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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
securitySecurity is the degree of protection against danger, loss, and criminals.Security has to be compared and contrasted with other related concepts: Safety, continuity, reliability...
of an individual or group. PSDs can be made up of military or private security personnel.
In the U.S. Army, an individual's security team is called a
Protective Services Detail.
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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
securitySecurity is the degree of protection against danger, loss, and criminals.Security has to be compared and contrasted with other related concepts: Safety, continuity, reliability...
of an individual or group. PSDs can be made up of military or private security personnel.
U.S. Army
In the U.S. Army, an individual's security team is called a
Protective Services Detail. Typically the detail is composed of
U.S. Army Criminal Investigation CommandThe United States Army Criminal Investigation Command is a federal law enforcement agency that investigates serious crimes and violations of civilian and military law within the United States Army. Since 2003 it reports to the Provost Marshal General.Headquartered at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, it...
, Military Police, or other law enforcement personnel.
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.
Private security
PSD teams are often made up of
private securityA private military company provides specialized expertise or services of a military nature, sometimes called or classified as mercenary...
personnel. Organizations such as
Blackwater WorldwideXe Services LLC is a private military company founded as Blackwater USA in 1997 by Erik Prince and Al Clark. In October 2007, the company was renamed Blackwater Worldwide and was colloquially referred to as "Blackwater"...
's Security division, DynCorp, and
Triple Canopy, Inc.Triple Canopy is a private military company that provides global security and risk management services. The company was incorporated in Chicago, currently has its headquarters in Herndon, Virginia, and has presence in North America, South America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Africa, and the Middle East...
offer armed security teams to clients traveling in war zones.