The U.S. Coast Guard is another service that commonly conducts VBSS. The USCG belongs to the Department of Homeland Security, and not the Department of Defense, and therefore their VBSS teams act in a law enforcement capacity where the US may exercise its jurisdiction.

2019年4月4日 · These are the Coast Guard's little-known Maritime Security Response Teams, the closest the Department of Homeland Security-owned service gets to military special operations.

2024年6月19日 · Visit, board, search, and seizure (VBSS) teams generally regulate and combat terrorism, piracy, and smuggling operations. The United States Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard all employ visit, board, search, and seizure teams as part of their overall mission.

2015年6月15日 · The United States Coast guard Patrol Forces Southwest Asia (PATFORSWA) has a team of consummate professionals that provide subject matter expert exchanges (SMEEs) focused on Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) tactics to armed forces and agencies throughout the Central Command (CENTCOM) area of responsibility.

2024年5月23日 · VBSS stands for Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure. It refers to the act of approaching and boarding a maritime vessel for the purpose of searching it, and then possibly seizing contraband, or prosecuting some other specified target on the vessel in question.

2016年10月4日 · The U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Engagement Team (MET) with the Omani, United Arab Emirati and Bahraini Coast Guard participated in a 10-day visit board search and seizure (VBSS) subject...

Led Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) training on static and underway vessels and Gas and Oil Platforms (GOPLAT) coupled with Close Quarter Combat (CQC) assaults for both air and water insertion.

Coast Guard Advanced Interdiction Teams of around 12 men typically augment U.S. Navy Visit Board Search and Seizure (VBSS) teams, providing training and assistance. They are trained to carry out level III VBSS, which refers to boarding vessels with a non-compliant crew.

Visit, board, search, and seizure (VBSS) is the term used by the United States military and law enforcement agencies for maritime boarding actions and tactics, designed to capture enemy vessels, to combat terrorism, piracy and smuggling, and to conduct customs, safety and other inspections, as...

The U.S. Navy’s visit, board, search, and seizure (VBSS) teams do not get adequate time for training needed to effectively accomplish their high-risk mission. The Navy should create designated VBSS teams and attach the units to deploying ships as needed.