Honing mission readiness in the Pacific.
The @USCG, Japan Coast Guard, & @CoastGuardCAN successfully completed a complex trilateral search and rescue exercise in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Strengthening joint interoperability ensures we are always ready to respond to complex maritime emergencies and save lives in the most challenging environments.
Read more here: news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases…
MSRT does CBRNE🧨☢️
Maritime Security Response Team East (MSRTE) recently conducted Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive (CBRNE) Defense Training in U.S. Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England's area of responsibility.
ALT U.S. Coast Guardsmen with the Maritime Security Response Team East conduct formation boat drills during a training exercise in Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point waterways, North Carolina, Feb. 17, 2026. The MSRT-E is a deployable, specialized force that conducts counterterrorism and direct-action missions. MCAS Cherry Point waterways facilitates crucial maritime training opportunities across the Department of War and the Department of Homeland Security to strengthen the operational readiness of the joint force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dillon Anderson)
ALT U.S. Coast Guardsmen with the Maritime Security Response Team East pack gear for an advanced interdiction training exercise in Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point waterways, North Carolina, Feb. 26, 2026. The MSRT-E is a deployable, specialized force that conducts counterterrorism and direct-action missions. MCAS Cherry Point waterways facilitates crucial maritime training opportunities across the Department of War and the Department of Homeland Security to strengthen the operational readiness of the joint force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dillon Anderson)
ALT U.S. Coast Guardsmen with the Maritime Security Response Team East apprehend a simulated enemy during an advanced interdiction training exercise in Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point waterway, North Carolina, Feb. 26, 2026. The MSRT-E is a deployable, specialized force that conducts counterterrorism and direct-action missions. MCAS Cherry Point waterways facilitates crucial maritime training opportunities across the Department of War and the Department of Homeland Security to strengthen the operational readiness of the joint force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dillon Anderson)
ALT A U.S. Coast Guardsman with the Maritime Security Response Team East unloads gear during an advanced interdiction training exercise in Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point waterway, North Carolina, Feb. 26, 2026. The MSRT-E is a deployable, specialized force that conducts counterterrorism and direct-action missions. MCAS Cherry Point waterways facilitates crucial maritime training opportunities across the Department of War and the Department of Homeland Security to strengthen the operational readiness of the joint force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dillon Anderson)
Converting legacy Hornets into CASMs would certainly be challenging, but multiple precedents should make it worth considering. usni.org/magazines/proceedin…
Modern storytelling has a villain problem: it doesn't want to make them evil.
Villains have become so sympathetic that we're not even sure if they are supposed to be the "real heroes", according to the author.
But some recent stories buck this trend. They say "No. Our villains are evil. And evil must be destroyed."
Killing demons is awesome, actually.