5-06/110.70 - Special Weapons Team Commander



The Incident Commander shall retain overall command and responsibility for the operation.  The SWT will be under the command of an SWT Commander, who shall be the Captain or a Lieutenant assigned to SEB, and shall be present at every SWT activation.

The Special Weapons Team shall be assigned a mission by the Incident Commander, and the Special Weapons Team Commander will make an assessment and shall be responsible for the tactics employed by SWT.  If there is a need for immediate deployment, the team leader may accept that responsibility until the arrival of the SWT Commander.