This article is about FBI SWAT teams. For FBI full-time national tactical team, see Hostage Rescue Team.
FBI Special Weapons and Tactics Teams
Active
1973 – present[1][2]
Country
United States
Agency
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Type
SWAT
Structure
Full time team members
26[1]
Part time team members
1,073[1]
Teams
56 (field offices)[1][3]
FBI Special Weapons and Tactics (FBI SWAT) Teams are specialized part-time SWAT teams of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The FBI maintains SWAT teams at each of its 56 field offices throughout the United States.[3] Each team is composed of a varying number of certified SWAT operators, dependent on office size and funding.
^ abcdFederal Tactical Teams: Characteristics, Training, Deployments, and Inventory (PDF) (Report). United States Government Accountability Office. September 10, 2020. GAO-20-710. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
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