MCSO SWAT Team

Feb 27 - Harry (Skip) Watters, DO, is the tactical surgeon for the Maricopa County Sherrif's Office. Skip gave us an overview of the MCSO SWAT team, how they are organized, selected, trained, and operate. While he recounted several interesting stories, he showed a background  video of one of their operations. Skip described the sophisticated equipment that the team has available, and how it is used. Typically 30-40 people are involved during a planned high risk encounter, often including a canine unit, bomb squad, and SWAT team.  His primary job is to provide medical attention to the officers and only secondarily to the suspects being apprehended. It is clear that Skip has an interesting balance between his OBGYN practice and his volunteer position with the Sheriff's Office.