Editing SWAT (section)

=== Vehicles ===
{{Main|SWAT vehicle}}
[[File:May 31 2020 Charleston County curfew.png|thumb|SWAT officers on a [[Lenco BearCat]], an [[infantry mobility vehicle]] notable for common police use, in [[Charleston County, South Carolina]]]]
SWAT units often employ SWAT vehicles, also called "armored rescue vehicles" (ARV),<ref>{{cite web
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}}</ref> for insertion, maneuvering, and during operations such as the rescue of personnel and civilians who may be in danger of receiving fire from suspects if extracted through other methods.<ref>{{cite web |date=September 11, 2001 |title=Police Armored Rescue Vehicles: Tactical Rescue Considerations &#124; Tactical Response Magazine |url=http://www.hendonpub.com/resources/articlearchive/details.aspx?ID=207348 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324101756/http://www.hendonpub.com/resources/articlearchive/details.aspx?ID=207348 |archive-date=March 24, 2012 |access-date=June 19, 2012 |publisher=Hendonpub.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=March 1, 2007 |title=L.A. police mark anniversary of infamous shootout that changed policing &#124; National & World News &#124; KATU.com – Portland News, Sports, Traffic Weather and Breaking News – Portland, Oregon |url=http://www.katu.com/news/national/6183961.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320014543/http://www.katu.com/news/national/6183961.html |archive-date=March 20, 2012 |access-date=June 19, 2012 |publisher=KATU.com |agency=Associated Press}}</ref> Common armored SWAT vehicles include the [[Lenco BearCat]], Lenco BEAR, [[BAE Caiman]], [[Cadillac Gage Ranger]], [[Cadillac Gage Commando]], and similar vehicles.<ref>{{cite web |last=Tegler |first=Eric |title=Loaded For Bear: Lenco's Bearcat Is Ready For Duty |url=http://www.autoweek.com/article/20050509/FREE/505090718 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622031246/http://www.autoweek.com/article/20050509/FREE/505090718 |archive-date=June 22, 2011 |access-date=June 5, 2009 |publisher=Autoweek.com}}</ref><ref name="berkshirebusinessoutlook1">{{cite web |title=Bulletproof  |url=http://www.berkshireeagle.com/berkshirebusinessoutlook/ci_3609336 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070402031236/http://www.berkshireeagle.com/berkshirebusinessoutlook/ci_3609336 |archive-date=April 2, 2007 |access-date=June 5, 2009 |publisher=Berkshire Eagle Online |first1=Derek |last1=Gentile }}</ref><ref name="Lebovich">{{cite web |last=Lebovich |first=Jen |date=July 21, 2004 |title=Armored truck newest NYPD weapon |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/boroughs/armored-truck-newest-nypd-weapon-article-1.603178 |access-date=November 9, 2015 |work=Daily News |location=New York |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160103002109/http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/boroughs/armored-truck-newest-nypd-weapon-article-1.603178 |archive-date= Jan 3, 2016 }}</ref><ref name="specwarnet1">{{cite web |title=TacLink – Washington DC ERT |url=http://www.specwarnet.net/taclink/Police/WA_DC_Metro_ERT.htm |access-date=June 5, 2009 |publisher=Specwarnet.net}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=FHP Special Activities and Programs |url=http://www.flhsmv.gov/fhp/html/spec_act.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090219011438/http://www.flhsmv.gov/fhp/html/spec_act.html |archive-date=February 19, 2009 |access-date=June 5, 2009 |publisher=Flhsmv.gov}}</ref> Some departments use decommissioned, disarmed military vehicles acquired from the [[Law Enforcement Support Office]]. Alternatively, SWAT teams may use [[unmarked police car]]s to respond faster, provide better mobility when splitting up, or avoid detection.

[[Police aircraft]], commonly [[helicopter]]s, are used to provide aerial reconnaissance or insertion via [[Abseiling|rappelling]] or [[fast-roping]].

The use of armored vehicles by SWAT teams is controversial, and it has been alleged that police armored vehicles escalate situations that could otherwise be resolved peacefully.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Iyer |first1=Vikrant |title=Policing in Minority Communities |date=2025 |publisher=Educohack Press |url={{Google books|35lIEQAAQBAJ|plainurl=yes|page=PT99}}|isbn=9789361525209}}</ref><ref name="NYT2014">{{cite news |last1=Apuzzo |first1=Matt |title=War Gear Flows to Police Departments |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/09/us/war-gear-flows-to-police-departments.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=8 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140609153510/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/09/us/war-gear-flows-to-police-departments.html |archive-date=9 June 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Some smaller police departments and sheriff's departments also acquire armored vehicles despite few incidents occurring in their jurisdictions that would necessitate their use.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cox |first1=Steven M. |last2=Massey |first2=David|last3=Koski|first3=Connie M.|last4=Fitch|first4=Brian D.|title=Introduction to Policing |date=2020 |publisher=SAGE Publications |url={{Google books|ZBl7DwAAQBAJ|plainurl=yes|page=PA45}}|isbn=9781544339610 |page=45 |edition=4}}</ref><ref name="NYT2014"/>