Security detail
A security detail more often known as a PSD, standing for Protective Services Detail, Personal Security Detachment, or Personal Security Detail is a protective team assigned to protect the personal security of an individual or group. PSDs can be made up of military personnel, private security contractors, or law enforcement agents.
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[edit] U.S. Marine Corps
In the U.S. Marine Corps, an individual's security team is called a Personal Security Detachment and are assigned to Personal Security Company.[1][2]
[edit] Private security
PSD teams are often made up of private security personnel. Organizations such as Blackwater Worldwide's Security division, Obelisk, International LLC, DynCorp, EOD Technology, inc., Triple Canopy, Inc. Saber Teams LLC. and Praetorian International Consultancy Ltd offer armed security teams to clients traveling in war zones.[3][4][dead link][5][6] [7][dead link]
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[edit] References
- ^ PSD Protects Commander, Views Change
- ^ Marine Corps News -> Security detail escorts battlefield leader through dangerous missions
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- ^ Riding Shotgun in Baghdad with Blackwater's Security Detail - Popular Mechanics
- ^ PSD, Private Security In Iraq
- ^ Taxi driver shot dead by private guard in Baghdad | Iraq Updates
- ^ Defense Review - Highly-Trained Prior Military and Experienced PSD Wanted for Various Assignments
[edit] External links
- Human Rights First; Private Security Contractors at War: Ending the Culture of Impunity (2008)
