to mirror theroom about to be entered and must always use a wide angle search technique (slicing thepie). The officer either leans or rolls out further to enhance his view of the room.Two Man Door Entry: In stealth mode, never cross the doorway of an uncleared room. When confronted with an open door to a room not yet cleared, the first officer stops shortof the doorway and assumes a ready position. The second officer stops behind the firstand readies himself. At this point, prior to entering, the room can be mirrored for threats. If the officers are to enter the room without mirroring, the first officer does a wide anglesearch on the door coupled with a lean. Once the probability of an immediate threat isdismissed, the first officer steps in across the doorway, followed by the second officer whobutton hooks into and across the doorway.Four Man Door Entry: When the element is commanded to stack on the open door ofan uncleared room, the first officer stops short of the door and assumes the ready position. The second, third, and fourth officers fall in behind the first officer and ready themselvesfor entry. The element in whole or a specific team can be commanded to mirror forthreats before entering. The element or specific team can be commanded to enter withoutmirroring as well. In this instance, each officer executes a wide angle search of thedoorway, coupled with a lean, during the doorway entry. Hallways: Prior to entering hallways always check for threats. This can be done bymirroring with the Opti-wand or with a wide angle search around the corner leading to thehallway. When “pie-ing” the corner keep maximum distance between yourself and thecorner, never hug a corner or a wall. When hugging a corner or a wall the officerbecomes in risk of physically encountering any persons hiding around the corner. Tominimize exposure when moving through a hallway, the officers should be prepared to usecleared rooms for c...
