Teams from the U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Marine Corps conducted a joint training exercise aboard Military Sealift Command’s USNS Montford Point (T-ESD 1) while the ship was pierside onboard Naval Station Norfolk, Oct. 13, 2026.
Participating units included the U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team (MSRT) – East and the U.S. Marine Corps’ 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26 MEU) Maritime Raid Force (MRF). The teams specialize in maritime counterterrorism, high-speed rigid-hulled inflatable boat transfers, direct-action missions and maritime raids.
“It is crucial to rehearse these operations in both static and underway training environments to hone the advanced skills necessary to conduct operations while deployed,” said U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Joseph Rodriguez, MSRT-East team lead and assault force commander. “These training events directly support the types of operations deployed forces may conduct across multiple combatant commands, safely and professionally.”…