Photo By Staff Sgt. Richard Bergquist | CSMR Soldiers were given a waterways tour of the Port of Los Angeles on April 27,...... read more read more
LONG BEACH, Calif. - In its continuing search for new opportunities to provide quality training and assistance to the California National Guard, the California State Military Reserve is starting conversations with various law enforcement entities across Southern California.
In its latest outreach effort, the CSMR’s Regional Support South has been talking with the Los Angeles Port Police to learn more about that agency and how it handles its various professional development and training programs. RSS personnel previously have visited the Los Angeles Airport, met with the U.S. Border Patrol and are planning a meet-and-greet soon with authorities at the Port of Long Beach, according to CSMR Capt. Frank Quiambao.
RSS 2nd Brigade, Civil Support units have earned strong praise over the past several years for their initiative in developing and delivering customized training with various Cal Guard units. These training and support efforts have been based on proven tactics and techniques adapted from civilian law enforcement. The efforts also have involved assistance to help the Cal Guard units better understand and liaison with law enforcement and other civil entities. The RSS is awaiting the final go-ahead from the state to operationalize a State Military Police unit.
On April 27, the LA Port Police held a morning briefing at the port’s Maritime Law Enforcement Training Center for a small contingent of CSMR Soldiers. The briefing was followed by an hour-long tour of the sprawling waterways on a 65-foot dive support boat.
“We could do some cross-training with them depending on what they would need. Any kind of law enforcement agency can learn from another,” said CSMR 1st Sgt. Dennis Barberic about possible future interactions with port police. “They are not always on a boat. They’re also on the ground.”
In the briefing, Police Capt. Mike Graychik provided a broad overview of the facilities, which encompasses 7,500 acres of land, marinas and water along 43 miles of waterfront. The port, together with the neighboring Port of Long Beach, constitutes by far the nation’s largest shipping complex.
But Graychik noted that being the largest also means a big number of law-enforcement challenges to deal with, including drug smuggling, cargo theft, trafficking of illegal immigrants and the threat of terrorism.
“There are a lot of dynamics at work here,” said Graychik about the training center that provides course offerings for the port’s 225-member police force that includes detectives, underwater dive teams, hazardous materials units, narcotics task forces, canine officers and bicycle teams.
The center is also used for training by and for a host of local, state and federal agencies that also have jurisdiction in and around the port such as the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Los Angeles Police Department, U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
| Date Taken: | 07.27.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 09.30.2014 18:52 |
| Story ID: | 143861 |
| Location: | LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA, US |
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