DAG-USA Executive Protection Training
Train Like Your Life Depends On It
World-class executive protection training for professionals who operate in high-threat environments.
Our Training Programs
Develop the Skills. Protect with Confidence.
Specialized courses for protective specialists, tactical operators, and professionals who need proven skills under pressure.
Pistol Courses
Tactical Pistol I–III, Advanced Operator, Close Quarter, and Night Shoot.
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Long Gun Courses
Tactical Rifle, Combat Shotgun, and Tactical Precision Marksman.
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Tactics Courses
VIP protection, team tactics, vehicle engagements, and TECC.
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Military & LE
M4 Operator, SWAT, Sniper Operations, CQB Room Combat, and Instructor.
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About DAG Tactical Firearms Training
Proven Methods
for Police · Military · VIP Security · Personal Protection
Direct Action Group was founded in 1990 by Max Joseph, a USMC Recon veteran, weapon and tactics instructor, and worldwide VIP protection specialist. DAG has forged ahead for 3 decades by developing the most modernized tactics, techniques and procedures available for the military, law enforcement and private sector. Max oversees an instructor cadre of world class instructors who all possess extensive backgrounds within the military, law enforcement, EMS, special operations, and global security. You will not find a more experienced group of instructors.
While our primary focus is within the military and law enforcement community, DAG also hosts many open enrollment courses for qualified civilian personnel. Our programs are conducted at our northern and southern California locations and facilities across the United States. We guarantee that you will encounter the highest level of professionalism on all of our courses and that the skills you learn will greatly enhance your operational capabilities.
Please feel free to review our website, watch our videos, and contact us at any time — and we’ll see you on the range!
Agency Feedback
Trusted by teams whose lives depend on it
“In October 2014 Deaf Smith County Sheriff’s Office held a High Risk Operator School that was instructed by TFTT/DAG. The primary instructor was Max Joseph. This HRO School exceeded the expectations of the Sheriff’s Office personnel. In the curriculum taught there was instruction on Two Man Team tactics, Room Combat, PSD, Vehicle Assaults and Patrolling. The Two Man Team Tactics in my opinion is a subject all patrol officers need not just the tactical operators. The whole course of instruction made the officers of the Sheriff’s Office better tactical operators, patrol officers and safer all the way around. The instructor Max Joseph is a no nonsense instructor. All practical drills done with live fire are done in the safest manner at all times. His delivery of the information is made to where all involved will understand the lesson. This is top notch training. The Deaf Smith County Sheriff’s Office will host another course of instruction with TFTT/DAG.”
“From rookies to experienced operators, DAG/TFTT training will markedly improve the capabilities and confidence of your agency’s personnel. Max’s effective methods and tactics, coupled with a strong safety focus, will result in a high degree of uniformity across your agency. The common feature across all DAG/TFTT training is a core philosophy that will change your agency’s firearms culture for the better.”
“TFTT/DAG has been the primary organization we’ve used to equip our men with the combat skills necessary to operate in the current conflicts. The training has allow our troops to conduct their field craft as Explosive Ordnance Disposal operators in hostile environments with the confidence that they can engage the enemy at any time. Over the years of training with TFTT, our teams have transitioned into true combat enablers with the ability to reduce hazardous devices while simultaneously aiding our supported elements with combating the enemy — the skills you have provided this unit have been put to the test countless times in both conflicts.”