Hostage Rescue Course

88 Tactical’s Hostage Rescue course is a 4-day comprehensive course based on the principles of our High Threat system. Hostage rescue success is often the result of Tactics, Techniques, and Principles that are established, trained on, and integrated by Command, Negotiations, and Operators that are consistent with SWAT’s life-saving mission.

Students will be introduced to procedures for the resolution of a hostage situation, tactical operation center concepts, CNT procedures, and hostage rescue techniques and principles with best practices and industry-accepted standards to resolve the incident. Intel and the safety of all involved drive our tactics and decision-making.

88 Tactical’s Hostage Rescue course will differ from others as emphasis is given to the entire event and the goal of positive resolution, rather than just focusing on the “entry” or movement once inside a structure. Therefore, understanding tactical doctrine leads the course through individual skill development, small unit tactics, and culminating with full-team integration. Tactics and skills will cover entry procedures and movement, single and multi-room designs, multiple entry points, stronghold and mobile options, security, and hostage / suspect handling. (Detailed list of topics covered can be found below).

Students will learn the phases of deliberate hostage rescue through planning, rehearsal, movement, intervention, and withdrawal. The students will conduct several compressed scenarios with Simunition®, while also conducting live-fire validation drills. Depending on host capabilities, course attendees will also participate in linear entries and hostage problems in vehicles.