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Specialist Response Group

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Specialist Response Group (SRG) is a highly trained police unit of the Australian Federal Police (AFP) consisting of a range of teams capable of deploying at short notice in order to undertake a variety of specialist policing tasks. [1]

34 relations: Abseiling, ACT Policing, Australian Capital Territory, Australian Federal Police, Bean bag round, Bomb disposal, Brisbane, Canberra, Counter-terrorism, Fast-roping, Forward-looking infrared, Glock, Heckler & Koch G36, Lenco BearCat, Melbourne, National Anti Terrorism Exercise, New Zealand, Operational Response Group, Police officer, Police tactical group, Pong Su incident, Queensland, Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands, Riot control, Search and rescue, Solomon Islands, Special Tactics Group, Specialist Response and Security, SWAT, Tactical assault group, Taser, Victoria (Australia), 1993 Jolimont Centre siege, 2003 Canberra bushfires.

Abseiling

An abseil, also called a rappel after its French name, is a controlled descent off a vertical drop, such as a rock face, using a rope.

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ACT Policing

ACT Policing is the portfolio of the Australian Federal Police (AFP) responsible for providing policing services to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT).

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Australian Capital Territory

The Australian Capital Territory (ACT; known as the Federal Capital Territory until 1938) is Australia's federal district, located in the south-east of the country and enclaved within the state of New South Wales.

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Australian Federal Police

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) is the principal federal law enforcement agency of the Australian Government with a unique role to investigate crime and to protect the national security of the Commonwealth of Australia.

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Bean bag round

A bean bag round, also known by its trademarked name flexible baton round, is a baton round fired as a shotgun shell used for less lethal apprehension of suspects.

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Bomb disposal

Bomb disposal is the process by which hazardous explosive devices are rendered safe.

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Brisbane

Brisbane is the capital of and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland, and the third most populous city in Australia.

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Canberra

Canberra is the capital city of Australia.

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Counter-terrorism

Counter-terrorism (also spelled counterterrorism) incorporates the practice, military tactics, techniques, and strategy that government, military, law enforcement, business, and intelligence agencies use to combat or prevent terrorism.

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Fast-roping

Fast-roping, also known as Fast Rope Insertion Extraction System (FRIES), is a technique for descending a thick rope.

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Forward-looking infrared

Forward-looking infrared (FLIR) cameras, typically used on military and civilian aircraft, use a thermographic camera that senses infrared radiation.

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Glock

The Glock pistol is a series of polymer-framed, short recoil-operated, locked-breech semi-automatic pistols designed and produced by Austrian Glock Ges.m.b.H..

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Heckler & Koch G36

The G36 is a 5.56×45mm assault rifle, designed in the early 1990s by Heckler & Koch in Germany as a replacement for the heavier 7.62mm G3 battle rifle.

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Lenco BearCat

The Lenco BearCat is a wheeled armored personnel carrier designed for military and law enforcement use.

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Melbourne

Melbourne is the state capital of Victoria and the second-most populous city in Australia and Oceania.

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National Anti Terrorism Exercise

National Anti Terrorism Exercises (NATEXs) also known as National Counter Terrorism Exercises (NCTE) are an exercise program involving the Australian Federal Government and all States and Territories.

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New Zealand

New Zealand (Aotearoa) is a sovereign island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

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Operational Response Group

Between 2005 and July 2012 the Operational Response Group (ORG) was a specialist police tactical group of the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and a unit of AFP's International Deployment Group (IDG) able to support the AFP in variety of national and international special policing operations.

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Police officer

A police officer, also known as an officer, policeman, policewoman, cop, police agent, or a police employee is a warranted law employee of a police force.

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Police tactical group

Police Tactical Group (PTG) is a highly trained Australian Police Tactical Unit that responds to and resolves high-risk incidents, including terrorist incidents.

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Pong Su incident

The Pong Su incident began on 16 April 2003 when heroin was smuggled from the Pong Su, a North Korean cargo ship, onto an Australian beach.

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Queensland

Queensland (abbreviated as Qld) is the second-largest and third-most populous state in the Commonwealth of Australia.

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Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands

The Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI), also known as Operation Helpem Fren and Operation Anode, was created in 2003 in response to a request for international aid by the Governor-General of Solomon Islands.

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Riot control

Riot control refers to the measures used by police, military, or other security forces to control, disperse, and arrest people who are involved in a riot, demonstration, or protest.

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Search and rescue

Search and rescue (SAR) is the search for and provision of aid to people who are in distress or imminent danger.

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Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands is a sovereign country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania lying to the east of Papua New Guinea and northwest of Vanuatu and covering a land area of.

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Special Tactics Group

The Special Tactics Group (STG) is the full-time Police Tactical Unit of the New Zealand Police and is designated a Police Tactical Group by the Australia-New Zealand Counter-Terrorism Committee (ANZCTC).

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Specialist Response and Security

Until July 2012 the Specialist Response and Security Team (SRS) was a Police Tactical Group of the Australian Federal Police (AFP) having responsibility for tactical and specialist operations within the Australian Capital Territory.

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SWAT

In the United States, a SWAT (Special Weapons And Tactics) team is a law enforcement unit which uses specialized or military equipment and tactics.

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Tactical assault group

A Tactical Assault Group (TAG) is an Australian Defence Force special forces unit tasked with responding to counter-terrorism incidents in Australia on land and maritime environments and also with conducting overseas special recovery operations.

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Taser

A Taser is a brand of electroshock weapon sold by Axon.

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Victoria (Australia)

Victoria (abbreviated as Vic) is a state in south-eastern Australia.

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1993 Jolimont Centre siege

In November 1993 an event known as "The Jolimont Centre siege" took place resulting in the serious wounding on one person and the death of another over the course of two hours.

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2003 Canberra bushfires

The 2003 Canberra bushfires caused severe damage to the suburbs and outer areas of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, during 18–22 January 2003.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specialist_Response_Group

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