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USMC Special Reaction Team (SRT)
US DoD photo by Lance Cpl. Kenneth K. Trotter Jr.
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Provost Marshal's Office Special Reaction Team Special Reaction Team (SRT) pictured during an exercise.
Note the loops of plastic wrist ties carried by the SRT operators.
United States Marine Corps Special Reaction Teams are similar in role to Police SWAT units.
Stationed at Marines Corps installations, the SRTs are trained to deal with crisis situations such as barricaded suspects, hostage taking, workplace shootings and terrorist attacks.
