The Combat Team Conference (CTC) is a competition of military and law enforcement special operations units. Founded in 1983, it is hosted every four years by the
GSG 9 of the German Federal Police in
Sankt Augustin
Sankt Augustin ( Ripuarian: ''Sank Aujustin'') is a town in the Rhein-Sieg district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is named after the patron saint of the Divine Word Missionaries, Saint Augustine of Hippo (354-430). The Missionaries e ...
in Germany.
History
The CTC was initiated in 1983 by the former GSG 9 commanders
Ulrich Wegener
Ulrich Klaus "Ricky" Wegener (22 August 1929 – 28 December 2017) was a German police officer and founding member of the counter-terrorist force GSG 9.
Early life
Wegener was born in Jüterbog, Brandenburg. He was conscripted into the Luftwaffe ...
and Uwe Dee in order to improve cooperation among the different units and to encourage the exchange of ideas and experience.
The first CTC in 1983 included 20 different participants which included special response units from the United States, Switzerland, and the Netherlands.
Modern day events
The most recent CTC was held in 2015. Participants included 43 participating teams which included special response units from Colombia, Hong Kong, Japan, and Thailand.
The competition lasted six days and included hostage rescues, close quarter combat, marksmanship.
Due to the international participants, English was introduced as the competition's official language.
Comparable events
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SWAT World Challenge
The Original SWAT World Challenge is an annual competition of law enforcement SWAT teams. It is usually held close to Little Rock, Arkansas, USA and its goals are to encourage exchange of ideas/techniques and promote the high level of tactical ski ...
References
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External links
Combat Team Conference
Competitions