Time & Location
September 18-20 2026
1321 Technology Dr #101, Barnwell, SC 29812
About the event
Third Coast Airsoft brings an all new format with IRON DAGGER 2.0 at GTI, Barnwell, South Carolina. The TCA Staff brings directed mission sets for Western & Eastern forces across the complex terrain that is Government Training Institute.
Tickets will be $170 for the event, there will be a Tier 1 offered on Friday evening.
The operations window begins 19 1100 SEP, with units being tasked to execute missions across the maneuver area. Detailed operational timelines and mission orders will be briefed by TCA Staff as missions are prepared & executed (Plan, Prepare, Execute, Reset).
Those players choosing Commando and 13th SOF will execute Robin Sage Style mission sets and specialty mission sets.
Camping will be off field and as always, no charge. No ground fires. Limited on site at GTI is available through their website.
Review our Third Coast Airsoft Rules SOP at https://www.thirdcoastairsoft.com/tca-rule-set
See uniform requirements at https://www.thirdcoastairsoft.com/uniform
There are NO REFUNDS ONCE TICKETS ARE PURCHASED. Active Duty Military and First Responders WHO HAVE DUTY can transfer their tickets to another TCA event in the event that they have duty! Player Tickets can be transferred into another players name if sold, forward your ticket confirmation to the buyer.
All players receive an event patch!
THIS IS A BIO BB ONLY EVENT!
Timeline
Friday
1200 Gate opens for Camping setup ONLY, Sponsors/Vendors reg and setup,
1400 Limited Chrono/Check in (Safety/SITREP Briefs at 1415, 1445, 1515, 1545, 1615, 1645,
1715, 1745)
1800 CRONO CLOSES
1830 TIER 1 OPORD BRIEF
2000 TIER 1 Operations
2200 Tier 1 Operations Complete
Saturday
0700 Chrono/Check in Opens (Safety/Scenario Brief at 0730, 0800, 0830, 0845, 0900, 0915) (You must attend one of these)
0915 Last Safety Briefing/Chrono Closes at 1000
1030 Formation, all vehicle crews mandatory safety brief at stage front
1045 PCC/PCI, Opening Ceremony (being in kit ready to move out) Short Faction Safety/Scenario Formation briefing
1115 Specialty Units (23rd Commandos & 13th SOF execute their movements to the UW zone), ASG & Recondo allowed to move into zones to recce conventional missions.
1130 STARTEX, with units beginning their first operation, detailed operational timelines will be briefed by TCA Staff as missions are executed (Plan, Prepare, Execute, Reset)
2300 Operational Pause, Rest plan
Sunday
0800 Specialty Units mass formation with 0815 movement into the maneuver area, Conventional Units form up at their Assembly Areas,
0830 Phase 2 Main Begins
1230 ENDEX (end of exercise)
1300 Raffle and Closing
1400 Players departed
Staff Strategic Leaders will provide additional operational direction on Friday evening and Saturday Morning (RSOI Phase) pre STARTEX (This will include Combined Arms Rehearsals and Troop Leading Procedures).
The Brigade Support Area (BSA) will be off field (for safety purposes), where sides can option to camp (by unit).