Night Vision: Human Performance

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A Night Vision Fundamentals Course

Course Description, Background and Goals

In the night vision world, it’s entirely possible to have owned (and used) night vision capabilities for years without having a solid foundation in its fundamental use. We see this all the time, for a multitude of reasons – getting range time in the dark is hard, and might only be available a few times a year to the average user (or less). And even then, without the guidance and experience of experts, what should you even be doing with your NVGs to get more comfortable and capable when you do get on the range without wasting those precious hours?

Nocturnality gets mistaken for a training company at every event we sponsor, because at the core our team is made up of competitors in night vision related shooting and tactical sports. Sure, our goal is to provide the best night vision solutions, but it’s also about making capable night vision users. 

The goals with NV Human Performance are as follows:

  • Remove the limiting factors in your ability to gain experience in night vision on your own by demonstrating to you effective tools, gear set up, and techniques for executing the foundations of performance – movement, visual processing, target acquisition, and ability to adapt to changes.
 
  •  Provide basic fundamental skill building exercises and explain how they tie into your human performance when using night vision – for shooting rifles, pistols, and physical movement and navigation of your surroundings.
 
  • Pass along the practical knowledge needed to understand how to solve common problems in your field while using night vision, whether in competitive shooting or law enforcement

Who This Course is For and FAQs

This course is for night vision users who seek formal instruction on fundamentals and basics up to intermediate concepts and techniques. It is intended primarily for those that have their own equipment but have relatively limited use with it beyond their own individual recreational uses (whether live fire or not).

If you’re worried this course might be a little too introductory for you, don’t. We likely will cover and demonstrate some things that will benefit you at the fundamental level. We’ll also work up to some challening, safe, skill building techniques to practice on your own and improve your NV shooting skills. 

What if I don’t have NVGs of my own, but I want to come gain experience so I know what to do/purchase in the future?

If you can provide prior firearms course training completion certificates, we have rental equipment you can utilize. We’re not about gatekeeping, but we also firmly believe that you need to crawl before you can walk, and walk before you can run. Given the safety implications of this type of course taking place in the dark, we want to stress that a basic level of proficiency in performance shooting is needed to attend.

What if I can’t make the posted training date?
 
We plan to host this course 2-3 times a year at our home range in Central KY, but dates beyond the first one on March 6-7th 2026 are still TBD at this time. Please check back or email us. 

Key Information

Instructors

This course is taught by Team Nocturnality. In any given year, our team utilizes night vision technology more than 1,200 hours combined spanning nationwide competitive shooting events, in-house hosted competitions, outreach events, scientific testing, test and evaluation of night vision and thermal products, and more. 

Our team offers a diverse professional background which spans military, law enforcement, competitive shooting, and the broader firearms industry. But really, the reason you should consider this course doesn’t have anything to do with our team’s historical experiences or current professional roles in tactical applications. You should consider this course because we prioritize human performance with night vision in competitive settings as a company culture, and spend week in and week out utilizing these technologies in many different forms and with many objectives.

 Ultimately, we do this to better understand the needs of our industry and customers, but also recognize that creating skilled end users also increases our addressable market. 

Where, When, and Registration

WHERE: Sugar Creek Range in Lancaster, KY (1033 Perry Rogers Rd, Lancaster KY 40444)

WHEN: Current enrollment is open for our course on March 6th and 7th, 2026.

COST: Course tuition is $500. Rental equipment fees vary depending on availability or requirements, but you should expect $250-$300 for a weekend’s worth of gear. Ammunition is not provided.

REGISTRATION: Register below using the registration form. There is space to request rental equipment. We will work with you to confirm proficiency requirements if you need to rent equipment.

Required Equipment

– Primary and secondary weapons with the ability to engage using night vision (infrared aiming laser or proper passive aiming sight such as a red dot etc)
 
– Head mounted night vision device
 
– Supporting equipment which will allow you to carry and draw your secondary weapon safely, sling your primary weapon, carry at least three spare primary magazines and two secondary magazines. Hearing protection.
 
– 500 rounds of primary ammunition and 500 rounds of secondary ammunition. We may not shoot all of it, but this amount ensures you will have enough to make it worth your time

 

– Admin gear: a sharpie, personal lighting such as a headlamp or handheld flashlight, a suitable tool for making adjustments to sights or lasers

 
– Proper attire/shoes/outdoor gear. The conditions may be wet, muddy, and are likely to be humid/foggy. Water and food are your responsibility. We recommend some bug repellent, gloves, long pants, shoes or boots with good traction or tread, a chair and
 

– Sound suppressors for your primary weapon are encouraged but not required.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Cost: $500 (Invoiced Upon Receipt of Registration Form)

 

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