Mission Priority

• Place protectee safety above everything
• Build the safest environment for success
• Accept survival ranks last

Routine

• Observe behavior, maintain distance
• Avoid interaction, assess continuously
• Hold a calm, safe environment

Elevated

• Flag loitering and concerning signals
• Adjust position and prepare options
• Communicate indicators to the team

Contact

• Issue clear, authoritative verbal commands
• Use presence to control the subject
• Drive toward compliance

Physical Control

• Apply holds, strikes, or less-lethal force
• Restrain and neutralize the subject
• Stop the threat with minimal force

Deadly Force

• Engage only against imminent lethal threat
• Confirm no reasonable alternative remains
• Reassess continuously while engaging

Threat Continuum

• Read escalation from routine to deadly
• Map each level to a measured response
• Step force up only as required

Force Decisions

• Weigh imminence before acting
• Exhaust lesser options first
• Justify every escalation