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The Marine Corps Security Force Regiment is a dedicated expeditionary security and anti-terrorism regiment of the United States Marine Corps. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Its mission is to provide security forces to guard high-value naval installations , most notably those containing nuclear vessels and weapons .
Anti-Terrorism Battalion (AT BN) Active: 2002–2007 (USMC) 2007–2013 (USMCR) Country: United States of America: Branch: United States Marine Corps: Type: Specialized Infantry: Size: 1,000: Garrison/HQ: Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune: Motto(s) Vigilia Aeternus (Eternal Vigilance) Engagements: Iraq War; Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa
Alpha Company is a United States Marine Corps unit based in Rochester, New York and a component of the Anti-Terrorism Battalion, 4th Marine Division. Before being attached to the Anti-Terrorism Battalion, the Rochester Marine unit was assigned to the 8th Tank Battalion.
The MTAC is an outgrowth of the Navy Anti-Terrorist Alert Center (ATAC). The ATAC was established in December 1983 to address the terrorist threat after the bombing of the Marine Corps barracks in Beirut , Lebanon , and the murders of Navy officers in Greece by the Revolutionary Organization 17 November and in El Salvador by the FMLN . [ 2 ]
This is a list of acronyms, expressions, euphemisms, jargon, military slang, and sayings in common or formerly common use in the United States Marine Corps.Many of the words or phrases have varying levels of acceptance among different units or communities, and some also have varying levels of appropriateness (usually dependent on how senior the user is in rank [clarification needed]).
Security clearances can be issued by many United States of America government agencies, including the Department of Defense (DoD), the Department of State (DOS), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of Energy (DoE), the Department of Justice (DoJ), the National Security Agency (NSA), and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
The 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade was a Marine expeditionary brigade of the United States Marine Corps that was designed specifically for counterterrorism.Its mission was to be able to quickly deploy anywhere in the world to combat terrorism and deter, detect, and defend from terrorist groups both domestically and internationally.
U.S. Coast Guard Port Security Units are Deployable Specialized Forces organized for sustained expeditionary security and anti-terrorism.They provide Anti-Terrorism Force Protection (ATFP) missions, which include harbor and port defense, protection of High Value Assets (HVAs), expeditionary security, Sea Lines of Communications (SLOCs), special missions.