A DSS SPEAR instructor jogs along with SPEAR officers from Chad as they simulate rescuing and providing medical aid during their final exercise at the 2019 “SPEAR Summit Challenge” in Thiès, Senegal, Dec. 6, 2019. DSS created SPEAR – Special Program for Embassy Augmentation and Response – in 2014 in response to the terrorist attacks on the U.S. facility in Benghazi, Libya. SPEAR teams consist of highly skilled officers from partner nations who are specially trained to respond to threats at U.S. embassies and consulates in high-threat locations. (U.S. Department of State photo)