Secret Service Agents on Jetski's as the Obamas hit the Water in Hawaii

The First Family have now officially hit the halfway point of their Hawaiian holiday and enjoyed a nice lie-in followed by an afternoon at the beach on the eighth day of their vacation.

However, while a regular bunch would just hit the sand and surf, the Obamas had their regular motorcade drop them at Bellows Air Force Station in Waimanalo, and Secret Service agents on wave runners circled them in the water.

The main task of the agents seemed to focus on stopping any other people in kayaks getting to close to the President, his wife and their two daughters. 

The officers could be seen telling different groups at the popular spot to turn around, as they sectioned off part of the water. 

There was also a strong contingent of local police on the ground. 

Rescuer Gets Swept Away During Swift Water Rescue in LA

 

A rescuer was swept away in the raging waters of the Los Angeles River Friday.

Video shows others trying to get the first responder out of the rushing water as he was moving rapidly past them.

NO SHORTAGE OF SPECIAL FORCES USING PERSONAL WATERCRAFT

 

Although there’s nothing official coming from either camps, being the OEMs or any branch of the United States Armed Forces, we know that the American military is 1) the most well-funded peace-keeping mechanism to have ever existed on this spinning ball we call home and 2) is not against using any form of technology that would provide them the best tactical upper hand.

That being said, high speed insertion/extraction vehicles have been in regular use for decades. According to a report on a special operations page, “One example of these activities occurred during the early 80’s, when Maritime Branch personnel trained Nicaraguan Contras to use of high speed boats for attacks against Sandinista shipping. They also stood by to launch underwater sabotage attacks against ships docked in Managua’s harbor. Another example occurred in early 1991. This time Maritime Branch operators instructed US military SOF in the use of modified jet skis for a possible hostage rescue mission during Operation Desert Storm.”

Read more; The Watercraft Journal

Sea-Doo - Search and Rescue (SAR) River

 

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