U.S. Marine Security Guards

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military unit security force

U.S. Marine Security Guards are specially trained U.S. Marines responsible for protecting American diplomatic missions, personnel, and classified information at embassies and consulates worldwide.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Marine Corps Embassy Security Group 3
United States Marine Security Guard detachment 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf military unit ⓘ
security force ⓘ
abbreviation MSG ⓘ
administrativelyControlledBy United States Marine Corps ⓘ
authorizedBy United States Congress ⓘ
surface form: U.S. Congress
controlledBy Diplomatic Security Service ⓘ
surface form: Bureau of Diplomatic Security

United States Department of State ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
garrison Marine Corps Base Quantico ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalBasis U.S. diplomatic security agreements ⓘ
motto not publicly standardized; uses general Marine Corps mottos such as Semper Fidelis ⓘ
notableRole evacuation support during crises at diplomatic posts ⓘ
security during attacks on U.S. embassies ⓘ
operatesIn U.S. consulates worldwide ⓘ
U.S. diplomatic missions abroad ⓘ
U.S. embassies ⓘ
surface form: U.S. embassies worldwide
partOf U.S. Marine Security Guards self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Marine Corps Embassy Security Group
primaryMission prevent compromise of classified information ⓘ
protect U.S. mission personnel ⓘ
provide internal security at U.S. diplomatic facilities ⓘ
reportsTo U.S. Marine Security Guards self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Marine Corps Embassy Security Group

Regional Security Officer ⓘ
role diplomatic security ⓘ
protection of U.S. consulates ⓘ
protection of U.S. diplomatic missions ⓘ
protection of U.S. diplomatic personnel ⓘ
protection of U.S. embassies ⓘ
protection of classified information ⓘ
scope global ⓘ
selection volunteer Marines ⓘ
selectionRequirement U.S. citizen ⓘ
active duty Marine ⓘ
eligible for Top Secret security clearance ⓘ
serviceBranch United States Marine Corps ⓘ
symbol Marine Corps emblem ⓘ
trainingIncludes classified material protection ⓘ
diplomatic protocol ⓘ
emergency response procedures ⓘ
tactics ⓘ
weapons training ⓘ
trainingLocation Marine Corps Base Quantico ⓘ
surface form: Marine Security Guard School, Quantico, Virginia
typicalTourLength approximately 3 years ⓘ
uniform United States Marine Corps dress and service uniforms ⓘ
weapon small arms ⓘ
worksWith Marine Corps Embassy Security Group Headquarters ⓘ
Regional Security Officers ⓘ
host nation authorities ⓘ
local security forces ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States Embassy in New Delhi, India → hasSecurity → U.S. Marine Security Guards ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Marine Security Guard detachment
Marine Corps Base Quantico → hosts → U.S. Marine Security Guards ⓘ
this entity surface form: Marine Corps Embassy Security Group
U.S. Marine Security Guards → partOf → U.S. Marine Security Guards self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Marine Corps Embassy Security Group
U.S. Marine Security Guards → reportsTo → U.S. Marine Security Guards self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Marine Corps Embassy Security Group
U.S. embassies → staffedBy → U.S. Marine Security Guards ⓘ