One of the advantages of age – and so far the only advantage I have found – is that I have been a witness to some of the events that changed the way the industry works and trains. These were “game-changing incidents”–vehicle attacks that rewrote the rules for close protection and security driving.

While driving through traffic, the driver and the principal  are at the mercy of the environment they are moving through. If the environment driven through is occupied…

The charts show significant kidnappings by the job/role of hostages taken in 2014. It covers incidents tracked in the ICD Hostage Component for 2014 as…

This is could become a game changer. As of Jan 2014 US Congress is asking vehicle manufactures to address the issue. ISDA will be reporting…

From the movie – a good definition of a Kill Zone

A while back, I was asked to do lessons learned from a vehicle ambush. It was a two car scenario with both cars taking some…

Driving, any form of driving, is a balance, and that balance is called the “driving system.” The driving system is made up of three components: THE DRIVER, THE MACHINE, and THE ENVIRONMENT. In our world it is called the Security Drivers Triangle.