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329: 341: 227: 353: 25: 212: 553: 174:. MSSTs provide waterborne and a modest level of shore-side counter-terrorism force protection for strategic shipping, high interest vessels, and critical infrastructure. MSSTs are a quick response force capable of rapid nationwide deployment via air, ground or sea transportation in response to changing threat conditions and evolving Maritime Homeland Security (MHS) mission requirements. Multi-mission capability facilitates augmentation for other selected Coast Guard missions. 307: 110: 328: 249:
Jointly staffed to maximize effectiveness executing Port, Waterways, and Coastal Security (PWCS) operations (enforce security zones, port state control boarding, protection of military out-loads and major marine events, augment shore-side security at waterfront facilities, detect WMD weapons/agents,
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Prototype/employ specialized capabilities to enhance mission performance (K-9 program, radiation detectors, dive program, vertical insertion, running gear entangling systems,
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Provide enhanced port safety and security and law enforcement capabilities to the economic or military significant port where they are based.
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A boatcrew from Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team 91114 conducts high-speed maneuvers during a security patrol south of the
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and the Combatant Commanders (protect strategic shipping, major naval combatants and critical infrastructure at home and abroad)
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Support Naval Coastal Warfare requirements during Homeland Defense (HLD) and in accordance with long standing agreements with
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MSST personnel receive training in Advanced Tactical Boat Operations and counter-terrorism force protection at the
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http://www.transportation.org/sites/security/docs/10_us_coast_guard_overview.pdf
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assets. It is also a harbor and inshore patrol and security team that includes
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Coast Guard MSST K-9 team supports the 58th Presidential Inauguration security
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U.S. Coast Guard's MSST fast-ropes onto the flight deck of USS Freedom (LCS 1)
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detecting and, if necessary, stopping or arresting submerged divers
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ShadowSpear Special Operations: Maritime Security Response Team
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and participate in port level counter-terrorism exercises).
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and tools are available to assist in formatting, such as
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A Maritime Safety and Security Team member conducts a
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and other naval vessels for port safety and security,
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United States Coast Guard
counter-terrorism
United States Coast Guard
maritime
detecting and, if necessary, stopping or arresting submerged divers
Underwater Port Security System
Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002
terrorist
attacks on September 11, 2001
United States Department of Homeland Security
seaports
waterways
Special Missions Training Center
Camp Lejeune
North Carolina
Coast Guard's Deployable Specialized Forces
White House
A boatcrew from Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team 91114 conducts high-speed maneuvers during a security patrol south of the Port of Miami
Port of Miami

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