Methodical Clearance® and Hostage Rescue
This suite of specialized courses prepares law enforcement officers for high-stress, close quarters situations. The courses re-establish, refine, and develop your unit’s tactical standard operating procedures (SOPs) in a close quarters environment, ensuring every officer is uniformly trained on the same tactics and methods.
At Tomahawk, we use our years of military combat experience and the latest tactical skills to develop and deliver this training.
Tomahawk’s CQC methodology empowers everyone to be a leader.
Our flexible methodology is based upon standardized tactics and driven by threats. We create a shared understanding of the goals and procedures and maximize team cohesion by enabling every officer to make decisions in a tactical environment.
- Length: Customized based on client needs
- Delivery: In-person
- Audience: Law enforcement units
Close Quarters Clearance: Methodical Clearance®
Using our proprietary Methodical Clearance practices, your team will gain a common understanding of procedures and protocols, empowering each officer to make key decisions. In this training, we cover:
- Establishing SOPs and threat priorities
- Threat indicators
- Threat de-escalation and identification
- Two- and four-person room entries
- “Room pie” methods for one or two officers
- Using angles and cross-pan
- Managing multiple rooms
- Deconfliction
- Stairway and hallway movement
- Single and dual entry points
- Team-size movement
- Low- or no-light CQC
- Length: Customized based on client needs
- Delivery: In-person
- Audience: Law enforcement units
Close Quarters Clearance: Hostage Rescue and Dynamic Movement
In hostage rescue missions, units have to assume greater risk, often requiring fast and dynamic movement that demands a significant shift in approach and mindset. In this course, we cover:
- Hostage rescue challenges and mindset
- Establishing SOPs and threat priorities
- Threat identification and de-escalation
- Two- and four-person room entries
- Using angles and cross-pan
- Managing multiple rooms
- Deconfliction
- Stairway and hallway movement
- Single and dual entry points
- Diversion techniques
- Team-size movement
- Low- or no-light CQC
- Post-hostage recovery SOPs
SWAT Close Quarters Clearance: Methodical Clearance® - Tomahawk Institute
Participants learn best practices for tactical entry and follow-on movement, including how to:
- Use essential tactical skills, including prioritizing threats, cover and concealment, room entries, and follow-on movement
- Establish a common foundation for operating as a team in CQC tactical environments related to methodical and threshold clearance operations, including updating SOPs
The Tomahawk Institute offers relevant, realistic, and relatable online classes based on our team’s shared experience to help keep you and those you serve safe.
