Before the helicopter of the president departs guards on the roof are checking around with binoculars in order to make sure that path is clear.
Sniper on whitehouse roof.
Worked at the white house.
On vacation saw the guy on the roof.
The agents train in the maryland suburbs where a few weeks ago they defended against a simulated rocket attack on the inauguration.
The secret service says they are the best in the world and must qualify every month hitting targets accurately at 1 000 yards.
In surrounding buildings you may not access the roof because the secret service will shoot you think you re a sniper.
As to why exactly they walked over to the church with the administration it isn t clear.
A look at a sniper team atop the white house with an accuracy international ax variant rifle seen.
However conjecture abounds as to the assemblage of man and machines on the white house roof.
It has happened before.
According to the secret service they are tested monthly and must be able to hit their targets out to 1000 yards.
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The radar on the white house roof has been upgraded to protect against kamikaze planes pennsylvania avenue has been blocked to foil car bombers and still a gunman can clamber over the wrought iron fence and sprint to within 50 feet of the president s windows.
You can see the open cover of the scope easily.
Considerig that would violate national security a full disclosure is impossible.
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