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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)

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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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15 May 2023

FLETA Grants Accreditation for LES 'C' School

The Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation (FLETA) board accredited the U.S. Navy's Law Enforcement Specialist (LES) "C" School on May 11. This achievement culminates months of preparation, planning, and extensive review to ensure the training complies with federal law enforcement criteria...

22 November 2022

MA “A” School Obtains FLETA Accreditation

The Center for Security Forces announced, on Nov. 22, that the Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation (FLETA) board accredited the U.S. Navy's Master-at-Arms (MA) Apprenticeship or "A" School...

05 November 2021

CNIC Visits NTTC Lackland

Commander, Navy Installations Command, Vice Adm. Yancy B. Lindsey, visited Naval Technical Training Center (NTTC) Lackland in San Antonio, Texas, to see firsthand the new master-at-arms apprenticeship training, Nov. 1...

16 September 2021

9/11: A Turning Point for the U.S. Navy Master-at-Arms

Twenty years ago, the tragic events of September 11, 2001, changed the face of America forever. It also changed the military with greater emphasis on security, force protection and antiterrorism. The events of that day forever altered the course of the U.S. Navy's Master-at-Arms (MA) rating...

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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.