28 documented principles of psychology. 9 independent studies since 2008. The methodology isn't anecdotal. It's validated.
“Combat Profiling represents a very unique form of training from a psychological perspective.”
Spiker Study, 2010
“Knowledge retention held at 2 months with no significant degradation.”
Border Hunter CODIAC, 2010
“Measurable SA improvement across every evaluation method used.”
Army Research Institute, 2011
3 decades of programs, each one building on the last. From law enforcement foundations to USMC, Army, and DARPA.
Pacific Science & Engineering
First independent validation of the Combat Profiling methodology. Established that behavioral pattern recognition could be taught, tested, and measured in operational environments.
Tactical Decision Making Under Stress
Examined decision-making processes in high-stress tactical environments. Confirmed that structured observation frameworks improve both speed and accuracy of threat assessment.
Cognitive Performance Group
Validated the cognitive foundations of the Combat Profiling curriculum. Demonstrated that the training produces measurable improvements in situational awareness and decision quality.
Limited Objective Evaluation of Combat Profiling Training
"Combat Profiling represents a very unique form of training from a psychological perspective. The key assumption, that all people including insurgents behave consistently, allows small units to make observations from afar and construct reliable, valid baselines."
Department of Defense
Assessed the impact of HBPR&A principles on small unit tactical decisions. Found that trained units made faster, more accurate threat assessments with fewer false positives.
USJFCOM / Joint Task Force North
Knowledge retention held at 2 months post-course with no significant degradation. Proved that HBPR&A skills transfer from classroom to field operations and persist over time.
ARI Research Note 2017-02
Measurable SA improvement across every evaluation method used. Validated ASAT across 3 independent measurement methods. The gold standard for HBPR&A efficacy data.
Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization
Assessed HBPR&A's contribution to counter-IED operations. Found that behavioral recognition training complemented technical detection methods and reduced response times.
Joint Interoperability Exercises
Multi-year interoperability exercises demonstrated that HBPR&A's common operating language enabled faster cross-unit coordination in multinational environments.
White papers, conference papers, training circulars, and the USMC curriculum behind Combat Profiling.
Conference Paper — Schatz, Reitz, Nicholson, Fautua
Conference paper on the science and metrics of Border Hunter. Walks through the instrumentation, evaluation design, and measured outcomes used to expand Combat Hunter into border operations.
Compiled by Schatz et al. — Material by Greg Williams & David Scott-Donelan
The CODIAC Handbook formalized the instructional content compiled from the 2010 Border Hunter training event, with material developed by Greg Williams and David Scott-Donelan.
Special Operations Situational Awareness Training
White paper on the SOF-SAT assessment. Documents how the discipline adapts to special operations environments and case officer workflows.
Headquarters, Department of the Army
The US Army published ASAT as Training Circular 3-22.69. Doctrinal recognition: the discipline the Williams team built is now codified in Army training publications.
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