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The security service tasked with protecting [[President]] of the Colonies, [[Laura Roslin]].  They were hand picked by Capt. [[Lee Adama]] from civillians in the Fleet.  Responsible to Roslin, and answerable only to Roslin, they have no allegiance to the [[Galactica]] personel. They are former police, security personel, or people with some kind of firearms training.
The '''Presidential Security Service''' (PSS) is tasked with protecting the President of the [[Twelve Colonies]], [[Laura Roslin]].  They were hand picked by Capt. [[Lee Adama]] from civilians in the Fleet.  Responsible and answerable only to Roslin, they have no allegiance to ''[[Galactica]]'' military personnel. They consist of former police, security personnel, or people with some kind of firearms training.


The security detail protecting [[Colonial One]] is a distinct entity from the [[Marines]] and the [[Colonial Fleet]] personel aboard Galactica.  Apollo himself had intentionally designed their organization this way, because he thought they should have a separate command structure from the military organizations, so the lines of authority establishing who was under whose control would not be confused.   
The PSS on ''[[Colonial One]]'' is a distinct entity from the [[Marines]] and the [[Colonial Fleet]] personnel aboard ''Galactica''Lee Adama himself had intentionally designed their organization in this way as he thought they should have a separate command structure from the military organizations, so the lines of authority establishing who was under whose control would not be confused.   


When Commander Adama sent Marines led by Col. [[Tigh]] and Apollo to Colonial One to arrest President Roslin, they engaged in a tense standoff with her security detail.  Eventually, Apollo pulled a gun on Tigh, then Roslin told him to stop and that she would go peacefully ("[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]").
When Commander [[William Adama]] sends Marines led by [[Colonel Saul Tigh]] and Lee Adama to ''Colonial One'' to arrest President Roslin, they engage in a tense standoff with the Presidential Security Service.  Eventually, Apollo pulls a gun on Tigh, then Roslin orders Adama and the Security Service to drop their weapons, preferring that she would leave peacefully ("[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]").






==Note==
==Note==
This is not it's official name, but they aren't really a "Secret" Service.  Ron D. Moore discusses them in his podcast for Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II.
The term "Presidential Security Service" is not a [[canon|canonical]] name for the as-yet unnamed security service. However, they aren't really a "Secret" Service like their real-world [[Wikipedia:Secret Service|American counterparts]].  Ron D. Moore discusses them in his podcast for "Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II."
 
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The Presidential Security Service (PSS) is tasked with protecting the President of the Twelve Colonies, Laura Roslin. They were hand picked by Capt. Lee Adama from civilians in the Fleet. Responsible and answerable only to Roslin, they have no allegiance to Galactica military personnel. They consist of former police, security personnel, or people with some kind of firearms training.

The PSS on Colonial One is a distinct entity from the Marines and the Colonial Fleet personnel aboard Galactica. Lee Adama himself had intentionally designed their organization in this way as he thought they should have a separate command structure from the military organizations, so the lines of authority establishing who was under whose control would not be confused.

When Commander William Adama sends Marines led by Colonel Saul Tigh and Lee Adama to Colonial One to arrest President Roslin, they engage in a tense standoff with the Presidential Security Service. Eventually, Apollo pulls a gun on Tigh, then Roslin orders Adama and the Security Service to drop their weapons, preferring that she would leave peacefully ("Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II").


Note

The term "Presidential Security Service" is not a canonical name for the as-yet unnamed security service. However, they aren't really a "Secret" Service like their real-world American counterparts. Ron D. Moore discusses them in his podcast for "Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II."