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SWAT team
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thumb|250px|right|U.S. Customs and Border Protection SWAT officers preparing for a [[training exercise]] thumb|250px|Federal Bureau of Investigation SWAT agents [[fast-roping from a helicopter during training near downtown Los Angeles]]
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- Special Weapons and Tactics in the United States
- inception
- 1968-01-01
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- Definition
- History
- Riots and political conflicts of the 1960s
- 1974 Symbionese Liberation Army shootout
- War on drugs: 1980s and 1990s
- Columbine shooting
- Post-9/11 and the war on terror
- Organization
- SWAT equipment
- Clothing
- Weapons and equipment
- Vehicles
- China
- Specialized SWAT
- Prison SWAT
- Notable incidents
- United States
- China
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|250px|right|U.S. Customs and Border Protection SWAT officers preparing for a [[training exercise]] thumb|250px|Federal Bureau of Investigation SWAT agents [[fast-roping from a helicopter during training near downtown Los Angeles]]
A SWAT (Special Weapons and Tactics) team is a generic term for a police tactical unit within the United States, though the term has also been used by other nations.