MSST Miami hands over reigns in Cuba
Port Security Unit 311, from Long Beach, Calif., assumed responsibility for the Coast Guard's mission at the Naval Base in Guantanamo, Cuba in a ceremony June 8. PSU 311 takes over for the departing Maritime Safety and Security Team Miami.
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Brigadier General Jay Hood, the Joint Task Force commanding officer, presided over the ceremony in which authority was passed from MSST Miami commanding officer Lt. Cmdr. Carlos Mercado to PSU 311 commanding officer Cdr. Barney Moreland.
PSU 311 stood up a 54-member detachment in May 2005 in preparation for deployment to GTMO. The team conducted pre-requisite training, deployment physicals, and began honing their skills for the intense and highly scrutinized mission in GTMO.
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As part of Naval Base GTMO, PSU 311 is on the front lines in the battle for regional security and protection from drug trafficking and terrorism, ensures U.S. Navy and Coast Guard ships can operate in the Caribbean safely.
Naval base GTMO, which became host to the Detainee Mission of the war on terrorism following 9/11, is the oldest US base outside of the continental United States. Futhermore, PSU will provide escorts to distinguished vistors, international media, and human rights groups that are transiting to and from the Naval Base.
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