Maritime Security Response Team East K-9 handlers demonstrate capabilities at U.S. Coast Guard Base Portsmouth
A Maritime Security Response Team East crew member handles Axis, a Coast Guard K-9, at a demonstration on U.S. Coast Guard Base Portsmouth in Portsmouth, Virginia, Nov. 8, 2019. MSRT-East is an advanced-ready force trained in counterterrorism, chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive threats, high-risk law enforcement boarding procedures and maritime security. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kate Kilroy)