The Navy’s Maritime Expeditionary Security Force (MESF) operates ashore, at sea and in the waters of harbors, rivers, bays… Monday, July 7, 2025.

MSRON 4 is headquartered in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Navy maritime expeditionary security forces protect U.S. assets in and near ports, harbors and coastal waterways, the release notes.

According to the Navy, Maritime Expeditionary Security Forces, which oversee subordinate expeditionary security groups and squadrons, operate at sea and near shore, including in bays and harbors.

The U.K. Royal Navy recently monitored a surfaced Russian submarine as it sailed through the North Sea and English Channel, ...

Cmdr. Brett Robblee and Command Master Chief Felix Phillips were relieved from leadership of Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron 4 by Capt ... least 7,600 members of the armed forces, ...

They do this by providing port and harbor security as well as security for high-value units, like aircraft carriers and submarines, on coastal waterways and ashore. Petty Officer 3rd Class Shayne ...

The Maritime Expeditionary Security Force transformed into what they are now following the events of the US Cole attack. In October 2000 the ship was at a port in Yemen for a fuel stop; ...

Navy maritime expeditionary security forces operate ashore and at sea to provide protection to U.S. assets in and near ports, harbors and coastal waterways worldwide. MSRON 4 is based in Virginia ...

The Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) is a UK-led, 10-member defence framework focused on northern Europe. In September 2014, at the NATO Wales Summit, the JEF signed its founding Letter of Intent to ...

Navy maritime expeditionary security forces protect U.S. assets in and near ports, harbors and coastal waterways, the release notes. About Beth Sullivan. Beth Sullivan is an editor for Military Times.