Dignitary Protection Course
Duration: 5 days
Cost: $900
Students: 8 Min – 14 Max
Restrictions: Law Enforcement, Military or Government Agencies
The aim of this 5 day course is to pass on the skills necessary to plan and execute a mission in order to protect a dignitary, prisoner or witness who may have a threat against themselves or the entity they represent.
This program will be geared towards operations in a permissive environment and the students will be required to put in long hours in order to plan, prepare and successfully complete a challenging final exercise.
Course content includes:
- Introduction to terrorism
- Selection of dignitary protection personnel
- Essential equipment
- Organization of a dignitary protection team
- Dignitary protection security survey
- Interviewing the Principal
- Foot formations
- Attacks on the Principal
- Route survey and security selection
- Venue advance survey
- Vehicle arrival and departure drills
- Vehicle motorcade drills
- Dignitary protection operation orders
- Explosive / IED awareness
- Vehicle counter ambush drills
- Residential security
- Establishing a standard operating procedure
- Final exercise
Equipment Requirements:
- Pistol with 100 rds of ammo / 2 magazines minimum
- Carbine with 300 rds of ammo / 3 magazines minimum
- Clothing for final exercise – dress slacks, collar shirt, dress jacket, dress shoes (no jeans permitted)
- Range training uniform with zip or button up jacket to cover hip holster (no pullover jackets)
- Concealable hip holster / magazine pouch
- Body armor
- Laptop (optional)
Hotel Information:
La Quinta Inn and Suites (South Memphis)
721 SW Access Drive
Horn Lake, MS 38637
662-510-6500
$79.00 plus tax, includes free hot breakfast!
Airport: Memphis International (MEM)
