Marine Corps Fleet Antiterrorism Security Teams (FAST) are deployed around the globe with the mission to provide limited duration expeditionary antiterrorism and security forces in support of designated component and geographic combatant commanders in order to protect vital naval and national assets. The primary mission of a FAST company is the reinforcement or recapture of critical U.S. infrastructure in their specified area of operations. FAST companies conduct specialized training to include non-combatant evacuation operations, close quarters battle, military operations in urban terrain, convoy operations, shipboard operations and specialized security operations
NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY NORTHWEST ANNEX, Chesapeake, Va. — Close Quarter Battle students endured the 24-hour exercise called the Operations Phase, from March 22 to 23, aboard Naval Support Activity Northwest Annex, Chesapeake, Va. before they received their certificates of completion.