Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Christine Bills | U.S. Coast Guard East | 08.06.2025
Petty Officer 1st Class Crni, a member of the Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team (MSRT) East’s K-9 unit, waits for training to begin Aug. 7, 2025, aboard the USCGC Richard Snyder (WPC 1127) in Portsmouth, Virginia. Crni is one of 18 dogs across the country who specialize in the detection of explosives as part of MSRT’s counterterrorism mission. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Christine Bills | U.S. Coast Guard East | 08.06.2025
A Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team (MSRT) East patch is shown Aug. 7, 2025, aboard the USCGC Richard Snyder (WPC 1127) in Portsmouth, Virginia. The MSRT is a deployable specialized forces unit that conducts counterterrorism and direct-action missions, such as high-risk law enforcement boarding procedures and CBRNE (chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive) threats.......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Christine Bills | U.S. Coast Guard East | 08.06.2025
Petty Officer 1st Class Adam Balun, a maritime enforcement specialist K-9 handler with the Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team (MSRT) East, observes training evolutions Aug. 7, 2025, aboard the USCGC Richard Snyder (WPC 1127) in Portsmouth, Virginia. The MSRT crew conducted various training exercises with an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew assigned to Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Christine Bills | U.S. Coast Guard East | 08.05.2025
Petty Officer 2nd Class Jose Fuentes Correa, a maritime enforcement specialist K-9 handler with the Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team (MSRT) East, and his dog, Petty Officer 1st Class King, are hoisted into an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter, Aug. 6, 2025, at Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. The K-9 unit conducted training with the helicopter crew,......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Christine Bills | U.S. Coast Guard East | 08.05.2025
Petty Officer 2nd Class Jose Fuentes Correa, a maritime enforcement specialist K-9 handler with the Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team (MSRT) East, and his dog, Petty Officer 1st Class King, are hoisted into an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter, Aug. 6, 2025, at Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. The K-9 unit conducted training with the helicopter crew,......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Christine Bills | U.S. Coast Guard East | 08.05.2025
Chief Petty Officer Lothar, a member of the Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team (MSRT) East’s K-9 unit, waits for training to begin Aug. 6, 2025, at Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Lothar is one of 18 dogs across the country who specialize in the detection of explosives as part of MSRT’s counterterrorism mission. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Christine Bills | U.S. Coast Guard East | 08.05.2025
Petty Officer 1st Class Adam Balun, a maritime enforcement specialist K-9 handler with the Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team (MSRT) East, stands in a field with his dog, Chief Petty Officer Lothar, Aug. 6, 2025, at Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. The K-9 unit conducted training with an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew, which included several......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Christine Bills | U.S. Coast Guard East | 08.05.2025
Petty Officer 1st Class Adam Balun, a maritime enforcement specialist K-9 handler with the Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team (MSRT) East, stands in a field with his dog, Chief Petty Officer Lothar, Aug. 6, 2025, at Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. The K-9 units within MSRT East and West consist of 18 different dogs and handlers across the......
