USMC Marine Corps Security Forces Bangor Patch
Marine Corps Security Force Company — Bangor, Washington
Marine Corps Security Forces at Naval Base Kitsap Bangor provide force protection for one of the most strategically critical installations in the United States Navy — the home of the Pacific Fleet's ballistic missile submarine force and the Strategic Weapons Facility Pacific (SWFPAC). Bangor is one of two naval bases housing the Navy's fleet of Ohio-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs), each armed with Trident II D5 submarine-launched ballistic missiles carrying nuclear warheads as part of America's strategic nuclear deterrent.
Marine Corps Security Forces trace their lineage to the earliest days of the Corps, when Marines served aboard Navy ships and at naval shore installations to protect vessels, facilities, and personnel. Today, Marine Security Force companies and battalions are stationed at critical Navy installations worldwide, providing the ground combat expertise and firepower necessary to defend high-value assets against threats ranging from terrorism to peer adversary special operations forces. At Bangor, Marines secure the submarine base perimeter, patrol waterways, man access control points, and stand ready to respond to any threat against the submarines, weapons systems, and personnel stationed there.
Marine Security Guards and Security Force Marines undergo rigorous training at Marine Corps Security Force Regiment headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia, and at the Marine Corps Embassy Security Group training facility in Quantico, learning force protection, weapons employment, and threat response tactics unique to their mission.
Perfect For: Marine Corps Security Force Bangor Marines past and present, Naval Base Kitsap personnel, Strategic Weapons Facility Pacific staff, submarine force supporters, and Marine Corps force protection professionals.
Marine Corps Security Forces Bangor — defending America's nuclear deterrent, where the Pacific Fleet's Tridents rest.
