Port Security Unit
U.S. Coast Guard specialized units
Port Security Unit
The United States Coast Guard's Port Security Units (PSUs) are Deployable Specialized Forces organized for sustained expeditionary security and anti-terrorism. They conduct anti-terrorism force protection missions, which include harbor and port security, protection of high value assets (HVAs), defense of Sea Lines of Communication (SLOCs), coastal surveillance, and other expeditionary missions in support of regional combatant commanders. Since their first major combat deployments during the Gulf War (Operation Desert Shield/Operation Desert Storm, 1990–1991), PSUs have maintained a strong history of overseas operations. They deployed again in force during Operation Iraqi Freedom, where PSUs 311 and 313 deployed during the Battle of Al Faw—securing captured Iraqi oil terminals immediately after the assault and providing critical port security at Battle of Umm Qasr. Throughout the Global War on Terrorism, including support for operations in Afghanistan, PSUs have conducted extended rotations...
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