George Town, with one police station at George Town (Elgin Avenue). Eastern District, with three police stations at East End, Bodden Town, and North Side. Cayman Brac and Little Cayman, with two police stations, one on each island. In addition to the Elgin Avenue police station in George Town, several other operational police bases exist in the town, including the national police headquarters in Shedden Road, the traffic policing unit in Lindhurst Avenue, and administrative offices on Walkers Road. Specialist departments The RCIPS has a number of specialist departments, beyond the CID and the neighbourhood policing teams. Of these, the most visible and sizeable are the following. Air Operations Unit The Air Operations Unit (AOU) provides aerial support for border security, search and rescue, police operations, and disaster response. The AOU has a uniformed civilian Executive Officer, and is staffed by professional pilots and engineers, as well as police officers, led by a sergeant. The AOU was founded in 2010. The AOU started with a Eurocopter EC135 police helicopter. This original aircraft was withdrawn after a failure in service in February 2019. The AOU now operates the Airbus Helicopters, Inc. H145 helicopters. The AOU now operates two Airbus H-145 helicopters (formerly the Eurocopter EC-145), acquired in a special deal with the United Kingdom in late March 2019, and early December 2019. Joint Marine Unit (NOW HANDED OVER TO CAYMAN ISLANDS COAST GUARD) (See Cayman Islands Coast Guard ) This unit has been replaced by the CICG in 2020 (Cayman Islands Coast Guard) which operate a fleet of fast motor boats to provide law enforcement, maritime customs control, maritime immigration control, and search and rescue operations. Firearms Response Unit The FRU is a paramilitary force within the RCIPS, whose officers are trained to high standards of fitness, and to an advanced level of firearms training. The FRU provides operational support as required, and is also the frontline of defence against organised violent crime and terrorism threats. Equipment Duty Gear The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service in Majority is an unarmed police Service. A Regular Uniformed Police Officer would carry a duty belt with Handcuffs, Pepper Spray, and collapsible baton, and radio, at time wears a stab vest. An Air Operations Unit Officer's Uniform before would have normally consisted of Hi-Vis Yellow with black and reflective grey striped polo and Dark Blue Tactical Trousers and boots and a Coyote Tan flight suit.