By David Downs
Close-quarters battle is a delicate, deadly ballet: Operators must move in precise patterns but still be ready to improvise. Brian Bishop, an ex-Marine who co-runs Combative Concepts in San Diego, has trained SEAL teams, Secret Service agents, and others in close-quarters battle since 1990. He and a former SEAL turned contract-trainer who prefers to remain anonymous walked us through the basics. Here’s how a crack team of commandos might free a group of two hostages held by armed men in a fortified desert compound. Don’t try this at home.
Equipment
Today’s operators carry gas-operated, air-cooled, selective-fire M4 carbine rifles. They’re compact enough for indoor work, yet accurate up to 900 feet should the fight spill into the street. Several “breachers” also carry Remington 870 shotguns. Add to this M84 stun grenades, which kick out a pain-inducing 170 decibels of sound and a blinding 1 million candelas of light.
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