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• On October 19, 2001, the United States Army 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (160th SOAR) inserted United States Army Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha 595 (ODA 595) comprised of 12 U.S. Army Special Forces Green Berets and two United States Air Force 24th Special Tactics Squadron Combat Controllers (AFSOC 24th STS CCT) into the Dari-a-Souf Valley, south of Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan. The mission was to link up with Central Intelligence Agency Special Activities Division operators (CIA SAD) and the Northern Alliance, an alliance of Afghanistan military groups fighting the Taliban. The mission's objective was to defeat Taliban and Al-Qaeda factions in Afghanistan, the launching point of the 9/11 attacks on the United States, resulting in approximately 3,000 deaths, including 37 Port Authority police officers.
  The mountainous terrain was difficult and required ODA 595 to travel on horseback with its Northern Alliance partners to the Mazar-e-Sharif territory, a Taliban stronghold.
  Green Berets are our nation’s experts at unconventional warfare. A team of Green Berets will embed with an indigenous fighting force and, acting as a force multiplier, battle that force's enemy. In Mazar-e-Sharif that meant going into battle on horseback; picture, if you can, the cavalry charges of old. ODA 595, forever known as the Horse Soldiers, defeated the Taliban.
  The success of ODA 595 was immortalized by sculptor Douwe Blumberg in his sculpture, simply called, the Horse Soldier Statue.
  The #HorseSoldierStatue, the only public statue depicting a Green Beret, also known as "America's Secret Soldiers," is located in the World Trade Center's Liberty Park standing sentry over the World Trade Center Campus. The members of the Port Authority Police Department’s World Trade Center Command have the distinct honor and privilege to serve within the Horse Soldier Statue's over watch.
  The 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and our nation saw many rise and take action, none more than young American women and men who went to war, many never to return. We are eternally grateful for their sacrifice. Just as ODA 595 was the first to avenge those who planned the horrible attacks of 9/11, it was Port Authority police officers who were the first of the first responders at the World Trade Center. We will always honor and remember the PAPD37.
  The story of ODA 595 and the Green Berets cannot be told without including the motto of the United States Army Special Forces Green Berets; "DE OPPRESSO LIBER" translates, "TO FREE THE OPPRESSED."
  #greenberet #specialforces #24thsts #ODA595 #PAPDPROTECTSNYNJ #PAPD #PAPD37 #PAPBA #WTC

  

  

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  Posted on Wednesday, October 20, 2021

• Rest in Peace Hollywood, Florida, Police Officer Yandy Chirino, E.O.W. 10/17/2021. Police Officer Chirino responded with other officers to investigate a possible attempted burglary. A suspect was held and began struggling with officers. The suspect produced a concealed handgun, fatally shooting Police Officer Chirino. Yandy Chirino was 28 years old and served with the Hollywood Police Department for four years. Yandy, rest in the Lord's eternal embrace. Always Honored, Never Forgotten.
  #hollywoodflorida #hollywoodfloridapolice #thesacrificecontinues #PAPDPROTECTSNYNJ #PAPD #PAPBA

  

  Posted on Tuesday, October 19, 2021

• Updated PAPD recruitment information. To attend a briefing on PAPD recruitment go to
  https://forms.office.com/g/Fs1NRvktu5
  #PAPDPROTECTSNYNJ #PAPD #PAPBA #PANYNJ

  

  Posted on Monday, October 18, 2021

• Rest in Peace Harris County, Texas, Deputy Constable Kareem Atkins, E.O.W. 10/16/2021. Deputy Atkins and two other deputies were working a secondary security assignment when they were alerted to a possible robbery-in-progress. As the deputies were taking a suspect into custody they were ambushed by a shooter some distance behind them. Deputy Atkins was fatally wounded. His two partners were also shot, one critically. Deputy Constable Atkins was 30 years old and served with Harris County Constable Precinct 4, since 2019. He is survived by his wife and two children. Kareem, rest in the Lord's eternal embrace. Always Honored, Never Forgotten.
  #HarrisCountyConstablePCT4 #thesacrificecontinues #PAPDPROTECTSNYNJ #PAPD #PAPBA

  

  Posted on Sunday, October 17, 2021

• Friday, October 15, 2021, Washington, D.C.;
  The leadership of the Port Authority Police Department and the Port Authority Police Benevolent Association with the PAPD Honor Guard and Pipes & Drums Band at the National Association of Police Organizations (NAPO) Top Cops Awards Dinner.
  First photo, L-R: Lieutenant Christopher McNerney, PAPD Superintendent Edward Cetnar, Port Authority PBA President Paul Nunziato, PAPBA 1st Vice President & President Elect Frank Conti, PAPD Deputy Superintendent Lou Klock and PAPBA 2nd Vice President Cesar Morales.
  #PAPDPROTECTSNYNJ #PAPD #PAPBA #PANYNJ #PANYNJ #PAPDPIPESANDDRUMS #PAPDHONORGUARD

  

  

  Photos from Port Authority Police Benevolent Association Inc's post

  Posted on Saturday, October 16, 2021

• Saturday, October 16, 2021, Washington, D.C.; The Port Authority Police Department Honor Guard getting ready to participate in the 40th Annual National Peace Officer Memorial Service at the United States Capitol. The annual memorial service acknowledges and honors the sacrifices of our nation’s law enforcement officers who gave their lives so others may live. Always Honored, Never Forgotten.
  #PAPDPROTECTSNYNJ #PAPD #PAPBA #PAPDHONORGUARD #thesacrificecontinues

  

  Posted on Saturday, October 16, 2021

• Posted on Saturday, October 16, 2021

• Recently, Port Authority Police Officers John Guevara and Onel Lopez of the #PAPD New Jersey Marine Terminals Command received information from the Lawrence Township, NJ, Police Department that a suspect in a fatal hit and run may be at the Maher Terminal in Port Newark. The officers responded to the location and canvassed for the truck the suspect was said to be operating. They observed the truck, stopping it at 1210 Corbin Street, Elizabeth, NJ, and took the suspect into custody. The suspect was held for Lawrence Township detectives, transferring custody upon their arrival. A great example of law enforcement cooperation resulting in the public’s safety and closure for the victim's family. Thank you Police Officers Guevara and Lopez.
  #PAPDPROTECTSNYNJ #PAPBA #PAPDNJMT #PANYNJ #lawrencetownshippolice

  

  Posted on Saturday, October 16, 2021

• Great Opportunity, Outstanding Career.

  Welcome to the Police Recruit Network - Step 1 of 3
  https://apply.talemetry.com/application/18eb4be1-071c-497a-b1d9-7f7afce84b23

  #PAPDPROTECTSNYNJ #PAPD #PAPBA #PANYNJ

  

  Posted on Friday, October 15, 2021

• PA cops bust Pennsylvania man wanted for kidnapping ex.

  

  Suspect Ruben Luis Carrion Melendez grabbed his ex-girlfriend and mother of his children inside a parking lot on Commerce Center Blvd. in Bethlehem, P.A. at about 7:15 a.m. and threw her into his Honda, officials said.

  Port Authority cops bust Pennsylvania man wanted for kidnapping ex-girlfriend: officials

  Posted on Tuesday, October 12, 2021