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2nd Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team Company
U.S.M. C. photo by SGT. Pete Thibodeau
Marines assigned to 2nd Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team Company take aim with their M9a1 pistols at a firing range.
The FAST Marines were practising transitioning from their primary long guns to their pistols.
Platoons of Marines from FAST Companies deploy worldwide to bolster security at U.S. Navy bases and government sites such as embassies and consulates.
Recent FAST Platoon deployments include to Libya in response to an attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, 2012.
