Wiktionary
n. professionally trained bodyguards.
Usage examples of "close protection".
He trained in surveillance, close protection, escape and evasion, winter warfare, survival, weapons handling (up to marksman), demolition and unarmed combat.
Ted Brinkley and a civilian who could only be from one service, for he had all the smooth and tough, alert looks of an officer of the Special Branch Close Protection Squad.
The relationship continues, and many of these rulers have princely guard units trained in the finer points of close protection by visiting SAS instructor teams.
I'll check out the chances of getting him on a military close protection course.
Croptail could no longer rely on the close protection of Foxeye&mdash.
He'd been trained to a cutting edge in surveillance, close protection, escape and evasion, winter warfare, survival, weapons handling (to marksman grade), demolition and unarmed combat.