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2005 TSU Final Standings

1st: Douglas
2nd: Perryville
3rd: Lewis/Safford
4th: Florence/Phoenix
5th: Tucson
6th: Eyman
7th: Yuma
8th: Winslow

ASPC-Douglas: The 2005 TSU Champions

Douglas Wins TSU Competition

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In the end, veteran leadership was the deciding factor for Arizona State Prison Complex-Douglas’ Tactical Support Unit.

Douglas’ TSU edged out nine tactical teams from other prison complexes in a series of sharp shooting and agility contests at the 15th annual TSU competition. The competition was held on April 16 at the ASPC-Tucson firing range.

“It came down to the wire, any of five teams could have won this year,” said Emergency Preparedness Administrator Ernest Trujillo. “But in the end, it was Douglas’ experience that proved to be too much.”

A surprising result was ASPC-Lewis' strong finish. Lewis’ TSU went from last in 2004 to almost winning the 2005 contest. According to Trujillo, Lewis’ unity and motivation was a key ingredient to their success.

“The competition was intense but at the same time teams cheered for one another,” said Trujillo. “The TSU competition has proven to be invaluable in fostering good communication between tactical teams, building teamwork and esprit-de-corps and sharing techniques and best practices.”

ADC Tactical Support Units are utilized in such activities as crowd control and dispersal, building and area recovery, hostage recovery, tactical evacuation, tactical containment of inmates, mass inmate movement and special missions as ordered by the complex warden or designee.

“Tactical teams play a vital role in helping restore prisons to normal operations following critical incidents. The Lewis hostage incident was a reminder of how important tactical support teams are to an institution,” said Deputy Director Gary Phelps.

Special Thanks to:

Staff at ASPC-Tucson
COTA Staff and Commander John Hallahan

These employees made the days events a huge success!
 

 

 

 

 

 


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