Hallways & Intersections | Pro's Guide to Team CQB
Summary
TLDRThis episode of 'The Pro's Guide to Team CQB' delves into the tactical complexities of navigating hallways and intersections in close-quarters combat scenarios. It emphasizes the importance of speed, security, and coordination, teaching viewers how to approach doors, handle choke points, and utilize cross-coverage. The guide also covers various intersection strategies, including dog legs and t-sections, ensuring that team members maintain situational awareness and prioritize safety while advancing.
Takeaways
- đ Hallways are dangerous choke points in CQB due to their narrow paths and potential for ricocheting bullets.
- â ïž Speed is essential in hallways to minimize exposure.
- đȘ Hallways lead to closed and open doorways, requiring specific tactics for each.
- đ Hallway posture involves equal numbers on both sides, with cross coverage for optimal visibility.
- đč The number two man signals the number one man to take rooms without stopping.
- đ Dog legs (90° turns) and intersections are critical points requiring special attention.
- đĄïž Maintaining security and situational awareness in hallways and intersections is crucial.
- đ¶ Speed and precise footwork are necessary to quickly navigate and clear hallways.
- đ Closed doors are bypassed initially, with open doors taking priority for immediate action.
- đ Continuous coordination and communication are essential for moving through hallways and intersections.
Q & A
Why are hallways considered dangerous in a CQB environment?
-Hallways are considered dangerous in a CQB environment because they are choke points with narrow paths offering little cover, making individuals vulnerable to enemy fire and ricochets.
What is the importance of speed when moving through a hallway in CQB?
-Speed is crucial when moving through a hallway in CQB to minimize the time spent in a vulnerable position and to quickly reach the next point of cover or action.
What is the concept of 'hallway posture' in CQB?
-Hallway posture in CQB refers to having an equal number of assaulters on both sides of the hallway, providing cross coverage for maximum visibility of doors and potential threats.
How should a team handle open and closed doors when approaching from a hallway?
-Open doors take priority over closed doors in CQB scenarios. The team should address open doors first, with the number two man providing a squeeze and release to allow the number one man to enter without stopping. Closed doors are annotated for later addressal.
What is the strategy for handling a dog leg turn in a hallway?
-A dog leg turn is treated like a corner feed in CQB. The team maintains cross coverage and continuity, with the lead man on each side using cover and giving a squeeze and release to move around the corner.
What is the role of the cell leader in navigating intersections?
-The cell leader is responsible for making directional calls in intersections, dictating which way the team should go and ensuring that the team maintains security and direction of travel.
How should a team maintain situational awareness in a hallway?
-To maintain situational awareness in a hallway, the team should take mental notes of what they see, including open and closed doors, and be prepared to return to those areas if necessary.
What is the difference between a static entry and a dynamic entry in CQB?
-A static entry involves a momentary pause at the door with security checks before breaching, while a dynamic entry is more fluid and continuous, with the team moving quickly and efficiently without stopping.
How does a team prioritize work when entering a room from a hallway?
-The team prioritizes security first, ensuring coverage of all potential threat areas before proceeding with the entry. Once security is established, they then focus on the priorities of work within the room.
What are the key considerations when approaching a T-section or intersection in CQB?
-When approaching a T-section or intersection, the team must consider the available manpower, the dimensions of the space, and the need to maintain security in all directions while navigating the intersection.
What is the purpose of the 'squeeze and release' technique in room entry?
-The 'squeeze and release' technique is used to coordinate the movement of team members during room entry. It ensures that the team maintains continuity and security while allowing for efficient and quick entry into the room.
Outlines
đĄïž Hallway CQB Tactics and Posture
The script begins with an introduction to the fourth episode of the 'pros guide to team CQB,' focusing on hallways and intersections. It emphasizes the dangers of hallways in close quarters battle (CQB) due to their nature as choke points and the risk of becoming a bullet sponge. The episode aims to discuss strategies for navigating closed and open doors, as well as the importance of speed and posture in hallways to minimize exposure to enemy fire. The concept of 'hallway posture' is introduced, which involves an equal number of assaulters on both sides of the hallway for cross-coverage and situational awareness.
đȘ Navigating Doors and Entry Techniques
This paragraph delves into the specifics of handling doors in a CQB environment. It explains the procedures for entering rooms from hallways, prioritizing open doors over closed ones, and the importance of security during entry. The script outlines the roles of the 'number one' and 'number two' men in approaching and entering rooms, detailing the squeeze and release technique for dynamic entry without stopping. It also touches on different methods for entering rooms based on the position of the door and the team's stack formation.
đ Dynamic Movement and Team Coordination
The script continues with a discussion on dynamic movement through hallways, emphasizing the importance of maintaining a tight stack to avoid creating a 'slinky effect,' which could lead to delays in entry and increased vulnerability. It describes various methods for traveling in wider hallways, adjusting the team's formation based on the dimensions of the space. The paragraph also covers the importance of clear and concise communication when calling out doors and other obstacles to ensure smooth navigation through complex environments.
đ€ Teamwork in Breaching and Entry
This section of the script focuses on the teamwork required for breaching and entering rooms. It details the roles of different team members, from the breacher to the last man, and the coordination needed for a successful entry. The importance of security during the entry process is highlighted, with team members needing to maintain awareness of their surroundings while supporting those entering the room. The script also explains alternative methods for entering rooms, including the near-side long method and the challenges of coordinating these movements.
đ¶ââïž Approaching and Breaching Doors
The script moves on to the approach and breaching of doors in a CQB scenario. It discusses the importance of identifying door types (push or pull) and the breaching techniques to use based on this assessment. The paragraph outlines the process of becoming the breacher, coordinating with the team, and the importance of timing and synchronization during the breach. It also touches on the basics of door breaching without specialized tools, emphasizing the need to check for an unlocked door before resorting to more forceful entry methods.
đ Intersection Navigation and Security
This paragraph introduces the complexities of navigating intersections in a CQB environment. It discusses the importance of maintaining security while moving through various types of intersections, such as dog legs and T-sections. The script details the process of 'peaking,' 'pausing,' and 'pushing' when approaching an intersection, as well as the need for coordination between team members to ensure a secure and efficient passage. It also emphasizes the importance of always looking for work and being prepared to adapt to the situation.
đ Leadership Calls and Team Dynamics
The script highlights the role of leadership in making directional calls during intersection navigation. It describes how team members must respond to these calls, maintaining cross-coverage and peeling off to secure the chosen direction of travel. The paragraph explains the importance of each team member's role in maintaining security and the need for quick, coordinated movements to ensure the team's safety and efficiency. It also touches on the concept of 'body bunkering' and the use of non-verbal communication for coordination.
đ Four-Way Intersection Strategy
This section of the script focuses on the strategy for navigating a four-way intersection, a complex scenario in CQB. It outlines the process of holding security in multiple directions while moving in a specific direction as dictated by leadership. The paragraph details the steps for peeling, pausing, and pushing across the intersection, as well as the importance of each team member's role in maintaining cross-coverage and security. The script also discusses the need for adaptability and quick decision-making in dynamic situations.
đ Concluding the Guide to Team CQB
The final paragraph of the script wraps up the episode by summarizing the importance of the skills and concepts taught throughout the video series. It invites viewers to tune in for the next episode, where they will see demonstrations of the proper execution of these skills. The script concludes with a reminder of the core principles of team CQB, emphasizing the need for continuous practice and adaptation to various scenarios.
Mindmap
Keywords
đĄCQB
đĄHallway
đĄChoke Point
đĄSpeed and Security
đĄDoorways
đĄCross Coverage
đĄDog Leg
đĄT-Section
đĄSqueeze and Release
đĄRolling Squeeze
đĄBreach
Highlights
Hallways are considered the most dangerous in a Close Quarters Battle (CQB) environment due to being a choke point with limited escape options.
Emphasizing speed in hallways to minimize time as a 'bullet sponge' and the importance of not delaying at doorways.
The necessity of hallway posture with equal numbers of assaulters on both sides for cross coverage of doors and potential threats.
Techniques for handling open and closed doors when approaching from a hallway, prioritizing open doors for quicker access.
The concept of 'squeeze and release' for dynamic entry into rooms without stopping at the doorway.
Approaches to negotiating dog legs or 90° turns in hallways by treating them like corner fed rooms for continuity.
Leadership's role in making directional calls at t-sections and four-way intersections while maintaining security.
The importance of situational awareness and mental note-taking of the environment when moving through hallways.
The traditional split stack method for moving through hallways with cross-coverage and the readiness to respond to open doors.
Executing a rolling squeeze for efficient movement through hallways and the avoidance of creating a 'slinky effect'.
Adapting movement techniques based on the width of the hallway, from narrow domestic spaces to wide commercial areas.
The method of 'near side long' for entering rooms from a hallway with coordination between the stack members.
Handling t-sections with a leadership call and the peel technique to maintain cross coverage during direction changes.
Approaches to four-way intersections with methods to hold certain directions while moving in others.
The 'always look for work' philosophy in CQB to ensure all tasks are covered and no one is idle during operations.
The dynamic method of flowing through intersections without slowing down, especially in time-sensitive situations.
The importance of coordination, communication, and body bunkering in team movements through complex structures.
Transcripts
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[Applause]
welcome to episode 4 of the pros guide
to team CQB in this episode we'll cover
hallways and intersections in great
detail hallways like I said in the last
episode is probably the most dangerous
place to be in a CQB environment why
because it's a choke point it's a narrow
path with nowhere else to go and we all
know that bullets love to travel down
walls they Ricochet you're pretty much a
bullet sponge the longer you stay in the
hallway so a hallway is a a part of the
structure that we need to address but
it's also where we want to emphasize a
little bit of speed and not take our
time hallways can lead us to Door the
doors that are closed and open doorways
and we'll talk about how to take open
doors and closed doors out of a hallway
and also exiting into a hallway from one
of those rooms but then we'll go into
intersections and we'll talk about
everything from a dog leg which is a
hard 90 90° turn to the left or right a
t-section and then all all the way up to
a four-way intersection and how to
negotiate that with just four assaulters
when traveling down hallways we need to
assume hallway posture all this simply
means is that we have a equal number of
men or assaulters on both sides of the
hallway even if it's four guys you'll
have two and two with the lead men on
each side kind of using Cross coverage
so that he can have the best view of the
doors and and whatever else is coming up
on his side of the hallway and then this
guy can have the best view of the
opposite side for those open and closed
doors and other dog legs that may that
may pop up so they have Cross coverage
with the number two men behind them
basically acting as a number two men and
if there is an open door or a closed
door that gets called out on approach
where the number two man now gives that
squeeze and release in route and the
number one man can go ahead and take
that room without having to stop or
stack on the doorway when it comes to a
dog leg left or a dog leg right we
simply just treat it like a corner fed
room it becomes very easy that way and
we have continuity when it comes to
t-sections that comes down to the cell
leader if there is one present he's
going to make that directional call same
thing with four-way intersections while
maintaining security the entire time we
still have to maintain the direction of
travel and still be able to have guns in
those directions that we are not
traveling also taking mental notes of
what we see down those hallways in case
we need to go back down there but also
for situational awareness when it comes
to hallways and themselves again knowing
that this hallway is a choke point we
may speed up our our our speed of
movement and footwork as long as we get
to that next door we won't take our time
there with how we make entry especially
if it's an open door we basically just
make entry on approach if it's a closed
door it's a momentary pause with a lot
of security and the directions that we
need to pull Security in with one now
the breacher comes up and then as soon
as that door gets breached we make entry
that way all right hallways so I had
previously mentioned that hallways are
the least favorable position and
probably the most dangerous place in a
structure to be natural choke point we
can't go anywhere else we can't duck in
anywhere if we do start getting shot at
so security has to be very switched on
at this point that's why we have
traditional kind of split stack in this
case and both of these men are not
watching not just watching the front but
they're also kind of pulling Cross
coverage because he has the best angle
of this side and he has the best angle
of this side so that's why they're
calling out closed doors open doors
anything else they see they're calling
those out also as they're scanning back
from the 12 to whichever side that their
their respectable side is meanwhile
three and four man we're just following
in Trace we're listening to what they're
giving us and we're basically just
getting ready to for example if they
call out an open door to the left then
I'm getting ready to give Damon a
squeeze and release in route so that we
don't have to make a stop at the door in
this case we have two closed doors so we
would have to make a a quick little stop
and that's why again security is very
Paramount in a hallway but if we can we
want to avoid being in a hallway for
longer than we need to and that's why we
we come up with a rolling squeeze or how
we come up with a quick kind of closed
door entry in this case we're going to
leave the doors alone in a hallway if
you do see a closed door we always
bypass closed doors we address Open
Doors first we annotate closed doors
that way we can come back to them later
but open doors take priority over closed
doors and all CQB scenarios for this
particular run we're just going to do a
split stack Cross coverage uh myself and
the fourman here will be in Trace and
we're just going to move down this
hallway however we're going to move with
a little more emphasis in our footwork a
little more speed of pace CU we want to
get out of this hallway so let's go all
the way to the
end okay
move
right notice that we're still pretty
close to the person in front of us we
don't want to create a slinky effect go
ahead index we don't want to create a
slinky effect when we're traveling
because again there could be an open
door that comes up very quickly I give
him a squeeze and release he's already
in front of me and now I'm that half
second late getting in the door behind
him causing him to get shot because I
couldn't get in there in time so we have
to be switched on in that case as well
guys keep that stack or keep that space
between your fellow assaulter and you
minimal
without no I there was no doors in this
case but so the other method of travel
here is in this case when your hallway
is a wider Dimension like this or even
wider then we could possibly get a few
more guns to the front and again because
we're going in this direction the most
Firepower would make sense so in this
case I'm going to get right next to
Damon Damon has Cross coverage I am
pulling
12 Johnny's right in here with us he's
also pulling 12 in this case we're
pulling long the middle two guys are
pulling long the the outer two guys are
kind of getting that Cross coverage and
giving call outs okay let's
move and
index so both of those are viable
options but again it's going to come
down to the dimensions of your hallway
some hallways are very narrow like
inside of a house or you can find
yourself in a mall where from one side
of the hallway to the other could be a
good 30 ft the the the principles don't
change it's just now that we need to
utilize a little more cover because
we're in a more open space whereas here
we're a little more narrow and so in
this this hallway is really just perfect
for four people um so I would travel
this hallway with the four of us looking
just like this just all online but again
the traditional split stack is probably
the most popular method used here now if
we have doors to our left and right in
this case we do as soon as we start
moving I need these two people to start
calling those
out and again again closed doors are not
a priority we're looking for open doors
for the time being but if we again we're
calling out everything that we see at
this point okay move close right close
left section okay so we had a closed
door left and a closed door right and
now we called somebody called a
t-section right and so we're getting the
these are the type of information that's
only that's going to be useful in the
hallway it really doesn't matter what
else you see so what kind of door do we
have to the left he said said closed
door notice his notice his verbiage he
said he didn't say door to the left he
said close door to the left open door to
the right if it was open okay so we need
to we need to be clear and concise with
these things that we're calling out
t-section okay we're coming up on a
t-section a directional call hasn't been
made yet on the intersection we'll get
into that in in the later portion of the
episode but for now at a t-section we
could go either left or right at the top
of the t Okay so let's do that once
again now we're going to open the
door since I said that open doors take
priority over closed doors now that we
see an open door we need to understand
well how do we go into a room from a
hallway okay so we're going to do this
by the numbers so let's get up to that
room move Open Door left okay open door
left closed door right so the open door
becomes priority now at this point I can
go ahead and give Damon a squeeze and
release and Route and he can just make
entry but for the sake of the video
we're going to do this by the numbers so
dam is going to kind of creep up on this
door now as Damon is now focused on this
door Jon doesn't give up doesn't give up
his security he just steps
forward and now he's without passing
without passing Damon he steps forward
and he pulls security here when Damon
does get the squeeze and release in this
case from me he's going to go inside the
room I'm going to follow but at the same
time he's going inside the room the
number one man on this side is going to
push to that near side and continue to
pull for security make sense and then
you are going to be the last man in
there so you're going to pick him up in
route inside the room so it'll look
something like this a nice slow
version he we'll forget about these open
doors here we'll say they're out of
play so so pretend I'm I'm there so go
ahead and come up to the
door okay so again now we could have
mitigate all of this if our sop was Kawa
squeeze and release in route to the door
cool then we would have flowed right
into this and we'll show you what that
looks like here in a second however for
this we're going to create a static
we're going to create a static situation
here where we actually have held up in
this hallway and now we're waiting for
that squeeze and release now as let's
say Johnny's the number two man as
Johnny gives Damon the squeeze and
release release Damon step Center for me
but don't move okay now John as he steps
Center you're also going to start
advancing okay so Damon go ahead and
proceed and then John you're going to
come right here against this wall good
pull long last I'll pick him up so I'll
be the last
man and then we pick up our Far Side
security and we come into the room he'll
be the last
man the way that works is security is
Paramount right so as dam is making
entry into the room the the guy from the
opposite side of the of the hallway is
maintaining security but he's doing it
by protecting everybody at this angle
why is he protecting everybody from this
angle why doesn't he just stay
here because he's seen this side of the
hallway he's seen all this he's like yep
I got this but what I can't do as these
guys are going into the room I can't
protect them from this make sense that's
why he has to come to the near side as
well who has whoever is making entry
here if I'm the The Far Side guy then I
am just as you're making entry Johnny I
am pulling
here and now I got security to this side
and they're coming in coming in and I
get that last man by whoever the last
man is okay make sense so let's do it
again um kind of by the Numbers we'll go
we'll we'll do the static method okay so
here I am again we're not this is not I
know we're prolonging this for training
but even if we use the static method
it's not long we're here for maybe 2
seconds longer than we want to be okay
so it's going to be here squeeze and
release good and we all get the Pod well
done and at that point we're going to
priorities a work but the way we came
into this hallway is we never gave up
security to the to the front did we we
always had at least one gun pulling
security to that unknown we gave up our
rear security so that we can make entry
and then obviously we pick him up
because he needs to provide security for
everybody that comes in and then himself
peels into the room at that point okay
the way that goes down is one method
however there is another method of doing
this if it's near side okay so the other
method of doing this is if the near side
guy now takes that far side and that'll
look like this so as Damon is stacked on
this door go ahead and stack Damon like
you
were and so instead of you going long
this time I can go long so give him a
squeeze and release that means you're
going to be number two man in number
three man in and you're going to pick me
up I'll be last man okay so I give him a
squeeze and release he
goes okay and so what I did in this case
is as he as I gave him the squeeze and
release he came into the room I picked
up long the only problem with that is
there's one extra step of coordination
that needs to happen between you number
two man and me cuz I'm squeezing and you
need to see that right cuz when I
squeeze he's going you need to be right
be right behind him so that's the extra
step of coordination is that my squeeze
and release needs to be coordinated with
him because now he's two man right but
if I was a two man like in the prior
method then then I don't need to
coordinate with anybody right I'm I'm
going in with you and you're pulling
long in this case I showed you the other
method near side went long in this case
let's do that again we'll go near side
going long again
and then we'll do this once we do this
one we'll go to doing all this on the
move so again we're at this little spot
for about 2 seconds I give him a squeeze
and Lease he makes entry John you got to
get in there I pull long Johnny gives me
last man and I come in here myself and I
went too far sorry and I get to pod
we're all at POD at this point cool and
then we get into the priorities of work
as long as we have security to whatever
direction we're moving in security first
then priorities of work so for this one
we're going to go right back to far side
ghost long okay and we'll do it on the
move so I'm going to give him the
squeeze and release on the move so all
this is going to be very fluid it
doesn't mean it's going to be fast it
just means that we're going to do all
these
steps consecutively all right here we go
move take it open door
okay index
move open take the open
door
index good good job guys all right now
let's do a rolling near side security or
near side far near side long okay let's
do the second method near side long long
Security on the
Move open left take
it okay
index okay let's do that one more time
this all comes down to sop though right
it's like each team will have a
preferred method although they know both
methods they usually have a preferred
method and usually the most popular
method is long or Far Side takes long
security cuz there is no like waiting
for me to pass however this is also a
viable option and works okay here we go
move open take the open
door
index let's just say that the cell
leader says we're going to take the
white door so we'll call it out like
normal everything else is normal when it
comes to closed doors in a hallway we're
looking for a couple things we're
looking for hinges if I can see hinges
that means that this is an open door
right or a pull door is what we say and
if I don't see hinges that means it's a
push door I can just push this door open
so hinges is something we look at
immediately and even if we're not taking
this door down as we're passing this
door again we're taking that quick
mental snapshot that says Yep this is a
push door or it's a pull door okay so
when we come back to it we know what
breaching meth what breaching technique
or tool or method to use on this door
immediately and that's another way to
mitigate us being out here for longer
because we did that assessment in route
does that make sense but now that we've
assessed that this is a push door John's
going to come up on this push door and
be number one man security just like he
was in fact I'll take myself out of a
stack really
quick okay so you guys come on up and
then you're going to pull Security on it
John but you're going to pull Security
on it in a way where you're about to
step Center and make entry okay so there
you go and then get a little more like
purposeful there you go good thank you
so he's right here so he is the local
security Now who becomes the breacher at
this point can be any one of these guys
but again we need to have security here
so as as John excuse me as the number
one man here pull security The Far Side
comes and goes
here Johnny you're sorry you're going to
go you're going to go here right on
you're going to push
forward and then I'm coming up as number
four man and I will be the breacher at
this point so now we have Firepower to
the unknown Cross coverage to the
unknown we have local security to this
door we've given up our rear but we
already said that's low on the totem
pole for prior for priorities but now I
become the breacher if I need to move
Damon slightly out of the way I'll give
him a little
nudge and now at this point I give a
coordination with Johnny and whoever is
behind if we have more people in the
stack I give a quick little look in this
case we just have four of us so I'm
giving that coordination with you
because as soon as this door opens
you're going to be number two man in
I'll be number three man okay but I have
to pick Damon up before I can go in what
I forgot to mention is because there's
no one here to give him a squeeze and
release basically when this door flies
open that is your squeeze and release
that's me saying to you the door is open
go and ready I'm with you right okay so
let's get back into that
[Applause]
okay good index there okay so we just I
just showed you where John became local
security cuz he was the one man okay now
I'm going to show you another method
where John is now pulling pushing past
the door to pick up long security Johnny
is now local Security on the door here
okay so John you're going to push
forward on this run Johnny you're going
to come to the door
Daman you're also going to push
basically just in line with John yep so
let's see that so do the call outs as
well
right okay so now if I was the four man
here coming in I'm going to come on to
the other side of
Johnny
D number
two go with them come back come back
come back way too slow
it needs to be fast cuz that's why I
looked at you okay yeah cuz I said
you're the two man so this door opens
that's his squeeze and release to go and
you just need to go when he goes and
close that Gap as much as you can and
I'll pick up John and meet you guys okay
here we
go last
man okay good that was much better good
job there Johnny okay so let's do one
more time we're going to stay with uh
near side pulling long and then for the
last couple we'll go Far Side pulling
long like we originally did okay so
we'll just stay with near side so back
up a little bit for me and and and
approach come into this door on approach
close right close left take close
right okay nice so now we got our
security to the the unknown here Johnny
has local security I was the foran so
here I am coming into my my place I come
right around Johnny cuz I already know
what Johnny's doing he's Point Security
so that makes me breacher I just have to
coordinate now with Johnny
Damon open last
man once I pick up my last man we're
right in here with you that quickly okay
again we don't know what's in this room
we want to get in here and support you
guys all right so little bit of
coordination there but again viable
option now let's go back to where the
far side pulls
long so Daman in this
case cross as he's positioning himself
on the door you're going to cross over
yep mhm close door left close door on
the
right okay good you saw how everybody
the chest pieces moved here John went
straight to the door for local security
Dam came over and started pulling
started compensating for John pulled
this side and then obviously Johnny came
up as a as a three-man to get Cross
coverage and you could probably take a
couple more steps there Johnny now as
I'm coming up again as a
fourman number fourman I'm right here I
see what's going on I acknowledge all
this and I know that this point I'm the
breacher last man
okay index so as far as closed door goes
you see there's just a little bit of
coordination regardless of whether near
side pulls long or Far Side PS long the
chest pieces still move almost in sync
okay everything's synchronized there the
timing has to be important and the
coordination there upon me getting to
that breach point also has to be
important okay and if it was like if if
I'm only coordinating with Johnny
because we don't have more people there
if we had more people there I'm
coordinating with them not him he's
going to stay long if we had more
assaulters I'd be like looking at those
guys yep and then opening the door for
them this is just this is just a
breaching technique is me just going for
the door knob obviously if we're there's
a ton of mechanical breaching techniques
explosive breaching techniques we're
just showing you in the civilian world
what we have to work with and that's
really just our hands okay so if you
have tools then that's great if not we
always check doorknob first anyway to
see if we can just open the door so
that's very basic level breaching right
there but that is how we address the
closed door in the hallway they become
second priority on the totem pole of
doors open doors being priority but this
is how we address there is no rolling
closed door method here okay all right
all right guys so we're going to about
we're about to get into intersections
now when we get into intersections
there's a few things that we need to
think about how much Manpower we have we
almost kind of dictate what method we
use to negotiate this intersection
depending on what the leadership call is
he could say you know going left holding
left or going right or whatever it is in
this case we're going to start with a
dog leg a dog leg is also defined as a
hard 90° turn um so since we have kind
of this intersection set up we'll just
pretend these two walls are out of play
so we are coming down this hallway and
we have this hard right turn or this dog
leg right so as we're coming up you two
number one man on both
sides the number one on both sides will
get that cross coverage you guys see
that you're coming onto some kind of
opening here but if you look at it from
just an opening what does it look like
we're traveling down this way and we
have this opening you can see a wall
right what does it look like room
wise looks like a corner Fed so if we
think Corner fed in mind if we keep
Corner fed in mind then negotiating this
becomes very easy okay so as you guys
come onto this intersection you have the
best look this way so go ahead and get
that Cross coverage both of you you're
not you have nowhere to look really so
you'll kind of recess a little bit
because then there's nothing here to see
correct now Damon has the best view what
does Damon see he can see all all down
this wall all the way back to that back
wall so he has a pretty good view he can
now give call outs open doors closed
doors another dog leg maybe some kind of
partition or or obstacle whatever it is
he's calling it out how do we get around
this corner there's a couple different
ways in this case since Damon has the
best view Damon's going to creep up to
the near side still utilizing
cover and now all this turns into is
basically like leaving a room into a
hallway so he's going to get the squeeze
and release from one of you he's going
to do his Peak paw push and as he pushes
he's going to start going to this far
side okay but again he's not making a
super like movement towards the front
he's it's a lateral movement and then
he's going to take little baby steps and
wait for people to catch up so let's go
ahead and give him the squeeze and
release so Damon just kind of get over
there and pause for me now while that's
happening where which side were you on I
was on Far Side okay so you stay there
now near side you come up now we have to
we can't assume that it's just four
people we have to assume in teamc Q be
that we have more than four people six
eight maybe 12 so we have to play it
that way so now John comes in and takes
near side okay so now as Damon sees JN
taking near side they start to creep up
together you're just going to fall in
whichever side you want to fall in
on okay index come
back it can be that easy it's really
Whoever has the best view down this
direction that we're about to travel
should kind of Take the Lead okay so
again if it was the same for you going
this way then I would push you to that
near side okay so we don't want Damon he
has the best view but he doesn't have
the best cover that's why we're saying
hey push here and get ready to actually
you know and make entry into this
hallway so let's do that on the approach
one more time and then again call out
that dog leg right
please
right okay whatever Damon C is going to
call it out and then as he's calling it
out he's just going to start pushing
that way because again he knows what to
do he knows that he has the best view
more than likely he's going to be the
one man into this hallway now he's got
his security posture and he's just
waiting for that squeeze and release so
who's the squeeze and release coming
from John who's on the near side
Johnny's side you your stack is is on
the far side so you are the last one to
go all right so give him the squeeze and
release Damon's going to peek pause push
JN comes in immediately takes the near
side and they start walking and then
Johnny comes in if we have more
assaulters they all come in and start
filling the stack and making it even on
both
sides uh so let's do a dog leg left now
dog leg
left okay so we're coming up Cross
coverage obviously nothing to see here
Damon so you're going to give that up
and then yep John's going to take near
side nope nope not before the squeeze
and release so you kind of just get this
and maintain and yep and then he's he
has to give you the squeeze and release
so that you can have that reassurance
that he's with you you know what I mean
you don't want to go into this hallway
by yourself so go ahead and creep up yep
creep up get that look get to the near
side okay and then Damon's going to give
him that squeeze and release Peak pause
push Damon takes near now we just walk
walk walk good Johnny's looking for for
work so he's going to join you perfect
perfect well done notice how Johnny just
took the initiative to join you
guys that that that kind of initiative
is what assaulters need to have there's
a saying in C CQB that that is often
thrown out saying always look for work
always look for work always look for
work if you're always looking for work
then everything we need to do inside of
a room or in a hallway will get covered
down and so again we need to be switched
on nobody told Johnny to come join you
guys but he saw us a wider hallway and
and he's like you know what I can fit my
gun in there unless all three of us have
our guns out okay so let's do that again
and we'll go dog leg left so we're
coming on to this this dead end here
it's a hard left
turn good good index so now let's go
into a t-section so so we're traveling
along let's say the vertical portion of
that t and this is the horizontal or the
top of the T okay so leadership at this
point needs to make a call let's say
that the leadership says hold left go
right okay so for you guys hold left go
right so how that looks now is like as
you guys have that Cross coverage you're
going to creep up onto this intersection
or this t-section with maintaining that
Cross coverage as long as possible and
then pause there okay all right let me
see it
maintain that Cross coverage as long as
possible creep up as much as you
can okay cuz you still have a couple
feet
here okay so the directional call again
was hold left go right okay so who has
the best view of going this way Damon
okay so when this happens now we're
going to have to have two people kind of
peel at the same time okay now now
what's going to happen is when you you
guys are going to it's going to take a
little bit of coordination so go ahead
and get that Cross coverage and what
you're going to do is you're going to
give each other a quick little look a
quick little nod or whatever that sop is
right and then you're both going to peel
at the same time and you're going to
Peak pause push to The Far Side
immediately Johnny you're going to go to
the near side of the direction of travel
you said we're going right correct okay
so hold left go right when I said hold
left go right that's why Damon is also
peeling at the same time as John J's
going to go to the direction of travel
dam is going to get rear security
they're both going to get this this
snapshot they're going to both push
across to get that snapshot and then
Johnny you're going to fall in Trace
with John you become the one the the two
one men and then you're but before you
do that you pick up Damon in route okay
in fact I'll be the number four
man and then we can we can make this
work even easier so you guys maintain
that cross cover as long as possible
little bit of hand eye coordination
there
peel at the same time Peak pause push
right okay and like Johnny come back
Johnny come back everybody come back
since I added myself to it I have to
change one thing remember when we go
into when we go into a hallway or
t-section the direction of travel that
side of the stack all goes first okay so
in this case we're going right correct
the left side you got to hold except for
you you're peeling but you got to hold
right as and as as he pushes to The Far
Side you pick up near near side okay and
then as he pushes to The Far Side I pick
up near side except what happens is as
you pick up near side and you see
there's nothing there you're going to go
over there give him a last man tap come
join us on the stack and then Damon also
com joins the stack does that make sense
to everybody
okay we can't do this thre man we have
to do it fourman I mean we can do it
three man but for the sake of video this
is team CQB so all right so give
yourselves a little bit of coordination
and then peel at the same time
and then right sorry soor from right
there as soon as you get that one look
and you're like yep clear go get him
give him a last man tap come join us and
then dam is going to come join us should
we do it again yeah all
right Peak pause push
good we take baby steps until they catch
up good
index how'd that look over there that
domino effect it look good so Johnny I'm
I'm cuz I I I couldn't see so I'm
assuming you peeled and then you came
here last man you came and join us okay
perfect perfect that's how we utilize
all four people if we had three people
I'll kind of explain that but I threw
myself in the stack as I'm dropping here
am I just walking to him yeah well it's
it's in your best interest to get kind
of a peak paw push as well okay cuz you
don't want to just assume you're walking
just cuz Damon didn't get shot that
doesn't mean you won't right so I would
do that for myself give it a quick peek
and then go get
Damon okay let's do it
again okay
index good good job that's why we take
baby steps as the two one men on the new
direction of travel cuz we know that
these guys are a few steps behind us
plus we don't want to walk onto an open
door with just the two of us that cuz
then now we have to hang we we're
getting hung up waiting for these guys
so baby steps baby steps until we hear
the pitter patter of their feet once I
feel that he's on my back now we're
striding it out because again we're in a
hallway let's get out of this hallway
right okay one more
time okay now we pick it up good index
good once we have everybody we step it
out so with men traveling along the top
of the T this is out of play so this is
the top of the T this is the vertical
perpendicular portion leadership needs
to make the decision do we hold left and
go straight or do we hold straight and
go left well in this case we're going to
hold left and go straight okay hold left
go straight so what does what does this
mean simply is that as we creep up to
this intersection so let's do that get
your Cross coverage go ahead and creep
up to it you're just holding long so now
that we're here we have one man on
secure we can't can't stay here very
long right cuz who's protecting Damon
from this side that you can't see make
sense so that's why again we can't stay
here long but by the numbers you guys
came in and you got as much crossr as
you can once Damon saw this he's he's
there he's set he's pulling security to
that direction okay but what needs to
happen is when you guys give that
coordination with each other you're
going to pee you're going to peel Peak
pause push you're going to come over to
this side
and then you're going to hold it from
here and let these guys go through okay
and then whoever the last man is
actually might be me I'll give you that
last man tap then we we continue going
all right so what happens here is the T
the vertical portion of the t-section
needs to we need to pull Security on
that
okay what happens at this point is John
when you do your Peak pause when you
peel and do your Peak pause push you
push to that far side and you maintain
security Johnny you're just going to
give your near side a little snapshot
you're going to give it that snap look
and then you're going to pick up and get
um get uh John give him the last man to
continue Damon and I are going to
continue forward but I am going to push
off to that opposite side on this since
we have nothing to do on this side make
sense all right so let's go through it
Cross coverage then we're coming up on
this right okay good and in this case
you guys are really fast so I just I
just stayed on my side okay but I was
actually getting ready to come up and if
you were taking too long I was going to
come up and compensate for that Cross
coverage so Damon's doing his call outs
right here if he sees
anything
good okay good and it's really as simple
as that the point of intersections is we
need to have security to the directions
not traveling as long as we have
security to the directions that we're
not traveling getting across that is is
pretty easy so if I have two guns
pointed in Security man I could just
post you guys here all day and get
everybody through this intersection and
then pick you guys up with the last men
you know what I mean and that's all it
is security to the portion we're not
going to one or two guns and security to
the portion that we are going to and
that's it then everybody catches up with
each other okay so let's do this on the
move
okay
index if we're doing this in a more
Dynamic way where we're saying look we
know that there's a fight there we know
that whatever is down there is that's
where we need to get to the screaming
the gunshots we need to get there we can
blow past this we can blow past this
intersection and just pie it on like a
floating kind of like a floating pie and
so we're just going to pie ourselves
across this
intersection as we come as we come onto
this intersection we're not going to
slow down we're not going to pause as
you come up upon this threshold you're
just going to plug it all the way
through until you get to a place where
you can go back to the 12 Johnny you're
going to do the same thing for yourself
okay so we're just going to flow right
through this intersection it's a little
more dynamic
okay
index so there's a few other methods of
addressing inter t-sections like this
whether we're traveling along the T top
the te or traveling along the
perpendicular of the te few other
methods for that but we're just
introducing the two most popular methods
as well as the kind of dynamic method
because of time sensitive issues down
there right we are traveling along the
top of the te again and this time the
leadership says hold straight go left
okay or hold front go left want
something like that hold front go left
so now we got to pull security to the
front and our direction of travel is to
the left so what does that imply to
us right okay so what that implies is as
we come up to this intersection and we
have that Cross coverage John you need
to at this point when you peel you're
going to do that Peak PA push push to
that far side and start kind of Tippy
Toe that way Johnny you're going to come
in near side okay and you're G to do the
same thing you're gonna kind of peak
Paws push and then get in there with
them and you two become the onen and
then as Damon kind of moves to that side
to pull security I'm going to sorry
Damon's going to move to the near s side
to pull security I'm going to go
straight and then pick up Damon and then
we'll join you guys okay we we'll do
this we'll do this first one kind of by
the numbers so I can talk it and walk it
at the same time okay so let's come up
to the intersection with Cross
coverage little bit of coordination
between you two and Damon you're going
to go push to that Far Side good I'm
here I don't see anything last man I
joined John Damon joins Johnny and now
we're both traveling down this
hallway easy enough
right last
man index all right so four-way
intersection we have three directions we
can go we can go left we can go front we
can go right so leadership says hold
right hold front go left hold right hold
front go left okay so we need to somehow
negotiate this where we are pulling
security to our right Point Security to
our front and then actually going to the
left all right so what this looks like
is as you guys your job stays the same
okay for this portion you're going to go
up there
get that Cross coverage you're going to
peel at the same time you're both going
to Peak pause push okay Damon as you get
to the far side of this hallway you're
going to give this up and give that a
look and then come right into the stack
whoever you fall in on on that side okay
and I'm basically doing the same thing
in
trace on the near side and then I'm
going to do the same thing on the far
side now Damon's going to go from here
as you guys Peak pause push Damon's
going to use that push right that's why
you move together cuz it's body
bunkering each other Damian's going to
use that push to also push himself
across right so he's also going to Peak
pause push that way but then once he
gets to The Far Side looking that way
he's going to give that a look and then
he's going to join you guys I'm going to
get it I'm going to come in from the
near side give that a look go pick up
Damon and then join you guys
okay yeah all right let's do this
that's
man okay
index
last index so using a deliberate method
of Crossing this four-way intersection
again we said hold hold right hold front
we're going left hold right hold front
going left okay so you guys know what
you're doing correct you're coming up to
this Cross coverage you both peel Peak
pause push and as you push Damon you're
going to recess in a little bit so that
I can come drop over you and get long
this way and then I'm going to recess in
so that when you turn around I'm not in
your way but as you turn around you give
me that last man I pick up and I join
you guys as the fourth man makes sense
you guys are already kind of halfway
down the hallway by now okay let's do
that
index so now we are going straight so
we're going to say hold right hold left
go straight hold right hold left go
straight so what this H what happens
here is as you guys come Cross coverage
Cross coverage Cross coverage same
coordination give it a quick peel Peak
pause push but as you guys push across
remember to recess in a little bit cuz
then what Johnny and I are doing is
we're going to come drop right over you
and we are just going to continue down
this hallway and then we'll hopefully
pick you guys up if I can't give you a
tap I'll give you a verbal cuz again we
are the kind of in the front now right
so we'll try our best but it just may be
a
verbal you guys can you guys picture
that though you understand okay Johnny
you and I just just going to go and we
pick up our guys on the end all right
let's go
ahead last
man last
man all right so the last piece of the
puzzle here on the fourway is we need to
hold left hold front and go right so
nothing really changes from going left
to right but now we're just going to go
to the right for the sake of the
training all right so hold left hold
front go right we've been through this
before so you guys again continuity here
come up with that Cross coverage
maintain it as long as possible little
bit of coordination peel out Peak pause
push okay and as you guys push Johnny
you're going to get long so again you
have to recess in so Peak pause push
recess in a little bit Johnny's going to
drop on top of you he's going to pull
along Dam's going to do the same thing
he's going to Peak paw push across to
the far side but daman's going to start
walking towards the direction of travel
and what I'm going to do is from the
near side I'm going to do the same thing
where I Peak pause push and then I join
Damon what you guys need to do at this
point is who's who's here that's you
right John you need to peel pick up
Johnny and then get on our backs and we
and we get back on that stack you guys
good with that okay so opposite of what
we did earlier where I picked my man up
you guys now pick your man
up okay hold left hold front going
right okay
index okay good was there like a slight
hesitation there on YouTube uh I just
had to use my purls to pick him up okay
as soon as I saw were you trying to
decide like at what point should I peel
off this no as soon as I was just trying
to either hear or see him and as soon as
I saw him pick up then I tried to turn
around and go okay perfect perfect yeah
let him kind of get settled that way he
gets kind of past you and and that way
cuz we don't want to interrupt him on
the Move in case he needs to take a shot
but once I hear him stop and I don't
hear any gunshots okay let me peel pick
up Johnny get back into the stack
leadership says hold left hold front
going right
move index thanks for joining us on this
episode of the pros guide to team CQB
tune in to the next one where we will
demonstrate how to properly execute all
the different skills and Concepts that
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