NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Whether it’s in the U.S. or international waters, the Maritime Expeditionary Security Force shows us how it gets ready to protect the waterways.
In our ports and harbors, the job of the Maritime Expeditionary Security Force is to provide security for high-value assets. The crews showed 10 On Your Side what it looks like on a simulator.
“If it’s not realistic, if the way it’s not right, or if you’re not wearing your kit that you would actually be wearing on a mission, then when you get out and are actually performing your duty, you know, in a hostile or a contested environment, you’re not going to be as prepared as you need to be,” said Master-at-Arms First Class Matthew Frickx…