CBS shows like NCIS, and criminal minds show us Hollywood's version of a SWAT team, but members of Marathon County's SWAT Team say their job is far from glamorous.

The SWAT Team had an opportunity to be the first Team in the state to use the new training facility at Volk Field, in Camp Douglas.

Their Commander Lieutenant Randy Albert says their training helps them maintain "Grace Under Pressure."

Commander Albert says the most common situations are executing search warrants in high risk situations, negotiating with a suicidal person barricaded in a house and helping catch fugitives.

"The situations are pretty rare and unique when we do get called and the other reason we do get called just as an added safety to whatever situation has a risen... We train on a monthly basis and we like to vary out training so we are prepared for any scenario that might present itself," says Lieutenant Albert.

The team often trains at abandoned buildings throughout the county but Lieutenant Albert says Volk Field is more cost effective.

"Volk Field has opened a state of the art training facility here and we are taking the free training offered to various swat organizations across the state.”

The training session at Volk Field includes how to enter buildings, checking a room to make sure there are no hidden dangers, and using a helicopter to get in and out of a critical situation.

I was invited to take part in one of the exercises as an armed suspect.

As part of the exercise, I was free to choose my response and decided I wouldn't surrender immediately.

When my weapon posed what officers call an eminent threat... I was shot.

After the exercise, Lieutenant Albert explained that the officers made the decision to fire at me because I pointed my gun at them during my surrender.

The Marathon County SWAT Team is called into action 8-12 times a year.

While each situation is different, Lieutenant Albert says most of the time they don't have to fire their weapons.

He says local law enforcement agencies usually call them in just as back up.

"The more people you have at a given scene the more likely you'll have a successful outcome."

These training sessions can definitely sharpen skills but they also strengthen something that's just as important trust among team members.

"Training like this is invaluable so we're working on the same page when it comes to actually going to a call," says lieutenant Albert.