Every year, thousands of security and support personnel descend on New York to protect the United Nations General Assembly. Recently, CNN's John Miller was given access to ride along with the Secret Service and New York City Police Department as they discussed the measures used in securing the largest protection operation in the world. #UNGA80
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The United States Secret Service is a federal law enforcement agency with headquarters in Washington, D.C., and more than 150 offices throughout the United States and abroad. The Secret Service was established in 1865, solely to suppress the counterfeiting of U.S. currency. Today, the agency is mandated by Congress to carry out dual missions: protection of national and visiting foreign leaders, and criminal investigations.
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In the basement of the United Nations headquarters, a wall of glowing screens monitored every hallway and garage. Phones rang in quick bursts. A mechanical voice broke through the noise: “Card rejected.” Operators barely looked up as they cleared alarms and logged movements, part of the machinery that will carry New York through the most complex security operation it faces each year. The United Nations General Assembly, which opens Tuesday, brings more than 150 world leaders and their entourages into Midtown — a convergence that has been compared to hosting the Super Bowl every day for a week, across an entire neighborhood. The event has been designated a National Special Security Event, the same classification as a presidential inauguration that unleashes a whole-of-government mobilization. Read the full story at https://lnkd.in/eScVfpwH #UNGA80
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With the 80th United Nations General Assembly kicking into high gear this week and ~150 heads of state converging on NYC nearly at once, SAIC Matt McCool and the U.S. Secret Service - New York Field Office (NYFO) brought CNN’s Chief Law Enforcement Analyst, John Miller, into the one of the most critical parts of protection: 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕄𝕠𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕔𝕒𝕕𝕖. Special thanks to the New York City Police Department’s Highway Patrol for their unwavering partnership and for demonstrating why they are simply the best when it comes to the complex art of out-riding. #USSSNYC #USSSProtection #USSSPartnerships
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Our joint training exercises, completed with our law enforcement partners, are not for the timid. We recently came together to prepare for the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 80). Keep checking here next week for an inside look at one of the most complex security operations in the world. #UNGA80
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Happy 78th Birthday to the U.S. Air Force! 🎂✈️ Thank you for instilling courage and dedication in the many Air Force vets serving in our agency, and your unwavering dedication to protecting our skies and our nation. #USAFBirthday
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🔬 Behind every successful investigation is the science that makes it possible 🔬 During National Forensic Science Week, we recognize the dedication and innovation of our forensic experts. Their skill transforms evidence into answers and strengthens our ability to protect the Nation. #NationalForensicScienceWeek #ForensicScience
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Today, we honor Special Agent in Charge Charles L. Friend, who passed away as a first responder who sifted through the debris from Ground Zero to recover remains, objects related to the attacks and materials from the New York Field Office. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/eUBv8fPi #NeverForget #911 #September11
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Today, we honor Master Special Officer Craig J. Miller, who was killed during the September 11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/eUBv8fPi #NeverForget #911 #September11
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As we do every year, it is with a heavy heart that we pause to honor the lives lost and the families forever changed September 11, 2001. However, we are always grateful for the courage of first responders and the unity of our Nation in the face of unthinkable tragedy. #NeverForget
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