A Maritime Force Protection Unit (MFPU) is a U.S. Coast Guard special unit tasked with the protection of U.S. Navy ballistic missile submarines (SSBN) while surfaced and transiting U.S. territorial waters to and from their patrol stations.
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Maritime Force Protection Units have approximately 150 personnel and are "single-mission" units, meaning they have no other responsibilities other than the defense of SSBNs.[1][2][3]
As of 2017, there were two Maritime Force Protection units, both of which were activated in 2007.[1] The first, Maritime Force Protection Unit Kings Bay, is based at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay; a second, Maritime Force Protection Unit Bangor, is based at Naval Submarine Base Bangor.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "First Maritime Force Protection Unit is Commissioned at Kings Bay". navy.mil. U.S. Navy. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
- ^ Kelly, Leslie (May 19, 2017). "Coast Guard law enforcement vessel displayed". Bainbridge Island Review. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
- ^ McNeill, Sheila (November 26, 2013). "Coast Guard saluted". Florida Times-Union. Retrieved March 4, 2018.