SECRET SERVICE UNIFORMED DIVISION
This article was written by Alan Henney (alan@henney.com)
Whether you liked Fahrenheit 9/11 or not, Michael Moore has certainly heightened the public awareness of the Secret Service Uniformed Division, one of several police forces unique to Washington.
The majority of the 1,200 Uniformed Division officers are as- signed to the White House Branch (WHB), but the other two major Uniformed Division assignments include the Vice President’s Residence (VPR) and Foreign Missions Branch (FMB).
The White House Branch guards the White House, executive office buildings, main treasury building, its annex, and some- times, the Blair House. Uniformed Division only supplements Blair House security when Secret Service protectees stay or visit. The State Department’s contract uniformed security force secures the Blair House at all times.
Foreign Missions Branch (FMB) protects embassies and missions in the Washington, D.C. area, regardless of what Michael Moore’s film may suggest.
Uniformed Division officers man fixed security posts and patrol on foot, by bicycle, motorcycle and in vehicles. They also help protect the president and vice president and their families, or individuals who have been ex- tended Secret Service protection wherever they may travel.
Duties of the Secret Service Uniformed Division include operating magnetometers, selected VIP driving assignments, motorcade support, counter-snipers, emergency response team, canine, explosive detection, crime scene search, and special operations elements such as HAMMER.
Hazardous Agent Mitigation Medical Response (HAMMER) is run by the Secret Service Technical Support Division (TSD). A low-profile black HAMMER van, with external biological agent detectors, is sometimes described as part of the ever-growing presidential motorcade.
The internet is spackled with hundreds of opinions on the Secret Service Snatch Test. To date, I’ve recognized very few articles coming from anyone who had even been involved with the agency. Involved meaning the person either worked there or taught there. (Pavel being the only kettlebell instructor to date who has taught there.)
As a 3yr Veteran, I strongly encourage you to be careful what you read on the internet regarding the Snatch Test. Most articles are misleading, only half-true, and represent opinions …. not facts. Seems there are a lot of “experts” out there.
First off, I would like you to know that only a very small portion of the Secret Service performs this test. “It’s less than .5 percent,” says Former CAT operator.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A Jefferson County geometry teacher was investigated by the Secret Service after he used a hypothetical assassination of President Obama as a way to teach angles.
School officials say the Corner High School teacher apparently was teaching his students about parallel lines and angles and used the example of where to stand and aim to shoot the president.
Authorities were alerted, and Roy Sexton, special agent in charge of Birmingham’s Secret Service office, says his agency spoke with the teacher, did not find a credible threat and closed the investigation. No charges were filed.
Superintendent Phil Hammonds says the teacher remains at work and there are no plans to fire him.
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