The Hostage Rescue Team (HRT) is the elite tactical unit of the FBI. The primary roles of the HRT are hostage rescue and counter-terrorism. Secondary roles include:
Apprehending barricaded subjects, Executing helicopter operations and rescue missions, Executing mobile assaults, Performing high-risk raids, searches, arrests, and warrants, Coordinating manhunt and rural operations and
Providing force protection for FBI personnel overseas.
To a lesser extent, the HRT may deploy teams or individual operators to act as snipers, or to provide protective service details for certain high-profile federal witnesses or dignitaries.
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