What We Do

We deliver specialized training in Force Protection, Expeditionary Warfare, Code of Conduct (SERE), Law Enforcement, and Small Craft Operations.

Sailors attending the Naval Corrections Specialist course at Center for Security Forces Detachment Chesapeake practice riot control formations and techniques. (U.S. Navy photo by Darryl Orrell)

CHESAPEAKE, Va. 20 Aug 2024

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The Center for Security Forces (CENSECFOR) is a dynamic team of highly skilled men and women who develop specialized curriculum to deliver individual skills training in five major categories: Force Protection, Expeditionary Warfare, Code of Conduct (SERE), Law Enforcement, and Small Craft Operations.

The center oversees training delivery for the U.S. Navy’s Master-at-Arms (MA) enlisted rating. Sailors serving in MA rate are security specialists who perform a broad spectrum of security operations from antiterrorism/force protection, physical security to directing investigations, and handling military working dogs.

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CSF NEWS

30 September 2024

The ‘Guardians of the Night’

September is National Service Dog Month, a time to raise awareness and showcase the extraordinary work and role service dogs play in the lives of people with specific illnesses or limitations. From guide dogs aiding the blind to diabetic alert dogs alerting parents to the onset of a child's seizure...

20 September 2024

Remembering the Courage, Faith, and Endurance of a Former POW

In 1979, former President Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States, established the National POW/MIA Recognition Day. Since its inception, the third Friday in September has served as a day to honor our nation’s military veterans who were once held as prisoners of war and those who...

11 September 2024

CENSECFOR Celebrates 20 Years of Providing Security Through Knowledge

This year, 2024, marks the Center for Security Forces’ 20th anniversary of providing specialized training in force protection, expeditionary warfare, code of conduct, law enforcement, and, more recently, small craft operations...

12 August 2024

4th MARDIV Commanding General Visits CENSECFOR Learning Site

4th Marine Division Commanding General, Brig. Gen. John Jarrard visited the Center for Security Forces Learning Site Camp Lejeune to speak with Marine students attending the Maritime Expeditionary Security Force Coxswain course, Aug. 2...

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Kris Kringle Visits Children's Christmas Party

A young girl engages Santa Claus in conversation before giving him a special letter she had prepared for him while attending a children's Christmas party. Santa made a special appearance at the social event held at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story and sponsored by the Center for Security Forces' Moral Enhancement Committee. (U.S. Navy photo by Jacqueline Hamilton.)

Official U.S. Navy photo by Chief Master-at-Arms Justin Caballa

High-Risk Traffic Stops

Master-at-Arms 1st Class Patrick Hill provides hands-on training to students attending the U.S. Navy's Master-at-Arms "A" School at Naval Technical Training Center Lackland. The class is in week five of the seven-week course training on felony or high-risk traffic stops. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Master-at-Arms Justin Caballa.)

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Official U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Holly L. Herline.

CENSECFOR CO Observes ECS Training

Center for Security Forces (CENSECFOR) Commanding Officer Capt. Joseph Bromley (left center) observes casualty combat first aid techniques as CENSECFOR Detachment Gulfport Officer in Charge Cmdr. Dylan Ross (right) details the training. The ECS course provides eligible naval personnel with the fundamental individual skills necessary to perform high-risk combat operations safely and professionally.

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NCB-VBSS Training

Students undergo an intense practical exercise as part of their training while attending the U.S. Navy's Non-Compliant Boarding Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure course at Center for Security Forces Detachment Chesapeake. U.S. Navy photo by Master-at-Arms 1st Class Arianna Begonia.