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Section: Professional Advises from Experienced Close Protection Operatives around the world.

By Dan Toon CONFLICT AREA MANAGEMENT “PREVENTING BAD THINGS FROM HAPPENING TO GOOD PEOPLE” OPS@CONFLICTAREAMANAGEMENT.COM DUNS Number:...

Tactical Medicine and the Close Protection Operator.

What is Tactical Medicine? Well, it does exactly what is says on the label: Tactical Medicine is the provision of lifesaving skills in a...

Close Protection Operatives aka Bodyguards, do you know who they are?

Many people seem to have a confusion about what a CPO is. Because is one of the professions that doesn’t have specific standards to...

Section: Professional Advices from Experienced Close Protection Operatives around the world.

So you want to be a bodyguard? Lets have a look on a 48hours detail of a close protection agent. By Dave Marris High Risk Security...

Female Close Protection Operatives Training (Level 1) Atlanta, GA, July 9-17

Athena’s Close Protection Operative certification is the next generation in Close Protection training. Our course has been adapted to...

Child Protection Specialist Course: May 28-31, Greece

Athena Academy introducing the new Training Programme developed under the new needs of the close protection industry- working to provide...

Breaking the myth of the “Gorilla” Bodyguard

A bodyguard profession is 90% pre-intelligence (mental awareness) and 10 % physical combat abilities. When an attack or fight occurs, it...

Working in the shadows

A professional close protection team isn’t limited to the close protection operator observed standing next to the VIP. There are often...