The FBI’s Hostage Rescue Team (HRT), founded in 1982, operates as a full-time tactical unit capable of deploying within four hours across the U.S. or overseas. With training modeled on military ...

WEST POINT, N.Y. (Jan. 26, 2011) -- The West Point Combat Weapons Team recently visited the FBI Hostage Rescue Team's headquarters in Quantico, Va., to train on close quarters battle techniques.

On Jan. 26, 2016, at least five members of the FBI’s elite hostage rescue team (HRT) assisted during the attempted arrest of Arizona rancher Robert "LaVoy" Finicum and other occupation leaders ...

FBI The HRT was created in 1982 by Danny Coulson, a visionary special agent. It was certified in 1983 and deployed for the first time a year later at the 1984 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles. ...

The FBI HRT, a domestic counter-terrorism unit prior to the 9/11 attacks, has become a de facto Special Operations force in its own right. While U.S. Special Operations units have frequently used ...