History of the Port Security Units – answer PSUs are deployable units organized for
sustained force protection operations. PSUs conduct OCONUS port security in support
of requesting regional Combatant Commander. They provide waterside protection to
key assets (e.g. pier areas, high value vessels, and harbor entrances) at the
termination/origination point of the Sea Lines of Communications (SLOCs).
PSUs may operate in U.S. territorial waters under the direction of a Coast Guard or in
foreign waters under the direction of a Maritime Defense Zone (MDZ) command.
The origin of the PSU concept derives from the Espionage Act of 1917, which gave the
responsibility for the security of port areas to the USCG Captain of the Port (COPT).
The First Port Security Unit - answer he current PSU structure was approved in 1985.
Until 1990, much of the wartime organization for a PSU was only theoretical.
PSU 301, 302, and 303 were set up as notional units. Late summer and fall of 1990
PSUs deployed to the following locations·
PSU 301 operated in Al Jubayl, Saudi Arabia (Buffalo, NY)·
PSU 302 operated in Manama, Bahrain (Cleveland, OH)·
PSU 303 operated in Ad Dammam, Saudi Arabia (Milwaukee, WI)
What are the two Port Security Insignias? - answerThe pewter color insignia is for
enlisted members and gold color insignia is for officers.
It is only earned by a small number of Coast Guard members (approx. 1%), and is
primarily a Coast Guard Reserve decoration
What are the parts of the insignia and what do the parts mean? - answer· CG shield
represents the Coast Guard authority.
· Trident represents maritime defense and victory.
· Crossed swords represents PSUs operate in joint military environments.
· Two seahorses back-to-back represents mobility.
· Waves represents our seagoing heritage.
Who designed the Port Security insignia? - answerThe design for the pin was
developed in 1991 by Reserve Coast Guardsman Terry D. Jelcick (SK1 Retired) while
sitting on his bunk at Batar Camp, Dammam, Saudi Arabia in the evenings after work.
, Terry is now retired and is a former member of PSU 312 based in San Francisco
California.
Name and Locations of all Port Security Unit - answerPSU 301 - Cape Cod,
Massachusetts
PSU 309 - Port Clinton, Ohio
PSU 305 - Fort Eustis, VirginiaPSU 311 - San Pedro, California
PSU 307 - Clearwater, Florida
PSU 312 - San Francisco, California
PSU 308 - Kiln, Mississippi
PSU 313 - Everett, Washington
Commissioning date and motto of PSU 309 - answerJune 18, 1995
Facta Non Verba
Primary mission of PSU? - answerProtect sea lines of communications
Secondary mission of PSU? - answerProvide limited support to the Maritime Security
Response Operations (MRSO) portion of the USCG's Ports, Waterways and Coastal
Security mission.
DESCRIBE PSU Reediness Condition I (Deployed) Requirements: - answer-PSU
ordered to active duty under specific authority
-Deploy in support of NECC as part of Costal Riverine Force
-Mission focus on primary mission
DESCRIBE PSU Reediness Condition II (In Garrison / Training) Requirements: -
answer-Not considered to be ready to execute defense readiness operations
-Mission focus on secondary missions
DEFINE defense readiness (DR) - answerProviding forces to DOD to preform joint
military operations worldwide.
DEFINE Ports, Waterways, and Coastal Security (PWCS) - answerProtection of US
maritime domain and US marine transportation system against terrorist acts, sabotage,
espionage, or subversive acts and the preparation for, response to, and recovery from
such an act.
DESCRIBE the following mission sets under PWCS:
a. Harbor and Security Zone Control - answerProvide visible deterrence; disrupt attack
planning, and provide a last line of defense against attacks on maritime Critical
Infrastructure Key Resources (CIKR) protected within established security zones or
Naval Vessel Protection Zones.
DESCRIBE the following mission sets under PWCS:
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