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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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Lapse in Appropriations: The most recent appropriations for the Department of War expired at 11:59 p.m. EDT on Sept. 30, 2025.
Military personnel will continue in normal duty status, without pay, until such time as a continuing resolution or appropriations are passed by Congress and signed into law. Civilian personnel not engaged in excepted will be placed in a non-work, non-pay status.
For more information please refer to the following link:
https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/display-news/Article/4319360/fy26-lapse-of-appropriations-department-of-the-navy-resources-for-sailors-marin/
 

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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  • Norther Command - Dial 988, then press 1
  • ​Indo-Pacific Command - Call +1 844-702-5493
  • European Command - Call +1 844-702-5495
  • Central Command - Call +1 855-422-7719
  • Africa Command - Call +1 888-482-6054
  • Southern Command - Call +1 866-989-9599

 

 

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U.S. Navy Master-at-Arms 'A' School: Handgun Qualification Course
Students conduct U.S. Navy handgun qualification course of fire from the kneeling position. The training is part of the Ready-Relevant-Learning 18.4-week Master-at-Arms (MA) "A" School course pilot at Naval Technical Training Center Lackland. The pilot, which began in mid-February and will conclude in mid-June, teaches a broad range of skills, such as night vision, combat optics, special weapon duties, tactical shooting, mechanical breaching, and more. U.S. Navy photo by Gunner's Mate 1st Class Veronica Martinez.
CENSECFOR Sailors Support Their Local Adopt-A-Highway Program
Center for Security Forces Detachment Pearl Harbor Sailors volunteer to clean a two-mile stretch of the Kalanianaʻole highway on the east side of Oahu Island. The team has participated in the program for nearly two years and remains dedicated to maintaining the road's cleanliness for residents and tourist to enjoy.
USMC 4th AABN Visits CENSECFOR Learning Site
Lt. Col. Justin D. Davis, inspector-instructor at 4th AABN, took the time to speak with the learning site’s leadership, course instructors, and students about the critical role of CENSECFOR's small boat training play in preparing Marines for the dynamic and evolving global security landscape. U.S. Navy photo by Fire Controlman 1st Class Mercedes-Rosanne Casterline.
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.
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