Robert H. Deatherage Jr. (Bob) spent over 22 years in the US Military, serving in both the US

Marine Corps and US Army Special Forces, and working in several different positions and groups.

He retired as the Non-commissioned Officer in Charge of the Antiterrorism Training Detachment,

D company 2nd Battalion 1st Special Warfare Training Group. Since retirement, he has worked as

a Security Manager for international construction companies in Iraq, Israel, the West Bank, and

Gaza. He has also worked as a DOD contractor with assignment to the DEA in Afghanistan, and

as a Corporate Security Tactics Manager in the commercial Nuclear Industry, overseeing security

at multiple commercial nuclear power plants. He currently works as a consultant in the security

industry and still conducts training seminars for the Military, including Special Operations units,

Civilian Law Enforcement organizations throughout the United States on a wide variety of subjects

in Antiterrorism, Defensive Driving, Security, and PSD operations. Bob has a Master's in

Business and Organizational Security Management.

Contents

Acknowledgments vii

About the Author ix

Introduction xi

Chapter 1 Who Is a Target?

Chapter 2 The Weakest Link

Chapter 3 Route Analysis

Chapter 4 How to Overcome Induced Panic and "Fight or Flight"

Chapter 5 Awareness

Chapter 6 Attack Recognition

Chapter 7 Surveillance Detection

Chapter 8 Your Vehicle

Chapter 9 Issues with Smart Vehicles

Chapter 10 Vehicle Occupant Responsibilities

Chapter 11 Driving Basics

Chapter 12 Vehicle Dynamics

Chapter 13 Vehicle Evasion Maneuvers

Chapter 14 Attack Scenarios

Chapter 15 Motorcade Operations

Chapter 16 Vehicle Bomb Searches

Chapter 17 Case Studies of Actual Vehicle Attacks

Index 151