List of Special Response Units - United States

United States

Federal Agencies

United States Department of Energy

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

United States Department of Homeland Security

• 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)
    • USBP Border Patrol Search, Trauma, and Rescue (BORSTAR) Teams
    • USBP San Diego Sector - Air Mobile Unit (AMU)
  • USBP San Diego Sector - BORTAC (formerly REACT)
• 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
  • Deployable Operations Group
    • Maritime Safety and Security Team (MSST)
    • Maritime Security Response Team (MSRT)
    • Tactical Law Enforcement Teams (TACLET)
  • Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON)
  • Vessel Boarding Security Teams (VBST)
• United States Secret Service
  • 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

• Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives - Special Response Teams (SRT)
• Drug Enforcement Administration
  • 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 - 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

• Bureau of Diplomatic Security - Office of Mobile Security Deployments (MSD)

United States Department of Treasury

• United States Mint Police - Special Response Teams (SRT)

National Park Service

• 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 - Mobile Tactical Unit (MTU)
• CIA Security Protective Service (SPS) - Special Response Team (SRT)
• National Security Agency Police Department - Special Response Team (SRT)
• Pentagon Force Protection Agency
  • Pentagon Police Directorate - Emergency Response Team (ERT)
• United States Capital Police - Containment Emergency Response Team (CERT)
• United States Federal Reserve System - Special Response Team (SRT)

State Agencies

• Division of Alaska State Troopers (AST) - Special Emergency Response Team (SERT)
• Arizona Department of Public Safety Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) District
• California Highway Patrol - Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) Team
• California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation - Special Emergency Response Team (SERT)
• Connecticut State Police - State Police Tactical Unit (SPTU)
• Delaware State Police - Special Operations Response Team (SORT)
• Georgia Counter-Terrorism Task Force (CTTF) (Multi-agency tactical team)
• Georgia State Patrol - Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team
• Illinois State Police - Tactical Response Team (TRT)
• Indiana State Police - Emergency Response Team (ERT)
• Florida Highway Patrol - Tactical Response Teams (TRT)
• Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) - Special Operations Teams (SOT)
• Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission - Special Operations Group (FWCSOG)
• Kentucky Department of Corrections - Corrections Emergency Response Team (CERT)
• Louisiana State Police - Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team
• Maine State Police - Tactical Team
• Maine Department of Corrections Emergecy Response Tactical Team
• Maryland Department of Natural Resources Special Operations Division Tactical Response Team
• Maryland State Police - Special Tactical Assault Team Element (STATE)
• Maryland State Police - Tactical Medical Unit
• Maryland Transportation Authority Police - Special Response Team (SRT)
• Maryland Transit Administration Police - Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response (VIPR) Teams/Tactical Unit (formerly Special Response Team - SRT)
• Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Police - Special Operations Team (SOT)
• Massachusetts State Police - 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 - Technical Emergency And Mission Specialists (TEAMS) Unit
• New Jersey Dapartment of Corrections - Special Operations Group - Special Operations Response Team (SORT)
• New Jersey Dapartment of Corrections - Special Operations Group - Corrections Emergeny Response Team (CERT)
• New Jersey Transit Police - Emergency Services Unit (ESU)
• New Jersey Transit Police - Conditions Tactical Unit (CTU)
• New Mexico State Police - Tactical Team
• New York State Police - Special Operations Response Team (SORT)
• North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) - Special Response Team (SRT)
• Ohio State Highway Patrol - Special Response Team (SRT)
• Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections - Special Response Team (SRT) & Special Tactics and Response (STAR)
• Oklahoma Highway Patrol Tactical Team
• Oregon State Police - Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team
• Pennsylvania State Police - Special Emergency Response Team (SERT)
• Port Authority Police Department (PAPD) – Emergency Services Unit (ESU)
• Rhode Island State Police - Tactical Team, WMD Tactical Team
• South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) - Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team
• Tennessee Highway Patrol - Special Operations Unit (SOU)
• Texas Department of Public Safety, Ranger Division - Ranger Recon Teams (RRT)
• Texas Department of Public Safety, Ranger Division - Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team
• Texas Department of Public Safety - Special Response Teams (SRT)
• Utah Highway Patrol - Special Emergency Response Team (SERT)
• Vermont State Police - Tactical Services Unit
• Virginia State Police - Tactical Response Teams (TRT)

Local/County Agencies

• Alexandria Police Department - 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 - Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Unit
• Atlantic City Police Department Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team
• Atlantic County, NJ, Emergency Response Team (ACERT) (Muli-Agency team)
• Austin Police Department - Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) Team
• Aurora Police Department, IL - Special Response Team (SRT)
• Bakersfield Police Department - Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team
• Baltimore Police Department - Quick Reaction Team (QRT)
• Baltimore County Police Department - Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team
• Bay Area Rapid Transit District Police Department - 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)
• Central New Hampshire Special Operations Unit (CNHSOU)(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 - SWAT Team
• Cincinnati Police Department - SWAT Team
• Cleveland Division of Police - 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 - Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Section
• Cook County, Illinois, Sheriff's Police - Hostage Barricade and Terrorist (HBT)
• Corona Police Department - S.W.A.T. Team
• Dallas Police Department - Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team
• Denver Police Department - Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) Team
• Detroit Police Department - Special Response Team (SRT)
• DuPage County Sheriff's Office, IL - Special Weapons And Tactics
• Escondido Police Department - Tactical Operations Unit (TOU)
• Fairfax County Police Department - Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team
• Fairfax 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 - Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team
• Felony Investigative Assistance Team (FIAT), Dupage County IL - Special Weapons and Tactics
• 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 - Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) Team
• Indianapolis Police Department - Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team
• Kern County Sheriff Department - Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team
• Kane County Sheriff's Office, IL - Special Weapsons and Tactics (SWAT)
• Long Beach Police Department - Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team
• Los Angeles Airport Police - Emergency Services Unit (ESU)
• Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) - Special Enforcement Detail (SED)/Special Weapons Team
• Los Angeles Police Department - Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team
• Los Angeles School Police Department - Special Response Team (SRT)
• Maricopa County Sheriff's Office - Tactical Operations Unit (TOU)
• Marietta Police Department - Special Response Team (SRT)
• Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police Department - Special Response Team (SRT)
• Miami-Dade Police Department - Special Response Team (SRT)
• Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) Police Department - 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 - ESU
• 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 - 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 – Special Assignments Unit (SAU)
• Phillidelphia Police Department Special Weapons And Tactics Team (SWAT) Unit
• 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 - Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team
• San Diego Police Department - Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team
• San Diego County Sheriff's Department - Special Enforcement Detail (SED)
• San Francisco Police Department - 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)
• South Suburban Emergency Response Team (SSERT - Muli-jurisdiction team in suburban Chicago, IL)
• Southern New Hampshire Special Operations Unit (Multi-jurisdiction team)
• Tacoma Police Department - Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team
• Tampa Police Department - Tactical Response Team (TRT)
• Tucson Police Department – Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team
• Tulsa County Sheriff's Office - 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 - Emergency Response Team (ERT)
• Washington D.C. Metropo Transit Police Department - Special Response Team (SRT)
• Westchester County Police - Special Operations Division
• Western New Hampshire Special Operations Unit (Multi-jurisdiction team)
• Wichita Police Department - Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) Unit

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