10K views · 432 reactions | Marines assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit conducted maritime interdiction training while operating in the Caribbean Sea, according to information released on December 31. The exercise focused on boarding procedures, ship control, and coordination with naval forces, reflecting the unit’s role in regional maritime security. | Defense Media | Facebook

Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted Pacific Shield, a maritime interdiction exercise, Dec. 2-5 in Tokyo and in the sea and airspace off the Boso Peninsula, bringing together participants from 20 countries. The training — part of a series alternately hosted since 2014 by the U.S., Australia, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea and Singapore — included a Dec. 3 port drill in Odaiba, where Japanese police, coast guard and customs officials inspected chemical substances. In this footage, a counte

Our maritime fighting force sets the standard for maritime pursuit operations. U.S. Coast Guard San Diego conducted high-speed pursuit exercises with U.S. Customs and Border Protection to strengthen joint maritime interdiction. Building on centuries of Coast Guard tactical boat expertise, these evolutions sharpen advanced pursuit tactics, vessel handling, and rapid decision-making. The result: Decisive action against go-fast vessels used in migrant smuggling and drug trafficking, protecting U.S.

Vehicle interdiction has its pros and cons like any tactic. Priority of work becomes crucial and is as follows: control yourself, control the vehicle and finally control the occupants. We will often see guys attempt to control the occupants before the vehicle is contained. This has a cascading effect, often leading to officer created jeopardy, officers being run over, coverage at depth… the list goes on and on. We are never going to be able to take risk to zero, but quality tactics help mitigate