MSST 91105 Escorts CGC Eagle, San Francisco, California

SAN FRANCISCO -- Crewmembers from Maritime Safety and Security Team (MSST) 91105 maneuver a 25-foot Response Boat Homeland Security craft as they prepare to escort Coast Guard cutter Eagle here July 22.
Jointly staffed to maximize effectiveness executing Port, Waterways, and Coastal Security (PWCS) operations, MSSTS enforce security zones, port state control boardings, protection of military outloads and major marine events, augment shoreside security at waterfront facilities, detect WMD weapons/agents and participate in port level antiterrorism exercises. MSSTs also provide enhanced port safety and security and law enforcement capabilities to the economic or military significant port where they are based. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Melissa Hauck)
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