The 5 day course is designed at providing police and law enforcement agencies realistic high level security and witness protection training. We have a practical approach to training, some classroom but most of the time its outside actually doing the training, all tried and tested techniques.

Training Overview

• Situation awareness & observation techniques
• Dignitary & witness protection foot techniques & vehicle formations
• Dignitary protection operational planning
• Threat assessments & risk analysis
• Site surveys, security advances & route reconnaissance
• Close quarters combat & advanced weapons (protection situations)
• Advanced counter actions (foot formations & vehicle movements)
• Protection detail attack on dignitary or witness & evacuation situations
• Force on force (SIMUNITION®) realistic high risk protection scenarios
• Counter surveillance & intelligence gathering techniques

Introduction

• Introduction to the training facilities & training course overview

Individual & Team Walking Formations

• Observation skills & situation awareness techniques
• Areas of responsibility and tasks for each member of the team 
• Dignitary control and counter action techniques
• Walking drills, low & high profile operations 
• Satellite officers (roles & responsibilities)

Weapons Handling (Pistol, Rifle & Shotguns) Dignitary Protection Situations

• Pistol, rifle & shotgun fundamentals (stance, grip, sight alignment, trigger)
• Holster selection & concealment (pistol)
• Different carrying options, slings (rifle & shotgun)
• Pistol holster drills (mechanics of drawing & using a pistol)
• Different firing positions & multiple threats/ directions
• Drawing or using your weapons in difficult scenarios & situations

Vehicle Formations

• Overview covering both high risk and low risk operations
• Seating arrangements for client and team members
• Em-buss and de-buss of vehicles with the dignitary

Threat Assessment/ Site Surveys

• How to conduct a threat assessment & risk analysis
• Security site surveys (assessment, solutions & presentation) 

Security Advance

• Security advance procedures
• Restaurant surveys, hotel surveys, building surveys 

Route Reconnaissance

• Travel security
• Route selection and reconnaissance reports

Suspect Searching Techniques

• Wall & ground searching techniques
• Controlling multiple individuals/ suspects 

Improvised Explosive Devices

• Vehicle searches for explosives
• Building searches for explosives 

Individual & Team Counter Actions (Force on Force)

• Walking formations, single attack
• Walking formations, multiple attack

Live Fire Vehicle Anti Ambush Drills

• 1 & 2 vehicle anti ambush techniques

Force On Force Anti Ambush Drills

• Force on Force (SIMUNITION®)

Weapons Disarming & Close Quarter Combat Techniques

• Pistols
• Rifles
• Shotguns

Team Evacuation Actions (Live-Fire)

• Full counter actions, dignitary movement, evaluation drills (single & multiple threats)
• Evacuation & support team

Advanced Firearms Training

• Advanced shooting, multiple threats & different directions
• Shooting while moving & using available cover
• Magazine changes & stoppages on the move, under stress
• Using weapons in & from a vehicles
• Movement drills, individual & small teams, multi directional, multiple threats
• Vehicle live fire contact drills (anti/ counter ambush, dignitary transfer)  

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