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==SPOTC== | ==SPOTC== | ||
[[File:ProFor_run_an_obstacle_course_while_wearing_CBRN_masks_at_SPOTC_2012_in_South_Carolina.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Protective Forces personnel running an obstacle course while wearing CBRN masks at SPOTC 2012 in South Carolina]] | [[File:ProFor_run_an_obstacle_course_while_wearing_CBRN_masks_at_SPOTC_2012_in_South_Carolina.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Protective Forces personnel running an obstacle course while wearing CBRN masks at SPOTC 2012 in South Carolina]] | ||
Since 1972, the Department of Energy, and its predecessor agencies, have organized the annual Security Police Officer Training Competition (SPOTC), a tactical contest pitting nuclear security units against each other. In addition to the Federal Protective Forces, external teams have been invited from the U.S. armed forces. In 2001, the first international teams entered, with a contingent representing the | Since 1972, the Department of Energy, and its predecessor agencies, have organized the annual Security Police Officer Training Competition (SPOTC), a tactical contest pitting nuclear security units against each other. In addition to the Federal Protective Forces, external teams have been invited from the U.S. armed forces. In 2001, the first international teams entered, with a contingent representing the United Kingdom's [[Atomic Energy Authority]].<ref name="spotc">{{cite news|last1=Thomas|first1=John|title=SPOTC: Desert shoot-out at the security crossroads of the nation|work=Nuclear News|date=December 2008}}</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== |
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