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    Members of MFPU-Bangor Prepare For Submarine Escort Operations [Image 1 of 3]

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    A U.S. Coast Guard member identified as 'Cifelli' is working with a mounted weapon system aboard a vessel on open water. The personnel is wearing a cap identifying them as part of 'MFPU Bangor' (Maritime Force Protection Unit Bangor). The background shows a mountainous coastal landscape under a partly cloudy sky.

    PORT ANGELES, WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES

    06.10.2026

    Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Ryan Riley 

    Commander, Submarine Group Nine   

    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)

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    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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    A U.S. Coast Guard member identified as 'Cifelli' is working with a mounted weapon system aboard a vessel on open water. The personnel is wearing a cap identifying them as part of 'MFPU Bangor' (Maritime Force Protection Unit Bangor). The background shows a mountainous coastal landscape under a partly cloudy sky.
    A U.S. Coast Guard member identified as 'Guilford' is seated at the helm of a vessel, operating joystick controls while looking out through the bridge windows. The individual is wearing standard Coast Guard blue operational uniform with rank insignia and a matching cap. The setting appears to be an enclosed bridge or pilothouse with coastal mountains and partly cloudy skies visible through the windows.
    A U.S. Coast Guard officer named Provost is photographed on the bridge of a Coast Guard vessel. He is wearing a navy blue uniform with gold oak leaf insignia on the collar, a qualification badge on the chest, and a cap reading 'U.S. Coast Guard MFPU Bangor'. The setting appears to be the pilothouse or bridge of a patrol boat, with windows overlooking a waterway or port.

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