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| Office of Mobile Security Deployments | |
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| Active | 1985–present[1] |
| Country |  United States |
| Agency |  Diplomatic Security Service |
| Type | Police tactical unit |
| Operations jurisdiction |
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| Part of | Directorate of the Deputy Assistant Secretary and Assistant Director of Training[2] |
| Headquarters | Dunn Loring, Virginia[3] |
| Abbreviation | MSD |
| Structure | |
| Special Agents | 69[1] |
| Teams | 13[3] |
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| Official website | |
Mobile Security Deployments (MSD) is a small specialized tactical unit within the Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) of the United States Department of State.[1] The MSD provides U.S. embassies and consulates with security support, protects the Secretary of State and other U.S. officials, including domestically as well as visiting foreign officials, and also provides security training at U.S embassies and consulates.[1][3]
The majority of its operations are overseas with only 10% conducted in the United States.[1] The unit was formed in 1985 and c. 2002 was renamed Mobile Security Deployments from Mobile Security Division.[3][4]
- ^ a b c d e Federal Tactical Teams: Characteristics, Training, Deployments, and Inventory (PDF) (Report). GAO-20-710. United States Government Accountability Office. September 10, 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "1 FAM 260 Bureau of Diplomatic Security (DS)". Foreign Affairs Manual and Handbook. U.S. State Department. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ a b c d Office of Inspector General (October 2017). Inspection of the Bureau of Diplomatic Security's Office of Mobile Security Deployments (PDF) (Report). ISP-I-18-05. U.S. Department of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2021.
- ^ Katz, Samuel M. (September 2000). "Operations: Agents Under fire". Law & Order. 48 (9). Hendon Publishing Company. ISSN 0023-9194.