A fotografia é antiga. O equipamento é bem antigo. A HK MP5 com lanternas maglight, a ausência de capacete e de luvas.... diria anos 70 ou então inícios dos oitenta.
5 de Maio, 1980
"Operação Nimrod", assalto à Embaixada do Irão em Londres que tinha sido tomada por terroristas
O assalto foi filmado em directo pela TV e foi a partir daqui que ficaram bastante conhecidos
http://www.eliteukforces.info/special-a ... n-embassy/Referia-me a patrulhamento de gares, metro, aeroportos e outros inúmeros locais que podem ser alvo dos terroristas. Nessas patrulhas não vêm homens do SAS! tal como em Portugal não vêm homens do GOE a patrulhar o metro ou o aeroporto.
Nas recentes buscas, apreensões e detenções de terroristas em Londres, nem sequer foi utilizado o SAS. As imagens mostram homens da polícia regular treinados para o efeito. Para quem não sabe, cada departamento policial inglês tem uma equipa de homens voluntários que estão autorizados a portar armas e que apenas avançam para o terreno se forem solicitados e autorizados pelo elementos policial mais graduado. Foram estes homens que apareceram nas imagens televisivas aquando das referidas buscas e detenções dos tais terroristas islâmicos.
CO19 ( ex SO 19)
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CO19 is the branch name given to the Specialist Firearm Command branch of the Metropolitan Police Service that provides firearms-related support to our unarmed colleagues. The branch is comprised of a small number of officers who are highly trained and motivated in dealing with all aspects of the criminal use of firearms. Operationally, our branch is here to provide armed support to allow the vast majority of policing activities throughout London to be conducted in the traditional manner by unarmed officers.
Formerly known as SO19, the branch has recently moved into the Central Operations directorate of the organisation but our role within the Service is unchanged. "
Current roleThe department maintains its training role and is still responsible for training the Met's 3000 AFOs. These include SO12 (Special Branch), SO14 (Royalty Protection), SO16 (Diplomatic Protection Group), SO18 (Airports; policing London Heathrow Airport and London City Airport), SCD7(5) (Flying Squad), SCD11 (Surveillance), the Belmarsh High Security Court Team, and some Territorial Support Group (TSG) officers.
The ARVs now deal with thousands of armed calls a year, ranging from children with air rifles to serious armed incidents. In their first year of operation they were deployed actively 132 times; in 2001, that number rose to 1441, and in 2002 to 2490. However they also attend many more false alarms or situations where use of weapons is not required - a total of 13,394 calls in 2002.
The smaller and more highly trained SFO teams deal with nearly 1000 operations a year. The additional training of SFOs includes the use of a wider range of weaponry including shotguns, and their additional firearms include Heckler and Koch MP5 and Heckler & Koch G36 carbines, and also CS gas and stun grenades. SFOs are trained in "Dynamic entry", involving abseiling, the use of ladders, and explosive charges to rapidly gain entry to buildings[citation needed]. Full body armour is available to them, including nuclear, biological and chemical protective clothing.
The operations SFOs perform range from pre-planned operations, to arrests of armed criminals and terrorists, hostage rescue and security operations.
The SFO teams are better equipped and trained than many national
counter-terrorist teams and are well respected within the international tactical community for their varied and constant operational experience.[citation needed]
All aspects of armed policing in the UK are covered by guidance issued by the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) in their Manual of Guidance on the Police Use of Firearms. This manual provides an overview of the basic principles and tactics involved in the use of firearms by police officers in different environments along with details of command structures that are in place in all pre-planned and spontaneous firearms operations.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SO19