Physical Security

Anti-Terrorism Force Protection (ATFP)
"For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction". Who would have ever thought that Sir Isaac Newton's third law of physics would also apply to terrorism? Understanding terrorism, its goals, objectives and measures chosen to achieve that end, is crucial in today's environment.

TSI's terrorism experts are directly connected to West Point's Counter Terrorism Centre, DHS, US State Department's OSAC, DOD, DOJ, etc. These rich blends of current intelligence joined with TSI diversely experienced personnel and service capabilities, clearly separate TSI from all others businesses in this field of endeavor. 

Counter-Terrorism:

• Counter-terrorism is the practice, tactics, techniques, and
• strategies that governments, military, police departments and corporations adopt to prevent or implement in response to terrorist threats and/or acts, both real and perceived.
• The tactic of terrorism is available to insurgents and governments. Not all insurgents use terror as a tactic and some choose not to use it because other tactics work better for them in a particular context.

Anti-Terrorism:

• The techniques, policies, and training of special personnel who deal with terrorists, especially those who take hostages.
• Fundamental knowledge of the terrorist threat and measures to reduce personal vulnerability to terrorism.
• Defensive measures used to reduce the vulnerability of individuals and property to terrorist acts, to include limited response and containment by local military forces.

Consultation & Advisory:

TSI's core competencies are all based on actual "lived experience" and years of training not theoretical or abstract concepts. As consultants and advisors, TSI affords clients an analysis of their issues and provides solutions that may be introduced through a graduated implementation and integration process of these newly formulated policies and procedures. Applying changes in safety and security should be accomplished tactfully through a seamless introduction of the recently adopted security formulas, which will result in the progressively appreciated need, acceptance and involvement of the educated workforce. The enhanced regime of personal, physical and technical security up-grades will lead to staff harmony. These mitigations will ultimately guide the workforce to "look out" for each other rather than permit complacency on the part of one another.

Demining:

Deployment of Tactical Strategies - Security Consulting International (TSI) employees or secured contractors to landmine saturated sectors to perform demining assessment, mitigation and resolution requires knowledge beyond what would be considered "normal safe practices." It is important that these qualified individuals possess a complete understanding and acknowledgement of the threat that landmines/UXO may pose. Initially created as an extension to our corporate programs, TSI also offers training courses for indigenous personnel, as well as, programs for humanitarian compliance and military operations. 

The EOD Subject Matter Experts at TSI have nine (9+) years of in-field practical/operational experience which is second to none in this niche industry. TSI staffers have conducted mine and unexploded ordnance (UXO) clearance operations in 6 countries, while working at the forefront on the Global War on Terrorism in Iraq and Afghanistan. 

TSI's success in implementing the aforementioned missions is attributed to our four (4) Tier Deployment criteria which is the foundation of our unique quality control process: 

• Path-finder Team - this is a small collection of diversely experienced technical advisors who are responsible for liaison and coordination with host nation officials. Based on their interaction with host counterparts, this team establishes and formulates logistical support channels while overseeing day- to-day probative clearance operations.
• Manual Team - as the parameters and identification of mine fields are determined and framed out, a highly effective integrated manual team approach transitions to and operational mode. The composition of the Manual Team is: highly skilled manual deminers, mine detection dogs and mechanical equipment to increase efficiency and quality control. This approach ensures the safety of personnel and prevents mishaps.
• Indigenous Team - subsequent to a robust training criteria, the integration of the Indigenous Team is the next step in our developmental process. These local experts will be contracted to work side by side with TSI demining team members, dog handlers, medics, machine operators, supervisors, and laborers to build resource base of their future operational capabilities.
• Corporate Team - will support all aspects of the logistical chain from procurement to delivery. Also, they will ensure that host country counterparts are informed of progress and/or issues for resolution so there is mutual satisfaction and acceptance of contractual requirements.

TSI's four (4) Tier Deployment framework yields highly accurate, safe, and cost effective results for our clients. TSI employs nearly forty (40) technical advisors/instructors, who are highly skilled in the training and implementation of mine/UXO clearance and disposal, and improvised explosive ordnance disposal programs. 

The TSI deployment process takes advantage of every opportunity to integrate local nationals into our mine/UXO clearance programs providing them the opportunity to share TSI experience in this selected and restricted field of land-mine and ordnance contamination. 

Once trained, tested and mentored through formal and on-the-job educational programs, TSI offers Indigenous Team member's consultancy employment opportunities in the following categories:

Manual Demining

• Mine Detection Dogs
• Explosives Detection Dogs
• Explosive Ordnance Disposal
• Improvised Explosive Ordnance Disposal
• Basic /Advanced Trauma Life Support
• Security
• Management
• Purpose and Statistics
• History of Mines
• Effects of Mines
• Minefield Markings and Indicators
• Immediate Action Drills
• Types of Mines and Initiating Action of Mines
• Internal Action of Fuzes
• Mine and Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Identification/Recognition
• Visual Indicators
• Proper care, maintenance and use of demining equipment
• Probing and Trip Wire Procedures
• Procedures for Marking Lanes
• Basic Demolition Procedures (Electrical and Non-Electrical)
• Introduction to Minefield Breaching
• Scaterrable to Mine and Systems
• Foreign Mines
• 9 Line Medevac Procedures
• Area Surveys - Levels 1, 2 and 3
• Area Reductio

TSI demine/UXO clearance programs emphasize the development of the local nationals, TSI takes into account the host country's needs and requirements and tailors each program to support individual area development strategies. TSI focuses on the creation of a local national staff and structures an organization capable of independently planning, implementing, and managing every aspect of demining operations. 

In hostile environments like Afghanistan and Iraq, TSI has the capability of mobilizing a Quick Response Force that will ensure that all personnel and equipment are guarded and secure. TSI's Quick Response Force is comprised of a dedicated group of former US Navy SEAL's, all of whom possess real world experience.

Executive Protection:
TSI “Executive Protection: Tactical Strategies - Security Consulting International" views Executive Protection differently than other organizations and applies our ever evolving protection and security guidelines with individualized attention to the details, requirements and structure of a client's needs. TSI views Executive Protection as the flexible assurance that a business executive or foreign dignitary knows that all proper planning; organizational variations; pre-, during and post visit surveillance actions will be conducted professionally, without undue attention or disruption to local environments.     TSI's Executive Protection Team (EPT) has vast experience in convoy tactics, reaction techniques, protective operations, firearms, threat awareness, evasion and surviving hostage situations. When TSI is selected for an Executive Protection operational detail, TSI not only protects the individual executive but the reputation of the company the executive represents. TSI is very aware of the potential negative ramifications of affirmative actions taken and that consideration alone separates TSI from many of our competitors.

Maritime Protection / Interdiction

TSI is a collection of former US Navy SEAL's, inter-military personnel and elite intelligence and law enforcement experts of the highest caliber and character. TSI's underwater warriors possess the skills, techniques, knowledge and applied experience to identify, detect, deter, interdict and deal with any maritime protection issue(s) or circumstance(s). Maritime Protection and Interdiction techniques are one of the principal components of a SEAL's training, so implementing proper maritime security tactics is a mainstay of TSI's capabilities. Joining TSI's in theatre tested experience with our highly skilled and knowledgeable operational planning and insertion/extraction techniques, any company or organization will have a well-defined and measured Maritime Protection and Interdiction program.

Port Security

TSI personnel are the nation's primer experts in Port Security. TSI is comprised of former US Navy SEAL's and one of their substantive areas of operation remains vessel and Port Security. TSI has a cadre of highly trained individuals, who possess the talents to conceive, design and execute a security platform complimenting pre-existing harbor protection blueprints coupled with previously deployed and newly developed security techniques. TSI encourages a formal joint analysis and survey of the current port security conditions, so recommended "hardening" provides advanced solutions against potential threats.

Quick Reaction Force (QRF)

Ready to respond to any type of emergency, typically within ten minutes or lMRAP but that is based on unit Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). 

The readiness level of the QRF is based on unit SOPs. Since maintaining a split-second level of readiness is draining on equipment, fuel and personnel, the QRF is postured based on the likelihood of being called up. During high-intensity conflict, the QRF may be forced to maintain that split-second level of readiness, and have all members in their vehicles with the motors running. However, during low-intensity conflict, where deployment is less likely and may be more readily predicted, the command establishes how fast the QRF must be able to react, which can range from trucks and personnel in a central location with the troops rotating out of the trucks to the vehicles simply staged close to a unit area, with all personnel staying close enough for rapid recall. The speed at which a QRF is expected to react is defined by its Readiness Condition, or REDCON, level. 

Examples include attaching Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) teams to a QRF responding to bombs or similar threats, and vehicle recovery assets to a QRF expected to recover damaged trucks.

Sniper

TSI's maintains a band of Sniper instructors and a collection of "confirmed" Snipers, who are readily available for deployment once appropriate US State Department or US Military authorizations and/or contracts are secured and executed. TSI Snipers conduct tactical operations to meet security needs of the United States government or that of a friendly foreign government that has provided proven and legitimately sanctioned endorsement of such activities. TSI's Sniper team members have decades of military experience and will only train operatives when sanctioned by author

Surveillance

Surveillance is the art of acquiring accurate, precise, location specific, actionable intelligence through undetected means for use by the interception team or passage to another entity for pre-planned purposes. This information is obtained in various forms but the end result must be error free for decision makers present on scene or miles from the targeted area. Some of the methods TSI surveillance teams employ are standard measures: direct and/or optical observation tactics, photography, postal interception, closed circuit television monitoring, military reconnaissance, counter-surveillance and surveillance detection techniques to name a few. Superior surveillance measures have been devised and TSI is at the forefront of these advancements and uses them for covert applications.

UAV Applications

If a company or government agency is in need of UAV operators or UAV strategy planning, TSI will bring our UAV knowledge to your organization. We have experience in UAV launch/recovery techniques and utilizing UAVs from vehicles, boats, ATVs, sniper teams and forward observers.

Vulnerability Assessment

In order to "harden" a business or government installation, TSI will conduct a Security Vulnerability Assessment - SVA - (TSI members conducted SVA's for the Republican and Democratic Conventions, as well as New Year's Eve security analysis for NYC). The SVA's include but are not limited to physical and cyber audits of critical infrastructure protections. This process exposes security "gaps" leading to corrective measures. An SVA is a positive function to probe, test and ultimately close security loop holes or unidentified lapses. TSI documents its findings and recommendations are forthcoming with short, mid and long term solutions as part of the SVA program.