260610-N-MZ309-1018 PORT ANGELES, Wash. (June 10, 2026) U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Nicholas Cifelli, assigned to Maritime Force Protection Unit (MFPU) Bangor, readies a .50-caliber machine gun at the unit‘s Alert Forces Facility (AFF) in Port Angeles, June 10, 2026. Established in 2007, the MFPU is a specialized single-mission unit dedicated to providing strategic in-transit security escorts for U.S. Navy ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) as they transit U.S. territorial waters while departing for or returning from sea (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan Riley)
| Date Taken: | 06.10.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 06.30.2026 13:39 |
| Photo ID: | 9783498 |
| VIRIN: | 260610-N-MZ309-1018 |
| Resolution: | 5568x3712 |
| Size: | 1.89 MB |
| Location: | PORT ANGELES, WASHINGTON, US |
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