"Either you're S.W.A.T. of you're NOT."

We were blessed last week to have St. Johns County Sheriff's Officers Sam Williams, Tommy Aman and our speaker Brian Canova from our county's S.W.A.T. team.  Officer Canova not only described the qualificiation of the officers that our on his team but the role of his team within our community. 

The S.W.A.T. team falls under Support Services Division within the St. John's County Sheriff's office.  This division is the most diverse division within the Sheriff's Office and is divided into a variety of specialized bureaus, units and teams, which includes the Special Operations and Training Bureau, Community Services Bureau, and Communications Bureau, each with its own unique function and responsibilities in the day to day function of the SJSO.  All of the sections of Support Services Division require specialized training, a strong dedication to duty and the best supervision possible. SSVS has around 300 full and part time personnel assigned into the different specialty areas with the majority of the members being the most senior people within the SJSO.

The division is responsible for everything from training each employee of SJSO as well as many other agencies, and is responsible for answering every incoming call for service received in the communication center and dispatching help, to working with our youth in schools and through programs such as ACE, to a high liability deployment of the SWAT team.

We THANK the officers for not only speaking to our club but for there service as well.