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MMA Maritime Security Program Up and Running
More than 40 members of the military, first responders and law enforcement personnel were at Maine Maritime Academy last Wednesday and Thursday for a pilot program aimed at beefing up security at Maine seaports.
Police and fire personnel and harbormasters from towns and cities in Hancock, Penobscot, Waldo and Washington counties, members of the Maine Army National Guard, Maine Marine Patrol, Maine State Police, Hancock County Sheriffs Department and U.S. Customs and Border Patrol were among those who attended the pilot program.
The program, which was taught in conjunction with the Florida-based maritime security training group M-P.A.C.T. (Marine Protection, Auditing, Consulting and Training), focused on maritime security, including recognizing real firearms, identifying chemical bombs, pipe bombs and other explosive devices, recognizing different types of ammunition and coordinating effective searches and search teams. But most importantly, it taught the participants how to interface with a ships and port securitys emergency plans, said Tim Nease, a member of M-P.A.C.T. and the lead course instructor.
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