Specialized tactical unit of the U.S. Secret Service
For the South Korean Counter Assault Team, see Presidential Security Service.
Counter Assault Team
Patch of the Counter Assault Team
Active
1979–present[1]
Country
United States
Agency
United States Secret Service
Type
Police tactical unit
Role
Law enforcement
Operations jurisdiction
National
International
Part of
Special Operations Division[2][3]
Abbreviation
CAT
Structure
Operators
105[4]
The Counter Assault Team (CAT) is a specialized tactical unit of the U.S. Secret Service that provides tactical support to the Presidential Protective Division to protect the President of the United States.[1][2] This is in contrast to the Presidential Protective Division whose mission is to shield the president from an attack and to evacuate the president to a place of safety. The CAT can also provide tactical support to other designated protectees, at venues and National Special Security Events.[1][2]
The Secret Service first began fielding counter assault teams in 1979. "Hawkeye" is the designation for a CAT assigned to the president, followed by the president's Secret Service code name. For example, the code name for President Obama's CAT was "Hawkeye Renegade".
^ abcJames, Nathan (September 3, 2015). Federal Tactical Teams (Report). CRS Report for Congress, R44179. Congressional Research Service.
^ abc"U.S. Secret Service Counter Assault Team Tactical Recruiting Initiative" (PDF). United States Secret Service. 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
^"United States Secret Service Presidential Transition Records" (PDF). Department of Homeland Security. 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
^Federal Tactical Teams: Characteristics, Training, Deployments, and Inventory (PDF) (Report). GAO-20-710. United States Government Accountability Office. September 10, 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
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