Likwid Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 I wanted to post these because it's pretty freaking cool seeing a bit of what goes into the secret service. Also, I'll bet $5 someone brings up the cost In a lot of the motorcade pictures one of the trucks always has the back window open, any speculation why it's like that?Source: http://cryptome.org/info/obama-protect22/obama-protect22.htmI think they got a picture of Casper from the polar bear run... :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagr Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 As to the open window a Dude with a Scar or an AR usually sits back there to lay the smack down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Likwid Posted January 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 As to the open window a Dude with a Scar or an AR usually sits back there to lay the smack down.Makes sense.I'm surprised the windows aren't more tinted... I always pictures the motorcade with 100% blacked out windows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagr Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 im sure at least one of those is this bad boy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqDelOuvJaA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagr Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 Heres a nice sot of party boy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottb Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 President Bush made a visit to Lincoln Electric in 2008 for a speech. They had secret service security on the roof of 2 buildings. The Denali windows were not all that tinted. I remeber lots of big guys with big guns.After the speech was over, it was about 4 minutes from leaving the stage until the motorcade left the parking lot.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gearman Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 All of those vehicles/equipment are flown in on giant military transport aircraft. It's expensive for a US president to leave Washington...and they all do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevysoldier Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 Ever seen the Suburbans that have the big ass machine gun come up and out of the roof? I had a military instructor that used to deal with the vehicles and had some videos. Those guns are bad ass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gump Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 I bet he's in a toyota camper van, no where near the convoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blake1221 Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 im sure at least one of those is this bad boy. That video is bad ass!!! saw that a few years ago, one of my favs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natedogg624 Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 I bet he's in a toyota camper van, no where near the convoy.lol i almost wouldn't doubt it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReconRat Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 DefRev Photo Analysis: U.S. Secret Service PPD CAT Operator Tactical HardwareTrunk MonkeyThe primary subject of the photo is the...trunk monkey (rear door gunner), who’s equipped with some tactical hardware that we’re going to do our best to identify. Understand that we’re working with a single lo-res photo, and thus only one angle. O.k., the trunk monkey’s primary weapon is a tactical AR carbine/subcarbine/SBR (AR-15 carbine/subcarbine/SBR) with a barrel that appears to be approx. 12.5-14.5 inches in length. It’s most likely a KAC SR-16, which is a Colt M4A1 Carbine (select-fire, direct-gas-impingement)-derivative weapon. “KAC” stands for Knight’s Armament Company. From the photo, it doesn’t look like an HK416 (also written HK 416) gas piston/op-rod carbine or SBR (Short Barelled Rifle)/subcarbine. The weapon is outfitted with some tactical accessories, including what appears to be an Aimpoint CompM2 - M68/CCO or CompM3 red dot optical gunsight/combat optic, although it’s got some weird stuff happening on the top/rear/right (from the operator’s perspective/POV). It doesn’t appear to be the more advanced Aimpoint CompM4 or CompM4S. The weapon is also equipped with a front flip-up BUIS (Back Up Iron Sight) that we presume is co-witnessed with the red dot optic. There’s most likely also a rear flip-up BUIS that’s being blocked by the operator’s right hand.Mounted on the Mil-Std-1913 "Picatinny" (quad) rail system/forend rail tube at the 3-o’clock position is an Insight Technology ATPIAL (Advanced Target Pointer/ Illuminator/ Aiming Light) a.k.a. AN/PEQ-15 (NSN #: 5855-01-534-5931) Visible/IR (infrared) laser aimer/illuminator, which is a nice unit. The AN/PEQ-15/ATPIAL is currently in use with U.S. military Special Operations Forces (SOF) units, including U.S. Army Special Forces (SF) units, overseas. At the rail’s 6-o’clock position is a tactical white light, possibly a Surefire M900 Series Vertical Foregrip WeaponLight or some other type of Surefire WeaponLight designed for rifles, carbines and subcarbines/short-barreled rifles (SBRs), but it could also be a different brand tactical weapons light. We can’t tell from the photo. The operator’s left hand appears to be grasping a vertical foregrip. The 30-round magazine appears to have a dual mag clamp of some kind on it (like a Buffer Technologies AR-15 MAG CINCH for 30-round mags, for instance) for a fast/immediate weapon reload. No doubt, the tactical body armor carrier sytem the operator is wearing incorporates multiple AR-15 mag pouches, most-likely at least 6-12 spare loaded 30-round mags (5.56mm AR mags) in them, with more spare loaded mags stored inside the vehicle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 my fav. secret service weapon is the MP5 in a briefcase.http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8523879154074736417# Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhallam85 Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 oh yea the MP5 in that briefcase was sweet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Likwid Posted January 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 I love these videos and details, my favorite ever was the website that talked all about what went into the armor plating, glass and engine details Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawi kid Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 trunk monkey sounds like a fun job to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gump Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 You need good knees and don't mind being a target. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gump Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 Heres a nice sot of party boy. His sunglasses look a little odd. He's probably watching SpongeBob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
that dude Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 id take that job in a heartbeat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagr Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 I love this site. i want a couple of these patches. http://milspecmonkey.com/morale-pagethis one cracks me up too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Likwid Posted January 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 lol those are awesome... I'd love to have that job too... would be fucking sweet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Likwid Posted January 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 Found some more armored vehicle details for the president.http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/02/automobiles/02LIMO.html?_r=1Here's some details from Chevy.net on their armor stuffhttp://www.chevy.net/armored-chevy-suv.aspAll vehicles are fully armoured threat level B6, ballistic tanks, runflat tyres etc.We upgrade all brakes and suspensions spending USD $14 000.00 alone so we do not have any down timeWe have a guarantee 72 hr service field repair for any of our vehicles, all service and spares on the armor.All our vehicles have 3 years warranty or 36 000 miles which ever comes firstBallistic steel is US Department of State approved Cliffton Steel USA and Armox 600 including the Ballistic Glass from Issoclima Italy - USD State Department recommended and approvedWe have over 125 vehicles in the field in Iraq and Kabul and have an excellent past performanceDelivery guaranteed 3 -7 days to Iraq door to door Armoring includes the following: Armored steel in doors, pillars and overlaps and sides of vehicle. Level III N.I.J. Bullet Resistant Glass 39 MM Run Flat inserts Explosion Proof Gas Tanks Battery and Radiator Protection Engine Computer Protection (if necessary) Bomb blanket on floor (Composite materiel) Roof protection (composite materiel) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawi kid Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 You need good knees and don't mind being a target.well i dont have the knees but i dont mind yhe target part Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zach Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 You need good knees and don't mind being a target.just how I like my hookers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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