That is capable of United States Secret service

In 1865, 154 a year ago, when the U.S. Treasury had established a secret unit to combat counterfeiters, the Secret service of the Ministry of Finance (SSMF).

To date, the United States Secret service — Federal Agency of the United States, subordinate to the Ministry of internal security. The main tasks of the US Secret service are preventing the counterfeiting of American money, debt obligations, other valuable documents, as well as protection of the President, Vice President, their immediate relatives, other senior officials, former presidents and their spouses, presidential candidates and Vice presidents, representatives of foreign States during their visits. Secret service investigates various types of financial fraud, identity theft and helps to investigate some domestic crimes.

In the U.S. Secret service has approximately 5000 employees: 2100 special agents, 1200 police officers and 1,700 technical and administrative employees. Special agents serve as bodyguards of officials or investigating financial crimes.

Police, White house Secret service (United States Secret Service Uniformed Division) looks like the Capitol police (Capitol Police United States), and its task is the physical protection of territories of the White house and foreign diplomatic missions in Washington.

The White house police (Uniformed Division) was originally part of the Police troops of the White house (White House Police Force), but in 1971 was transferred to the office of the Secret service as the Executive protection service (Executive Protective Service), and in 1979 was renamed the Police of the White house (Secret Service Uniformed Division).

Close protection for the President and his family provides a special close protection unit of the President (Presidential Protective Division).

For example, George Bush was traveling across the earth in an armored Cadillac DeVille is in exclusive configuration. Salon armor can withstand a direct hit of the projectile launcher. The tank contains a foam filler, fire barriers. The device of the tires allows the vehicle to move with great speed even in the case if the wheels are broken. Windows do not go down, and the handles on the outside — sham, the car only opens from the inside. On the Board, in addition to ammunition, including grenades, tear gas, a supply of donor blood that can be transfused to the President.

However, there is the tradition that the Secret service does not change. For example, the President of the United States abroad almost always stays in a hotel and not in the state residence. Usually rented an entire wing of the hotel, which can reliably block, and at the same time considers the options of emergency evacuation.

The preparation for the trip abroad of the President starts early. As soon as the White house begins to discuss the program of the visit, the Secret service agents start to estimate various scenarios of possible threats. All movement President sign and agreed to the smallest detail. Plans are recycled constantly based on survey data.

Another feature of the travel of the President of the United States is that in a multi-day trip, he carries with him almost the entire White house. On the presidential route in advance sent forward detachments of the Secret police. When finally comes the President, his motorcade will form dozens of cars. Among them necessarily there is an armored presidential limousine, a couple of similarly looking replacement cars, ambulance, communication vehicle, as well as numerous cars Suite.

The Secret service agents, acting as bodyguards, dressed in clothing suitable for each specific case. In most cases, it is the conservative business suit of dark color.

Photographers often capture them in sunglasses and a communication earpiece.

It should be noted that the work in the ranks of the Secret service is not without risk. So, in 1999, in the performance of their duties was killed 31 personnel of the Secret service. In 2003, the service has lost in killed and wounded in the performance of professional duties of the agent 34. However, the details of these incidents are classified. For comparison: annual loss has six times more staff to the FBI account for 60-70 people.

"A set of hostile scenarios that should be taken into account to ensure the safety of those individuals, which is designed to protect the Secret service is constantly expanding, — said John Barletta, who participated in the organization of foreign visits of President Ronald Reagan. — Now we have to bear in mind not only situations where the main weapons are pistol, rifle or sniper rifle. Today it is necessary to weigh such things as terrorist activity, options when someone can use a rocket or a plane that may explode in the crowd." So the rest of the Secret service can only dream of.