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Define the mission
Establish the users, threat conditions, training disciplines, weapons envelope, scenario goals and future requirements before drawing the facility.
The training purpose controls the architecture.
Purpose-Built. Mission-Defined.
Build a SubT complex around the mission—not the limits of the site.
Amidon designs and delivers purpose-built ballistic training complexes that combine full-height passages, specialty routes, scenario rooms, controlled air, power, sensors, effects and after-action review in one integrated system.
DefineMission + training outcomes
EngineerRoutes, rooms + safety
BuildPrecast, roof + protect
CommissionSystems, testing + terrain
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Designed as One System
Every route, room and system should begin with a training purpose.
New construction gives training leaders the ability to define the environment from the first line on the plan: movement paths, decision points, specialty access, safety zones, utilities and instrumentation can all serve the intended mission.
Amidon brings those disciplines together before production begins. The result is a facility designed for dense, repeatable training while preserving clear access for control, maintenance and future systems refreshes.
Purpose-built does not mean concrete alone. It means the entire training system is intentional.
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A Disciplined Delivery Sequence
Five phases. One connected training environment.
From mission analysis through commissioning, Amidon coordinates the facility as a single operating system—not a collection of disconnected construction packages.
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Engineer the complex
Develop the route geometry, full-height passages, scenario rooms, cache points, specialty tunnels, entries, emergency access and equipment spaces.
Structure, safety and training flow are resolved together.03
Precast + validate
Manufacture the ballistic wall and ceiling components under controlled conditions, with project-specific testing and documentation built into the delivery plan.
The field installation begins with known components.04
Assemble + protect
Prepare the level site, assemble the modular structure, install precast roof panels, then complete the drainage and waterproofing systems.
A disciplined sequence protects the finished environment.05
Integrate + commission
Install power, data, lighting, air management, cameras, sensors, controls, effects and AAR, then test the full facility before optional terrain shaping.
The completed structure operates as one training system.
Enclosed by Design
A controlled environment—before a single yard of cover is added.
Precast roof panels turn connected routes into a protected interior. Waterproofing, drainage, penetrations and equipment access are resolved before terrain shaping, helping the complex remain serviceable and adaptable.
- Precast roof and closure panels
- Planned drainage and water protection
- Service access for systems and maintenance
- Optional engineered fill and berming
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Mission Density
More decisions per foot of range.
A connected complex creates ambiguity, friction and repetition across the exact disciplines your teams need to rehearse.
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Contested movement
Train teams through branching routes, constricted transitions, dead space, cache points and multiple entry conditions.
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Degraded operations
Create realistic friction with limited visibility, disrupted communications, reduced positioning signals and programmable environmental effects.
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Multi-discipline access
Configure dedicated routes for K9 teams, robotics, breaching, EOD and casualty movement alongside full-height operator passages.
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Instrumented repetition
Capture movement, decisions and outcomes with camera, sensor and after-action review systems that turn each iteration into usable feedback.
Live fire in designated ballistic areas
Non-lethal force-on-force
K9 + robotic routes
Breaching + EOD
Casualty movement
Surface / SubT integration
Documented example complex
Proven Concept
Designed around the training use. Documented through installation.
One Amidon / 360 Ballistics example joined modular ballistic construction with specialty routes, scenario rooms, access points, ventilation and integrated systems. Components were precast, assembled on a prepared level site, tested and recorded during installation, then waterproofed before optional cover.
194Feet of tunnel
4Scenario rooms
17Ventilation openings
3Cache sites
Example project configuration; every facility is scoped to its mission, site and operating requirements.
Optional Terrain Shaping
Operational underground. Concealed only when required.
The enclosed facility provides the controlled route network. Berming can then add concealment, thermal mass and terrain realism—now or in a future phase.
Infrastructure Behind the Realism
A structure becomes a training system when everything works together.
Amidon coordinates the physical complex with the controls, utilities and observation tools required to run repeatable, supportable training.
Air management
Purpose-built supply and exhaust pathways, equipment access and ventilation strategies matched to the training envelope.
Power + data
A maintainable backbone for lighting, cameras, targets, sensors, network, UPS and future technology refreshes.
Control + AAR
Independent control and review capability for scenario management, observation, recording and performance analysis.
Safety systems
Emergency access, egress, lighting, monitoring and clear operational controls planned into the architecture from the start.
Why Purpose-Built Wins
Control the training environment from the first decision.
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Design for the mission. Route geometry, room mix and specialty features begin with the intended training use.
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Plan safety from day one. Access, egress, airflow, observation and operating controls are coordinated with the structure.
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Integrate systems early. Utilities, sensors, effects and AAR are designed into the facility instead of added as an afterthought.
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Leave room to evolve. The modular plan can anticipate future routes, effects and technology as requirements change.
Start With the Mission
Define the training problem. We’ll engineer the complex around it.
Bring the site, users, mission set and future requirements. Amidon will help shape the program, facility and systems plan.