Eleventh Coast Guard District
U.S. Coast Guard
News Release
Port Security Unit returns from Kuwait after seven-month deployment **Media Availability**
SAN FRANCISCO - Coast Guard Port Security Unit (PSU) 312 is scheduled to return to its home base at Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco Sunday night at about midnight, following a seven-month deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom in Kuwait.
During the welcome home ceremony, family members and friends will greet the 125-member unit at the air station. Coast Guard leadership from both the active duty and reserve forces will also be in attendance to address the unit and congratulate them on a successful mission.
Arriving in Kuwait on Jan. 6, 2010, PSU 312 joined Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron Two to form Commander Task Group (CTG) 56.5. Together, they were responsible for providing maritime anti-terrorism and force protection for high-value assets in Kuwait and Iraq.
PSUs can deploy worldwide within 96 hours and establish operations within 24 hours to provide waterborne and land-based protection for critical port facilities, high value assets, and contingency operations. In addition to supporting joint operations overseas, PSUs can mobilize to support a multi-agency response to domestic emergencies. It is comprised of six active-duty personnel and up to 140 reservists.
Commissioned in 2005, PSU 312 became the Coast Guard’s eighth and newest Port Security Unit. Then in 2006, they mobilized to support maritime security operations at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
PSU 312 is a component of the Deployable Operations Group (DOG). The DOG provides properly equipped, trained and organized Deployable Specialized Forces (DSFs) to Coast Guard, DHS, DoD and interagency operational and tactical commanders.
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