Photo by Sgt. David Staten | U.S. Navy | 02.27.2017
Marine Security Guards serve as the eyes and ears of U.S. embassies and protect Americans in "every clime and place." The mission of the Marine Security Guards is to provide protection to mission personnel and prevent the compromise of national security information and equipment at designated diplomatic and consular facilities. Marine Security Guards will be prepared to execute plans for the......
Photo by Cpl. David Staten | Defense Media Activity - Marines | 02.27.2017
Marine Security Guards serve as the eyes and ears of U.S. embassies and protect Americans in "every clime and place." The mission of the Marine Security Guards is to provide protection to mission personnel and prevent the compromise of national security information and equipment at designated diplomatic and consular facilities. Marine Security Guards will be prepared to execute plans for the......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Sarah Nadeau | Marine Corps Base Quantico | 08.31.2016
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Hongyi Zheng, a Marine Security Guard (MSG) watchstander, provides security while standing post on the roof of the U.S. Embassy, Bamako, Mali, Aug. 29, 2016. The MSG program, run by the Marine Corps Embassy Security Group, has 175 Marine Corps Detachments throughout the world, providing protection to mission personnel and to prevent the compromise of national security......
Photo by Adele Uphaus-Conner | Marine Corps Base Quantico | 06.29.2016
Brig. Gen. Christopher Mahoney, director of the Strategy and Plans Division for Plans, Policies and Procedures, and Bill Miller, director of the Diplomatic Security Service (DSS), and cut a cake celebrating the centennial of the DSS and 70th anniversary of the Marine Security Guard program, June 29 at the National Museum of the Marine Corps. While the MSG program has only formally existed for......
