Each SPG section had 30 members, and was assigned a number and a colour - No.2 Section, based at Tennent Street, off the Shankill Road, Belfast, for example, was designated 'Blue section'. These were the first RUC policemen trained in special weapons and tactics, and in the use of riot equipment which it had developed since starting Operation Banner in Northern Ireland in 1969.
Each Special Patrol Group (SPG) unit consisted of 30 members, assigned a number and color - No.2 Section, situated at Tennent Street, off the Shankill Road, Belfast, was designated 'Blue section'. These were the first RUC police officers to receive training in specialized equipment and tactics, which they had developed since beginning Operation Banner in Northern Ireland in 1969.