Special Operations Division - United States Secret Service
WEBThe Special Operations Division (SOD) is composed of highly specialized units that directly support the agency’s worldwide protective mission. Each unit has a specific function that enhances the secure environment required by our protectees.
Special Operations Division: Counter Assault Team (CAT)
WEBThe Counter Assault Team (CAT) is a specialized unit within the U.S. Secret Service that provides full-time, global tactical support to the Presidential Protective Division. On order, CAT will also provide tactical support to designated protectees, protected venues, and National Special Security Events.
Secret Service Counter Assault Team - Wikipedia
WEBThe Counter Assault Team (CAT) is a specialized tactical unit of the U.S. Secret Service that provides tactical support to the Presidential Protective Division to protect the President of the United States.
Counter Assault Team (CAT): A tactical unit of the U.S. Secret Service
WEBApr 12, 2023 · The primary function of the CAT is to divert, suppress, and neutralize any organized attack against a protectee, motorcade, or supported location. CAT members conduct thorough tactical advance planning and extensive coordination with other tactical entities to accomplish this.
Secret Service chief makes remarkable admission: We need a …
WEB3 days ago · Sept. 16, 2024, 3:57 PM PDT. By Julia Ainsley, Jake Traylor, Elizabeth Chuck and Rich Schapiro. The acting director of the U.S. Secret Service said the agency needs to undergo a complete overhaul ...
The Secret Service’s Failure to Halt a Tragedy at a Trump Rally
WEB1 day ago · The Secret Service must assess a site’s weaknesses, assign security details inside and outside an event’s secured perimeter, create transportation plans and balance staffing levels against ...
Secret Service, SWAT team never met before Trump rally, local …
WEBJul 28, 2024 · A routine but crucial meeting between U.S. Secret Service agents and the Beaver County SWAT team assigned to help protect former President Donald Trump at a July 13 rally in Butler County never...
Lead SWAT Sharpshooter Says Group Had ‘No Communication’ With Secret ...
WEBThe lead sharpshooter of the SWAT Team working alongside the U.S. Secret Service during the attempted assassination against former President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the group had “no...
Failure of communication: Local SWAT team details account of …
WEBJul 28, 2024 · The local SWAT team assigned to help protect former President Donald Trump on July 13 had not had any contact with the Secret Service agents in charge of security before a would-be assassin opened fire, those officers told ABC News.
Secret Service's Lack Of Red Dot Pistol Optics Puzzles SWAT …
WEBJul 19, 2024 · The Secret Service declined to talk about why its plainclothes agents do not carry red dot optics on their pistols. “Out of concern for operational security, the U.S. Secret Service does not discuss the means and methods used for our protective operations,” a USSS spokesperson said.