from the inside from the inside
vehicles and a replica of a
house to achieve specific CQB
techniques.
The first operation is conducted
as if the officers are acting on
intel about a suspect in the house,
but without any other details to
go on; not knowing whether the
perpetrator is or is not armed,
or if he is under the influence of
alcohol or other substances and
what is his hiding position inside
the house. For the training to
be as close to the real situation
encountered in the field, one
officer will be armed with a knife
and act out the role of aggressor.
Leaving their car and on approach
to the house, the officers organize
themselves in an intervention
squad, the fighters taking cover
behind a shield. „The team enters
the house and combs, crawls,
while taking the necessary
security measures, until the
suspect is found, immobilized,
handcuffed, and given to the
officers in charge of the missions,”
said one of the policemen briefly
describing the exercise. Field
demonstrations transform what
appears to be a simple mission
into a fast and flawless series
of actions which concentrates
tremendous attention to details,
thus showing that the fighters
practice these scenarios on
regular basis and that each fighter
knows what to do and his role in
the team. Silent hand signs often
the sole means of communication,
the whole house is checked,
rooms are cleared and the
offender who attempts to attack
the police is rapidly immobilized
and disarmed.
The second drills follows in full
force, this time held outside,
recreating an interception in
traffic. With one officer to play
the offender’s role, it goes on the
scenario of the one person in the
car, but the same rules apply if
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