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Members of the official party stand at attention as the commissioning ceremony commences for Marine Force Protection Unit (MFPU) Kings Bay July 24. From left to right: Chaplian (Lt.) Emory Lussi, of Sector Charleston, Vice Adm. Brian Peterman, commander of the Coast Guard's Atlantic Area, Cmdr. Alan Reagan, commanding officer of MFPU and Master Chief Petty Officer Dennis Kirk, command master chief of MFPU. MFPU Kings Bay is the first unit of its type in the Coast Guard. MFPU Kings Bay will provide enhanced security for U.S. Navy ballistic missile submarines within the units' home port transit areas. MFPU Kings Bay is a single-mission unit that has specially trained and equipped Coast Guard personnel to man and operate escort vessels procured by the Navy specifically for that use. U.S. Coast Guard personnel have broad law enforcement authority, including the authority to establish, patrol, and enforce exclusionary zones, naval vessel protective zones, restricted navigation areas, and security zones supporting naval operations.
| Date Taken: | 07.24.2007 |
| Date Posted: | 07.25.2007 14:24 |
| Photo ID: | 50802 |
| VIRIN: | 070724-G-8227N-940 |
| Resolution: | 2698x1534 |
| Size: | 1.81 MB |
| Location: | KING'S BAY, US |
| Web Views: | 369 |
| Downloads: | 31 |
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