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The United States Coast Guard is the coastal defense, search and rescue, and maritime law enforcement branch of the United States Armed Forces and is one of the country's eight uniformed services. It carries out three basic roles, which are further subdivided into eleven statutory missions.
The Maritime Enforcement Specialist (ME) rating is the uniformed law enforcement specialist of the United States Coast Guard. Responsible for law enforcement and force protection, these personnel are trained in traditional maritime law enforcement, anti-terrorism, force protection, port security and safety, and unit-level training. [1]
Law Enforcement Detachments or LEDETs are specialized, deployable maritime law enforcement teams of the United States Coast Guard.First established in 1982, their primary mission is to deploy aboard U.S. and allied naval vessels to conduct counter-drug operations and support maritime law enforcement, interdiction, or security operations.
Two USCG Sea Marshals from the Deployable Specialized Forces boarding a vessel by means of vertical delivery from a USCG HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter. Sea marshal is an internationally recognized term to describe armed law enforcement officers who board, sweep, search, protect, escort, and maintain control of vessels to prevent hijacking or acts of terrorism.
The United States Coast Guard is in talks with Pacific Island countries to expand its maritime law enforcement role by allowing U.S. officers to board and search vessels suspected of illegal ...
A Maritime Safety and Security Team, or MSST, is a counter-terrorism team of the United States Coast Guard established to protect local maritime assets. It is also a harbor and inshore patrol and security team that includes detecting and, if necessary, stopping or arresting submerged divers , using the Underwater Port Security System .
PSUs were originally part of the Coast Guard's Deployable Operations Group (DOG) until it was decommissioned; PSUs are now a part of the reorganized Deployable Specialized Forces (DSF), which includes Maritime Security Response Teams (MSRTs), Maritime Safety & Security Teams (MSSTs), and Tactical Law Enforcement Teams (TACLETS).
The United States Coast Guard Police (CGPD) are law enforcement units stationed at certain shore facilities of the United States Coast Guard. The CGPD is made up of Active Duty, Civil Service Civilian, and Civilian Contract members, who serve together as CGPD personnel.