NRP Tactical Response Team

A Police Officer with Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) Tactical Response Team (TRT) moves towards the bridge of USNS Gilliland during a training mission. The Maryland NRP Tactical Response Team is a special weapons and tactics (SWAT) team that specialises in woodland and maritime tactical operations.

The TRT is part of Maryland NRP's Special Operations Division which also includes a K-9 unit, an underwater operations unit, criminal investigations unit and search support units.

The Tactical Response Team is capable of carrying out a number of specialist missions:

• Maritime tactical response
• Tactical woodland patrol
• Tactical tracking /search
• Surveillance and reconnaissance
• Boat certification in vessel operations
• Search and rescue
• Evidence Search
• Warrant service
• Special events