Special Agent McAllister died on April 18, 1986, after falling out of a helicopter during an HRT training exercise at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia. McAllister had been one of the original 50 members of the Hostage Rescue Team.

Feb 12, 2013 · FBI agents interested in joining the HRT must first spend at least three years as field investigators. “You have to prove yourself as an FBI agent first before you come here,” said Special...

Jun 30, 2024 · The selection process for the FBI Hostage Rescue Team is one of the most rigorous of any military or law enforcement unit. It tests you both mentally and physically. To join FBI HRT, a candidate must be an FBI Special Agent who has served as a field agent for at least 2-3 years. Here’s how you apply to become an FBI special agent.

May 12, 2014 · As boys, both Chris and Steve dreamed of becoming FBI agents. They achieved that goal and then some, earning places on the Hostage Rescue Team (HRT), the Bureau’s celebrated...

Hostage Rescue Teams are the federal government’s primary response units for counterterrorism operations. They may be deployed to locations throughout the U.S. or abroad, unlike military units like Delta Force which are prohibited from operating in a law enforcement capacity on U.S. soil.

Hostage Rescue Team members are FBI Special Agents, which means they are paid on the government General Schedule (GS) table. However, because HRT staff are automatically supervisors, their starting pay will be GS-14 or GS-15 instead of the typical GS-10 starting salary for Special Agents.

HRT is part of the Tactical Support Branch of the FBI's Critical Incident Response Group (CIRG). It is based at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia. It is thought to be manned by 100+ specially-trained FBI agents.

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the Hostage Rescue Team (HRT), part of the Critical Incident Response Group’s (CIRG) Tactical Section. HRT is the nation’s only full-time tactical domestic counterterrorism response force. HRT’s highly trained members are exceptionally skilled in terms of stamina, speed and combat readiness.

Feb 19, 2013 · Live-fire close-quarter battle exercises in the HRT’s “shooting house” mimic real-world missions. The handful of special agents who make it through the Hostage Rescue Team’s selection...

Feb 5, 2025 · The recruiting program has brought in 150 tactically experienced agents to the Bureau, and approximately 10 percent of them are currently HRT members. Not all agents brought into the program serve on the team—many instead serve on the SWAT team.