terrorist incidents. The training was conducted jointly with the United Kingdom Special Forces. On 30 June 2015, CTSFO teams participated in Operation Strong Tower held in London, the largest counter-terrorism exercise conducted in the United Kingdom. The MPS released statistics that between January 2015 and December 2015 CTSFO teams were involved in 144 operations. On 3 August 2016, the MPS held a press conference for the announcement of Operation Hercules, displaying the CTSFO teams to the public wearing wolf-grey-coloured tactical uniforms, equipped with SIG Sauer SIG516 and SIG MCX carbines, Glock 17 handguns, Remington 870 shotgun, Accuracy International AT308 sniper rifle, and paraded the BMW F800GS motorcycles used for deployments in central London. On 19 March 2017, CTSFO teams participated in maritime Exercise Anchor on the River Thames, their first joint major live-play exercise. On 22 March 2017, CTSFO teams rapidly deployed to the 2017 Westminster attack. CTSFO teams use the Jankel Guardian armoured vehicle based on a Ford F-450 chassis, as well as various other unmarked vehicles, including Toyota Land Cruisers, BMW X5s and Land Rover Discoveries. The CTSFO training facilities at the MPS Specialist Training Centre includes indoor and outdoor live-fire shooting ranges, an assault house for practising method of entry (MOE) techniques and train, subway and aircraft mock-ups. CTSFOs volunteers are recruited from serving ARV officers. A candidate has to be recommended by their supervisor, undertake a two-day assessment and pass both shooting and physical standards. If candidates pass this stage they will then be offered a place on a CTSFO course where they will begin to up-skill to their new role. Equipment Firearms As of April 2019, the following firearms are in use by the Specialist Firearms Command: Less lethal Officers are also equipped with the non-lethal Taser X26s and X2s. All officers also have the same basic equipment any other officer would have: ASP Baton, CS Gas, Speedcuffs, and radios. Body armour MO19 officers are equipped with bulletproof vests, instead of the standard stabproof vest which only has low-level ballistic capability. List of operations Notable operations and incidents involving officers from the SFC: Spaghetti House siege (1975) Iranian Embassy siege (1980) Northolt siege (1985) Shooting of Diarmuid O'Neill (1996) Shooting of Harry Stanley (1999) Millennium Dome raid (2000) Hackney siege (2002/2003) Shooting of Azelle Rodney (2005) Manhunt following 21 July 2005 London bombings (2005) Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes (2005) (related to above, although