Border Patrol Tactical Unit (BORTAC)

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf federal law enforcement tactical unit
gptkbp:abbreviation BORTAC
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:established 1984
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:El_Paso,_Texas
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Border Patrol Tactical Unit (BORTAC)
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Special_Operations_Group
gptkbp:notableDeployment gptkb:2020_Portland_protests
Hurricane Katrina response
Uvalde school shooting response
gptkbp:operates gptkb:Special_Operations_Group_(SOG)
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:U.S._Customs_and_Border_Protection
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:U.S._Border_Patrol
gptkbp:primaryUse counter-terrorism
counter-narcotics
special operations
high-risk law enforcement operations
counter-human trafficking
gptkbp:selectionProcess rigorous physical and tactical training
gptkbp:website https://www.cbp.gov/border-security/along-us-borders/border-patrol/special-operations-group/bortac
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Uvalde_school_shooting
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7