ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Henry Velez, a machinery technician attached to Marine Safety and Security Team (MSST) 91105, replaces old lettering on a 25-foot defender class response boat here Tuesday.
MSSTs provide waterborne and a modest level of shoreside anti-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.
Modeled after the Port Security Unit (PSU) and Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) programs, MSSTs provide a complementary non-redundant capability designed to close critical security gaps in United States strategic seaports. MSSTs are staffed to support continuous law enforcement operations both ashore and afloat. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Melissa Hauck)
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