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A security guard (also known as a security inspector, security officer, factory guard, or protective agent) is a person employed by a government or private party to protect the employing party's assets (property, people, equipment, money, etc.) from a variety of hazards (such as crime, waste, damages, unsafe worker behavior, etc.) by enforcing preventative measures.
A Marine Security Guard (MSG), also known as a Marine Embassy Guard, is a member of the Marine Corps Embassy Security Group (formerly Marine Security Guard Battalion), [3] [4] a brigade-sized organization of the United States Marine Corps (USMC) whose detachments provide security at American embassies, consulates, and other official U.S. government offices, such as the United States Mission to ...
The Federal Protective Service (FPS) is a federal law enforcement agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS). [2] It is also "the federal agency charged with protecting and delivering integrated law enforcement and security services to facilities owned or leased by the General Services Administration (GSA)"—over 9,000 buildings—and their occupants.
By the late 1960s, the private security industry was growing at a recession-resistant rate of 10-15% annually. Estimates of the number of private guards, investigators, and so on ranged from 350,000 to 800,000. [41] From 1976 to 1981, there was a 20% increase in calls for police service.
DOD Security Officers (GS-0085) (often known as "Guards" (e.g. Department of Army Guard or "DASG") are not federal police officers, but do hold federal grades, wear similar uniforms and carry firearms. Their duties are mostly access control. [15] [16] [17]
Gen. Steven Nordhaus, chief of the National Guard Bureau, said more than 1,600 National Guard troops are already deployed to the border along with more than 4,100 Texas National Guard personnel.
The Marine Corps Security Force Regiment is a dedicated expeditionary security and anti-terrorism regiment of the United States Marine Corps. [1] [2] Its mission is to provide security forces to guard high-value naval installations, most notably those containing nuclear vessels and weapons.
Pakistan Coast Guards is a mainly land-based patrol force on the southern coast; Pakistan Maritime Security Agency, a coast guard on the southern maritime border; Pakistan Rangers. Punjab Rangers on the central eastern border with India; Sindh Rangers on the south eastern border with India.