Special Missions Training Center

The Special Missions Training Center (SMTC) is a United States Coast Guard-run training facility that is located in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. SMTC's mission is to provide relevant and credible training programs and products supporting the special mission requirements of the Coast Guard, the Navy and the Marine Corps. SMTC comprises four main divisions: Weapons, Port Security, Engineering / Logistics, and Fast Boat.

Divisions

Weapons Division

The Weapons Division is responsible for providing less-lethal weapons testing for the US Coast Guard. The Weapons Division identifies, tests, evaluates and develops tactics, techniques and procedures for maritime delivered weapons technologies. Additionally, the Weapons Division provides weapons training and support to both Fast Boat and Port Security Divisions. Training includes various service small arms; The M240B, M2 Browning machine gun and the MK19 crew-served weapons system. SMTC also operates Fire Arms Training Simulator IV (FATS), [ [http://www.fatsinc.com/home.php Fire Arms Training Simulator IV (FATS)] ] which supports crew served weapons training and tactics development.

Port Security Division

The Port Security Division provides Port Security Unit (PSU) and Maritime Safety and Security Team (MSST) training in antiterrorism and force protection tactics, techniques, and procedures. Courses include chemical, biological, and radiological defense, basic skills courses, pier and vehicle searches, and military operations in urban terrain (MOUT). The Port Security Division also maintains a group of cultural guides and charts, maps, imagery and publications of strategic ports worldwide.

Engineering/Logistics Division

The Logistics Department, part of the Engineering and Logistics Division, provides the support, supplies and maintenance for all activities at SMTC. Procurement and contracting are done through various sources including those used by Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune as well as UNICOR, General Services Administration and commercial vendors. The Engineering Division handles all of the aspects of the vehicle and boat maintenance from routine preventative maintenance to ordering parts for vehicles used during training.

Fast Boat Division

The Fast Boat Division provides standardized, safe and relevant fast boat tactics and training to students. Inherent in this mission is the requirement for knowledgeable instructors, who maintain proficiency in the most up-to-date fast boat tactics, techniques and procedures for all US Coast Guard, US Navy, and US Marine Corps small boats. Within the Fast Boat Division, there are two sections; The Tactical Coxswain section, which instructs Navy Mobile Security Forces (NMSF), Maritime Safety and Security Teams (MSST), and Port Security Unit (PSU) coxswains, and the Cutter Boat Over-the-Horizon (CB-OTH) section, who teaches counter narcotic operations to the cutter fleet.

Notes

* [http://www.fatsinc.com/main.php FATS (Firearms Training Simulator)]

References

External links

* [http://www.uscg.mil/smtc Special Missions Training Center]
* [http://www.uscg.mil US Coast Guard]