Countersniper is to be out in force across America for Inauguration Day . ` ` They will be familiar with every potential threat , '' he says . The Secret Service became the elite unit in 1971 . The Department of Homeland Security has said that another 20,000 members of the National Guard are being held in reserve . The bureau chief says agency is prepared .
Countersniper is to be out in force across America for Inauguration Day . ` ` They will be familiar with every potential threat , '' he says . The Secret Service became the elite unit in 1971 . The bureau chief says agency is prepared .