Territory Response Group
The Territory Response Group (TRG) is the police tactical group of the Northern Territory Police Force. The TRG is tasked to provide general and specialist support to other units of the Northern Territory Police. History. In December 1978, the Emergency Squad was established following the introduction of the Federal Government National Anti-Terrorism Plan which required each state and territory police to establish and maintain a police tactical group. The Emergency Squad was subsequently renamed as the Task Force, which was later renamed as the Territory Response Section (TRS) and was then finally renamed as the Territory  Response Group (TRG). In 1998, the TRG arrested fugitive bank robber Brenden Abbott and in 2012 arrested Jonathon Andrew Stenberg. In May 2011, the TRG received a Lenco BearCat armoured vehicle, known as the 'Armoured Rescue Vehicle', provided by the Federal Government for use in siege or terrorist situations. In 2015, the TRG upgraded its firearms introducing the Remington R5 RGP rifle and the SIG Sauer SIG716 designated marksman rifle. In 2016–17, the TRG "responded to or assisted with 131 general support tasks, 12 major events and 26 high-risk incidents". General support tasks can include civil unrests in communities , outstanding offender operations, surveillance and assisting with search warrants. In 2019–20, the TRG had over 30 search and rescue deployments. Role. The Territory Response Group is responsible for the following: Volunteers for the TRG need to successfully complete an annual one-week selection course. In 2017, three of the seven candidates passed the selection course. The TRG trains the Immediate Response Team (IRT) based in Alice Springs to respond to critical incidents while awaiting the arrival of the TRG from Darwin. The TRG standard uniform is in A-TACS AU (Arid/Urban) camouflage with the TRG the only police tactical  group in Australia to use this camouflage.