The scope of this list is primarily police

Police

The police is a personification of the state designated to put in practice the enforced law, protect property and reduce civil disorder in civilian matters. Their powers include the legitimized use of force...

 units tasked with special duties, including, but not limited to the following:

• Security
  Security
  Security is the degree of protection against danger, damage, loss, and crime. Security as a form of protection are structures and processes that provide or improve security as a condition. The Institute for Security and Open Methodologies in the OSSTMM 3 defines security as "a form of protection...
  
   of the state, state officials and foreign dignitaries
• Offensive domestic counter-terrorist actions
  Counter-terrorism
  Counter-terrorism is the practices, tactics, techniques, and strategies that governments, militaries, police departments and corporations adopt to prevent or in response to terrorist threats and/or acts, both real and imputed.The tactic of terrorism is available to insurgents and governments...
  
  
• Serving high-risk arrest warrant
  Arrest warrant
  An arrest warrant is a warrant issued by and on behalf of the state, which authorizes the arrest and detention of an individual.-Canada:Arrest warrants are issued by a judge or justice of the peace under the Criminal Code of Canada....
  
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• Performing hostage rescue and/or armed intervention
• Engaging heavily-armed criminals

Argentina

Gendarmería Nacional (Argentine National Gendarmarie)

• Equipo Antiterrorista (Anti-Terrorist Team)
• Escuadrón Especial de la Gendarmería Nacional
• Sección Operaciones Especiales de Monte de Gendarmería Nacional "Groupe Monte" (National Gendarmarie Jungle Special Operations Section)
• Unidad Especial de Lucha Contra Narcotraficante (UELCON)

Policía Federal Argentina

• Grupo Especial de Operaciones Federales
  Grupo Especial de Operaciones Federales (Argentina)
  The Grupo Especial de Operaciones Federales is a special operations division of the Policía Federal Argentina trained to strategically perform counterterrorist and counternarcotics missions...
  
   (Federal Special Operations Group)

Policía de la Provincia de Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires Provincial Police

The Buenos Aires Provincial Police is the police service responsible for policing the Province of Buenos Aires, in Argentina....

• Brigada Especial Operativa Halcón
  Brigada Especial Operativa Halcón
  The Brigada Especial Operativa Halcón is a special operations division of the Buenos Aires Provincial Police in Argentina....
  
   (Hawk Special Operations Brigade)

Policía Provincial de Santa Fé

• Compañía de Tropas de Operaciones Especiales
  Compañía de Tropas de Operaciones Especiales
  Compañía de Tropas de Operaciones Especiales is the premier special operations force of the Santa Fe Province Police, Argentina....
  
   (TOE)

Prefectura Naval Argentina

Argentine Naval Prefecture

The Argentine Naval Prefecture, in Spanish Prefectura Naval Argentina or PNA, is a service of the Argentine Interior Ministry charged with protecting the country's rivers and maritime territory...

• Grupo Albatros
  Grupo Albatros
  The Grupo Albatros is a special operations service of the Prefectura Naval Argentina. Located in the province of Buenos Aires, it conducts river and maritime operations in the lakes and rivers and anything close to the coast line...
  
  
  • Grupo de Respuesta Imediata de Alto Riesgo (GRIAR) (Immediate High Risk Response Group)

Australia

• Australian Federal Police - Specialist Response and Security Team
  Specialist Response and Security
  The Specialist Response and Security Team is the Special Operations and Police Tactical Group of the Australian Federal Police having responsibility for tactical and specialist operations within the Australian Capital Territory...
  
   and Operational Response Group
  Operational Response Group
  The Operational Response Group is a police tactical group of the Australian Federal Police and part of the AFP's International Deployment Group able to support the AFP in both National and International tactical operations..-History:...
  
  
• New South Wales Police Force - Tactical Operations Unit and State Protection Support Unit
  State Protection Group
  The State Protection Group is part of the Specialist Operations division of the New South Wales Police Force, having been established in 1991 to deal with extraordinary policing responses. The SPG directly supports police in high-risk incidents such as sieges with specialised tactical,...
  
  
• New South Wales Department of Corrective Services - Hostage Response Group
  Hostage Response Group
  The Hostage Response Group is the tactical and special operations unit of the New South Wales Department of Corrective Services.Across New South Wales Corrective Services facilities have their own Immediate Action Teams , and larger 'on-call' Regional Security Units and the K9 units for major...
  
  
• Northern Territory Police - Territory Response Group
  Territory Response Group
  The Territory Response Group is the Police Tactical Group of the Northern Territory Police. Part of the Territory Response Section the TRG is tasked to provide general and specialist support to other units of the Northern Territory Police...
  
  
• Queensland Police - Special Emergency Response Team
  Special Emergency Response Team (Queensland)
  Special Emergency Response Team is the Police Tactical Group of the Queensland Police, Australia. SERT is part of the Specialist Response Branch within the Operations Support Command which incorporates the Explosive Operations Response Team and the Negotiator Coordination Unit...
  
  
• Queensland Department of Corrective Services - Tactical Response Unit
• South Australia Police - Special Tasks and Rescue Group
  Special Tasks and Rescue
  Special Tasks and Rescue is the Police Tactical Group of the South Australia Police.-History:Formed on 30 November 1978 the South Australian Police STAR Group was a rationalisation of specialist resources into one command/unit. Specialist units had existed prior to 1978 within SAPOL to deal with...
  
  
• Tasmania Police - Special Operations Group
  Special Operations Group of the Tasmania Police
  The Special Operations Group is the Police Tactical Group of the Australian Tasmania Police. SOG is a highly trained group within the Tasmania Police Service, made up of current serving Tasmania Police members from varied sections and branches.-Mission:...
  
  
• Tasmania Corrective Services - Tactical Response Group
• Victoria Police - Special Operations Group
  Victoria Police Special Operations Group
  The Special Operations Group is the police tactical group of the Victoria Police.-History:The Special Operations Group was formed in 1977. Its main function was to provide a response to politically motivated and criminal terrorist activity. Today, this remains the number one priority for the...
  
   and Critical Incident Response Team
  Critical Incident Response Team
  Critical incident response teams are part of the Victorian Police Force Response Unit Command.- Overview :The critical incident response teams respond to incidents that wouldn’t warrant the attendance of the Special Operations Group but for which the general duties police are not trained or...
  
  
• Western Australia Police - Tactical Response Group

Austria

• Bundespolizei (Federal Police) - Einsatzkommando (EKO) Cobra
  EKO Cobra
  EKO Cobra is Austria's foremost counter-terrorism special operations tactical unit. It is not part of the Austrian Federal Police but is directly under the control of the Austrian Federal Ministry for the Interior.-History:...
  
  

Bosnia and Herzegovina

• (SIPA) Državna agencija za istragu i zaštitu or State Information and Protection Agency
• Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Police MUP RBiH Federa Counter-terrorism branches
• Republika Srpska Police MUP RS Counter-terrorism branches

Brazil

• Polícia Militar (Brazilian Military Police) - Batalhão de Operações Policiais Especiais
  BOPE
  Batalhão de Operações Policiais Especiais , mostly known by its acronym BOPE, is a special forces unit of the Military Police of Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil....
  
  (Special Police Operations Battalion)
• Polícia Militar (Brazilian Military Police) - Grupo de Ações Táticas Especiais
  Grupo de Ações Táticas Especiais
  Grupo de Ações Táticas Especiais , mostly known by its acronym GATE, is a special force of São Paulo and Minas Gerais military police. Being a tactical-natured force, their mission is rescue hostages and disarming bombs. It is the São Paulo police force with similar status and training as the U.S...
  
  (Special Tactical Actions Group)
• Polícia Civil (Brazilian Civil Police) - CORE Coordenadoria de Recursos Especiais (Coordination of Special Resources)

Canada

• Atomic Energy of Canada Limited's (AECL) Nuclear Security Response Team
• Bruce Power
  Bruce Power
  Bruce Power Limited Partnership is a Canadian business partnership composed of several corporations. It exists as a partnership between Cameco Corporation , TransCanada Corporation , BPC Generation Infrastructure Trust , the Power Workers Union and The Society of Energy Professionals...
  
   - Nuclear Response Team
• Calgary Police Service - Tactical Unit
• Canadian Forces
  Canadian Forces
  The Canadian Forces , officially the Canadian Armed Forces , are the unified armed forces of Canada, as constituted by the National Defence Act, which states: "The Canadian Forces are the armed forces of Her Majesty raised by Canada and consist of one Service called the Canadian Armed Forces."...
  
   - Joint Task Force 2 (JTF2)
• Correctional Service Canada - Institutional Emergency Response Team (IERT)
• Chalk River Laboratories Nuclear Response Force (NRF)
• Ontario Power Generation
  Ontario Power Generation
  Ontario Power Generation is a public company wholly owned by the Government of Ontario. OPG is responsible for approximately 70% of the electricity generation in the Province of Ontario, Canada. Sources of electricity include nuclear, hydroelectric, solar, wind, and fossil fuel...
  
  's nuclear response force (NRF)
• Durham Regional Police - Tactical Support Unit (TSU)
• Edmonton Police Service - Tactical Unit
• Hamilton Regional Police - Tactical Rescue Unit
• London Police Service - Emergency Response Section (ERS [originally formed as the Emergency Response Unit - ERU]). Provincially accredited Hostage Rescue Unit.
• Municipal Integrated Emergency Response Team - MIERT, A joint ERT of the Delta, Abbotsford, New Westminster, and Port Moody Police Departments.
• Niagara Regional Police - Emergency Task Unit
• Ontario Provincial Police - Tactics and Rescue Unit (TRU), Emergency Response Team (ERT), Provincial Emergency Response Team (PERT)
• Ottawa Police Service - Tactical Unit
• Peel Regional Police - Tactical and Rescue Unit
• Royal Canadian Mounted Police
  Royal Canadian Mounted Police
  The Royal Canadian Mounted Police , literally ‘Royal Gendarmerie of Canada’; colloquially known as The Mounties, and internally as ‘The Force’) is the national police force of Canada, and one of the most recognized of its kind in the world. It is unique in the world as a national, federal,...
  
   - Emergency Response Team (ERT)
• Royal Newfoundland Constabulary - Tactics and Rescue Unit (TRU)
• Service de police de la Ville de Montreal (City of Montreal Police Service) - Groupe tactique d'intervention (Tactical Intervention Group)
• Sûreté du Québec (Quebec Provincial Police) - Groupe d'Intervention (Intervention Group )
• Toronto Police Service - Emergency Task Force
  Emergency Task Force
  The Emergency Task Force ' is the tactical unit of the Toronto Police Service . It is mandated to deal with high risk situations like hostage taking, emotionally disturbed persons, high risk arrests, warrant service and protection details. The unit was created in 1965, and inspired the television...
  
   (ETF)
• Vancouver Police Department - Emergency Response Team
• Waterloo Regional Police Service - Emergency Response Unit
• Winnipeg Police Service - Tactical Support Team (TST)
• York Regional Police - Emergency Response Unit (ERU)

Chile

• Policía de Investigaciones de Chile PDI - Equipo de Reacción Táctico Antinarcóticos ERTA
• Carabineros de Chile - GOPE

China

• Beijing SWAT
  Beijing SWAT
  The Beijing Special Weapons and Tactics Unit is a police unit in the People's Republic of China that deals with incidents beyond the capabilities of normal patrol officers such as hostage situations, high risk warrants and riot control...
  
  
• Chongqing SWAT
• Snow Leopard Commando Unit (SLCU)
• Special Police Unit
  Special Police Unit
  Special Police Units are SWAT units of the Chinese People's Armed Police at the provincial and municipal level...
  
  

Denmark

• Politiet (Danish police) - Aktionsstyrken (AKS)
  Politiets Aktionsstyrke
  Politiets Aktionsstyrke is the special forces unit of the Danish police.AKS is a national SWAT unit. It is meant to handle extraordinarily difficult or life-threatening criminal situations, such as terrorism, hostage situations, and kidnapping. It also deals with emergency rescue situations that...
  
  

France

• Police Nationale (National Police)
  • Force d'Intervention de la Police Nationale (FIPN)
    • Brigade de Recherche et d'Intervention (BRI)
    • Groupes d'Intervention de la Police Nationale (GIPN)
      GIPN
      GIPN is an initialism for Groupes d'Intervention de la Police Nationale or French National Police Intervention Groups. Its motto is "La cohésion fait la force" or "Cohesion brings strength."-History:...
      
      (National Police Intervention Groups)
    • Recherche Assistance Intervention Dissuasion (RAID)
      Recherche Assistance Intervention Dissuasion
      Recherche Assistance Intervention Dissuasion or RAID is, like the GIPN, a Special Operations tactical unit of the National Police with more manpower and equipment...
      
      (Research, Assistance, Intervention, Deterrence)
• Brigade Anti-Criminalité (BAC) of the Préfecture de Police de Paris (Prefecture of Paris Police)
• Service de Protection des Hautes Personnalités
  Service de Protection des Hautes Personnalités
  The Service de Protection des Hautes Personnalités or in English, VIP Protection Service, is a unit within the French National Police which is responsible for the protection of French and Foreign dignitaries and the provision of technical security support...
  
  (SPHP)

• Gendarmerie Nationale (National Gendarmerie)
  • Groupe d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale (GIGN)
    Groupe d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale
    The National Gendarmerie Intervention Group, commonly abbreviated GIGN , is a special operations unit of the French Armed Forces. It is part of the National Gendarmerie and is trained to perform counter-terrorist and hostage rescue missions in France or anywhere else in the world.The GIGN was...
    
    (National Gendarmerie Intervention Group)
  • Escadron parachutiste d'intervention de la Gendarmerie nationale (EPIGN)
    Escadron Parachutiste d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale
    The Parachute Intervention Squadron of the National Gendarmerie was the parachute-trained intervention squadron of the French Gendarmerie. The unit was formed in 1984 and absorbed into the newly reorganized GIGN in September 2007. -Known operations:...
    
     (Parachute Intervention Squadron of the National Gendarmerie)
  • Pelotons d'Intervention de 2e Génération (PI2G)

Germany

• Bundespolizei (German Federal Police) - GSG 9
  GSG 9
  The GSG 9 der Bundespolizei , is the elite counter-terrorism and special operations unit of the German Federal Police.-History and name:...
  
  (formerly an a German abbreviation of Grenzschutzgruppe 9, 'Border Guards, Group 9')
• Landespolizei (State police) Spezialeinsatzkommando (SEK)
  Spezialeinsatzkommando
  Spezialeinsatzkommandos are the special response units of the German state police forces. German SEKs are full-time units whose members do not perform any other duties, and are essentially the equivalent of American SWAT Teams...
  
  , Mobiles Einsatzkommando (MEK)
• Zollkriminalamt (German Customs Investigation Bureau) - Zentrale Unterstützungsgruppe Zoll (ZUZ)
  Zentrale Unterstützungsgruppe Zoll
  The Zentrale Unterstützungsgruppe Zoll is the SWAT unit of the German Customs Service and subordinate to the German Customs Investigation Bureau .-History:...
  
  
• Mobiles Einsatzkommando (Mobiles Einsatzkommando, state police services and federal criminal police office)

Greece

• Elliniki Astynomia (Greek Police) - Eidiki Katastaltiki Antitromokratiki Monada
  Special Anti-Terrorist Unit
  The Special Suppressive Anti-Terrorist Unit is the Greek counter-terrorism unit of the Hellenic Police. It is the most distinguished part of the Hellenic Police...
  
  (Special Anti-Terrorist Unit)

Hong Kong

• Hong Kong Police Force
  • Police Tactical Unit
    Police Tactical Unit (Hong Kong)
    The Police Tactical Unit is a paramilitary riot control unit of the Hong Kong Police Force. The Police Tactical Unit provides an immediate manpower reserve for use in any emergency, Unit companies are attached to all land Regions and are available for internal security, crowd control, anti-crime...
    
    
    • Special Duties Unit
      Special Duties Unit
      The Special Duties Unit is an elite paramilitary tactical unit of the Hong Kong Police Force. Established in July 1974, it is a sub-division of the Police Tactical Unit...
      
      
  • Counter-Terrorism and Internal Security Division
    • Airport Security Unit
      Airport Security Unit (Hong Kong)
      The Airport Security Unit formed in 1977, is a special force of the Hong Kong Police Force tasked with the security of the Hong Kong International Airport....
      
      
    • Counter Terrorism Response Unit

Hungary

• Terrorelhárító Szolgálat (Anti-Terrorist Service)
• Counter-Terrorist Centre (TEK) Team

Iceland

• Víkingasveitin
  Víkingasveitin
  Víkingasveitin , officially Sérsveit ríkislögreglustjórans , is Iceland's elite counter-terrorism unit, specializing in various types of armed and unarmed infantry combat. It is in many ways modeled on the Norwegian Delta counter-terrorist unit with which it conducts many exercises, both in Norway...
  
   (Viking Squad / Special Operations Unit of the National Commissioner)

Ireland

• Garda Síochána (national police) - Emergency Response Unit
  Emergency Response Unit (Garda)
  The Emergency Response Unit of the Garda Síochána is a specialist armed intervention unit under the Special Detective Unit, formed to deal with situations that cannot be handled by regular Garda officers.-History:...
  
  
• Garda Síochána (national police) - Regional Support Unit

Israel

• Mishteret Yisrael (Israel Police)
  • Yeḥidat Mishtara Meyuḥedet
    Yamam
    The Yamam ) is an elite Border police, not civilian Police counter-terrorism unit in Israel. The Yamam is capable of both hostage-rescue operations and offensive take-over raids against targets in civilian areas...
    
    (YAMAM)
  • Yehidat Siyur Meyuhedet
    Yasam
    The Yasam is the Israel Police Special Patrol Unit , a police unit dedicated to continuous security, riot and crowd control and other special operations....
    
    (Yasam)

Italy

• Antiterrorismo Pronto Impiego
  AntiTerrorismo Pronto Impiego
  The Counter-terrorism Rapid Response force, formed in 1983, is a special police unit of the Guardia di Finanza dealing with anti-terrorism in Italy. The unit took part in counterterrorism operations and VIP protection details in Italy. This unit has done operations in Albania, Kosovo and Hungary....
  
   "ATPI" (Italian Guardia di Finanza
  Guardia di Finanza
  The Guardia di Finanza is a Italian law enforcement agency under the authority of the Minister of Economy and Finance. Like the Carabinieri, it is part of the Italian Armed Forces. The Guard is essentially responsible for dealing with financial crime and smuggling; it has also evolved into Italy's...
  
  )
• Gruppo di Intervento Speciale
  Gruppo di Intervento Speciale
  Gruppo di Intervento Speciale is an elite Special Operations counter-terrorism tactical response unit inside the Italian Carabinieri military police, first formed in 1978...
  
   "GIS" (Italian Carabinieri
  Carabinieri
  The Carabinieri is the national gendarmerie of Italy, policing both military and civilian populations, and is a branch of the armed forces.-Early history:...
  
  )
• Nucleo Operativo Centrale di Sicurezza
  Nucleo Operativo Centrale di Sicurezza
  The Nucleo Operativo Centrale di Sicurezza is a special operations division of the Italian state police.-History:In 1974 the Chief of the Polizia di Stato Anti-Terrorism Bureau, Emilio Santillo, announced the necessity to establish a tactical unit with the capability to arrest known terrorists and...
  
   "NOCS" (Italian Police
  Polizia di Stato
  The Polizia di Stato is one of the national police forces of Italy.It is the main police force for providing police duties and it is also responsible for patrolling motorways , railways , airports , customs as well as certain waterways, and assisting the local police...
  
  )

Japan

• Keisatsu-chō (National Police Agency) - Tokushu Kyūshū Butai
  Special Assault Team
  The is a paramilitary counter terrorism unit under the Japanese National Police Agency. The SAT is mandated, along with the Anti-Firearms Squad and the Counter-NBC Terrorism Squad, for counterterrorism missions and incidents involving firearms or criminals which require an armed response beyond...
  
   (Special Assault Team or SAT)

Kuwait

Kuwait Special Force (Al Quwat Al Khasa)

Kuwait Swat team

Kuwait National Guards (Al Haras Al Watany)

Latvia

• Speciālo uzdevumu vienība (Special Tasks Unit)
• OMEGA
  OMEGA
  OMEGA is the premier counter-terrorism unit of Latvia. Founded in 1992, OMEGA cooperates with many other counter-terrorism units over the world. Its equipment and weaponry includes the Heckler & Koch MP5, the HK G36C and the Walther P99....
  
   (counter-terrorism unit)

Malaysia

• Royal Malaysia Police
  • Pasukan Gerakan Khas
    Pasukan Gerakan Khas
    The Pasukan Gerakan Khas is an elite high-profile counter-terrorism and special operations tactical unit of the Royal Malaysia Police...
    
     (Special Operations Force)
  • Unit Tindakan Cepat
    Unit Tindakan Cepat
    Unit Tindakan Cepat in Malay is an armed specialist unit of the Royal Malaysian Police and comes under the direct command of the Criminal Investigations Department. Based at all police contingent headquarters in Malaysia, it is the main anti-crime/terrrorist unit of the police force...
    
    

Netherlands

• Koninklijke Marechaussee (Royal Marshals/Royal Military Police) - Brigade Speciale Beveiligingsopdrachten
  Brigade Speciale Beveiligingsopdrachten
  The Brigade Speciale Beveiligingsopdrachten or BSB is a special forces/special operations unit of the Koninklijke Marechaussee, the Dutch gendarmerie corps...
  
  (Brigade Special Protection tasks)

• Korps landelijke politiediensten (National Police Services Agency) - Dienst Speciale Interventies (Special Intervention Service)

Nicaragua

• Policia Nacional-DOEP
  • Tácticas y Armas Policiales de Intervención y Rescate (TAPIR)
  • Departamento de Intervención Rápida (GIR)

Norway

• Politi- og lensmannsetaten (Norwegian Police Service) - Beredskapstroppen
  Beredskapstroppen
  Beredskapstroppen , call sign Delta, is a specialized police unit situated in Oslo, Norway. It is the main public force counter-terrorism unit in Norway, trained to perform dangerous operations such as high-risk arrests and hostage situations...
  
  (nickname 'Delta')
• Forsvarets Spesialkommando

Philippines

Philippine National Police

Philippine National Police

The Philippine National Police is the national police force of the Republic of the Philippines. It is both a national and a local police force in that it does provides all law enforcement services throughout the Philippines...

• Special Action Force
  Special Action Force
  The Special Action Force is the National Mobile Unit of the Philippine National Police. It is formed along the lines of the British Army Special Air Service, but with different recruitment and selection procedures...
  
  
• Special Response Unit

Bureau of Fire Protection

• Special Rescue Unit

Romania

• Detaşamentul de Intervenţii şi Acţiuni Speciale
  Detasamentul de Politie pentru Interventie Rapida
  Detaşamentul Poliţiei pentru Intervenţie Rapidă is the common name in Romania for county-level police rapid intervention units....
  
  (DIAS), part of Detaşamentul de Poliţie pentru Intervenţie Rapidă
  Detasamentul de Politie pentru Interventie Rapida
  Detaşamentul Poliţiei pentru Intervenţie Rapidă is the common name in Romania for county-level police rapid intervention units....
  
   (DPIR) (Rapid Reaction Police Department)

Russia

• Ministerstvo Vnutrennikh Del (MVD) (Ministry of Internal Affairs):
  • Otryad Militsii Osobogo Naznacheniya (OMON)
    OMON
    OMOH is a generic name for the system of special units of militsiya within the Russian and earlier the Soviet MVD...
    
    (Special Purpose Police Squad; generic name)
  • Spetsialniy Otryad Bistrogo Reagirovannia (SOBR)
    SOBR
    The Special Rapid Response Unit or SOBR is an elite commando unit of the Russian Interior Ministry, involved in anti-criminal operations....
    
     (Special Rapid Reaction Unit)

Singapore

• Singapore Police Force - Special Tactics and Rescue (STAR)
  Special Tactics and Rescue (Singapore)
  The Special Tactics and Rescue is the elite Special Operations SWAT of the Singapore Police Force. Its official task is to provide the Singapore Police Force with a tactical armed-response capability, and its motto is "Vigilance, Valour, Victory"....
  
  
• Singapore Prison Service
  Singapore Prison Service
  The Singapore Prison Service is an agency of the Government of Singapore under the hierarchy of the Ministry of Home Affairs. It runs 14 prisons and drug rehabilitation centres in Singapore. It is situated at Upper Changi Road....
  
   - Singapore Prisons Emergency Action Response (SPEAR) Force

Slovakia

• Útvar Osobitného Určenia (UOU) - Special Designation Unit of the Presidium of Police
• Pohotovostný Policajný Útvar (PPÚ)
• Úrad boja proti organizovanej kriminalite - Zásahová skupina ZS ÚBOK PPZ - Organized crime department - Intervention unit
• Úrad pre Ochranu Ústavných Činiteľov a Diplomatických Misií - Odbor špeciálnej ochrany (ÚOÚČ OŠO) - Security of the state, state officials and foreign dignitaries - Special protection unit
• Jednotka služobných zákrokov Colného krimináleho úradu Colnej správy SR - (JSZ CKÚ ) Customs Criminal Office’s Intervention Unit
• Zásahová jednotka Mobilnej zásahovej skupiny RHP Sobrance - Hraničná polícia - Intervention unit of the Border Police
• Zásahové jednotky Špeciálnych zásahových skupín Zboru väzenskej a justičnej stráže - Intervention units of the Special intervention groups of the Department of Corrective Services

South Africa

• South African Police Service - Service Special Task Force
  South African Police Service Special Task Force
  The South African Police Service Special Task Force is the special operations element of the South African Police Service .The STF is considered to be among the best of such units in the world....
  
   (SAPS STF)
• National Intervention Unit - to stop heists and securely transport famous people at risk
• Tactical Response Teams (TRT) they respond to medium to high risk situations.

South Korea

• Korean National Police SWAT - (KNP SWAT) National Police Agency (Republic of Korea)
• Combat Police Anti-riot paramilitary police unit.

Spain

• Cuerpo Nacional de Policía (National Police Corps) - Grupo Especial de Operaciones (GEO)
  Grupo Especial de Operaciones
  The Grupo Especial de Operaciones , commonly known as GEOs, are the Special Operations Forces of the Spanish Cuerpo Nacional de Policía of Spain. They are stationed in Guadalajara near the capital, Madrid. The GEO has response capabilities and is responsible for VIP protection duties, as well as...
  
  (Special Operations Group)
• Cuerpo de la Guardia Civil (Civil Guard)- Unidad Especial de Intervención (UEI)
  Unidad Especial de Intervención
  The Unidad Especial de Intervención is the emergency response unit of the Spanish Guardia Civil. Its motto is Celeritas et Subtilitas Patrio.The unit was created on February 3, 1982...
  
  (Special Intervention Unit)
• Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalonia police) - Grup Especial d'Intervenció (Special interventions team)

Sweden

• Polisen (Swedish Police Service) - Nationella Insatsstyrkan (National Task Force)
• Polisen (Swedish Police Service) - Piketen
  Piketen
  Piketen is an emergency response asset of the Swedish Police Service, similar to the SWAT in the United States.Piketen is called in when situations occur that are too dangerous for ordinary police to handle, such as hostage situations, arresting armed suspects and arresting barricaded suspects...
  
  

Thailand

• Royal Thai Police
  Royal Thai Police
  The Royal Thai Police are the national police of Thailand.-About:Primary responsibility for the maintenance of public order through enforcement of the kingdom's laws was exercised by the Thailand National Police Department , a subdivision of the Ministry of Interior...
  
  
  • Arintharat 26 Special Operations Unit
  • Naresuan 261 Counter-Terrorism Unit
    Naresuan 261 Counter-Terrorism Unit
    -History:Special Operations Unit "Naraesuan 261" was set up in 1983, Buddhist year 2526, by a Thai Cabinet Resolution. The Resolution, dated February 1, 2526 , was a major policy decision designed to provide a force for counter-terrorism efforts....
    
    

Turkey

• General Directorate of Security
  General Directorate of Security
  The General Directorate of Security are the civilian police force responsible for law enforcement in Turkey.-Structure:In the provinces, it operates under the command of governors and district governors . Civil administrators are responsible for the security and wellbeing of towns and districts...
  
  
  • Special Movement
• Gendarmerie
  • Gendarmerie Search and Rescue Team

Ukraine

• Ministerstvo Vnutrishnikh Sprav (Ministry of Internal Affairs) - Berkut
  Berkut (Ukraine)
  The "Berkut" is the system of special units of the Ukrainian militsiya within the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Ukraine's successor of the Soviet OMON. Currently it is considered to be part of the Militsiya of Public Security. Its full name is "Berkut" Separate Special Assignment Unit of...
  
  

United Kingdom

• Her Majesty's Prison Service
  Her Majesty's Prison Service
  Her Majesty's Prison Service is a part of the National Offender Management Service of the Government of the United Kingdom tasked with managing most of the prisons within England and Wales...
  
   National Tactical Response Group (NTRG)
• Metropolitan Police Service
  Metropolitan Police Service
  The Metropolitan Police Service is the territorial police force responsible for Greater London, excluding the "square mile" of the City of London which is the responsibility of the City of London Police...
  
   Specialist Firearms Command (CO19)
  Specialist Firearms Command
  Central Operations Specialist Firearms Command is a Central Operations branch within Greater London's Metropolitan Police Service. The Command is responsible for providing a firearms-response capability, assisting the rest of the service, which is normally unarmed...
  
  
• Ministry of Defence Police
  Ministry of Defence Police
  The Ministry of Defence Police is a civilian police force which is part of the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence. The force is part of the larger government agency, the Ministry of Defence Police and Guarding Agency , together with the Ministry of Defence Guard Service...
  
   (MDP) Tactical Support Group (TSG)
• Royal Ulster Constabulary
  Royal Ulster Constabulary
  The Royal Ulster Constabulary was the name of the police force in Northern Ireland from 1922 to 2000. Following the awarding of the George Cross in 2000, it was subsequently known as the Royal Ulster Constabulary GC. It was founded on 1 June 1922 out of the Royal Irish Constabulary...
  
  /Police Service of Northern Ireland
  Police Service of Northern Ireland
  The Police Service of Northern Ireland is the police force that serves Northern Ireland. It is the successor to the Royal Ulster Constabulary which, in turn, was the successor to the Royal Irish Constabulary in Northern Ireland....
  
   Headquarters Mobile Support Unit
  Headquarters Mobile Support Unit
  The Headquarters Mobile Support Unit was a detachment of the Royal Ulster Constabulary, now re-named the Police Service of Northern Ireland .-Background:...
  
   (HMSU)
• Elements of units from the United Kingdom Special Forces
  United Kingdom Special Forces
  The United Kingdom Special Forces is a UK Ministry of Defence Directorate which also has the capability to provide a Joint Special Operations Task Force Headquarters...
  
   have been deployed to support the Police a number of times in counterterrorist, intelligence and hostage rescue roles, though this has seen a marked decline since the end of the troubles
  The Troubles
  The Troubles was a period of ethno-political conflict in Northern Ireland which spilled over at various times into England, the Republic of Ireland, and mainland Europe. The duration of the Troubles is conventionally dated from the late 1960s and considered by many to have ended with the Belfast...
  
   in Northern Ireland.
• Special Forces: SAS/ Special Air Service.

United States

Federal Agencies

United States Department of Energy

United States Department of Energy

The United States Department of Energy is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government concerned with the United States' policies regarding energy and safety in handling nuclear material...

• Special Response Teams (SRT)
• Special Response Force (SRF)

United States Department of Homeland Security

United States Department of Homeland Security

The United States Department of Homeland Security is a cabinet department of the United States federal government, created in response to the September 11 attacks, and with the primary responsibilities of protecting the territory of the United States and protectorates from and responding to...

• Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
  • Office of Field Operations (OFO) - Special Response Teams (SRT)
  • US Border Patrol (USBP) - Special Operations Group
    • USBP - Border Patrol Tactical Unit (BORTAC)
      BORTAC
      BORTAC is an initialism for the United States "Border Patrol Tactical Unit". BORTAC is the paramilitary arm of the United States Border Patrol.-Mission:...
      
      
    • USBP Border Patrol Search, Trauma, and Rescue (BORSTAR) Teams
    • USBP San Diego Sector - Air Mobile Unit (AMU)
  • USBP San Diego Sector - BORTAC (formerly REACT)
  • USBP - Special Response Teams (SRT)
• Federal Protective Service (FPS) - Special Response Teams
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
  • Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) - Special Response Teams (SRT)
  • Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) - Special Response Teams (SRT)
  • Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) - Tactical Intervention and Control (TIAC) Teams
• Coast Guard
  United States Coast Guard
  The United States Coast Guard is a branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven U.S. uniformed services. The Coast Guard is a maritime, military, multi-mission service unique among the military branches for having a maritime law enforcement mission and a federal regulatory agency...
  
  
  • Deployable Operations Group
    Deployable Operations Group
    The Deployable Operations Group is a United States Coast Guard command that provides properly equipped, trained and organized Deployable Specialized Forces to Coast Guard, DHS, DoD and inter-agency operational and tactical commanders...
    
    
    • Maritime Safety and Security Team (MSST)
      Maritime Safety and Security Team
      A Maritime Safety and Security Team or MSST is a United States Coast Guard anti-terrorism team established to protect local maritime assets...
      
      
    • Maritime Security Response Team (MSRT)
    • Tactical Law Enforcement Teams
      Law Enforcement Detachments
      Law Enforcement Detachments or LEDETs are specialized, deployable maritime law enforcement teams of the United States Coast Guard. First established in 1982, their primary mission is to deploy aboard U.S. and allied naval vessels to conduct and support law enforcement, interdiction, or security...
      
       (TACLET)
  • Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON)
    Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron
    The Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron is an armed U.S. Coast Guard helicopter squadron specializing in Airborne Use of Force and drug-interdiction missions. It is based at Cecil Field in Jacksonville, Florida....
    
    
  • Vessel Boarding Security Teams (VBST)
• United States Secret Service
  United States Secret Service
  The United States Secret Service is a United States federal law enforcement agency that is part of the United States Department of Homeland Security. The sworn members are divided among the Special Agents and the Uniformed Division. Until March 1, 2003, the Service was part of the United States...
  
  
  • Counter Sniper (CS) Team
  • US Secret Service Uniform Division (UD) - Emergency Response Team (ERT)
  • US Secret Service - Counter Assault Team (CAT)

United States Department of Justice

United States Department of Justice

The United States Department of Justice , is the United States federal executive department responsible for the enforcement of the law and administration of justice, equivalent to the justice or interior ministries of other countries.The Department is led by the Attorney General, who is nominated...

• Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives - Special Response Teams (SRT)
• Drug Enforcement Administration
  Drug Enforcement Administration
  The Drug Enforcement Administration is a federal law enforcement agency under the United States Department of Justice, tasked with combating drug smuggling and use within the United States...
  
  
  • Foreign-deployed Advisory and Support Teams (FAST)
  • Mobile Enforcement Teams (MET)
• Federal Bureau of Investigation
  • Hostage Rescue Team (FBI)
  • FBI Regional SWAT Teams
• Federal Bureau of Prisons
  Federal Bureau of Prisons
  The Federal Bureau of Prisons is a federal law enforcement agency subdivision of the United States Department of Justice and is responsible for the administration of the federal prison system. The system also handles prisoners who committed acts considered felonies under the District of Columbia's...
  
   - Special Operations Response Teams (SORT)
• United States Marshal Service (USMS)
  • USMS Special Operations Group (SOG)
  • USMS - Special Response Teams (SRT)

United States Department of State

United States Department of State

The United States Department of State , is the United States federal executive department responsible for international relations of the United States, equivalent to the foreign ministries of other countries...

• Bureau of Diplomatic Security
  Bureau of Diplomatic Security
  The Bureau of Diplomatic Security, more commonly known as Diplomatic Security, or DS, is the security and law enforcement arm of the United States Department of State. DS is a world leader in international investigations, threat analysis, cyber security, counterterrorism, security technology, and...
  
   - Office of Mobile Security Deployments (MSD)

United States Department of Treasury

• United States Mint Police
  United States Mint Police
  The United States Mint Police is one of the oldest federal law enforcement agencies in the United States. It is responsible for the protection of the United States Treasury and the United States Mint.-Official duties:...
  
   - Special Response Teams (SRT)

National Park Service

National Park Service

The National Park Service is the U.S. federal agency that manages all national parks, many national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations...

• Yellowstone Special Response Team (SRT)
• Western Region Special Response Team
• Special Events and Tactics Team
• US Park Police - Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team

Independent Federal Agencies

• Amtrak Police
  Amtrak Police
  The Amtrak Police is a railroad police agency that acts as the security and law enforcement agency of Amtrak, a passenger train system in the United States...
  
   - Mobile Tactical Unit (MTU)
• CIA Security Protective Service (SPS) - Special Response Team (SRT)
• National Security Agency Police Department - Special Response Team (SRT)
• Penatagon Force Protection Agency
  • Pentagon Police Directorate - Emergency Response Team (ERT)
• United States Capital Police - Containment Emergency Response Team (CERT)

State Agencies

• Division of Alaska State Troopers (AST)
  Alaska State Troopers
  The Division of Alaska State Troopers is the state police agency of Alaska. It is a division of the Alaska Department of Public Safety . The Alaska State Troopers are a full service law enforcement agency and handle both traffic and criminal law enforcement...
  
   - Special Emergency Response Team (SERT)
• California Highway Patrol
  California Highway Patrol
  The California Highway Patrol is a law enforcement agency of the U.S. state of California. The CHP has patrol jurisdiction over all California highways and also acts as the state police....
  
   - Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) Team
• California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation - Special Emergency Response Team (SERT)
• Connecticut State Police
  Connecticut State Police
  The Connecticut State Police is a division of the Connecticut Department of Public Safety responsible for traffic regulation and law enforcement across the state of Connecticut, especially in areas not served by local police departments. The CSP currently has approximately 1,248 troopers, and is...
  
   - State Police Tactical Unit (SPTU)
• Delaware State Police
  Delaware State Police
  The Delaware State Police is a division of the Delaware Department of Public Safety and Homeland Security and is responsible for traffic regulation and law enforcement across the state of Delaware, especially in areas underserved by local police departments...
  
   - Special Operations Response Team (SORT)
• Georgia Counter-Terrorism Task Force (CTTF) (Multi-agency tactical team)
• Georgia State Patrol
  Georgia State Patrol
  The Georgia State Patrol is the highway patrol agency for the U.S. state of Georgia. The GSP has statewide jurisdiction with the exception of federal military installations...
  
   - Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team
• Illinois State Police
  Illinois State Police
  The Illinois State Police is the state police force of Illinois. Officially established in 1922, the Illinois State Police have over 3,000 personnel and 21 districts. The main facilities of the Illinois State Police Academy, which were constructed in 1968, are located in Springfield. Prior to...
  
   - Tactical Response Team (TRT)
• Indiana State Police
  Indiana State Police
  The Indiana State Police is the statewide law enforcement agency for the state of Indiana. Indiana was the 12th state to offer protection to its citizens with a state police force.-History:...
  
   - Emergency Response Team (ERT)
• Florida Highway Patrol
  Florida Highway Patrol
  The Division of the Florida Highway Patrol is a division of the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles and the law enforcement agency charged with ensuring the safety of the highways and roads of the state.-History:...
  
   - Tactical Response Teams (TRT)
• Florida Department of Law Enforcement
  Florida Department of Law Enforcement
  The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is a Florida government agency. FDLE is composed of five programs: Executive Direction and Business Support, Criminal Investigations and Forensic Science, Criminal Justice Information, Criminal Justice Professionalism, and the Florida Capitol Police...
  
   (FDLE) - Special Operations Teams (SOT)
• Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
  Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
  The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is a Florida government agency charged with managing the state's fish and wildlife resources, regulating Florida's fisheries and wildlife, and enforcing related laws...
  
   - Special Operations Group (FWCSOG)
• Louisiana State Police
  Louisiana State Police
  The Louisiana State Police is the state police department of Louisiana, which has jurisdiction anywhere in the state, headquartered in Baton Rouge. It was created to protect the lives, property and constitutional rights of people in Louisiana. It falls under the authority of the Louisiana...
  
   - Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team
• Maine State Police
  Maine State Police
  The Maine State Police is the state police agency for Maine, which has jurisdiction across the state. It was created in 1921 to protect the lives, property, and constitutional rights of the citizens of the State of Maine.-Vehicles:...
  
   - Tactical Team
• Maryland State Police
  Maryland State Police
  The Maryland State Police is the official state police force of the state of Maryland. The Maryland State Police is headquartered at 1201 Reisterstown Road in the Pikesville CDP in unincorporated Baltimore County.-Organizational structure:...
  
   - Special Tactical Assault Team Element (STATE)
• Maryland State Police
  Maryland State Police
  The Maryland State Police is the official state police force of the state of Maryland. The Maryland State Police is headquartered at 1201 Reisterstown Road in the Pikesville CDP in unincorporated Baltimore County.-Organizational structure:...
  
   - Tactical Medical Unit
• Maryland Transportation Authority Police
  Maryland Transportation Authority Police
  The Maryland Transportation Authority Police is the second largest state law enforcement agency in Maryland and is charged with providing law enforcement services on Maryland Transportation Authority highways and facilities throughout the state of Maryland in addition to contractual services that...
  
   - Special Response Team (SRT)
• Maryland Transit Administration Police
  Maryland Transit Administration Police
  The Maryland Transit Administration Police is the law enforcement branch of the Maryland Transit Administration directed to patrol public transportation and related facilities in and around the Baltimore, Maryland, area...
  
   - Special Response Team (SRT)
• Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Police
  Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Police
  The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Police is a police force which has primary jurisdiction on Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority property and vehicles in each of the 178 cities and towns within the MBTA District. The department has grown to an authorized strength of 266...
  
   - Special Operations Team (SOT)
• Massachusetts State Police
  Massachusetts State Police
  The Massachusetts State Police is an agency of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' Executive Office of Public Safety and Security responsible for criminal law enforcement and traffic vehicle regulation across the state...
  
    - Special Tactical Operations Team (STOP)
• Michigan State Police - Emergency Support Team (EST)
• New Hampshire Division of State Police - Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Unit
• New Jersey State Police
  New Jersey State Police
  The New Jersey State Police is the state police force for the state of New Jersey. It is a general-powers police agency with state wide jurisdiction when requested by the Governor, designated by Troop Sectors.-History:...
  
   - Technical Emergency And Mission Specialists (TEAMS) Unit
• New Jersey Transit Police
  New Jersey Transit Police Department
  The New Jersey Transit Police Department is a transit police force for the New Jersey Transit Corporation in the state of New Jersey...
  
   - Emergency Services Unit (ESU)
• New Jersey Transit Police
  New Jersey Transit Police Department
  The New Jersey Transit Police Department is a transit police force for the New Jersey Transit Corporation in the state of New Jersey...
  
   - Conditions Tactical Unit (CTU)
• New Mexico State Police - Tactical Team
• New York State Police
  New York State Police
  The New York State Police is the state police force of over 4,600 sworn Troopers for the state of New York. It was established on April 11, 1917 by the New York Legislature, in response to the 1913 murder of a construction foreman named Sam Howell in Westchester County, which at that time did not...
  
   - Special Operations Response Team (SORT)
• North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation
  North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation
  The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation is a state-level law enforcement agency in North Carolina. Within the state, the agency acts as a criminal investigation bureau, similar to the Federal Bureau of Investigation on the federal level. The SBI is a bureau of the North Carolina...
  
   (SBI) - Special Response Team (SRT)
• Ohio State Highway Patrol
  Ohio State Highway Patrol
  The Ohio State Highway Patrol is a division of the Ohio Department of Public Safety and is the official highway patrol agency of Ohio. The several missions of the Patrol include providing roadway patrol, emergency response to all public lands, the investigation of crimes which occur on state...
  
   - Special Response Team
• Oregon State Police
  Oregon State Police
  The Oregon State Police is the main state law enforcement agency of the U.S. state of Oregon. They have been charged to enforce all of Oregon's criminal laws and to help local law enforcement agencies with their duties...
  
   - Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team
• Pennsylvania State Police
  Pennsylvania State Police
  The Pennsylvania State Police is the state police force of Pennsylvania, responsible for statewide law enforcement. It was founded in 1905 by order of Governor Samuel Pennypacker, in response to the private police forces used by mine and mill owners to stop worker strikes and the inability or...
  
   - Special Emergency Response Team (SERT)
• Port Authority Police Department (PAPD) – Emergency Services Unit (ESU)
• Rhode Island State Police
  Rhode Island State Police
  The Rhode Island State Police is an agency of the state of Rhode Island responsible for statewide law enforcement and regulation, especially in areas underserved by local police agencies and on the state's limited-access highways...
  
   - Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team
• South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) - Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT)
• Tennessee Highway Patrol - Special Operations Unit (SOU)
• Texas Department of Public Safety
  Texas Department of Public Safety
  The Texas Department of Public Safety is a department of the government of the state of Texas. The DPS is responsible for statewide law enforcement and vehicle regulation. The Public Safety Commission oversees the DPS. Its five members are appointed by the Governor of Texas and confirmed by the...
  
  , Ranger Division - Ranger Recon Teams (RRT)
• Texas Department of Public Safety
  Texas Department of Public Safety
  The Texas Department of Public Safety is a department of the government of the state of Texas. The DPS is responsible for statewide law enforcement and vehicle regulation. The Public Safety Commission oversees the DPS. Its five members are appointed by the Governor of Texas and confirmed by the...
  
  , Ranger Division - Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team
• Texas Department of Public Safety
  Texas Department of Public Safety
  The Texas Department of Public Safety is a department of the government of the state of Texas. The DPS is responsible for statewide law enforcement and vehicle regulation. The Public Safety Commission oversees the DPS. Its five members are appointed by the Governor of Texas and confirmed by the...
  
   - Special Response Teams (SRT)
• Utah Highway Patrol
  Utah Highway Patrol
  The Utah Highway Patrol is the functional equivalent of the state police for Utah. Its sworn members, known as Troopers are certified law enforcement officers and have statewide jurisdiction...
  
   - Special Emergency Response Team (SERT)
• Virginia State Police
  Virginia State Police
  Virginia State Police is a state agency, conceived in 1919 and established in 1932, that acts as the state police force for the Commonwealth of Virginia. The agency originated out of the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles as an inspector and enforcer of highway laws...
  
   - Tactical Response Teams (TRT)

Local/County Agencies

• Alexandria Police Department
  Alexandria Police Department
  The Alexandria Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency servicing 139,966 people within of jurisdiction within Alexandria, VA. The APD has been internationally accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies since 1986 and was reaccredited in 1991, 1996,...
  
   - Special Operations Team (SOT)
• Anchorage Police Department - Special Weapons and Tactics(SWAT) Team
• Arlington COunty Police Department - Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Unit
• Atlanta Police Department
  Atlanta Police Department
  The Atlanta Police Department is the law enforcement agency of the city of Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.The city shifted from its rural-based Marshal and Deputy Marshal model at the end of the 19th century. In 1873, the department was formed with 26 officers...
  
   - Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Unit
• Austin Police Department - Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) Team
• Baltimore Police Department
  Baltimore Police Department
  The Baltimore Police Department provides police services to the city of Baltimore, Maryland and was officially established by the Maryland Legislature on March 16, 1853...
  
   - Quick Reaction Team (QRT)
• Baltimore County Police Department
  Baltimore County Police Department
  The Baltimore County Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency for Baltimore County, Maryland. They have been accredited by CALEA since 1984. The current Chief is James Johnson. Chief Johnson took over as Chief on May 31, 2007, Chief James Johnson's formal ceremony was held that July...
  
   - Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team
• Bay Area Rapid Transit District Police Department
  BART Police
  The BART Police Department is the police force of the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District .The BART Police Department has more than 296 police personnel, of which 206 are sworn peace officers. BART Police officers derive their powers of arrest from Section 830.33 P.C...
  
   - SWAT Team
• Beverly Hills Police Department - Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) Team
• Broward County, Florida, Sheriff's Office - Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team
• Buena Park Police Department - Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) Team
• Central Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council (CEMLEC) - SWAT Team (Multi-jurisdiction regional team)
• Capital Region Emergency Services Team (CREST) - (Multi-jurisdiction regional Team)
• Cape Cod Regional Law Enforcement Council (CCLEC) - SWAT Team (Multi-jurisdiction team)
• Charleston County Sheriff's Department - Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) Team
• Charleston Police Department - Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) Team
• Chattanooga Police Department - Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT)
• Chesapeake Police Department - SWAT Team
• Chicago Police Department
  Chicago Police Department
  The Chicago Police Department, also known as the CPD, is the principal law enforcement agency of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States, under the jurisdiction of the Mayor of Chicago. It is the largest police department in the Midwest and the second largest local law enforcement agency in the...
  
   - SWAT Team
• Cincinnati Police Department
  Cincinnati Police Department
  The Cincinnati Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. The department has 1,057 sworn officers and 281 non-sworn employees. The previous Chief, Col. Thomas H. Streicher retired on March 18, 2011. James E...
  
   - SWAT Team
• Cleveland Division of Police
  Cleveland Division of Police
  The Cleveland Division of Police is the law enforcement agency responsible for the city of Cleveland, Ohio. Since 2005, Michael McGrath has been the chief of police.-Pre-World War II:...
  
   - Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Unit
• Cobb County, Georgia, Police Department - Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team
• Cobb County, Georgia, Sheriff's Office - Tactical Operations Unit (TOU)
• Colorado Springs Police Department - Tactical Enforcement Unit (TEU)
• Columbus Division of Police
  Columbus Division of Police
  The Columbus Division of Police is the main policing unit for the city of Columbus, Ohio. It is composed of 20 precincts, and the Chief of Police is Walter Distelzweig. Columbus is ranked the 8th most dangerous city in the United States of the 15 cities with a population of 700,000 or more,...
  
   - Specail Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Section
• Dallas Police Department
  Dallas Police Department
  The Dallas Police Department, established in 1881, is the principal law enforcement agency serving the city of Dallas, Texas.-Organization:The department is headed by a chief of police who is appointed by the city manager who, in turn, is hired by the Dallas City Council...
  
   - Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team
• Denver Police Department
  Denver Police Department
  The Denver Police Department is the full service police department jointly for the City and County of Denver, Colorado, which provides the full spectrum of police services to the entire county, and may provide contractual security police services to special districts within the county.The current...
  
   - Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) Team
• Detroit Police Department
  Detroit Police Department
  The Detroit Police Department , established in 1865, is responsible for the city of Detroit, Michigan.-History:The Detroit Police Department was established in 1865 to serve the city's growing population and covers the city with 5 districts and two precincts. The Detroit Police Department was also...
  
   - Special Response Team (SRT)
• Escondido Police Department - Tactical Operations Unit (TOU)
• Fairfax County Police Department
  Fairfax County Police Department
  The Fairfax County Police Department is a full-service law enforcement agency, located in northern Virginia. The FCPD services a population of 1,081,726 citizens within of Fairfax County, Virginia....
  
   - Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team
• Fiarfax County Sheriff's Office  - Sheriff's Emergency Response Team (SERT)
• Fulton County, Georgia, Police Department - Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team
• Fulton County, Georgia, Sheriff's Office
  Fulton County Sheriff's Office (Georgia)
  The Fulton County Sheriff's Office is responsible for providing law enforcement services within Fulton County, Georgia, to prevent crimes, preserve the peace, and make arrests. Responsibilities of deputies include securing and providing safety to County buildings, courtrooms, jail and other public...
  
   - Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team
• Gwinnett County, Georgia, Police Dept. - Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) Team
• Gwinnett County, Georgia, Sheriff's Office - Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team
• Hampton, Virigina, Police Department - Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team
• Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office - Tactical Response Team (TRT)
• Hillsborough County Fire Rescue - Medical Emergency Response Team (MERT)
• Houston Police Department
  Houston Police Department
  The Houston Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency serving the City of Houston, Texas, United States and some surrounding areas. Its headquarters are in 1200 Travis in Downtown Houston....
  
   - Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) Team
• Indianapolis Police Department
  Indianapolis Police Department
  The Indianapolis Police Department was the principal law enforcement agency of Indianapolis, under the jurisdiction of the Mayor of Indianapolis and Director of Public Safety...
  
   - Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team
• Long Beach Police Department
  Long Beach Police Department
  Long Beach Police Department may refer to:*Long Beach Police Department in California, United States*Long Beach Police Department in Indiana, United States*Long Beach Police Department in Mississippi, United States...
  
   - Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team
• Los Angeles Airport Police
  Los Angeles Airport Police
  The Los Angeles Airport Police is the largest airport police agency in the United States and the fourth largest law enforcement agency in Los Angeles County, with more than 1,100 law enforcement, security and staff personnel. The Airport Police is a division of Los Angeles Department of Airports,...
  
   - Emergency Services Unit (ESU)
• Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
  Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
  The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is a local county law enforcement agency that serves Los Angeles County, California. It is the fourth largest local policing agency in the United States, with the New York City Police Department being the first. The second largest is the Chicago Police...
  
   (LASD) - Special Enforcement Detail (SED)
• LAPD
  Los Angeles Police Department
  The Los Angeles Police Department is the police department of the city of Los Angeles, California. With just under 10,000 officers and more than 3,000 civilian staff, covering an area of with a population of more than 4.1 million people, it is the third largest local law enforcement agency in...
  
   - Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) Team
  SWAT
  A SWAT team is an elite tactical unit in various national law enforcement departments. They are trained to perform high-risk operations that fall outside of the abilities of regular officers...
  
  
• Los Angeles School Police Department
  Los Angeles School Police Department
  The Los Angeles School Police Department is a law enforcement agency in Los Angeles, California, whose duties are to provide police services to the Los Angeles Unified School District and to enforce state and city laws...
  
   - Special Response Team (SRT)
• Maricopa County Sheriff's Office - Tactical Operations Unit (TOU)
• Marietta Police Department - Special Response Team (SRT)
• Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
  Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
  Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority is an independent airport authority, created by the Commonwealth of Virginia and the District of Columbia with the consent of the United States Congress to oversee management, operations, and capital development of Washington, D.C.'s two major airports:...
  
   Police Department - Special Response Team (SRT)
• Miami-Dade Police Department
  Miami-Dade Police Department
  The Miami-Dade Police Department , formerly known as the Metro-Dade County Police Department , Dade County Public Safety Department and the Dade County Sheriff's Office is a Limited Service County Police Department serving Miami-Dade County, Florida's unincorporated areas, although they have...
  
   - Special Response Team (SRT)
• Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority
  Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority
  The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority or MARTA is the principal rapid-transit system in the Atlanta metropolitan area and the ninth-largest in the United States. Formed in 1971 as strictly a bus system, MARTA operates a network of bus routes linked to a rapid transit system consisting...
  
   (MARTA) Police Dept. - Special Operations Response Team (SORT)
• Montgomery Police Department – Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team
• Montgomery County Police Department (Maryland) – Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Unit
• Nashville Metro Police Department - Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) Team
• Navajo Nation Tribal Police - Special Operations Unit (SOU)
• Newark Police Department - Emergency Response Team (ERT)
• New Orleans Police Department - Special Weapons Assault Tactics (SWAT) Team
• Newport News Police Department - Tactical Operations Unit (TOU)
• New York City Police Department
  New York City Police Department
  The New York City Police Department , established in 1845, is currently the largest municipal police force in the United States, with primary responsibilities in law enforcement and investigation within the five boroughs of New York City...
  
   - ESU
  New York City Police Department Emergency Service Unit
  The New York City Police Department Emergency Service Unit is the Emergency Service Unit for the New York City Police Department. A component of the Special Operations Division of the Patrol Services Bureau, the unit provides specialized support and advanced equipment to other NYPD units. For...
  
  
• North Eastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council (NEMLEC) Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT)(Multi-jurisdiction regional team)
• North Miami Beach Police Department - Special Response Team (SRT)
• Northern Illinois Police Alarm System (NIPAS) - Emergency Services Team (EST)(Multi-jurisdiction regional team)
• Orlando Police Department - Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) Team
• Orange County, California, Sheriff's Department - Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) Team
• Orange County, Florida, Sheriff's Office
  Orange County Sheriff's Office (Florida)
  The Orange County Sheriff's Office is the chief law enforcement agency for Orange County, Florida, USA. The office is one of the largest law enforcement agencies in the southeastern United States with a budget of more than $180 million dollars and over 2,400 sworn and civilian employees...
  
   - Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team
• Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office - Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) Team
• Palm Springs Police Department - Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) Team
• Phoenix Police Department
  Phoenix Police Department
  The Phoenix Police Department is the law enforcement agency responsible for the city of Phoenix, Arizona.Today, the Phoenix Police Department comprises more than 3,500 officers and 700 support personnel who protect a population of more than 1.6 million and patrol almost of the sixth largest city...
  
   – Special Assignments Unit (SAU)
• Pima Regional SWAT (Multi-jurisdiction regional team)
• Port of Seattle Police Department - Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team
• Portsmouth, Virginia, Police Department - Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team (Formerly the Tactical Respopnse Unit)
• Prince George’s County Police Department - Emergency Services Team (EST)
• Prince George’s County Sheriff’s Office - Specialized Services Team (SST)
• Sacramento County Sheriff's Department - Special Enforcement Detail (SED)
• Salt Lake City Police Department
  Salt Lake City Police Department
  The Salt Lake City Police department is headquartered in downtown Salt Lake City. Utah, at the intersection of the streets 315 East and 200 South. The department was founded in 1849.-Administration:...
  
   - Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team
• San Diego Police Department
  San Diego Police Department
  The San Diego Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency for the city of San Diego, California. Established on May 9, 1889, the first chief of police was Joseph Coyne. The current police chief is William Lansdowne.-History:...
  
   - Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team
• San Diego County Sheriff's Department
  San Diego County Sheriff's Department
  The San Diego County Sheriff's Department, commonly known as the SDSO, is the primary and largest law enforcement agency in San Diego County, California. It is composed of approximately 4,000 sworn deputies and civilian support personnel...
  
   - Special Enforcement Detail (SED)
• San Francisco Police Department
  San Francisco Police Department
  The San Francisco Police Department, also known as the SFPD and San Francisco Department Of Police, is the police department of the City and County of San Francisco, California...
  
   - Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) Team
• San Francisco County Sheriff's Department - Special Response Team (SRT)
• Savannah Police Department - Emergency Rescue Team (ERT)
• Seattle Police Department - Emergency Response Team (ERT)
• Shelby County, Tennessee, Sheriff's Office - Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) Team
• Spartanburg Police Department - Tactical Neutralization Team (TNT)
• Spokane County Sheriff's Department - Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) Team
• Spokane Police Department - Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) Team
• Suffolk, Virginia, Police Department - Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT)
• Tacoma Police Deaprtment - Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team
• Tampa Police Department
  Tampa Police Department
  The Tampa Police Department provides crime prevention and public safety services for the city of Tampa, Florida. The Tampa Police Department has over 1000 authorized sworn law enforcement personnel positions and more than 350 civilian and support staff personnel positions.Uniformed officers are...
  
   - Tactical Response Team (TRT)
• Tucson Police Department
  Tucson Police Department
  The Tucson Police Department is the law enforcement agency responsible for the city of Tucson, Arizona. TPD has a total 932 police officers compared to 960 in the 1990s. Tucson Police has suffered a great amount of budget cuts and federal funding...
  
   – Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team
• Tulsa Police Department - Special Operations Team (SOT)
• Virginia Beach Police Department - Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team
• Washington County, Oregon, Sheriff's Office - Tactical Negotiations Team (TNT)
• Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police Department
  Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia
  The Metropolitan Police Department, also known as the DC Police, DCPD, MPD, and MPDC is the municipal police force in Washington, D.C...
  
   - Emergency Response Team (ERT)
• Washington D.C. Metropo Transit Police Department
  Metro Transit Police Department
  The Metro Transit Police Department is the police agency serving the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. It was created by the on June 4, 1976....
  
   - Special Response Team (SRT)
• Wichita Police Department - Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Unit

- Special Weapons And Tactics - SWAT

SWAT

A SWAT team is an elite tactical unit in various national law enforcement departments. They are trained to perform high-risk operations that fall outside of the abilities of regular officers...

External links

• National Tactical Officers Association
• International Tactical Officers Training Association