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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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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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21 November 2024

Beyond the Classroom: HM1 Domenic Nasuta’s Role in Navy Survival Training

Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Domenic Nasuta, a SERE instructor at CENSECFOR North Island, combines his passion for the outdoors with Navy service. Inspired by a family legacy, he enlisted in 2011, advancing through deployments and diverse roles. Now at SERE West, he mentors Sailors in resilience and...

09 August 2024

Boy Scout Troop Visits U.S. Navy SERE School

The Boy Scouts of America Coronado Troop 801 visited the Center for Security Forces Detachment North Island at Naval Station North Island. The visit was part of a larger Naval Air Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet tour for the scouts to earn their aviation merit badge, Aug. 2...

23 July 2024

CENSECFOR Welcomes New CO

Capt. Joseph Bromley assumed command of the Center for Security Forces (CENSECFOR), relieving Capt. Douglas Pegher during a ceremony held at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, July 23...

17 November 2023

CENSECFOR Training Site Obtains Detachment Status

Last month, the Center for Security Forces announced that its former Learning Site Gulfport, located in Gulfport, Mississippi, is now Detachment Gulfport. The transition results from several years of planning and coordination between key commands...

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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.