Kevin Baker
Kevin Baker
Kevin Baker
Law Enforcement
Kevin Baker is a former law enforcement officer having worked in Patrol, Special Operations Division (SWAT, Crime Suppression Detective) as well, as with the Fugitive Apprehension Team, over his 10 year career.
High Threat Protection Instructor
In addition, and most importantly, Kevin has had the opportunity to share his u
Law Enforcement
Kevin Baker is a former law enforcement officer having worked in Patrol, Special Operations Division (SWAT, Crime Suppression Detective) as well, as with the Fugitive Apprehension Team, over his 10 year career.
High Threat Protection Instructor
In addition, and most importantly, Kevin has had the opportunity to share his unique operational experience for over 15 years, as a High Threat Protection Lead Instructor in multiple Department of State programs to include; Anti-Terrorism Assistance Program
(ATAP), Worldwide Protective Services (WPS), International Narcotics Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) and Civilian Police Program (CIVPOL)
He has the distinction of having trained law enforcement officers from over 2 dozen countries for High Threat Dignitary/Close Protection operations. Most recently, Kevin was selected to coordinate training and develop curriculum for an Overseas Protective Operations government program.
High Threat Protection Operations
During his High Threat Protective Services career, Kevin has been asked to assume leadership roles, after having been tasked with DIRECT (not support) protection responsibilities for (2) Foreign Heads of State, a U.S. Ambassador (AFG), multiple Ambassadors to the U.N., U.S. Secretary of Defense, U.S. Secretary of State and multiple U.S. Senators and Representatives. During his operational career, Kevin has led these high profile protective missions, as either a Team/Shift leader or as a Counter Assault Team (CAT) commander, supporting these high threat movements. All protectees' protective security was provided in high threat environments, with several having been named specifically as targets by International terrorist organizations or other groups doing the bidding of political rivals.
Tracy Ertle
Kevin Baker
Kevin Baker
Military/Law Enforcement
Tracy is a former Force Reconnaissance Marine and MARSOC Lead Instructor for Phase 1 Assessment and Selection. In addition to his lauded military service, he also served in law enforcement with assignments in Patrol, Street Crimes Unit, SWAT, SWAT Commander and Academy Instructor. As a result of his varied backgro
Military/Law Enforcement
Tracy is a former Force Reconnaissance Marine and MARSOC Lead Instructor for Phase 1 Assessment and Selection. In addition to his lauded military service, he also served in law enforcement with assignments in Patrol, Street Crimes Unit, SWAT, SWAT Commander and Academy Instructor. As a result of his varied background, Tracy was positioned to be selected with the difficult and dangerous task of providing counter surveillance for the DEA, targeting South American drug cartels.
High Threat Protection
Operations/Instruction
In the Close Protection industry, Tracy has successfully served as a Detail Leader in over forty-three countries and various programs such as DoD (Flag Officers, high ranking CPA officials), Anti-Terrorist Assistance Program, International Narcotics Law Enforcement Affairs, Civilian Police Program, and the Worldwide Protective Services Program. Due to his extensive background and depth of knowledge, Tracy, the majority of times, assumed the additional role as Lead Instructor of Protective Operations. In the "private sector" he also provided protection for CNN and CBN correspondents, in high threat combat zones. Tracy's expansive career in the Close/Dignitary Protection arena, has had him serving in varying leadership positions through 35+ years, in both an operational and instructing capacity.
High Threat Protection
Career Highlights
A few of Tracy's highlighted and unparalleled accomplishments are; PSO for the first president of KOSOVO, Ibraham Rogova.
Commanded the largest and most active Close Protection Units in the world (with over 2500 high threat moves a year), which was the framework for the DoS WPPS (Worldwide Personal Protection Service). This unit provided high threat protection for visiting Heads of State, Ambassadors, US Chief of Mission, Congressional Delegations, UN Security Council, Queen Noor of Jordan, Ministers of Defense, European Union President Javier Solano, war crime prosecutors, judges, and numerous other individuals with a direct threat. This Close Protection unit would ultimately develop the future doctrine of CAT (Count Assault Team) operations in High Threat protection missions.
Recognized a a Subject Matter Expert and recruited to evaluate and replicate the assassination of Pakistan's Benazir Bhutto, for the government to understand exactly what transpired.
Continually and currently called upon to supply High Threat Protection and Counter Assault Team training to Special Operations units.
LEO High Threat Protection Operations Course
Course Intro / Summary
With the massive influx of transnational criminal organizations (TCO) being reported, law enforcement must anticipate the well documented criminality and violence associated with these entities. These TCO's pose a "clear and present danger" to U.S. law enforcement, officers of the court, witnesses and politicians, especially those engaged in the direct investigation, prosecution and incarceration/deportation of the members of these criminal organizations.
The tactics, techniques and procedures (TTP's) of these dangerous and violent groups are known to consist of multiple attackers armed with automatic weapons, explosive devices and other "military" and or "paramilitary" grade armaments, deployed in complex attacks. Most recently, authorities have compared these TCO's with terrorist organizations such as Al Qaeda, noting the similarities regarding depth of network, financial resources, ability to recruit and ruthlessness towards their adversaries.
Dignitary/Close Protection teams operating in "high threat" environments abroad, train, prepare for and anticipate these enemy TTP's. This training and preparation is mission and threat specific and in no way resembles "traditional" or basic dignitary and or executive protection training.
This 40 hour High Threat, LEO Protection Course, is designed to "bridge the gap" between the domestic protection environment and the preparation for elevated threats from highly skilled and capable actors. This course will provide participants with the mind and skill sets to effectively plan and execute high threat protective operation movements. Training objectives for participants include; execution of proper High Threat Advances (both site and route),
multi-configuration Motorcade Movements, Arrival/Departure Procedures, multi-configuration Walking Formations, utilization of tactical resources, "actions on contact" during all phases of operations and much more.
High Threat Protective Operations for Law Enforcement
5 days (40 hours)
$850.00 pp | Limit 20 Participants
I. Introduction to High Threat (HT) Operations
1. Who warrants coverage
2. Vulnerability Assessments
3. Type of coverage (High/Medium/Low Profile)
4. Profile of a High Threat Protection Specialist
5. Weapons and gear considerations
6. Developing a Protective Detail
II. Situational Awareness/Counter Surveillance (CS) techniques
1. Establishing a baseline
2. Adversarial Tactics/Techniques/Procedures (TTP's)
3. Adopting "Red Cell" tactics
4. Utilizing protective intelligence for CS targeting
5. Identifying Anomalies
6. Heuristics
Ill. HT Advances Routes/Venues and Mission Planning
1. Recognizing "choke points" and Ideal Attack Sites
2. Establishing route "safe havens"
3. Identifying "hard points"
4. Developing "actions on contact" protocols
5. Deployment of "pre-posted" security
6. "Stash Vehicle" considerations
7. Implementation of "phase lines" for routes
IV. HT Formations
1. Assets assigned (size of protective detail)
2. Positioning relative to Threat Level/Terrain
3. Importance of "sector coverage" in HT environments
4. PSO/BG/AIC responsibilities
5. Shift/Team leader responsibilities
6. Flexibility of HT Formations
7. Implementation of "phase lines" and brevity codes on venue
V. Arrivals/Departures 1/2/3 vehicle motorcades
1. Types and considerations
2. Establishing "drop sites"/tactical considerations
3. Sector coverage on arrivals/departures HT environments
4. Establishing "phase lines" and "point of no return"
5. "Owning" drop sites; over watch and high ground coverage
VI. Motorcades 1/2/3 vehicle
1. Creating a "Secure Package"
2. Vehicle placement & traffic considerations in HT environment
3. Recognizing breaches in "normal" / baseline traffic movement
VII. Actions on Contact (AOC)
1. Attack on Principal (AOP) / Sound off ... cover .... evacuate
2. Attack on Motorcade (AOM) / Immediate action drills
3. Vehicle or motorcade "down" (actions on contact)
4. Principal Recovery & Extraction (PRE)
5. Response to Complex attacks
VIII. Special/Advanced Protocols and Procedures
1. Stages, Fence-lines, Podiums
2. Counter Assault Team (CAT) deployment High/Low profile
3. UAS (Unmanned Aerial Systems) Deployment and Defense
IX. Final Training Exercises
1. HT Principal movement profiles
2. HT Missions with Attack Response
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