The FBI HRT recently conducted a joint training exercise with other local law enforcement and rescue services agencies in Charleston, South Carolina.
HRT trainees conduct a fast-rope insertion from a Black Hawk helicopter at Laurel Island in the Charleston Harbor. Agents fast-rope when the environment makes it impossible for the pilot to land the helicopter.
Trainees use a rope ladder to climb back into the Black Hawk after gathering evidence.
The Charleston Fire Department’s tactical emergency medical services team gets familiar with the FBI’s Black Hawk. “We are there for the health and well-being of the SWAT team during their operations,” said Assistant Engineer Chad Smith.
The HRT Mobility Team delivers the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team to their objective. An officer from the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources helped HRT navigate to the remote location.
HRT works with the North Charleston Fire Department’s Marine 201 to conduct a hoist operation from a moving craft in the Stono River near Charleston.
HRT Mobility Team trainees divert briefly from their mission to assist an “injured” boater. The planned incident was part of training the operators to be ready for anything.
After trainees practiced administering first aid, they coordinated with HRT’s Tactical Helicopter Unit to hoist the boater into a helicopter and execute a hospital helipad landing.
Charleston Police SWAT team members re-board the FBI riverine boat after conducting a manhunt operation on Drum Island in the Charleston Harbor.
A tactical special agent bomb technician trainee defuses a device strapped to a bystander during a training exercise.
Officers with the Mount Pleasant Police Department patrol the Cooper River between Daniel Island and Drum Island as partner agencies carry out a manhunt.
FBI Columbia Division SWAT team members fan out as they search for suspects on a waterfront property during a training exercise.
An HRT tactical special agent bomb technician trainee examines an explosive left on the road with bomb technicians from the Charleston Police Department SWAT team.
An HRT Black Hawk delivers members of the FBI Columbia Division SWAT team to the final phase of a manhunt exercise near Charleston, South Carolina.
Charleston Police SWAT team members enter a barn where a suspect is believed to be hiding during a joint training exercise at the Bonneau Ferry Wildlife Management Area near Charleston, South Carolina.
Charleston Police Department SWAT team members depart from their final exercise.
Source:
https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/south-carolina-hrt-training-092719