Close-quarters battle (CQB) is a close combat situation between multiple combatants involving ranged (typically firearm-based) or melee combat. It can occur between military units, law enforcement and criminal elements, and in other similar situations. CQB is typically defined as a short duration, high intensity conflict characterized by sudden violence at close range.
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CARIBBEAN SEA (Feb. 7, 2022) Coast Guardsmen, assigned to the “Los Ochos Locos” of Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) 408, conduct close quarters combat (CQB) drills aboard the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15), Feb. 7, 2022. Billings is deployed to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations to support Joint Interagency Task Force South’s mission, which includes counter-illicit drug trafficking missions in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Aaron Lau/Released)
