Created in 2004, HAMMER supports the agency's protective mission through chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) detection and intervention, emergency medical support and rescue/extrication capabilities.[20][17][21]
Formed to ensure that all persons entering secure areas occupied by Secret Service protectees are unarmed,[2][6] the Secret Service began relying on magnetometer (metal detector) support by Uniformed Division officers to augment its protective efforts away from the White House following the attempt to assassinate President Ronald Reagan.[6]
Crime Scene Search Unit
Photographs, collects, and processes physical and latent evidence.[23]
Motorcade Support Unit
Specializes in the operational support for all official protectee motorcade movements.[19]
Special Operations Section
Handles special duties and functions at the White House Complex, including conducting tours.[23]
The Secret Service Uniformed Division's statutory authority is set out in Title 18, §3056A of the U.S. Code.[24]
Uniformed Division ranks, set out in the salary schedule in Title 5, § 10203 of the United States Code, are as follows:[25]
Chief
Assistant Chief
Deputy Chief
Inspector
Captain
Lieutenant
Sergeant
Officer
Current weapons
Like all other Secret Secret personnel, the standard sidearm for the Uniformed Division is the 9mmGlock 19. Officers are trained on standard shoulder weapons that include the FN P90 submachine gun,[26] the 9mm Heckler & Koch MP5 submachine gun, and the 12-gaugeRemington 870shotgun.[26] The continued use of the MP5 remains a source of controversy as many other federal agencies have moved away from submachine guns altogether and replaced them with automatic rifles.[27]
↑James, Nathan (September 3, 2015). Federal Tactical Teams (Report). CRS Report for Congress, R44179. Congressional Research Service. p.23. Archived from the original on September 12, 2017. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
↑"Title 18, §3056A". U.S. Code. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
↑"5 U. S. C. § 10203"(PDF). United States Government Printing Office. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
12Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35th edition (January 27, 2009). ISBN978-0-7106-2869-5.
↑Kessler, Ronald (2009). In the President's Secret Service: Behind the Scenes with Agents in the Line of Fire and the Presidents They Protect. Crown Publishing Group. ISBN9780307461353.
↑Kessler, Ronald (2014). The First Family Detail: Secret Service Agents Reveal the Hidden Lives of the Presidents. Crown. ISBN978-0804139229.
↑"The Gear and Guns of the Secret Service". World of Firepower. Vol. 4, Issue 3, May/June 2016. pp. 9–10. ASIN: B01GK8XJEY.
External links
U.S. Secret Service information about protecting leaders
U.S. Department of State information about the Secret Service Uniformed Division
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