Swat Room Entry Tactics

This debate is important to the new manual since the manual takes a balanced approach that is designed to be flexible enough to be useful for any department and modified to fit.

Swat room entry tactics. If possible the team moves from a covered or concealed position already in their entry order. Room entry the entire team enters the room as quickly and smoothly as possible and clears the doorway immediately. This is not a tactics video. Smooth is fast and fast is smooth remember don t shoot fast discern fast and then shoot quickly and accurately if you are.

Patrick lanham for years tactical units have been trained to use dynamic entry techniques to quickly breach enter and secure a crisis site. Ideally the team arrives at and passes through the entry point without having to stop. Upon stacking to one side of the entry point the first operator 1 enters the portal and takes postion within the room and faces opposite the position he originally faced. Reconnaissance marines conduct a close quarters tactics training course at camp lejeune nc on may 23 2018.

For operators that already have mastered the basics of cqb. The second operator 2 crosses the entry point into the portal and stands within the room away from the fatal funnel without changing his facing direction. In preparation for the release of our new law enforcement close quarters battle manual this debate compares the traditional points of domination room entry technique with limited penetration techniques. Broadly speaking there are two types of room entry styles.

Unit 22nd marine expeditionary unit 22nd meu. The thought process behind this method of entry was to quickly overwhelm and subdue anyone within a structure before resistance could be mounted. The lead man can go to the corner he sees called going to the known or he can go to the corner he cannot see or going to the unknown. Here s an old tactical saying to put in your toolbox.

This week. A swat special weapons and tactics team is an elite unit within a police force used for exceptional situations that require increased firepower or specialized tactics. There is also a hybrid method where the lead man moves at a 45 degree angle from the door basically splitting the differences between the two types. Jason is only showing tips on foot work.

Room by room enveloping split hammer ballistic shield linear assault rappelling. There are no fail safe entry techniques.