Marine Corps Security Force Regiment (MCSFR) organizes, trains, equips, and provides anti-terrorism security forces in support of combatant commanders and Naval commanders in order to conduct expeditionary security operations and provide security for strategic weapons and vital national assets. Conduct other limited duration missions as directed. Mission Essential Tasks 1. Provide security forces for strategic weapons. 2. Provide rapid response and forward-deployed expeditionary anti-terrorism security forces.
20 years ago today, Medal of Honor recipient Cpl. Jason Dunham succumbed to wounds he sustained when he heroically dove on an enemy grenade –...
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Gary Gonzalez, an infantry rifleman with Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team Company, Europe (FASTEUR) and native of...
Sgt. Maj. Carlos A. Ruiz, the 20th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, discusses Barracks 2030 Plan to modernize the buildings, professionalize the...
U.S. Marines with Training Company, Marine Corps Security Force Regiment (MCSFR), and personnel with Department of Energy’s (DOE) Special Response...
Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team Company, Europe (FASTEUR) operates as part of Commander, Task Force 61/2. CTF 61/2 provides FASTEUR capbilities...
DOHA, Qatar (Oct. 29, 2020) U.S. Marines assigned to Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team Central Command (FASTCENT) conduct simulated disaster drills...
U.S. Marines and Sailors with Task Force 61/2.3 (Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team (FAST) Europe), in coordination with the Embassy Regional...
FASTEUR Marines, MESRON 11 and EODMU 8 participate in the Sierra del Retin field exercise 2023.
Marine Corps Security Force Regiment hosted the 1st Annual MCSFR Squad Competition at Fort Pickett in Blackstone, Virginia, April 24-30, 2021.
Marine Corps Security Force Regiment hosted the 1st Annual MCSFR Squad Competition at Fort Pickett in Blackstone, Virginia, April 24-30, 2021....
Marines with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 11 and Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232 became the first to conduct ordnance operations with the Marine Corps’ newest F/A-18 Hornet weapon, the AGM-158A joint air-to-surface standoff missile (JASSM), during validation and verification testing at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, Aug. 27-28, 2024.
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Lt. Gen. William M. Jurney relinquished command of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific to Lt. Gen. James F. Glynn during a ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Sept. 12, 2024. Jurney also retired from the Marine Corps during the ceremony.
Marine Corps Colonel Christine Houser, inspired by her mother's strength and determination during her battle with cancer, pursued a career as a Marine aviator and triathlete. Her mother's resilience motivated Houser to excel in both fields, leading her to become a distinguished Marine and a top competitor in sports.
U.S. Marine Corps forces joined with 24 other nations to commence UNITAS LXV, the 65th iteration of the world’s longest-running multinational maritime exercise, in Chile on Sept. 2, 2024.
Cpl. Daniel L. Heller, a U.S. Marine Corps Vietnam War veteran, received the Navy Cross from Gen. Eric M. Smith, the 39th Commandant of the Marine Corps, during an award ceremony Wednesday Aug. 28, 2024, at Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., for his actions on Feb. 13, 1969, during Operation Dewey Canyon in the Vietnam War.