SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) – Officers with one Central Illinois police department are going to Washington, D.C. to help with security for President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.

The Springfield Police Department is sending ten officers and one lieutenant from their Mobile Field Force Team. Those officers are specifically trained in crowd control tactics and response.

Springfield Police Chief Ken Scarllette said the officers will help with security along the presidential motorcade route and outer perimeter security at offsite venues.

“It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity,” Scarlette said. “I truly believe that. Any time that you can be involved in the transition of presidential power in our nation’s capital, I think that is a really cool experience, and I’m glad that we’re able to be represented. The city of Springfield, the state of Illinois will be represented in that function.”

Scarlette said the opportunity came about after he connected with the Metro Police Department at a Public Safety Partnership conference in Minneapolis.

When they arrive in D.C., Scarlette said the officers will go through training to prepare ahead of the inaguration.

“It’s their opportunity to get on the same page with other law enforcement agencies whom they’ll be working side by side with throughout the event,” Scarlette said.

While those officers are away, Scarlette said he doesn’t have public safety or staffing concerns.

“We are fully staffed,” Scarlette said. “We have ample manpower to handle the calls for service that may come in throughout the day, the evening, the overnight hours here within our agency.”

Over the summer, the police department sent officers to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago and the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee to help with security.

The inauguration is Jan. 20.