In the wake of the Battle of the Black Sea (Mogadishu, Somalia, 1993) the United States Military Special Operations community was reeling with several hard-learned lessons. One of which was the... More > gaping holes in Special Operations medical protocol - holes which had, quite possibly, lead to the deaths of US servicemen in Mogadishu. Everyone agreed that the model needed to be updated, and a protocol of care unique to the tactical environment be developed.
This book details a 1998 panel discussion between leading minds in Battlefield and Tactical Medicine, discussing scenarios, failures of past protocol and doctrine and suggesting new guidelines and protocols unique to the environment and separate from the civilian trauma care model.
A predecessor to the famed Tactical Combat Casualty Care Guidelines, this document is a must have, both to gain a deeper understanding of the thoughts (and individual minds) behind the TCCC Guidelines and for the practical knowledge and wisdom it contains.< Less
You have been selected to join one of the most secretive and effective organizations ever to be formed on planet Earth. With a life of culture jamming and media hijacking ahead of you, this... More > operations manual describes in detail the topical missions of the IAA and its operatives.< Less
The air campaign mounted against North Vietnam between 1965 and 1972 was the first time that an integrated air defense system based around radar-controlled guns and surface-to-air missiles had been... More > encountered. Proponents of surface-to-air missiles had claimed that their lethality would drive manned aircraft from the battlefield.
The U.S. Air Force was hard-pressed to neutralize North Vietnam's radar-controlled defenses, but did prevail and successfully delivered punishing blows during Operation Linebacker II in December 1972.
Electronic countermeasures support for the air war against North Vietnam included stand-off jamming, Wild Weasel operations, the use of self-protection pods, and the employment of chaff. Using all these techniques, Linebacker II saw the B-52s of Strategic Air Command facing the most effective air defense system the Soviet Union could provide. The B-52s won; the much-heralded surface-to-air missiles were scoring a lower kill rate than German defenses in World War Two< Less
The air campaign mounted against North Vietnam was the first time that an integrated air defense system based around radar-controlled guns and surface-to-air missiles had been encountered. ... More > Proponents of surface–to-air missiles had claimed that their lethality would drive manned aircraft from the battlefield. At first, the U.S. Air Force was hard-pressed to neutralize North Vietnam's radar-controlled defenses, but did prevail. Electronic countermeasures support for the air war against North Vietnam included stand-off jamming, Wild Weasel operations, the use of self protection pods, and the employment of chaff. Using all these techniques, Linebacker II saw the B-52s of Strategic Air Command facing the most effective air defense system the Soviet Union could provide. The B-52s won; the much-heralded surface-to-air missiles were scoring a lower kill rate than German defenses in World War Two. This campaign laid the foundations for the technology used by the USAF to neutralize enemy defenses ever since.< Less
Dealing with counterinsurgency since the Vietnam War has fallen largely on SOF; however, conventional forces have frequently come into contact with insurgent forces that seek to neutralize the... More > inherent advantages of size, weaponry, and conventional force TTP. Insurgents use a combination of actions that include terror,
assassination, kidnapping, murder, guerrilla tactics such as ambushes, booby traps, and improvised explosive devices aimed at US and multinational forces, the host country’s leaders, and ordinary citizens.< Less
The objective of this book is to cover and share practical real-world knowledge and insight on personal protection strategies and tactics. There are many fine books out there on the circuit that... More > cover basic tactical standard operation procedures and give some insight into the requisites of providing personal protection services, but this book attempts to expand the coverage to shed some more light on what it takes to set up and manage entire personal protection programs and operations. The knowledge described in this book is intended to cover the broad spectrum of various types of clients, and operations of various complexity and difficulty. All parts of the book contain practical guidelines that are tried, tested and proven in the field, with the intention of being applicable for personal protection professionals in the private security industry.< Less
Example of chapters and subjects covered in the book; Protective Security Awareness,
Criminal and Terrorist Targeting Methods, Personal Protection Principles, The Terrorist Planning Process,... More > Protection Strategies and Tactics, Operational Planning, Communication and Logistics,
Operations Management, Information Gathering and Evaluation, the Risk Management Process,
Threat Analysis and Risk Assessment, Security Surveys, Tactics, Techniques and Procedures, the Art and Function of Security Advances, the Art and Function of Close Protection, the Art and Function of Surveillance Detection, the Art and Function of Residential Protection, Protective Security Driving,
Bomb Threat Management, Operations in High-Threat Environments, Kidnap and Ransom, Legal Principles of Personal Protection and much more! The book is considered “a must read for anyone going into the business” a book that gives a huge amount of information and advice.< Less
The objective of this book is to cover and share practical real-world knowledge and insight on personal protection strategies and tactics. There are many fine books out there on the circuit that... More > cover basic tactical standard operation procedures and give some insight into the requisites of providing personal protection services, but this book attempts to expand the coverage to shed some more light on what it takes to set up and manage entire personal protection programs and operations. The knowledge described in this book is intended to cover the broad spectrum of various types of clients, and operations of various complexity and difficulty. All parts of the book contain practical guidelines that are tried, tested and proven in the field, with the intention of being applicable for personal protection professionals in the private security industry.< Less
Example of chapters and subjects covered in the book; Protective Security Awareness,
Criminal and Terrorist Targeting Methods, Personal Protection Principles, The Terrorist Planning Process,... More > Protection Strategies and Tactics, Operational Planning, Communication and Logistics,
Operations Management, Information Gathering and Evaluation, the Risk Management Process,
Threat Analysis and Risk Assessment, Security Surveys, Tactics, Techniques and Procedures, the Art and Function of Security Advances, the Art and Function of Close Protection, the Art and Function of Surveillance Detection, the Art and Function of Residential Protection, Protective Security Driving,
Bomb Threat Management, Operations in High-Threat Environments, Kidnap and Ransom, Legal Principles of Personal Protection and much more! The book is considered “a must read for anyone going into the business” a book that gives a huge amount of information and advice.< Less
Tactical Wargamer's Journal (ISSN 1918-9729), published on a non-regular schedule, covers topics of interest on all aspects of the world of commercial tactical wargaming, with its focus set on... More > warfare at the man-to-man, squad and platoon level in the 20th Century and contemporary era. Tactical Wargamer's Journal (TWJ) places emphasis on both military history and the history of tactical level gaming itself. Issue 2 is intended as a "gamer's guide" to the U.S. Army in the Battle of Normandy (6 June 1944 to July 25 1944) with a comprehensive history of the campaign (including 70+ full colour maps) and a survey of tactical level PC and board game treatments of the subject. Other articles cover subjects such as scenario briefings, military operation orders and battle procedure and their relationship to wargaming, a detailed article on the Sherman tank and its depiction in games, a study of the Battle of Singling, and more. An ebook version in pdf format is available separately if preferred.< Less
