What exactly is this? DHS police unit

[jmorris]

http://www.dhs.gov/about-federal-protective-service

I work at a facility leased by the Air Force. Either these guys or Security Police are on the gate. As I recall though, while their patch says Federal Protective Service I don't think it says DHS. I'll check next time I see one.

They are under the vast arm of DHS. Their mission unless it's changed and a lot have, are to guard federal buildings and the such. I worked with them during the wild fires in 03 and they had some neat gadgets.

The shoulder patches on our guards say US Air Force instead of DHS. Badges say FPS.