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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.htm

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I think they got a picture of Casper from the polar bear run... :-D

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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....

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DefRev Photo Analysis: U.S. Secret Service PPD CAT Operator Tactical Hardware

Trunk Monkey

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The 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.

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Found some more armored vehicle details for the president.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/02/automobiles/02LIMO.html?_r=1

Here's some details from Chevy.net on their armor stuff

http://www.chevy.net/armored-chevy-suv.asp

  • All 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 time
  • We 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 first
  • Ballistic 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 approved
  • We have over 125 vehicles in the field in Iraq and Kabul and have an excellent past performance
  • Delivery 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)

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