admiral harnitchek is in charge of the program. >> i'd much rather see these things put to great use potentially saving the life of a citizen or a police officer than in the scrap heap somewhere. >> are there guidelines on how they use that equipment? >> there are no guidelines from us. we exclusively leave that up to the law enforcement agencies and how they use that. >> sumner county tennessee...population less than 200 thousand people. it's a region that boasts of being one of the finest places to live, work and play in tennessee. >> move quick, let's go let's go, let's go! we got an officer down! it also has its very own 18-man swat team - and last summer, they received something known as an "mrap" through the federal program. it's a "mine-resistant ambush protection" vehicle - it was designed to protect us troops from roadside bombs in iraq. >> we average about once a month. >>once a month? >>once a month we'll be in this. >>but this is something that's not really designed for civilian use, right this is a military vehicle? >>we could get shot at in any particular time, we sign