LEAD Tactics Defensive Tactics Camp 2026 official sponsor board

ExtraCarry Sponsors LEAD Tactics' Defensive Tactics Camp

At ExtraCarry, we believe in supporting the people and organizations working to keep communities safer. For the third year running, we were proud to sponsor gear for Defensive Tactics Camp, the annual training event hosted by LEAD Tactics (Threat Response LLC), a veteran-owned crisis-response training company based in Warrenton, Virginia.

Who Is LEAD Tactics?

LEAD Tactics is led by Jake Edwards, a combat Marine who served in Fallujah and later worked as a school district's security training specialist and supervisor of crisis management. Founded in 2017, LEAD Tactics (doing business as Threat Response) trains schools, churches, businesses, and hospitals across Virginia and the Mid-Atlantic to recognize danger early and respond with confidence instead of freezing under pressure.

Their training is built around the LEAD method:

  • Lock — Hide and barricade. Set the room up to counter a threat.
  • Escape — Gain distance from the threat when the path is clear.
  • Alert — Tell the people around you. Call 911. Use a radio or alert app.
  • Defend — Commit to a physical response when it's your only option.

It's a simple, options-based framework designed to hold up under real stress, rather than a single rigid rule.

Our Sponsorship

Defensive Tactics Camp is LEAD Tactics' annual event for the training community it serves, and this marks the third year in a row that ExtraCarry has sponsored it. This year our logo appeared right on the event's official sponsor board, alongside brands like Ridgeside K9 Virginia, Emerson Knives, Veterans 1st Home Loans, Holo Sail Technologies, C&D Tools, Armoured One, WorkSmart, and Aerial Resupply Coffee. LEAD Tactics also called out Aimpoint, Wells Blade Works, and Condition 1 in their own sponsor thank-you post, among several others. As Jake put it:

"Thank you for all our sponsors, @aimpoint_official, Wells Blade Works @wells_blade_works, Emerson Knives @emersonknivesinc, Condition 1 @condition1, Aerial Resupply Coffee @aerialresupplycoffee, @extracarry Extra Carry Mag and more I didn't film on this video."

Watch LEAD Tactics' sponsor thank-you reel on Instagram →

Group photo of instructors and attendees at LEAD Tactics' Defensive Tactics Camp in front of the American flag backdrop

ExtraCarry pocket magazine pouches went out as raffle prizes at camp, giving attendees a chance to win one and try our patented locking mechanism firsthand outside of a range day.

From the Event

Here's a look back at this year's Defensive Tactics Camp from our own feed:

Defensive Tactics Camp raffle winner holding an ExtraCarry mag pouch
Another Defensive Tactics Camp raffle winner holding an ExtraCarry mag pouch

Watch our Defensive Tactics Camp recap on Instagram →

Why We Support Events Like This

ExtraCarry was built for people who take preparedness seriously, whether that means carrying a spare magazine discreetly every day or knowing exactly what to do in the first few seconds of a crisis. LEAD Tactics' mission of turning hesitation into trained, confident action lines up directly with what we care about as a company. That's why we've come back to sponsor Defensive Tactics Camp three years running — it's one small way we can back the instructors and organizations doing that work in their communities, year after year.

Learn More

If you want to learn more about LEAD Tactics and the LEAD method, or see if their training is a fit for your school, church, business, or organization, visit threatresponsetraining.com or follow them on Instagram @leadtactics.

And if you're looking for a discreet, secure way to carry a spare magazine every day, explore the ExtraCarry lineup.

ExtraCarry regularly sponsors gear for training events, fundraisers, and organizations in the concealed carry and preparedness community. If you're organizing an event and would like to inquire about sponsorship, contact us.