Between 23 and 26 October, a seminar for protection operators was organized in the E.S.A. TRAINING CENTER. Its motto was the familiarization with one’s own working procedures in order to organize the common protection realizations in the area of the European Union.
Between 11 and 14 June, the DEP Agents alongside with the E.S.A. instructors took part in a special training course which was organized in the very heart of Black Africa near Lake Victoria in the bush between Entebbe international airport and Kampala, the capital city of Uganda.
Between 10 and 11 May 2008, a tactical task practice for the DEP agents was organized in the fields of E.S.A. training center. The theme was "Ways of a VIP evacuation from the place of incident".
E.S.A. instructors were invited for Security Summit held in famous "Vityaz Training Center" - to deliver a lecture and to conduct Close Protection training, based on international standards.
E.S.A. instructors conducted Close Protection training designed for Presidential Service Unit and Security personnel working in East African countries such as Somalia or Southern Sudan The main idea was to pick and adapt different techniques, procedures and security formations of Close Protection to High Risk environment. Besides the topics involving Close Protection, there was also a presentation of Combat system BAS-3 made by dr. Andrew Bryl.