The Navy's Center for Security Forces (CENSECFOR) is one of eleven learning centers of the

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Naval Education and Training Command The Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) is an enterprise level shore command of the United States Navy with more than 19,000 military and staff personnel at more than 1,640 subordinate activities, sites, districts, stations, and detachmen ...

that is headquartered on

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, in

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. Through fourteen learning activities CENSECFOR is responsible for the training and education of personnel in

antiterrorism Counterterrorism (also spelled counter-terrorism), also known as anti-terrorism, incorporates the practices, military tactics, techniques, and strategies that governments, law enforcement, business, and intelligence agencies use to combat or el ...

and

force protection Force protection (FP) refers to the concept of protecting military personnel, family members, civilians, facilities, equipment and operations from threats or hazards in order to preserve operational effectiveness and contribute to mission succes ...

(ATFP),

expeditionary warfare Expeditionary warfare is a military invasion of a foreign territory, especially away from established bases. Expeditionary forces were in part the antecedent of the modern concept of rapid deployment forces. Traditionally, expeditionary forces w ...

, and in survival, evasion resistance and escape techniques. CENSECFOR is also the training command for all enlisted

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, whose "A" school is co-located at

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- Lackland.

History

In the wake of Sept. 11, 2001, the Navy put plans in motion to increase the Fleet’s ATFP posture worldwide. To lead this vital undertaking, the Navy established a new command two months later under

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. Over the next two years, the “Antiterrorism Force Protection Warfare Development Center” (ATFPWDC) took shape and led efforts that formed the baseline for the more advanced training of today. During that same time, the Navy was also undergoing a major shift in its philosophy and management of individual skills training dubbed “The Revolution in Training.” A vision introduced and directed by then Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Vern Clark. The result was a restructuring of the naval education and training architecture. This dramatic change allowed Navy trainers to work more closely with the Fleet at defining and validating the training needs of its Sailors. In turn, trainers can now develop and deliver more precise or targeted training that instructs Sailors in the vital skills needed to perform their duties and achieve mission success. The keystone for this new approach in naval training was the creation of mission and warfare focused Learning Centers that would replace the traditional Fleet Training Center construct. The Center for Security Forces was officially established in July 2004 and assumed the mission, functions and tasking of the ATFPWDC. Today, the Center for Security Forces is one of thirteen learning centers within the Naval Education and Training Command (NETC). The Center trains more than 28,000 students per year and has fourteen training location across the U.S. and around the world.

Structure

CENSECFOR operates fourteen learning sites, with the largest being its Lackland training command. Out of the fourteen, NTTC Lackland is the only one that has its own separate command triad (CO/XO/CMC). All the remaining learning sites are detachments * Naval Technical Training Center Lackland * CENSECFOR Learning Site Little Creek ** CENSECFOR Detachment Chesapeake ** CENSECFOR Detachment Kittery ** CENSECFOR Learning Site Mayport ** CENSECFOR Learning Site Gulfport ** CENSECFOR Learning Site Camp Lejeune * CENSECFOR Learning Site Bangor ** CENSECFOR Detachment San Diego ** CENSECFOR Detachment North Island ** CENSECFOR Detachment Hawaii * CENSECFOR Learning Site Yokosuka

Naval Technical Training Center Lackland

Naval Technical Training Center Lackland is a sub-unit of CENSECFOR that is located on

- Lackland. While completely separate, it is co-located with the

Air Force Security Forces Center The Air Force Security Forces Center (AFSFC) organizes, trains, and equips Air Force security forces worldwide. It develops force protection doctrine, programs, and policies by planning and programming resources to execute the missions of nucle ...

. Three courses are taught at NTTC: the initial training for all enlisted Navy

Master-at-arms A Master-at-Arms (US: MA; UK & some Commonwealth: MAA) may be a naval rating, responsible for law enforcement, regulating duties, security, anti-terrorism/force protection (AT/FP) for/of a country's navy; an army officer responsible for physical ...

as well a joint service Naval Corrections Specialists and a Navy

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handlers and kennel-masters.

Law Enforcement/Master at Arms (LE/MA) School

All newly enlisted MAs receive formal and specialized training managed by the staff and personnel assigned to NTTC. Sailors graduating from "A" School will have the basic knowledge in performing law enforcement duties and will be qualified to operate the M9 pistol, M4/M16 rifle, M240B machine gun, M500 shotgun, expandable baton,

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pepper spray, various restraining devices, and operating a patrol vehicle. MAs graduating from "A" School will also possess basic knowledge in interview and interrogation techniques, report writing, use of force and rules of engagement doctrine and mechanical advantage control hold, which are subject control techniques (Controlled FORCE Level I), and military law.

References

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