Thought it was interesting to see members of what I assume is the Counter Assault Team inside the hospital during the First Lady's visit.

Screen caps from video:




I'm guessing the guy on the left is the medic?








Link to original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8wnrEqel7M

Yeah, I'd say he's the medic, and more likely for the first lady a full on trauma doc.

Nice to see that CAT doesn't mess around when OCONUS or in Chicago. Broad daylight, wearing all cool guy business casual and NODS.

Very nice.

Yeah I imagine they are ready to rock at the drop of a pin. It's FLOTUS after all, not some peasant Representative or some such peon.

Is the medic armed at all?

Okay you got me.

I was going to suggest this be mover to the main cat thread.

IS that how she always travels or is this treatment reserved for locations deemed particularly high risk?

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Ghana is one of those shithole nations. I’d want my team to go all in too if I had to be there.

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Originally posted by jljones:
Nice to see that CAT doesn't mess around when OCONUS or in Chicago.

Yes it is as an indication that it’s possible to provide adequate security when warranted without worrying about how it “looks” to the world’s snowflakes.

Some interesting commentary in the link

incidentally, the recent Medal of Honor recipient Ron Shurer, is a member of the Counter Assault Team.

https://www.military.com/daily...t-service-agent.html

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Trump noted that Shurer is currently with the U.S. Secret Service, saying it was a "proud and special day for those of us here in the White House because Ron works right here alongside us." Shurer serves as part of the counter-assault team that protects the commander-in-chief.

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Originally posted by ChicagoSigMan:

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first lady a full on trauma doc.

IS that how she always travels or is this treatment reserved for locations deemed particularly high risk?

I'd venture to say that they always have one close. The times I've worked with the USSS they always have a primary/secondary hospital, and a great trauma plan. Also, there are a lot of CAT guys that are paramedics (or higher) that are trigger pullers.

Many of the detail agents are paramedic or higher.

Am I the only comic book reader who sees CAT and thinks Covert Action Team? No one?

That’s a hall full of fuck-you-up right there.

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Originally posted by mark_a:
Is the medic armed at all?

Looks like he’s got the offense plays decoder on his wrist, so there’s that.

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Originally posted by SigJacket:
Am I the only comic book reader who sees CAT and thinks Covert Action Team? No one?

That's wild.

I'm one who thought "4-legged feline animal"....

However, I will say it appears that our First Lady is pretty well protected. It does my heart good to see such fine-looking and well-equipped troops performing that duty.

flashguy

A two hour documentary about USSS is on NatGeo channel on Oct 14. I'm sure CAT will be mentioned.

https://sigforum.com/eve/forums...030005744#9030005744

I'm not surprised they're inside. Hosiptals can be sprawling, confusing places. Halls and halls of generically identical looking areas. Who here hasn't been turned around in one? Imagine trying to get from wherever you're staging vehicles outside to a specific place inside. And comms are often an issue in a hospital.

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Originally posted by jljones:

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Originally posted by ChicagoSigMan:

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first lady a full on trauma doc.

IS that how she always travels or is this treatment reserved for locations deemed particularly high risk?

I'd venture to say that they always have one close. The times I've worked with the USSS they always have a primary/secondary hospital, and a great trauma plan. Also, there are a lot of CAT guys that are paramedics (or higher) that are trigger pullers.

Many of the detail agents are paramedic or higher.

Accidentally quoted the trauma doc part - what I meant was is it typical to travel with a full CAT team out in the open on full display or is this a particularly high risk outing?

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Originally posted by mark_a:
Is the medic armed at all?

Well, he's kinda armed.

(only makes sense if you read my "at all" rant some years ago.)

Those dudes look pretty serious.

Have any Secret service folks come out with stories yet on how nice of not the Trumps are ? We heard quite a bit about Clinton’s behind closed doors and how the Bush 2 family was super nice and would stay local during holidays so the White House staff could see their families. But Bummer would insist on going to Hawaii with a full crew?