Team Structure

• Lead protector controls movement
• Support clears the path ahead
• Rear watches for a tail
• Flank protects the blind side

Key Roles

• Protect the principal first
• Maintain 360-degree awareness
• Control space and flow
• Detect, delay, then defend

Awareness Cycle

• Observe and collect continuously
• Orient and assess the risk
• Decide and set priorities
• Act, then reassess

Cover & Concealment

• Use buildings, vehicles, and terrain
• Move within crowds and staff
• Blend appearance to draw no notice
• Use flow to move with purpose

Movement Discipline

• Plan multiple pre-surveyed routes
• Move with purpose, no hesitation
• Maintain spacing and arcs
• Control entrances, exits, transitions

Threat Indicators

• Spot repeated surveillance presence
• Detect tailing that mirrors movement
• Note probing questions and tests
• Flag loitering and concealed hands

Response Priority

• Avoid by rerouting from risk
• Deter by showing presence
• Delay to create time
• Disrupt the hostile plan

Exfiltration

• Move the principal to safety
• Use the pre-planned escape route
• Break contact decisively
• Reach the secure endpoint