FBI Hostage Rescue Team

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf counterterrorism unit
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:HRT
gptkbp:activeYearsStart October 1983
gptkbp:authorizedVehicles boats
helicopters
armored vehicles
gptkbp:authorizedWeapons sniper rifles
submachine guns
assault rifles
sidearms
gptkbp:commander Special Agent in Charge
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:deployableNationwide true
gptkbp:established 1983
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Quantico,_Virginia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label FBI Hostage Rescue Team
gptkbp:inspiredBy gptkb:U.S._Army_Delta_Force
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Servare_Vitas_(To_Save_Lives)
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:FBI's_national_SWAT_team
gptkbp:notableOperation gptkb:2016_Oregon_standoff
gptkb:Ruby_Ridge
gptkb:Waco_siege
gptkb:Boston_Marathon_bombing_response
gptkbp:numberOfOperators approximately 90
gptkbp:operates FBI Director
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Critical_Incident_Response_Group
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation
gptkbp:primaryMission counterterrorism
hostage rescue
high-risk law enforcement operations
gptkbp:selectionProcess rigorous physical and psychological testing
gptkbp:selectionRate less than 10%
gptkbp:specializesIn counterterrorism
hostage rescue
counterintelligence operations
counter-proliferation
barricaded suspects
dignitary protection
high-risk arrests
gptkbp:trainer gptkb:FBI_Academy,_Quantico
6 months
gptkbp:uniform military-style tactical gear
gptkbp:website https://www.fbi.gov/about/leadership-and-structure/cirg/hostage-rescue-team
gptkbp:worksWith federal agencies
local law enforcement
military special operations units
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:SWAT
gptkb:M1911_pistol
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5