SURREPTITIOUS ENTRY OPERATIONS

The TSS series of Lock and Entry Courses are specifically designed for those individuals who are, or will be charged with performing clandestine surreptitious, or covert entries for the purpose of executing the provisions of court ordered wire or oral communications intercepts of conversations; seizure of other electronic data ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction; providing emergency, silent entry support for tactical SERT or SWAT operations; or, for classified military activities as may be directed.

SURREPTITIOUS ENTRY OPERATIONS I consists of an intense 40 hour program of instruction consisting of formal instruction and intense PRACTEX’s relating to the majority of key operated locks likely to be encountered by an officer or operator ordered to conduct a surreptitious entry on behalf of his agency, pursuant to a valid court, or military order. Specific instruction will be provided on lock picking, lock by-pass techniques and other acceptable surreptitious entry neutralization measures to include key impressioning and lock modifications. Both domestic and foreign locks will be covered. A specialized basic surreptitious entry kit and other tools are included.

SURREPTITIOUS ENTRY OPERATIONS II is a 40 plus hour course which will provide the Technical Surveillance Specialist, officer, or operator who has successfully completed the TSS entry course I, or possesses equivalent lock training, with expert skills in several new surreptitious entry areas. Emphasis is placed on vehicle opening; mastering key impressioning techniques; advanced lock picking and by-passes, and the manipulated opening of mechanical access systems & combination locks on containers NOT used for the storage of classified national defense and security information. Specialized domestic & foreign vehicle entry kit and other tools are included.

SURREPTITIOUS ENTRY OPERATIONS III - the Technical Surveillance Specialist, officer, or operator seeking admission to this 40 plus hour course must have a demonstrated level of hands-on practical expertise in both the basic and intermediate levels of surreptitious entry operations. The student will be introduced to various new Master Locksmithing disciplines including key codes; masterkeying; lock substitutions; tool making; advanced key impressioning; electronic and computer aided opening techniques, and basic alarm, or intrusion system by-pass principles. The course also includes instruction on the preparation of covert entry operation plans. This portion of the program is conducted, and presented by retired and active duty surreptitious entry specialists who have performed hundreds of sanctioned surreptitious entries pursuant to lawful authority. Specialized tools and opening devices are included.

SURREPTITIOUS ENTRY OPERATIONS IV (ALARM NEUTRALIZATION) is another 40 hour surreptitious entry course which provides the student with the knowledge, skills and equipment necessary to successfully by-pass various types of intrusion detection systems (IDS). This POI covers residential, commercial and industrial systems, and applicants must have a good working knowledge, and understanding of the basic principles of electronics, low voltage electricity, and be able to use both analog and digital Volt/OHM meters.

SURREPTITIOUS ENTRY OPERATIONS V (PLANNING & CONDUCTING) is a program which teaches each student how to carefully plan, supervise and conduct surreptitious, or secret entry operations in support of court ordered law enforcement or special covert military operations. This 40 plus hour course includes detailed instruction on the preparation of comprehensive covert entry operation plans. The instructors for this program are without equal! This course requires the participants to plan and conduct actual PRACTEX surreptitious entry operations of specific target vehicles, containers, commercial offices, aircraft hangers, and residential structures. Students accepted for enrollment in this course must have a thorough working knowledge and understanding of the techniques and skills necessary of a surreptitious entry operative who is required to conduct officially sanctioned covert entrees. This is by design an intense and stressful program which will require total commitment by each participant.

SURREPTITIOUS ENTRY OPERATIONS VI – (NEUTRALIZATION OF FOREIGN LOCKS & LOCKING DEVICES) This 80 plus hour, two (2) week POI focuses entirely on foreign (non-U.S.) locks & sophisticated locking systems used in Europe; Former Soviet “Bloc” countries; Africa; Central & South America; the Far East, Middle East, and Southeast Asia. Students will be taught how to neutralize through picking the difficult multiple lever locks with false gates; how to by-pass others that cannot be easily picked; how to decode and make a properly cut key for the high security Abloy “Free Spinning” cylinder locks; special foreign lever key impressioning techniques; how to use foreign key codes, blanks, and key cutters; tool making, and countless other skills. This entire two (2) week POI is taught by a retired Master-Level foreign Locksmith & Technical Surveillance Specialist with over 35 years of foreign “Black Bag” surreptitious entry experience. A special foreign tool/entry kit is included.

PENETRATION OF PERIMETER BARRIERS This 40 hour POI is restricted to DOD USSOC operators and requires access to and use of special DOD training sites and facilities. Course is designed to provide tactical skills necessary to neutralize and/or by-pass exterior fences, walls, IDS sensors, locking devices and other physical perimeter barriers.

PENETRATION OF BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES This 40 hour POI is restricted to DOD USSOC operators. Course may be conducted at special DOD training sites, or elsewhere, and is designed to provide tactical skills necessary to penetrate protected buildings and other physical structures by neutralizing or by-passing locking devices; mechanical, electronic and optical access control and monitoring systems, and typical interior IDS sensors and processors, including transmission links.