The Most Elite Unit in the U.S. Coast Guard | Maritime Security Response Team U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Teams were formally established by the federal government in 2006 yet have technically existed in different forms for many decades.. Maritime Security Response Team receives training to act as the first response team to potential terrorist threats. They are capable of denying preemptive terrorist actions, executing security actions against armed hostiles, participating in port level security, and executing tactical facility entry. Follow us here: https://twitter.com/TimesArchives Credit TSgt Christopher Hubenthal, PO1 Jerome Johnson, TSgt Nancy Kasberg, CPO Melissa Leake, PO2 Laurie Dexter, PO3 Ross Ruddell