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The Naval Security Team (NST; ) is a deployable and self-sustained
The NST first deployed in 2017, supporting the crew of during their port visit to
Naval Security Team Facebook PageThe Naval Security Team YouTube Clip
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Royal Canadian Navy
The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN; , ''MRC'') is the Navy, naval force of Canada. The navy is one of three environmental commands within the Canadian Armed Forces. As of February 2024, the RCN operates 12 s, 12 s, 4 s, 4 s, 8 s, and several auxiliary ...
(RCN) force protection
Force protection (FP) is the concept of protecting military personnel, family members, civilians, facilities, equipment and operations from threats or hazards in order to preserve operational effectiveness and contribute to mission success. It ...
unit established in 2016 tasked to augment the Canadian naval fleet's existing force protection assets in expeditionary or domestic environments.
Directly reporting to Maritime Forces Pacific at CFB Esquimalt
Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt (CFB Esquimalt) is the Royal Canadian Navy's Pacific Coast naval base and home port to Maritime Forces Pacific and Joint Task Force Pacific Headquarters. , 4,411 military personnel and 2,762 civilians ...
, in addition to force protection the NST also provides intelligence support and opportunities for Canadian Forces Naval Reserve
The Naval Reserve (NAVRES, ) is the Primary Reserve component of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN). The primary mission of the NAVRES is to force generate sailors and teams for Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) operations, including: domestic safety operati ...
members to deploy overseas. Primarily composed of naval reservists, with Regular Force
In the Canadian Armed Forces, a Regular Force unit or person is part of the full-time military, as opposed to being part of the Primary Reserve which has more flexibility. There are many bases and wings across Canada, and factors like trade, caree ...
augmentees, the 60-person unit of selected personnel train for and deploy on individual missions and are then stood down following mission completion.
Operational history
The NST first deployed in 2017, supporting the crew of during their port visit to Busan
Busan (), officially Busan Metropolitan City, is South Korea's second list of cities in South Korea by population, most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.3 million as of 2024. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economi ...
, South Korea. While in Busan, the NST provided on-water security for ''Winnipeg'' with two Defender-class patrol boats and shore-based sentries working alongside Republic of Korea Navy
The Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN; ), also known as the ROK Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces, South Korean armed forces, responsible for naval and Amphibious warfare, amphibious operations. The South ...
personnel.
In 2018, the NST provided enhanced force protection for in Suva
Suva (, ) is the Capital city, capital and the most populous city of Fiji. It is the home of the country's largest metropolitan area and serves as its major port. The city is located on the southeast coast of the island of Viti Levu, in Rew ...
, Fiji, in Copenhagen
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, Denmark, and in Piraeus
Piraeus ( ; ; , Ancient: , Katharevousa: ) is a port city within the Athens urban area ("Greater Athens"), in the Attica region of Greece. It is located southwest of Athens city centre along the east coast of the Saronic Gulf in the Ath ...
, Greece.
Since then, in June 2019 the first group of NST personnel received new qualification badges and the unit provided support to RCN port visits to the United Arab Emirates and Italy.
Equipment
The NST operates 5Defender-class boat
The Defender-class boat, also called Response Boat–Small (RB-S) and Response Boat–Homeland Security (RB-HS), is a standard boat introduced by the United States Coast Guard in 2002. The boats serve a variety of missions, including search and ...
equipped with two C6 machine gun.https://www.lookoutnewspaper.com/naval-security-team-begins-operations-under-new-mandate/ These boats are used for harbour security patrols.
NST members are armed with a SIG Sauer P225 pistol and a Colt Canada C8 carbine.
References
External links
Naval Security Team Facebook Page
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