Behind the Shades

The U.S. Secret Service traded in a helicopter used for decades at its James J. Rowley Training Center (RTC) for a much newer model.The old helicopter was manufactured in October 1963 and…

Athletes from the Secret Service compete in hockey, weightlifting events during the 2025 World Police and Fire Games The Secret Service ERA hockey team defeated the FBI Agents Association team 6-1 during the March 29, 2025, Director's Cup Game.…

Digital Forensics Detective Patrick Hartley unzipped a pouch of kibble…

While Americans celebrate the U. S. Army’s 250th birthday at Saturday’s military parade in the heart of Washington, D.C., communications professionals from around the National Capital Region will gather a few miles away…

The Harley-Davidson Museum now features a Secret Service Exhibit, which will be open to the public for three years.

Next to Elvis Presley’s 1956 KH motorcycle and a 1970 Streamliner that once broke the world land speed record,…

Warning: This story discusses graphic accounts of domestic violence, and other forms of abuse and violence, that some readers may find disturbing. If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, help is available through the…

With Electronic Benefit Transfer fraud and illegal credit card skimming manifesting throughout the country, the U.S. Secret Service this month successfully executed an ambitious operation aimed at eliminating the scourge that targets…

GM recently provided the Secret Service with 10 vehicles for testing and familiarization.

The smell of burnt rubber and hot brakes quickly filled the air after a fleet of 10 vehicles was delivered this week to the driving pad at the U.S.…

At first glance, the U.S. Secret Service’s new Public Order Tactical Response Vehicle may resemble a firetruck, but it serves a uniquely different purpose.

This vehicle is equipped with everything Secret Service Uniformed Division…

Special Agent Myles Humphrey knows the discipline and dedication it takes to play in the NFL--and he brings that same laser focus to his role in the Secret Service.

BELTSVILLE, MD - Sitting beside the aquatic training tank at the United States Secret Service’s James J. Rowley Training Center, Senior Special Agent Vince Seymour looked across lanes of perfectly pristine water…

Special Agent Coron Williams played college basketball for Robert Morris University during their 2010 March Madness run. Photo courtesy of Robert Morris University.

 Before his daily attire consisted of a suit, tie, and badge, United…

Following an intense 2024 presidential campaign season that included more than 100 protective visits, leaders of the U.S. Secret Service Chicago Field Office returned to the battleground state of Wisconsin in March to debrief with local…

The U.S. Secret Service tries to avoid standing out in a crowd. The new patrol vehicle unveiled this year by the agency’s uniformed division keeps this in mind.

On Inauguration Day, new black cruisers debuted in the President’s motorcade…

Retired Special Agent in Charge (SAIC) Tim McCarthy spoke candidly about taking a bullet for President Ronald Reagan more than four decades ago during the attempted assassination outside the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. …

Devarjaye “DJ” Daniel sat beside U.S. Secret Service leadership on Wednesday to congratulate the graduates of Special Agent Training Class 445 at the James J. Rowley Training Center in Beltsville, Maryland.

Himself a newly appointed…

by Kelli Tippett, MFS (USSS Laboratory Director)

This article was originally published in the February 2025 edition of the United States Secret Service Association's official magazine, The Pipeline.

An aperture is an opening in the…

This article was originally published in the November 2024 edition of the United States Secret Service Association's official magazine, The Pipeline.

By Forensic Services Division Deputy Special Agent in Charge Joan Hoback

In March…

At 9:02 a.m., on a beautiful Wednesday morning 29 years ago, two individuals detonated a bomb inside a rental truck parked in front of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The U.S. Secret Service’s Oklahoma City…

The U.S. Secret Service (USSS) is an elite federal law enforcement agency that has an integrated mission to protect our nation’s leaders and financial infrastructure. The Citizens Academy in the USSS Dallas Field Office District is an…