| Marine Corps Security Force Regiment | |
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| Active | |
| Country | United States of America |
| Branch | United States Marine Corps |
| Type | Specialty |
| Role | Fleet security |
| Garrison/HQ | Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia |
| Nickname | Gunslingers |
| Motto | Deter, Detect, Defend |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
Col Barton S. Sloat |
The Marine Corps Security Force Regiment is a dedicated security and anti-/counter-terrorism unit of the United States Marine Corps.[1][2] It provides security forces to guard high-value naval installations, most notably those containing nuclear vessels and weapons. It also provides Fleet Antiterrorism Security Teams (FAST) and Recapture Tactics Teams (RTT). Marines who complete Security Force training are assigned a secondary Military Occupational Specialty of 8152 (Marine Corps Security Force (MCSF) Guard), while instructors can earn 8153 (Marine Corps Security Force (MCSF) Cadre Trainer).
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History
Marine Security Forces are not formally recognized as special forces. However, the unit was grown from and attached to the disbanded 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade (Anti-Terrorism Brigade), the predecessor to Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, along with the Marine Special Operations Advisor Group, formally known as the Foreign Military Training Unit.
Units
Active
- Headquarters, Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia
- 1st FAST Company, Camp Allen, Norfolk, Virginia
- 2nd FAST Company, Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, Yorktown, Virginia
- 3rd FAST Company, Camp Allen, Norfolk, Virginia
- Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Kings Bay, Georgia
- Naval Base Kitsap (Bangor Annex), Bangor, Washington
- Naval Support Activity Bahrain, Manama, Bahrain
- Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba
- Naval Station Rota, Rota, Spain
- Training Battalion, Naval Security Group Activity Chesapeake, Chesapeake, Virginia
Inactive
- Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Lexington Park, Maryland
- Naval Air Station Keflavik, Keflavík, Iceland
- Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station Naples, Naples, Italy
- U.S. Naval Activities, United Kingdom, London, United Kingdom
- Naval Security Group Activity Sabana Seca, Puerto Rico
Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team
| Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team | |
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| Active | 1987 - present |
| Nickname | FAST Company |
| Motto | Anytime, Anyplace |
| Engagements | USS Cole bombing, Operation Just Cause, American Embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania |
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The Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team (FAST) is capable of rapidly deploying to immediately improve security at United States Government installations worldwide. FAST Marines are deployed at the discretion of the Chief of Naval Operations' and the Commandant of the Marine Corps when the primary and auxiliary security forces of the Marines are unable to adequately respond to a security crisis.
Established in 1987, FAST companies provide a limited-duration, expeditionary security force to protect vital naval and national assets. FAST maintains forward-deployed platoons at various naval commands around the globe, and possesses U.S.-based alert forces capable of rapidly responding to unforeseen contingencies worldwide. Each FAST company is equipped and trains with some of the most state-of-the-art weaponry and currently consists of around 500 Marines.
FAST maintains a high degree of readiness in order to conduct these short-notice, limited-duration contingency operations, as seen in the port security mission following the attacks on the USS Cole (DDG-67) in October 2000 and the recent American Embassy reinforcements in Liberia and Haiti.
Recapture Tactics Team
| Recapture Tactics Team | |
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| Active | 1987 - present |
| Nickname | RTT, Close Quarters Battle Team, CQB Cowboys |
| Motto | Speed, Surprise, and Violence of Action |
The Recapture Tactics Team (RTT) is also known as the Security Force Close Quarters Battle Team (CQB). RTTs specialize in SWAT procedures without having to be Military Police Special Reaction Team (SRT) trained. RTT units are attached to Personal Reliability Commands around the globe located at select Naval Installations. Whereas FASTs deploy to areas in need of Naval Security Operations, a RTT doesn't deploy because they are already placed in strategic locations.
RTTs receive the same training as FASTs, though FAST goes through training at the platoon level, and RTT goes through training at the squad level similar to SRT. RTT units attend the following training schools:
- Basic Security Guard (Marine Security Guard Anti/Counter-Terrorism Training)
- High Risk Personnel, also known as Body Guard Protection, similar to Protective Services Detail, the military version of Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
- Close Quarters Battle
- Designated marksman
- Assault Breacher or AB (small unit demolition and door breaching tactics)
However, this is not in the pipeline fashion, as it is with other specialty units. RTT receives the "on job training" needed after going to CQB school, before going to the others schools listed. Once formally trained, they receive the MOS 8154.
The Marine Corps Security Force Close Quarters Battle Team go to various installations as Mobile Training Teams (MTTs) to teach CQB to units such as Marine Corps Special Operations Command, Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team, Special Reaction Team, other military branches (both foreign and domestic), and law enforcement organizations (federal, state, and local).
See also
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References
- ^ Official Website (restricted access)
- ^ profile on GlobalSecurity.org
- profile at Globalsecurity.org
- MCO P1326.6D SELECTING, SCREENING, AND PREPARING ENLISTED MARINES FOR SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENTS AND INDEPENDENT DUTIES
- Marine Corps Enlisted Job Descriptions: MOS 8154 -- Marine Corps Security Force (MCSF) Close Quarters Battle (CQB) Team on About.com
- Special Operations.Com's USMC Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team (FAST) page
- FAST Company entry at Globalsecurity.org
- Rowe, Charles W. "F.A.S.T. is the Way to Go!" The Gun Digest Book of Assault Weapons, 3rd Edition. Jack Lewis, ed. Northbrook, Illinois: DBI Books, 1993. ISBN 0-87349-139-4.
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