MSG

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MSG refers to U.S. Marine Security Guards, specialized Marine Corps personnel assigned to protect American embassies, consulates, and other diplomatic facilities worldwide.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
MSG canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. diplomatic security personnel ⓘ
United States Marine Corps military occupational specialty ⓘ
abbreviation MSG ⓘ
authority subject to U.S. military law ⓘ
subject to host nation laws and agreements ⓘ
commandStructure under administrative control of the Marine Corps Embassy Security Group ⓘ
under operational control of the Department of State at post ⓘ
cooperatesWith host nation security forces ⓘ
local guard forces at embassies ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
duty assist in emergency action plans at embassies ⓘ
protect U.S. consulates ⓘ
protect U.S. diplomatic missions ⓘ
protect U.S. embassies ⓘ
protect U.S. government personnel at diplomatic posts ⓘ
protect classified information at diplomatic facilities ⓘ
provide internal security at U.S. diplomatic facilities ⓘ
support evacuation of U.S. personnel during crises ⓘ
employer United States Department of State ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ
garrison Marine Corps Base Quantico ⓘ
languageRequirement may receive language training depending on post ⓘ
mission deter and respond to security threats at embassies ⓘ
protect U.S. national security information overseas ⓘ
provide security for U.S. diplomatic facilities ⓘ
notableFeature deployed in small detachments to individual posts ⓘ
often first line of defense during attacks on embassies ⓘ
serve unaccompanied tours overseas ⓘ
operatesIn U.S. consulates worldwide ⓘ
U.S. diplomatic missions worldwide ⓘ
U.S. embassies worldwide ⓘ
parentOrganization United States Department of State Bureau of Diplomatic Security ⓘ
partOf Marine Corps Embassy Security Group ⓘ
primaryWeapon standard-issue U.S. Marine Corps small arms ⓘ
role armed security presence inside diplomatic compounds ⓘ
internal security rather than perimeter security ⓘ
selectionRequirement must be an active duty U.S. Marine ⓘ
must complete specialized embassy security training ⓘ
must have exemplary conduct record ⓘ
must meet age and rank criteria set by the Marine Corps ⓘ
must meet physical fitness standards ⓘ
must meet security clearance requirements ⓘ
serviceBranch United States Marine Corps ⓘ
tourLength typically 12 to 36 months depending on assignment ⓘ
trainingLocation Marine Security Guard School, Quantico, Virginia ⓘ
uniform United States Marine Corps dress and utility uniforms ⓘ
worksWith Diplomatic Security Service ⓘ
Regional Security Officer ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Marine Security Guard → abbreviation → MSG ⓘ
subject linked to: MSG