Secret Service: All About US Elite Force

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The United States Secret Service, a federal law enforcement agency, is tasked to conduct criminal investigations and protect US political leaders, their families

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The agency has protected US presidents and presidential candidates since 1901

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The federal agency was established by President Abraham Lincoln and was originally created to fight counterfeiting

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Its protection duties didn't begin until 1901, after the assassination of President William McKinley

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The Secret Service includes special agents, Uniformed Division agents and technical, professional and administrative personnel

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Agents in the Presidential Protection Division (PPD) are the only ones tasked with protecting the Commander in Chief and their family

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Regardless of their role, all agents are trained for 11 weeks at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in law, firearms, defensive tactics and report writing

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An additional 16 weeks of training is required once they arrive in Washington DC, which includes advanced driving techniques, physical protection and detecting counterfeit money and credit card fraud

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