Member: Tony Scotti Associates CROSSROADS TRAINING ACADEMY EXPANDS CURRICULUM ASIS 2006 San Diego The Assassination of Rafik Hariri Special Considerations for the Protection Driver Protection Vehicle Inspection Checklist What are you Shooting Tex? Crossroads Training Schedule SubscriberMail Crossroads Training Academy

CROSSROADS TRAINING ACADEMY EXPANDS CURRICULUM Fred Foster - president of Seventrees Corporation and chief executive officer of Crossroads Training Academy - has made an announcement restructuring the relationship between the two companies and expanding training opportunities available from Crossroads. These changes are effective July 1, 2006. "Seventrees has a long history as a provider of special protection operations to major corporations, government agencies and individuals at risk dating back to 1983. During these years, our capacity to train security and law enforcement personnel and other professionals in specialized areas has grown from our field experience - in high-risk site security, dignitary protection, workplace violence mitigation and other tactical and mobile intervention teams. "During this time, Seventrees also established a working relationship with the leading trainer of security drivers in the fields of protective vehicle operations, attack recognition and avoidance, and surveillance detection. Under contract to Tony Scotti we operated Scotti School Mid-America throughout the 1990s. "Today, Crossroads Training Academy continues that tradition in partnership with Tony Scotti Associates. All of the original Scotti programs are available from Scotti-certified instructors, updated for the 21st century. "Beginning in July, all Seventrees training programs will move to Crossroads to expand its curriculum and establish a consistent training format and presentation. In addition to the full spectrum of Scotti-based programs for security drivers and executive protectors, Crossroads will also offer traditional Seventrees training in: - Workplace violence prevention, investigation and intervention - Security for sensitive meetings and events - Deployment and management of armed tactical security teams - Tactical firearms skills for the real world - Professional development for uniformed protection personnel. "All of us at Seventrees and Crossroads look forward to these changes. More than ever, the nation and the world depend upon government, military and private sector protection teams for a safer and more productive future. Our objective is to share knowledge and lessons learned with fellow-professionals toward a more secure tomorrow for the people and institutions who rely upon us all." ASIS 2006 San Diego Please visit us at ASIS Booth #3347

The Assassination of Rafik Hariri On September 14, 2005, Rafik Hariri, former Prime Minister of Lebanon, was assassinated while driving himself in his armored Mercedes from a pre-election meeting at Parliament near Nejmeh Square to his residence at Kuraytem Palace. Mr. Hariri and 21 other people, including members of his security detail, were killed in a massive explosion when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) detonated as his motorcade passed by the front of the St. George Hotel on Minae Al-Hosn Street in downtown Beirut. Mr. Hariri's murder occurred against a backdrop of intense political and cultural upheaval and violence resulting from his efforts to limit, if not completely eradicate, Syria's invasive and corrosive influence in Lebanese social and national affairs. All evidence (including the complexity, required resources, and circumstances of the crime) indicate that the attack was planned and carried out by a cabal of Syrian and Lebanese intelligence services under the direction of the highest-ranking Syrian officials and their cohorts in Lebanon's corrupt political system. Much of the information in this article comes from the research of Tom Taylor, a noted authority on attacks on public figures who serves as special projects advisor for Gavin de Becker Associates. Full Article Special Considerations for the Protection Driver Anyone can jump into a car a drive another person around. All that is needed is someone with a car who knows the area. Protection driving is more than just driving someone from point A to point B. If that is all that is required, the client should consider a chauffer instead because it may be more cost effective. Protection driving encompasses more than the driving itself. Full Article Protection Vehicle Inspection Checklist The ability of a protection vehicle to move its occupants out of harm's way in the event of a drive-time emergency is dependent upon both its mechanical and operational readiness. All protection vehicles, regardless of operational and environmental levels of risk, should be thoroughly inspected before going into service. The inspection performed must be duel-track - the security driver must ensure both the vehicle's mechanical soundness and its security before allowing his protectee to occupy it. Included in this article is the protection vehicle inspection checklist issued by Crossroads Training Academy to all of its vehicle operations students. Full Article What are you Shooting Tex? There is only one correct answer to this question. Whatever you are confident with. Since the semi-automatic handgun became popular with police departments in the early 1990's, the question of which gun is better, the revolver or the semi-auto pistol has been asked over and over again. I have heard expert shooters, gunsmiths, gun dealers, police officers, and firearm instructors answer this question with as many different answers as there are gun manufacturers. There is no "one gun" that is perfect for everyone and every situation. There is however a perfect gun out there for you - the gun that you are confident with. Experts argue that the semi-auto holds more rounds. Other experts argue that the revolver has more grip options for the many different sizes of hands. The revolver is combat proven. It won't jam. The semi-auto is easier and faster to reload. There are strong arguments for both types of weapons. Full Article

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