FBI Hostage Rescue Team

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The FBI Hostage Rescue Team is the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s elite full-time counterterrorism and tactical unit specializing in high-risk hostage rescue and special operations.

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instanceOf counterterrorism unit
law enforcement special operations unit
tactical unit
abbreviation HRT
basedAt FBI Academy
surface form: FBI Academy, Quantico, Virginia
composition FBI special agents
surface form: FBI Special Agents
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dateFounded 1983
employer FBI special agents
surface form: FBI Special Agent
governingBody United States Department of Justice
hasCapability airborne operations
chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear incident response (tactical)
maritime operations
rural operations
sniper and observer operations
tactical aviation support coordination
urban assault operations
hasUnitType assault team
logistics and mobility element
sniper team
tactical support element
hasWebsite https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/terrorism/hrt
headquartersLocation Quantico, Virginia
inception 1983
isAnalogousTo U.S. military special mission unit
isFullTime true
jurisdiction federal
language English
motto Servare Vitas
mottoTranslation To Save Lives
notableOperation 1996 Atlanta Olympics security operations
Boston Marathon bombing response support
Ruby Ridge standoff
Waco siege
post-9/11 counterterrorism operations
operatedBy Federal Bureau of Investigation
operationalScope domestic operations within the United States
overseas deployments in support of U.S. interests
parentOrganization Federal Bureau of Investigation
partOf Federal Bureau of Investigation
primaryRole counterterrorism operations
high-risk law enforcement operations
hostage rescue
selectionType voluntary selection from FBI Special Agents
specialization counterterrorism tactical response
high-risk hostage rescue
special operations
subordinateTo FBI Critical Incident Response Group
surface form: Critical Incident Response Group
trainingLocation Quantico, Virginia

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Delta Force cooperatesWith FBI Hostage Rescue Team
HRT fullName FBI Hostage Rescue Team
this entity surface form: Hostage Rescue Team
Federal Bureau of Investigation hasSubOrganization FBI Hostage Rescue Team
FBI Critical Incident Response Group hasUnit FBI Hostage Rescue Team
this entity surface form: Hostage Rescue Team