![]() ![]() The first and second platoons were trained and commanded by former guard officers and staff NCO's from Marine Barracks Naval Weapons Station Concord, who were already qualified under Navy Technical Proficiency Inspection (NTPI) standard and had several years experience as nuclear weapons couriers. Broken Arrow and Bent Spear) site security as well as, reinforcement of US Navy Facilities and US Embassies in the Pacific and Indian Ocean AOR. The company comprised five 50-man platoons and assumed responsibility for temporary security of US Navy Nuclear Submarine refueling and defueling (RF/DF) sites reinforcement of US Navy Nuclear Weapons security facilities security of transportation of special weapons under contingency operations and US Navy related nuclear accident-incident (i.e. FAST Marines had participated in the Shallow Hawk 1-87 Riverine Exercise led by US Navy Special Boat Unit-11 a battalion-sanctioned a month earlier in July 1987 prior to the official battalion stand-up. The Marine Corps also established FAST Company (Pacific) on 3 August 1987. CG FMF PAC visited the battalion at Mare Island near the end of August that year. Originally, Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific had direct operational command of MCSFBN, FMF, Pacific. ![]() The battalion exercised administrative control over security force companies and detachments afloat in the Pacific region such as the former Marine Barracks Concord, Marine Barracks Bangor, Marine Barracks Hawaii, Marine Barracks North Island, and Marine Barracks Yokusuka, Japan. The former Marine Barracks at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, CA was re-designated as Marine Corps Security Force Battalion, Pacific, FMF on 3 August 1987. FAST (FMF LANT) Marines engaged with "intruders" on 14 April 1988 at the fuel farms in Panama during a half hour-long firefight. The Norfolk Barracks was re-designated as Marine Corps Security Force Battalion, Atlantic, on 1 April 1987, and exercised administrative control over security force companies and detachments afloat in the Atlantic region. In addition to providing gate security for the Norfolk Naval Base Complex and a security force for a nearby Service Storage Facility, Barracks Marines also served as ceremonial troops and provided security at the headquarters of United States Atlantic Fleet and provided administrative support to Marines stationed in various Naval commands in Norfolk area. The Barracks also acted as the processing center for transient Marines on the East Coast. During World War II, Marines from the Norfolk Barracks provided security for several commands in the Tidewater area, including the Naval Station, Naval Air Station, and Naval Fuel Annex at Craney Island, and what is now Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek. It was re-designated as Marine Barracks, Norfolk in 1939. The unit was initially organized as the Marine Detachment, Naval Operation Base in 1920. ( June 2022) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section. This section needs additional citations for verification. ![]()
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