U.S. Secret Service Small Detail Familiarization Course (Dignitary/Executive Protection)

Course Goal: 

Dignitary/Executive Protection for high-profile individuals such as corporate executives, government officials, celebrities, and other VIPs is of the utmost importance.  These individuals are at risk of kidnapping, cyber threats, physical harm, stalking, and intimidation due to their positions held or celebrity status.   These threats weigh heavily on these individuals regarding their business decisions, individual governmental function decisions, and how they live their daily lives.  These individuals often travel to high-risk areas or engage in public engagements that make them vulnerable to these kinds of threats.  This course, in conjunction with the U.S. Secret Service’s Protective Operations Division, highlights why dignitary/executive protection is important and familiarizes the individual officer with terminology, concepts of operation, and techniques regarding these types of operations. 

Course Objective: 

This one-day, 8-hour course is intended to familiarize law enforcement officers with small-scale dignitary / executive protection operation details involving security and logistical support to high-profile individuals such as government officials, diplomats, visiting foreign dignitaries, celebrities, and other VIPs. It includes an overview of dignitary/executive protective operation terms and concepts and includes planning/execution considerations for those assigned to those details protecting individuals who may be at risk of threats, including terrorism, intimidation, kidnapping, and possible assassination. 

Topics Include: 

• Introduction to U.S. Secret Service Protective Operations 

• Protective Detail Acronyms & Terms Used in Detail Communications 

• Critical Protective Analysis Group (CPAG) Briefing 

• Pre-Operational Surveillance Operations 

• Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) & Anti-UAS Operations 

• Coordinated Diversionary/Secondary Attacks 

• Close-Proximity Formations for Small Details 

• On-The-Road (OTR) Operations & Terminology Overview 

• Site Security & Associated Risk Considerations 

• Primary/Secondary Egress Routes & Their Importance 

• Problem-Solving Exercises & Associated Group Discussions

   

Who Should Attend: 

• APOSTC/POST Certified Officers Assigned to Executive/Dignitary Protection Operations Units 

• APOSTC/POST Certified Officers Who Participate In or Support Executive/Dignitary Protection Operations 

• Any APOSTC/POST Certified Officer Seeking to Gain Knowledge and Understanding of Executive/Dignitary Protection Operations 
  
  

APOSTC Continuing Education Credit: 

• This Training Provides Eight (8) Hours of APOSTC CEU Credits or  

• This Training Provides Eight (8) Hours of POST CEU Credits for Outside States (If Approved By Your State