FBI Training Video: FBI Hostage Rescue Team (1985)

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The FBI Hostage Rescue Team (HRT) is the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation's counter-terrorism paramilitary tactical team. The HRT is trained to rescue U.S. citizens and allies who are held by a hostile force, either terrorist or criminal. The Hostage Rescue Team was founded in 1982 by Danny Coulson and completed its final certification exercise in October 1983.

The HRT's purpose is to serve as a domestic counter-terrorism unit, offering a tactical resolution option in hostage and high-risk law enforcement situations. It was originally composed of 50 Operators; however, this number has since increased to well over 90 full-time Operators. The HRT commonly functions as a national SWAT team in highly sensitive or dangerous situations. Today it is part of the Tactical Support Branch of the FBI's Critical Incident Response Group (CIRG) and is based at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia.

Prospective HRT operators are selected based upon their background and experience, as well as their demonstrated performance during the HRT selection course, which is held once a year. The rigorous two-week selection process includes long-distance runs, forced marches, obstacle courses, and other tests of physical and mental stamina. Throughout the entire selection process, candidates are evaluated on their ability to think under pressure and to perform while physically exhausted. After a four-month initial training period known as "New Operator Training School" or "NOTS", they are headquartered at the FBI Academy, Quantico. Experienced HRT operators assigned to observer/sniper teams are sent to the Marine Corps Scout Sniper Basic Course, and, after successfully completing the course, they receive further instruction by HRT snipers.

When not operationally deployed, HRT conducts full-time training for its members at various sites across the country. Two to three hours each day are set aside for physical training, a defensive tactics session, and combatives training. One day a week is devoted to maintaining perishable skills, such as fast roping, breaching, photography, or specialized skills such as mobile assaults, manhunt and rural operations, maritime operations, helicopter operations, weapons of mass destruction training (which is provided by the United States Department of Energy), and cold weather operations. Three days are spent honing sniping or CQB skills on the various training ranges available to the team. Every other week, there is one day allotted for gear maintenance, and discretionary time to be used by team leaders is built into the schedule. During a routine week of training, it is not unusual for HRT operators to fire 1,000 rounds of ammunition to keep their shooting skills honed. The HRT also participates in at least one major combined exercise every 12 to 18 months that involves a variety of governmental entities, such as the FBI and the departments of Defense, State, Energy, and Homeland Security.

The three teams rotate through three 120-day cycles: training, operations, and support. During the training cycle, the team refreshes its skills and takes part in exercises, attends other courses, or trains with foreign and domestic units. During the operations cycle, the team is available for deployment (domestic or foreign). During the support cycle, the team works on special projects, maintains the HRT's equipment, and conducts research.

The HRT is known to conduct joint training exercises and participate in exchange programs with US military units such as the US Army's Combat Applications Group (otherwise known as 1st SFOD-D Delta Force) or the U.S. Navy's DEVGRU. Also the HRT routinely trains with other federal tactical teams such as the DEA's FAST Team, United States Border Patrol's BORTAC unit or the United States Capitol Police's CERT. Occasionally, the HRT trains with France's GIGN, Britain's SAS and Special Boat Service, Australian SAS, Germany's GSG 9, and other international units. In addition to the HRT's own facilities, the HRT routinely uses private and 1st SFOD-D Delta Force shoot houses and ranges. The HRT has also been known to train at Camp Peary and Harvey Point.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hostage_Rescue_Team_%28FBI%29

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  • why they don't use helmets?

  • is that really 1985? its looks like 1995 !!!

  • why is this subbed in arabic?

    

  • @TravisDoyon no little boy im awake , to bad your lame ass won't get to see us real patriots save this republic ...

  • @DOCSAFETUBE your fucking dumb

  • If it was not for industry, military, FBI, CIA, American capitalism and ingenuity we would not have become the wealthiest, most modern, highest standard of living, in only 200yrs.Our crime as bad as it is would be horrific, our Intel in conflicts nil, loss of WWII, etc on and on. I would like you haters of USA to say no to US money, jobs, commodities, help of any kind.Sit in the dirt of a 3rd world country and stop your whining. We fix our mistakes and are the greatest nation on earth.

  • @lazer1million Then don't serve, it's your given right in America to do what you want, if you don't want to serve your country, then don't. And I'm not attacking your beliefs or anything, if you don't like American policies, made by corporate or federal authorities, then move elsewhere. Like I said, I'm not calling you out or attempting to illicit a negative response, I'm just telling it like I see it. A lot of people complain about the U.S. Why not just leave, it's so simple.

  • @lazer1million Then, you do understand that in current times the FBI's HRT trains in some of the most advanced and modern shoot houses available? This is just an outdated as fuck video.

  • Wow, MOUT training in the army is way more professional than these guys. But this is an old vid, and they're probably just copying movies or something.

    Also, it really fucks you up when you train in open shoot houses like this. When you are really kicking in some hajis' door, as per my experiences, you find everything is a cluttered mess. Not to mention the screaming children, etc. Just try practice "raiding" your own house, you'll bang into and trip over everything.

  • @ProperInjusticeFilms

    Why would I want to go to a third world country with a vicious, US funded dictator? Why risk being picked up by paramilitary death squads trained by the CIA? Why breath in the the choking pollution created by factories and oil rigs owned by multinational corporations like GE, GM, Ford, Exxon Mobil, etc.?

    Don't let that misguided patriotism of yours blind you to reality.

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