Check this - I can only imagine the amount heat these guys bring whenever he rolls out:
Barack Obama was confronting a looming international crisis just hours after his White House election triumph.
The U.S. President-elect faced a triple threat with Russia, Israel and Afghanistan all threatening to test his mettle.
Locked away in his Chicago home, Mr Obama received his first national security intelligence briefing yesterday as he wrestled with appointments for his Cabinet.
He ventured out twice, once to visit his local gym and then his downtown offices.
Each time he was escorted by a convoy of black vehicles carrying heavily armed
secret service agents.
Aides said he planned no public appearances until later in the week.
Edit: Here's the source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1083501/Day-One-Obama-faces-Cold-War-threat-warning-Israel.html
