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We are going to do this in "bite sized" threads - so this is the first "bite". OK bhere is the scenario. You and three of your buddies/team-mates are with your families in the big city for a major holiday. The families consist of a few toddlers, a baby or two, and maybe some smaller children (5 years old or so). All of you (you and your three buddies) have trained together for years band you are all armed with Glocks in CCW attire. And bas is SOP for you byou each have at least one spare/extra magazine and a light source too. While you are enjoying a much needed family outing ba major riot breaks out bthe scale of the LA riots in the 80bs. The riot is coming from the direction where your vehicles are parked bso you donbt want to head that direction. You also all immediately recognize that you cannot make a run for it bbecause you have too many small children. In this instance bperhaps the best course of action would be to secure a room and wait for the main portion of the riot to pass by b and then either try to make your way out b or to wait it out in the room. Your call. Note that what bsecuring a roombentails is at a minimum bbreaking and enteringbto possibly much more serious charges. But it is that or taking your chances with the angry mob outside that seems bent on racial violence. In order to minimize the potential civil and criminal charges later byou choose what you hope is an unoccupied office/apartment. It STILL needs to be bclearedbthough. Here is how to do that. bRoom Clearingbis DANGEROUS business bbut it is business that sometimes must be done. First off blets look at some terminology. STACK b the group of assaulters that will clear the room. A stack is a MINIMUM of two assaulters bbut more is better. The stack is formed outside just prior to the assault busually right by the point of entry (which is usually a door.) BREACHER bthe assaulter that opens the door, window, etc. The only rule about the breacher is that he is always the LAST guy in the stack to enter the room. FATAL FUNNEL bthe area of the doorway. It is called the FATAL FUNNEL because it draws everyonebs attention band GUNFIRE. To remain in the FATAL FUNNEL is DEATH to you and your team-mates. The FATAL FUNNEL must be negotiated as QUICKLY as possible.

There are two categories of entry bbstaticband bdynamicb. STATIC entry/clearing is for when you have the time to go slow bsuch as clearing your own house at night when you think your house has been invaded by a bad-guy. For static clearing byou think 100% in terms of bworking the anglesbbor slicing the 1,000bs of piebs in every room. DYNAMIC entry/clearing is done in a bblastb. The room is quickly dominated through speed and aggression. Dynamic entry has been broken down into two different methods bbstackingband bstacklessb. Case in point bwhile you are all running to the building you have chosen byou donbt want to bstackboutside the front door and waste precious time getting in bstackb. What I would envision is that three of you leave the main group and SPRINT over to the building and IMMEDIATELY enter the front door which is a hallway. THEN bAFTER the hallway is bsecurebbgo ahead and bstackboutside the office/apartment door prior to entry. (Stackless entry is VITAL if you are already receiving incoming fire. You donbt have time to bstackbout there while under fire.) You would enter the final room only after the whole group is secure in the hallway. The guy you left with the group would provide security for the group band would also act as your bsixb. He would provide security in the hallway too prior to entry. Here are all the necessary elements of CQB: 1. Planning 2. Preparation 3. Intelligence 4. Coordination 5. Execution 6. Safety 7. Training With our scenario above b the planning and preparation have occurred LONG before the visit to the city. The intel gathering came when you saw the unruly mob approaching your area. You then coordinated with each other about what to do (go to ground and secure a safe place to hole up). Then you executed that plan bSAFELY. (Safely means that no one got hurt except those that you intended to get hurt.) Then when you get back home you will do an AAR and analyze what you could have done better and add that to your training.

Here are the Five Principles of CQB: 1. Number 1 man is never wrong 2. Move through the threshold/fatal funnel (Don't stop) 3. Occupy your sectors of fire (Points of Domination) 4. Cover your buddy 5. Dominate the room Here are the Five Fundamentals of CQB: 1. Speed 2. Surprise 3. Violence of Action (some call it bShock Actionbto keep it all bSbsb) 4. Simplicity (K.I.S.S. bcause Murphy will be along for the ride) 5. Safety (have a bfail safebbreach band know you sector of fire) The Four Danger areas of CQB are known as b3CSb: 1. Corners 2. Ceilings 3. Closets 4. Stairs STAY OFF OF THE WALLS! When in stressful situations byou will want to bleanbon a wall. DONbT. If you do byou will bdragbthe wall as you move bMAKING NOISE. Noise is a target indicator that someone will eventually shoot at. MOST bullets go through MOST walls. This is especially true when in the stack! Most men bespecially new guys bwill want to lean against the wall while in a stack. DONbT DO IT! DONbT ALLOW IT! While in the stack bALL firearms are pointed at the ground. This allows for unobstructed vision, and unencumbered movement and SAFETY for the team. Think of it this way bif you buddy behind you has an ND (Negligent Discharge) bdo you want the bullet in your foot bor in your head?? In the stack bthe safety is ON! Fingers along side trigger guard.

As SOON as movement starts the firearms (be they long or short) can be brought to approximately a 45 degree angle. Then bas SOON as the FATAL FUNNEL has been negotiated b bring your firearm up to almost eye level, and into your bfiringbposition. While negotiating the Fatal Funnel the safety can come off bbut the firing finger is ALONG SIDE the trigger guard bnot IN the trigger guard. The firing finger only enters the trigger guard immediately prior to shooting bNOT BEFORE. You want FULL eye vision bbut with the firearm balmostbat eye level so quick shots can be delivered. The barrel of the firearm should be parallel with the floor bor close to parallel bso if you have to shoot bit will at least be a hit beven if it is low. (With a handgun the arms can be bent and relaxed byet the muzzle will still be parallel with the floor bso shots can be fired from this position. It is also FAST and EASY to bring the pistol out to full extension for more precise shot/s.)

The CORNERS must be DOMINATED FIRST! ESPECIALLY the corners adjacent to the point of entry. That means the #1 and the #2 man will NOT take the center of the room. At this point they will pretend the center of the room does not even exist. Remember the bdanger areasbof CQB?? Corners are the FIRST danger area bso the corners are the HIGHEST priority. If you fail to dominate the first set of corners b you fail to dominate the room. If you fail to dominate the room byour team has failed its mission. There are also some physiological and psychological reasons why the #1 and #2 man go in opposite directions too bbut I donbt want to go into all of that. Just do it this way and live b or do it another way and die. Your choice. cheers tire iron

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