32 SWAT teams from the USA, the FBI and from other countries, participated in the non-stop 48 hour competition. The competition included counter-terror, dealing with serious crimes, hostage retrieval, and a variety of tactical and urban combat situations.
The Israeli winners for 2011.
Although this marked the competition's sixth consecutive year, Israel
only began participating two years ago. It has now taken first place in
both attempts.
Israel's YaMam Counterterrorism Unit is an elite unit in
the Border Police, comparable to such global crime-fighting groups as
U.S. SWAT teams, the French GIGN, and the German GSG-9, which was
established after 11 members of the Israeli Olympic team were murdered
at the 1972 Olympic games in Munich.
The YaMam Counterterrorism Unit is
tasked with handling a number of security and civilian-related
situations, and its members are trained in various types of drills and
simulations -- some secret -- mainly focusing on terrorist attacks and
hostage crisis situations.
The YaMam Counterterrorism Unit is one of
Israel's most in-demand security units. Its members take on complex and
dangerous missions, sometimes working in tandem with the Internal
Security Agency. They arrest crime bosses and take on missions in some
of the nation's most high-risk areas. The unit employs advanced hi-tech
equipment and unique methods of operation, some of which were developed
especially for the unit.
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Awesome! Kol hakavod!
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