Coast Guard PSU 311 Trains For Deployment

Photo Release
Date: November 12, 2008
Contact: D11 Public Affairs

Coast Guard Port Security Unit 311
Trains For Deployment

SAN PEDRO, Calif. - PSU 311 is a deployable unit that is comprised mostly of reservists who are continually on call for operations to support military missions worldwide. (Photos Left to Right) Members of Port Security Unit 311 respond to simulated enemy fire during security detail training exercises at Coast Guard Base San Pedro November 12, 2008. Members of Port Security Unit 311 conduct security detail training drills at Coast Guard Base San Pedro. Members of the Port Security Unit 311 conduct security detail training by simulating a shipmate being injured. Members of the Port Security Unit 311 have been wet down to train and simulate being in extreme elements during future deployments this morning on Coast Guard Base San Pedro. (U.S.Coast Guard photos by Petty Officer 3rd Class Christina L. Bozeman)

A member of Port Security Unit 311 takes cover from simulated enemy fire during security detail training exercises at Coast Guard Base San Pedro November 12, 2008. A member of Port Security Unit 311 gets sprayed with cold water as part of the unit's security detail training exercises November 12, 2008 at Coast Guard Base San Pedro. The cold water helps unit members become accustomed to performing duties under harsh conditions. (U.S. Coast Guard photos by Petty Officer 3rd Class Cory J. Mendenhall)

Members of Port Security Unit 311 conduct physical training on the pier at Coast Guard Base San Pedro November 12, 2008.