Roles
The two chief roles of the HRT are:
- Hostage rescue
- Domestic and foreign counter-terrorism
Secondary roles of the HRT are:
- Apprehending barricaded subjects
- Helicopter operations and rescue missions
- High-risk raids, searches, arrests, and warrants
- Mobile assaults
- Manhunt and rural operations
- Force protection for FBI personnel overseas
To a lesser extent the HRT may deploy teams or individual operators to act as snipers or to provide protective service details to certain high-profile federal witnesses or dignitaries. The teams of the HRT cycle out and provide support to missions overseas, such as Iraq and Afghanistan, supporting Joint Terrorism Task Forces and performing typical law enforcement activities such as making arrests, processing scenes for evidence recovery, and testifying in court, at home and abroad.
The HRT has performed traditional law enforcement roles during hurricane relief operations, tactical surveys, and, on occasion, pre-positions in support of special events such as the Olympic Games, presidential inaugurations, and political conventions.
Read more about this topic: Hostage Rescue Team
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