Spotting Danger for Travelers: Build situational awareness to keep safe while traveling

By Gary Dean Quesenberry and Tony Blauer

This book Spotting Danger for Travelers is geared towards the traveler/s who at any moment could find themselves faced with a violent encounter but may lack the training needed to detect the situation early or react to it appropriately.

• Written in a manner that can be easily understood by the average citizen who may lack any formal training in the areas of situational awareness and personal safety.
• Breaks the information into three easy to follow phases.
  • PREDEPARTURE includes planning, threat assessments, home security, intel briefing, equipment, and thing to avoid.
  • TRAVELING includes, switching on situational awareness, and security considerations.
  • ARRIVAL includes on-site security, communication, area familiarization, cultural awareness, blending in, spotting danger, contingency planning, maintaining control, heading home, and post-travel considerations.
• Criminals pick their victims (soft targets) in under a minute and base it largely on the victim’s body language. Learn to change body language and be seen as a hard target.
• The author is someone who has traveled the world as a government agent (a federal air marshal) and made a career of situational awareness.

• Language: English
• Publisher: YMAA Publication Center
• Release date: Apr 4, 2023
• ISBN: 9781594399312

Gary Dean Quesenberry

Gary Quesenberry is a US Army veteran and a career Federal Air Marshal. As a defensive tactics trainer for Federal and civilian services, he has devoted his life to studying the areas of violence and predatory behavior. Gary serves as the CEO of Quesenberry Personal Defense Training and has developed numerous basic and advanced level training courses focused on mental toughness, marksmanship, and defensive tactics. As a competitive pistol shooter, Gary has been featured on the History Channel’s hit television series Top Shot - Season 3 and Top Shot All-Stars. He has an extensive background in domestic and foreign counter-terror training and has worked in both the private and corporate sectors to help educate others on the importance of situational awareness, and personal safety. Gary resides in Hillsville, Virginia.

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