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ASH SHUAIBA, Kuwait (March 26, 2004)- Port Security Specialist 2nd Class Mike Burch, 37, from St. Petersburg, Fla., of Coast Guard Port Security Unit (PSU) 307 from St. Petersburg, Fla., checks his weapon before heading out to stand watch at a checkpoint. PSU 307 is currently deployed to the region to help protect the Port of Ash Shuaiba and the coalition ships involved in the largest redeployment of troops and equipment since World War II. The troops and equipment are heading into and out of Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Coast Guard Port Security Units are comprised mostly of reservists and are often deployed overseas to protect strategic ports used by the U.S. Navy and coalition forces. The units include heavily armed high-speed boats and a shoreside security force trained in combat skills and tactics. USCG Photo by PA1 Matthew Belson
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