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Deter Suppress Extract! - Royal Military Police Close Protection, the Authorised History (Paperback)
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Deter Suppress Extract! - Royal Military Police Close Protection, the Authorised History (Paperback)
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'...Close protection is defined as the provision of armed or
unarmed specialists to protect a nominated principal from harm'
Excerpt from a Standing Committee on Army Organisation by the
Director of Military Operations, dated 30 November 1979. This
incredible work has been authored by the former Training Warrant
Officer of the Royal Military Police (RMP) Close Protection Unit
(CPU), Richard Keightley. Drawing upon extensive material, most of
which has never been published before, Keightley chronicles the
history of RMP Close Protection from its origins during the Second
World War, through to current operations around the globe. It is a
fascinating read that is as eye-opening as it is compelling.
Although the forerunners of the RMP, as Military Mounted Police,
Military Foot Police, Corps of Military Police and latterly the
RMP, have always held responsibility for escorting senior
commanders in operational theatres, and Her Majesty's Ambassadors
and High Commissioners in high risk appointments abroad, it was not
until the nineteen eighties that the RMP officially became the lead
authority on Close Protection within the British Armed forces.
Today, members of the RMP, Royal Marine Police Troop and Royal Air
Force Police are deployed all around the world protecting VIPs from
harm; be it the drug cartels in South America, Al Qaeda in Africa
or the Taliban in Afghanistan. Whether the threat against a VIP is
posed by a terrorist or criminal, the level of protection provided
by the Military Police remains one of professionalism, dedication
and unquestionable loyalty towards the Principal. Keightley's
narrative details the discipline of Close Protection and VIP work
and in doing so, strips away the mysticism to reveal the
intricacies - namely relentless training, attention to detail and a
high tempo of operations in the complex world of modern security.
From the Northern Ireland experience through to the British Army of
the Rhine (BAOR); Joint Operations and the establishment of the
Close Protection Unit; training and operations including Bosnia,
Iraq and Afghanistan - Keightley's vivid narrative fascinates as it
illustrates the vast skill set possessed by the Red Caps of Close
Protection. The wherewithal of Walking Drills, Security Advance
Parties (SAPs), Residence Security Teams, (RSTs), and 'quick draws'
are revealed - as are relationships with agencies such as the SAS,
the Police and the Foreign & Commonwealth Office. Some of the
operational incidents make for harrowing reading but through
Keightley's work, the reader is shown how training and
professionalism enabled the Close Protection operatives to survive
car bombs, shootings and more. 'By Example We Lead' is the RMP
motto and 'Deter, Suppress, Extract!' shows exactly why... Read it
and be inspired. There's no one finer than the men and women of the
RMP's Close Protection Unit.
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