Standing Post

Episode #021 - Please welcome Secret Service Officer-Technician Alta Lauren Gunawan, she has been with the United States Secret Service for 3 years. Her career has been at the White House Branch working on the patrol unit which consists of around the clock surveillance and protection of the White House zone.

In March of 2019 she was one of 6 people selected to participate in the training for an elite unit called the Motorcade Support Unit (MSU). Officer-Technician Gunawan would become the first female to be on the unit.

For more information please contact your local Secret Service field office at www.secretservice.gov

Special Thanks to Officer-Technician Gunawan for her time and support. Special thanks to FSD for their time and support. Special thanks to the executive leadership of the Secret Service and the Office of Communication and Media Relations for their continued time and support of this podcast.

Hosted and Edited by: Cody Starken, Associate Producer and assistant editor: Starr Vazquez

This episode is sponsored by the United States Secret Service. www.secretservice.gov

Music is “Nova Police” by Hermelin, found here: www.hermelin.bandcamp.com/track/nova-police

The music used in the podcast was altered from the original soundtrack by cutting specific sections of the music to create the intro and outro of the podcast. This work Attribution-Noncommercial-sharealike 3.0 United States (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US), which license definition is located here: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0

Want to join the Secret Service? Click here to start your journey https://www.usajobs.gov/Search/?k=USSS

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The Oklahoma City bombing was a domestic terrorist truck bombing on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, on April 19, 1995. The bombing happened at 9:02 a.m. and killed at least 168 people, injured more than 680 others, and destroyed one-third of the building.

Among those who were killed, the Secret Service lost that day: Special Agent Cynthia Brown, Special Agent Donald Leonard, Special Agent Mickey Maroney, Office Manager Linda McKinney, Investigative Assistant Kathy Seidl, and Assistant Special Agent in Charge Alan Whicher.

The host of Standing Post, Cody Starken, had the honor of interviewing 4 surviving family members of individuals who perished on that day. Mickey Maroney and Alice Denison, children of Special Agent Mickey Maroney; Mr. Glenn Seidl, former husband of IA Kathy Seidl; and Ms. Diane Leonard, former wife of Special Agent Donald Leonard. We hope you enjoy the episode.

Hosted and Edited by: Cody Starken, Associate

Producer and assistant editor: Starr Vazquez

This episode is sponsored by the United States Secret Service. www.secretservice.gov

Music is “Nova Police” by Hermelin, found here: www.hermelin.bandcamp.com/track/nova-police

The music used in the podcast was altered from the original soundtrack by cutting specific sections of the music to create the intro and outro of the podcast. This work Attribution-Noncommercial-sharealike 3.0 United States (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US), which license definition is located here: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0

Please visit us at: Twitter@secretservice, Instagram@secretservice, Facebook @UnitedStatesSecretServiceOfficial, YouTube@US Secret Service, and LinkedIn @U.S. Secret Service

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Episode # 20 - Please welcome Priscilla Salyers, our Administrative Officer in the Oklahoma City Field Office. Priscilla has 32 years of service and is a survivor of the Oklahoma City April 19, 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. Priscilla tells her remarkable survival story almost 25 years after that tragic day.

For more information please contact your local Secret Service field office at www.secretservice.gov

Special Thanks to AO Priscilla Salyers for her time and support and the Oklahoma City Field Office. Special thanks to FSD for their time and support. Special thanks to the executive leadership of the Secret Service and the Office of Communication and Media Relations for their continued time and support of this podcast.

Hosted and Edited by: Cody Starken, Associate Producer and assistant editor: Starr Vazquez

This episode is sponsored by the United States Secret Service. www.secretservice.gov

Music is “Nova Police” by Hermelin, found here: www.hermelin.bandcamp.com/track/nova-police

The music used in the podcast was altered from the original soundtrack by cutting specific sections of the music to create the intro and outro of the podcast.

This work Attribution-Noncommercial-sharealike 3.0 United States (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US), which license definition is located here: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0

Want to join the Secret Service? Click here to start your journey https://www.usajobs.gov/Search/?k=USSS

Please visit us at: Twitter @secretservice, Instagram @secretservice, Facebook @UnitedStatesSecretServiceOfficial, YouTube @US Secret Service, and LinkedIn @U.S. Secret Service

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Ep. #019 - This month we speak to Senior Special Agent William “Willie” Wind about his liaison work with Native American law enforcement and tribal gaming entities in Oklahoma and his Financial and Electronic Crimes Task Force work.

He began his Secret Service career in 1997 as a Special Agent in the Tulsa (OK) Resident Agency. He worked there until 2001 when he was reassigned to the Forensic Services Division as a polygraph examiner in the Houston (TX) Field Office. Since 2010, Wind was selected for the collateral duty as the Special Emphasis Program Manager for American Indians/Alaska Natives in the Secret Service. He has served in this role since 2010 where he is responsible for identifying agency policies, procedures, and practices that adversely impact American Indians/Alaska Natives within the USSS. As of 2020, SSA Wind works out of the Oklahoma City Field Office where he is currently the back-up supervisor for the United States Secret Service Oklahoma Financial and Electronic Crimes Task Force.

SSA Wind was also responsible for the coordination of initiatives mandated by the Department of Homeland Security and the White House which led to him co-developing the US Secret Service’s Wounded Warrior and Military Spouse Mentorship Program (a pilot program) and being requested by the White House to be a speaker at President Obama’s White House Tribal Youth Summit.

SSA William Wind enjoys spending time with his family and is active within the Yardeka Muscogee (Creek) Indian Community.

For more information please contact your local Secret Service field office at www.secretservice.gov

Special Thanks to SSA William Wind for his time and support. Special thanks to FSD for their time and support. Special thanks to the executive leadership of the Secret Service and the Office of Communication and Media Relations for their continued time and support of this podcast.

Hosted, Produced, and Edited by: Cody Starken, Associate Producer: Starr Vazquez

This episode is sponsored by the United States Secret Service. www.secretservice.gov

Music is “Nova Police” by Hermelin, found here: www.hermelin.bandcamp.com/track/nova-police

The music used in the podcast was altered from the original soundtrack by cutting specific sections of the music to create the intro and outro of the podcast. This work Attribution-Noncommercial-sharealike 3.0 United States (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US), which license definition is located here: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0

Want to join the Secret Service? Click here to start your journey www.usajobs.gov/Search/?k=USSS

Please visit us at: Twitter@secretservice, Instagram@secretservice, Facebook @UnitedStatesSecretServiceOfficial, YouTube@US Secret Service, and LinkedIn @U.S. Secret Service

Subscribe to the podcast at Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or SoundCloud.com and find it at www.secretservice.gov/press/social-media/

Episode #018 - Back in May 2017, the Secret Service, Homeland Security Investigations, and the Miami Dade Police Department were notified by Target Special Investigators regarding several suspects impersonating Target headquarters’ employees who called stores around the U.S. to get employees to load money on Target gift cards to purchase and sell items at a later date. Our guest this month work for more than a year and a half on the case, which resulted in Operations Benefactor and Dejavu to bring in these fraudsters into custody.

This episode introduces a first for Standing Post. Our first call-in guest from the Field. The audio will be a little different but we hope to continue improving on our interviews to keep bringing you stories from the field.

For more information please contact your local Secret Service field office at www.secretservice.gov

Special Thanks to SA Logan Workman for his time and support. Special thanks to FSD for their time and support. Special thanks to the executive leadership of the Secret Service and the Office of Communication and Media Relations for their continued time and support of this podcast.

Hosted and Edited by: Cody Starken, Associate Producer and assistant editor: Starr Vazquez

This episode is sponsored by the United States Secret Service. www.secretservice.gov

Music is “Nova Police” by Hermelin, found here: www.hermelin.bandcamp.com/track/nova-police

The music used in the podcast was altered from the original soundtrack by cutting specific sections of the music to create the intro and outro of the podcast. This work Attribution-Noncommercial-sharealike 3.0 United States (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US), which license definition is located here: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0

Want to join the Secret Service? Click here to start your journey www.usajobs.gov/Search/?k=USSS

Please visit us at: Twitter@secretservice, Instagram@secretservice, Facebook @UnitedStatesSecretServiceOfficial, YouTube@US Secret Service, and LinkedIn @U.S. Secret Service

Subscribe to the podcast at Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or SoundCloud.com and find it at www.secretservice.gov/press/social-media/

Episode #017 Please welcome Secret Service Sergeant-Technician Darrione Nall who is one of our officers in the Uniformed Division. Sergeant Nall is part of a special group of officers on the Emergency Response Team (ERT). ERT is specialized in tactical weapons and training, and they also have a Tactical Canine Unit. They provide perimeter security, conduct sweeps, respond to any breaches, and assist in suspect apprehension.

"QRF" - Quick Reaction Force

"ERT" Emergency Response Team

"PT" Physical Training

For more information please contact your local Secret Service field office at www.secretservice.gov

Special Thanks to Sergeant Nall for his time and support. Special thanks to FSD for their time and support. Special thanks to the executive leadership of the Secret Service and the Office of Communication and Media Relations for their continued time and support of this podcast.

Hosted and Edited by: Cody Starken, Associate Producer and assistant editor: Starr Vazquez

This episode is sponsored by the United States Secret Service. www.secretservice.gov

Music is “Nova Police” by Hermelin, found here: www.hermelin.bandcamp.com/track/nova-police

The music used in the podcast was altered from the original soundtrack by cutting specific sections of the music to create the intro and outro of the podcast. This work Attribution-Noncommercial-sharealike 3.0 United States (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US), which license definition is located here: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0

Want to join the Secret Service? Click here to start your journey https://www.usajobs.gov/Search/?k=USSS

Please visit us at: Twitter@secretservice, Instagram@secretservice, Facebook @UnitedStatesSecretServiceOfficial, YouTube@US Secret Service, and LinkedIn @U.S. Secret Service

Subscribe to the podcast at Apple podcasts, Google Podcasts, or SoundCloud.com and find it at www.secretservice.gov/press/social-media/

Episode #016 - Please welcome International Programs Division's Special Agent Casey Stumpf. The International Programs Division was created in February 2009 to provide administrative and operational support to the foreign offices. IPD acts as a liaison between the foreign offices, USSS Headquarters, the Department of State, and other federal law enforcement agencies.

For more information please contact your local Secret Service field office at www.secretservice.gov

Special thanks to Casey for his time and support. Special thanks to FSD for their time and support. Special thanks to the executive leadership of the Secret Service and the Office of Communication and Media Relations for their continued time and support of this podcast.

Hosted and Edited by: Cody Starken, Associate Producer and assistant editor: Starr Vazquez

This episode is sponsored by the United States Secret Service. www.secretservice.gov

Music is “Nova Police” by Hermelin, found here: www.hermelin.bandcamp.com/track/nova-police

The music used in the podcast was altered from the original soundtrack by cutting specific sections of the music to create the intro and outro of the podcast.

This work Attribution-Noncommercial-sharealike 3.0 United States (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US), which license definition is located here: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0

Want to join the Secret Service? Click here to start your journey https://www.usajobs.gov/Search/?k=USSS

Please visit us at: Twitter@secretservice, Instagram@secretservice, Facebook @UnitedStatesSecretServiceOfficial, YouTube@US Secret Service, and LinkedIn @U.S. Secret Service

Subscribe to the podcast at Apple podcasts, Google Podcasts, or SoundCloud.com and find it at www.secretservice.gov/press/social-media/

Standing Post brings you part two of our interview with two of the first five female Special Agents in the U.S. Secret Service, Kathryn Childers, and Sue Ann Baker. These two women were sworn in on December 15, 1971, along with Laurie Anderson, Holly Hufschmidt and Phyllis Shantz. These ladies paved the way for women today to achieve a federal law enforcement career with the Secret Service. We hope you enjoy the show.

For more information please contact your local Secret Service field office at www.secretservice.gov

Special Thanks to both Kathryn Childers and Sue Ann Baker for their time and support. Special thanks to our Forensic Services Division for their time and support. Special thanks to the executive leadership of the Secret Service and the Office of Communication and Media Relations for their continued time and support of this podcast.

Hosted and Edited by: Cody Starken

Associate Producer and assistant editor: Starr Vazquez

This episode is sponsored by the United States Secret Service. www.secretservice.gov

Music is “Nova Police” by Hermelin, found here: www.hermelin.bandcamp.com/track/nova-police

The music used in the podcast was altered from the original soundtrack by cutting specific sections of the music to create the intro and outro of the podcast. This work Attribution-Noncommercial-sharealike 3.0 United States (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US), which license definition is located here: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0

Want to join the Secret Service? Click here to start your journey www.usajobs.gov/Search/?k=USSS

Please visit us at: Twitter@secretservice, Instagram@secretservice, Facebook @UnitedStatesSecretServiceOfficial, YouTube@US Secret Service, and LinkedIn @U.S. Secret Service

Subscribe to the podcast at Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or SoundCloud.com and find it at www.secretservice.gov/press/social-media/

Standing Post brings you two of the first five female Special Agents in the U.S. Secret Service, Kathryn Childers, and Sue Ann Baker. These two women were sworn in on December 15, 1971, along with Laurie Anderson, Holly Hufschmidt and Phyllis Shantz. These ladies paved the way for women today to achieve a federal law enforcement career with the Secret Service. We hope you enjoy the show.

For more information please contact your local Secret Service field office at www.secretservice.gov

Special Thanks to both Kathryn Childers and Sue Ann Baker for their time and support. Special thanks to our Forensic Services Division for their time and support. Special thanks to the executive leadership of the Secret Service and the Office of Communication and Media Relations for their continued time and support of this podcast.

Hosted and Edited by: Cody Starken

Associate Producer and assistant editor: Starr Vazquez

This episode is sponsored by the United States Secret Service. www.secretservice.gov

Music is “Nova Police” by Hermelin, found here: www.hermelin.bandcamp.com/track/nova-police

The music used in the podcast was altered from the original soundtrack by cutting specific sections of the music to create the intro and outro of the podcast. This work Attribution-Noncommercial-sharealike 3.0 United States (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US), which license definition is located here: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0

Want to join the Secret Service? Click here to start your journey www.usajobs.gov/Search/?k=USSS

Please visit us at: Twitter@secretservice, Instagram@secretservice, Facebook @UnitedStatesSecretServiceOfficial, YouTube@US Secret Service, and LinkedIn @U.S. Secret Service

Subscribe to the podcast at Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or SoundCloud.com and find it at www.secretservice.gov/press/social-media/

Episode #013 - Please welcome Medal of Honor Recipient Special Agent Ronald J Shurer II. SA Shurer is a current member of the Secret Service Counter Assault Team (CAT) and is a former United States Army Special Forces Staff Sergeant and Medic. As a senior medical sergeant during the Battle of Shok Valley in April 2008, he and his team were attacked by an enemy force of more than 200 fighters. Shurer fought more than an hour to reach parts of his unit. He was awarded the Silver Star for his actions. On October 1, 2018, he was upgraded and awarded the Medal of Honor from President Donald Trump at a ceremony in the White House for his courageous and brave efforts helping to save the lives of his team.

For more information please contact your local Secret Service field office at www.secretservice.gov

Special Thanks to Ron for his time and support. Special thanks to FSD for their time and support. Special thanks to the executive leadership of the Secret Service and the Office of Communication and Media Relations for their continued time and support of this podcast.

Hosted and Edited by: Cody Starken,

Associate Producer and assistant editor: Starr Vazquez

This episode is sponsored by the United States Secret Service. www.secretservice.gov

Music is “Nova Police” by Hermelin, found here: www.hermelin.bandcamp.com/track/nova-police

The music used in the podcast was altered from the original soundtrack by cutting specific sections of the music to create the intro and outro of the podcast. This work Attribution-Noncommercial-sharealike 3.0 United States (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US), which license definition is located here: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0

Want to join the Secret Service? Click here to start your journey https://www.usajobs.gov/Search/?k=USSS

Please visit us at: Twitter@secretservice, Instagram@secretservice, Facebook @UnitedStatesSecretServiceOfficial, YouTube@US Secret Service, and LinkedIn @U.S. Secret Service

Subscribe to the podcast at Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or SoundCloud.com and find it at www.secretservice.gov/press/social-media/