Alliance Police Training grew through the work of dedicated people, industry support, and a commitment to making useful training available. In P&S ModCast 73, Matt Landfair and the panel discuss the Alliance facility and the inaugural Friends of Pat training weekend honoring Pat Rogers.
The conversation brings together perspectives from the range staff, instructors, and attendees. They explore what made the weekend valuable, how newcomers can find their place in the training community, and how Pat’s influence continues through the people he taught and mentored.
Recorded: November 5, 2016.
Archive note: This restored discussion was recorded November 5, 2016. Course dates, prices, affiliations, facility plans, and enrollment requirements reflect the original recording. The restored release includes a new sponsor introduction.
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Runtime: 1 hour, 47 minutes, 38 seconds.
Host and Panel
- Host: Matt Landfair
- Chuck Pressburg — introduced in the original recording as Roland Deschain.
- Joe Weyer — Alliance Police Training.
- Scott “Jedi” Jedlinski — Modern Samurai Project.
- Steve Fisher — Sentinel Concepts.
- Steven A.
- Jess — Alliance training support and SWAT team member, with an Army helicopter aviation background.
Building Alliance Police Training
Joe describes the facility’s development from a small police range into a training destination with a shoot house, rifle and pistol ranges, classrooms, breaching facilities, and additional locations for scenario work. Much of that growth came through donated or reclaimed materials, industry partnerships, and the labor of the Alliance team.
The discussion also covers the less visible work of keeping a facility operating: maintenance, scheduling, student support, and equipment available to keep someone training when their own gear fails. Those details help explain how a range becomes a place people return to.
Focused Training and Meaningful Improvement
The Friends of Pat weekend offered short blocks with multiple instructors. The panel discusses how those blocks could deliver useful lessons, particularly for students who arrived with enough foundation to apply the material.
Scott describes watching a student combine lessons from different instructors and demonstrate improvement during low-light shooting. The example highlights the importance of a receptive attitude and the ability to connect new information with prior instruction.
Chuck also explains that a shoot house is a training venue. The value of a class depends on its objectives and instruction, whether the subject is home defense, movement, or the administration of the facility itself.
Carrying Pat Rogers’ Legacy Forward
Chuck describes the first Friends of Pat event as an opportunity for Pat’s students and friends to gather, remember him, and connect with instructors who shared his approach to training. The longer-term purpose was to carry those lessons forward to people who had never trained with Pat.
The panel reflects on mentorship, professional relationships, and the ways an instructor’s influence reaches beyond the students in a particular class. Pat’s legacy lives through the people who continue teaching, helping others, and maintaining useful standards.
A Place for New Students
Several stories address the uncertainty people can feel before attending their first training event. The panel emphasizes that responsible students can contribute to the community without a military or law enforcement background.
Joe recounts helping a first-time attendee whose experience changed his understanding of the training community. The welcome he received mattered alongside the instruction. The discussion encourages interested students to ask questions, select an appropriate class, and arrive ready to learn.
The Work Behind the Weekend
The group reviews the practical demands of running the event, including instructor schedules, food, equipment, ammunition, and the costs required to get the first weekend off the ground. Joe reports that fundraising was expected to provide more than $15,000 for the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation in Pat’s name, with final totals still pending at the time.
Ideas for future events include expanded class options, a welcome gathering at the range, improved logistics, and a way for people to attend primarily to observe and connect. Throughout the conversation, the humor and personal stories reflect the relationships that made the weekend possible.
Support the Sponsors of This Release
- Blue Alpha Belts — carry belts, duty belts, battle belts, and supporting equipment.
- High Desert Cartridge — rifle, pistol, and revolver ammunition.
- PHLster educational content — concealment and holster setup education, the PHLster Concealment Workshop community, and YouTube lessons.
Companies mentioned as supporting the Alliance facility during the original discussion are separate from the sponsors of this restored release.
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