A boat crew assigned to U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team Honolulu gets underway alongside an American Samoa Department of Homeland Security boat crew to conduct search and rescue training offshore Pago Pago, American Samoa, Feb. 24, 2025. MSST Honolulu and Coast Guard Sector Honolulu personnel deployed to American Samoa to train alongside agency partners, patrol the U.S. maritime border, and enforce U.S. laws and regulations. (U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Maritime Safety and Security Team Honolulu)
The Coast Guard plans to grow its specialized interdiction teams…according to service officials and a fiscal 2027 budget proposal…the Coast Guard wants to spend about $80 million to add more than 650 personnel to its Deployable Specialized Forces units and set up a new Special Missions Command overseeing them.
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