October 22-24, 2025

https://energeticentry.com/event/advanced-explosive-breaching-course/

08/20/2025

The conference is underway!

08/19/2025

A couple weeks ago TTOA executive board member Clay Anderson presented Hickman County Sheriff’s Deputy Wyatt Irwin with a scholarship to attend the Tac Ops South conference free of cost.

Deputy Irwin was selected due to his dedication and professionalism in conducting proactive law enforcement operations!

Deputy Irwin will have access to the largest training event in TN with the best instructors in the country! It is our hope that Deputy Irwin can take back things that he has learned and share with his partners to make not only himself a better cop but the ones around him! Congratulations Sir, this is well deserved!

The TTOA has partnered with Tac Ops to make the south conference a joint conference and this allows us to give out 5 scholarships to attend the conference!

TacOps Tactical Conferences

Hickman County Sheriff's Office

08/14/2025

Make sure to stop by their booth! Best in the business when it comes to breaching!

08/07/2025

The Humphreys County Sheriff's Office hosted an active shooter breaching training course presented by Jersey Tactical Corp. in coordination with the Tennessee Tactical Officers Association (TTOA.pro)

The course was provided to law enforcement in the region to better prepare School Resource Officers and Patrol Officers/Deputies with the tools and training they need to intervene during an active shooter situation. Frequently in those situations the shooters are barricaded inside locked structures and law enforcement struggles to get inside to stop the shooting.

These doors are Class II commercial grade required by fire code standards and very difficult to force open in an emergency. Jersey Tactical Corporation is a national leader in both manufacturing breaching tools and providing training. John Dapkins one of the owners of Jersey Tactical Corporation and a nationally recognized expert in breaching training, donated the class to the state’s tactical officer’s association as part of their mission to enhance training and tactical capabilities for law enforcement agencies statewide. Officers from around middle and west Tennessee were in attendance.

Jersey Tactical Corp. additionally gave away over $1,000 worth of breaching tools as a donation to one department. The Bolivar TN Police Department was the lucky winner in the drawing for the tools. Realizing that you can’t save anyone if you can’t get in Jersey Tactical and TTOA will continue to
provide advanced training across the state.

“All HCSO School Resource Officers with the Sheriff’s Office attended the training. This is a great training opportunity,” said Sheriff Chris Davis, “an opportunity of this caliber doesn’t come along often, and I feel it is of the utmost importance that all our SRO’s took advantage of this in their efforts in preparing for the day we pray never comes.”

We extend a big thank you to John Dapkins, Jersey Tactical Corp. and the Tennessee Tactical Officers Association, a 501(C) 3 non-profit organization dedicated to training Tennessee’s law enforcement.

Check them out at www.TTOA.pro and www.JerseyTactical.com

Sheriff Chris Davis