Winchester Police Department SWAT Mission Readiness Test (MRT) Review

Flashcards covering SWAT mission readiness, including priority of life, warrant service types, entry team roles, CQC room tactics, operator commands, and marksmanship fundamentals.

Priority of Life

The hierarchical order of safety considerations depending on the mission: I. Victim/Hostage, II. Citizen, III. Patrol/Police, IV. SWAT, V. Suspect.

Dynamic/Threshold clearing

A warrant service method generally used when there is a specific need to preserve evidence.

Surround and call out

A warrant service or incident response method generally used when evidence preservation is not an issue; if suspects fire upon entry, it shifts to a barricade treatment.

High-Risk Warrant Factors

Situations involving shooter present, high-power or automatic weapons, fortified structures, or unusual circumstances beyond a normal search warrant.

DDM

An acronym for personnel deployed during hostage rescue missions and armed barricade incidents to provide tactical oversight or precision fire.

Primary tactical responses for hostage rescue

1. Immediate Action Team, 2. Deliberate Action Team, 3. Stealth to Contact.

Breacher Cover

The position responsible for verifying the house number, providing cover for the breacher and during movement, and covering the bang deployment.

Breacher

The position responsible for knocking and announcing, and making forced entry if required.

Team Leader

The individual who oversees the mission and actions of the team and makes decisions when needed.

Point Position

The first person to make entry after the breacher; they call out doors and intersections.

Center-fed room

A type of room identified in CQC where the entry point is located in the center of the wall.

Corner-fed room

A type of room identified in CQC where the entry point is located at the corner of the wall.

Hallway Types

Common tactical layouts identified as L Shaped, T Shaped, or U Shaped.

Threshold Clear

The tactical action of checking the room from the doorway ('pieing the door') before making full entry.

Clear

A verbal command relayed to a partner indicating a room has been checked in all areas and is empty of threats.

Trailer

A command called when a team member requires additional personnel to move into their area.

Contact

The command used when a person who is not a team member is located inside the residence.

Suspect Secured

A command announced once a suspect has been successfully handcuffed.

Hostage Out

The command used when a hostage or small child is removed from the residence to a safe location.

Suspect Down

The command used when lethal force has been applied and the suspect no longer presents a threat.

Bump 1 / Bump 2

Commands given by the second man in a stack telling the point man to pass one or two doors, respectively.

Last Room

A command given by the point man when the final room of a building is reached to signal entry.

Call for Point

A command used by the lead operator to request another team member's assistance at an intersection.

NO BANG

A verbal announcement and mission protocol used when a flash bang cannot be deployed due to the presence of children or high-risk individuals.

Fundamentals of Marksmanship

The seven key elements: Stance, Grip, Sight Alignment, Sight Picture, Trigger Pull, Breathing, and Follow Through.

Follow Through Questions

1. Did I hit my target? 2. Were my shots effective? 3. Do I need to shoot again?

Weapon Positions

The standard tactical stances: High Ready, Low Ready, Compressed Ready, Sul Position, Kneeling, Prone, and Standing.

BSR

Barrel Sight Relationship; the concept explaining how the distance between the bore and the sights affects shot placement at varying distances.