NYPD SWAT Team

Members of the New York Police Department Emergency Services Unit (ESU) move behind the cover of a Lenco BearCat armored vehicle while undergoing training at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.

J.

, 2013.

Note the MP5 9mm smgs carried by the ESU Officers.

NYPD ESU is a multi-discipline unit that provides specialist support to other NYPD elements.

This includes fielding Special Weapons and Tactics (S.W.A.T.) teams to deal with hostage taking, barricaded suspects, active shooters and other high risk situations.

The ESU deploys as Emergency Service Squads (ESS) or 'Trucks', each with an assigned geographic area of responsibility (AOR), together covering the 5 buroughs of New York City.

NYPD ESU deploys a range of specialised vehicles including Radio Emergency Patrol trucks, BearCat and Peacekeeper armored trucks, zodiac inflatable boats and even a number of jet skis.