Away the boarding party (VBSS and SWOs with guns); Marines, too!

[HeyJoe]

Anyone venture a guess what happened next?

100723-N-7280V-350 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 23, 2010) Information Systems Technician 3rd Class Michael Woods fires an M-16 rifle during a weapons qualification shoot aboard the U.S. 7th Fleet command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Viramontes/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

100723-N-7280V-349 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 23, 2010) Sailors fire M-16 rifles during a weapons qualification shoot aboard the U.S. 7th Fleet command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Viramontes/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

100723-N-7280V-347 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 23, 2010) Operations Specialist 2nd Class Marcus Broomfield fires an M-16 rifle during a weapons qualification shoot aboard the U.S. 7th Fleet command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Viramontes/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

100722-N-1287L-141 ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 22, 2010) Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Bobby K. Plunkett assists Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Recruit Adrian M. Galang with firing a 12-gauge shotgun on the fantail of the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65). The live-fire exercise was conducted to familiarize weapons department and security division Sailors with the weapon. Enterprise is on a scheduled underway for fleet replacement squadron carrier qualifications and is making preparations for its 21st deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Stacy D. Laseter/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

100716-M-6539J-144 ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 16, 2010) Sailors assigned to the ship control team of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Ponce (LPD 15) board the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Leroy Grumman (T-AO 195) during a maritime interception operation exercise. Ponce is part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and is participating in a composite unit training exercise (COMPTUEX) off the East Coast of the United States. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jesse J. Johnson/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

100612-N-5319A-218 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 12, 2010) Chief Gunner's Mate Robert DelaMontaigne observes Sailors from Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay fire 9mm pistols on the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18). New Orleans is participating in Southern Partnership Station, an annual deployment of U.S. military training teams to the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility in the Caribbean and Latin America. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brien Aho/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

100511-N-4205W-194 BRAZIL (May 11, 2010) Members of the Brazilian Marine Corps Special Operations Battalion clear a house using tactics exchanged with U.S. Navy SEALs during a joint combined exchange training exercise. The bi-lateral training course was facilitated by U.S. Navy SEALS and special warfare combatant-craft crewmen. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Kathryn Whittenberger/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

100512-N-4205W-145 BRAZIL (May 12, 2010) A U.S. Navy special warfare combatant-craft crewman explains the maintenance procedures of an outboard motor to members of the Brazilian Marine Corps Special Operations Battalion during a joint combined exchange training exercise. The bi-lateral training course was facilitated by U.S. Navy SEALS and special warfare combatant-craft crewmen. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Kathryn Whittenberger/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

100721-N-3154P-036 ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 21, 2010) Members of the visit, board, search and seizure team assigned to the amphibious transport dock USS Ponce (LPD 15), board a ship during a training scenario. Ponce is part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, which is participating in a composite unit training exercise (COMPTUEX) off the East Coast of the United States. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Scott Pittman/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

100721-N-3154P-016 ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 21, 2010) Operations Specialist Seaman Apprentice David Wolery, assigned to the amphibious transport dock ship USS Ponce (LPD 15), helps secure a ship during a visit, board, search and seizure training exercise. Ponce is part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, which is participating in a composite unit training exercise (COMPTUEX) off the East Coast of the United States. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Scott Pittman/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

What does the navy pistol qual consist of?

First they start you with basics just like WWII (wooden gun so nobody gets hurt..other then the occasional splinter)

100811-N-4971L-096 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (Aug. 11, 2010) Equipment Operator 1st Class Daniel Lasich, right, deployed aboard High Speed Vessel Swift (HSV 2), demonstrates proper close combat techniques for Barbados Defense Forces during a subject matter expert exchange in Bridgetown, Barbados. Swift is deployed supporting Southern Partnership Station (SPS) 2010, a deployment of various specialty platforms to the U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) area of responsibility in the Caribbean and Central America. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Rachael L. Leslie/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

There is also the "airgun" technique...in which you pretend you have a handgun

100811-N-4971L-143 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (Aug. 11, 2010) Chief Boatswain's Mate Tim Shepke, right, deployed aboard High Speed Vessel Swift (HSV 2), demonstrates proper close combat techniques for Barbados Defense Forces during a subject matter expert exchange in Bridgetown, Barbados. Swift is deployed supporting Southern Partnership Station (SPS) 2010, a deployment of various specialty platforms to the U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) area of responsibility in the Caribbean and Central America. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Rachael L. Leslie/Released)

 

[Alpha_Echo_606]

09/09/2010
SEIZING CONTROL
U.S. Marines board and seize control of the German-owned Magellan Star in the Gulf of Aden, Sept. 9, 2010, after pirates attacked and boarded the vessel the previous day. The Marines, embarked aboard the USS Dubuque, are assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force. The Dubuque is part of the multinational Combined Task Force 151, established to conduct counter-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden and the Somali basin. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class David McKee

09/09/2010
GULF OF ADEN
U.S. Marines prepare to board and seize control of the German-owned Magellan Star in the Gulf of Aden, Sept. 9, 2010, after pirates attacked and boarded the vessel the previous day. The Marines, embarked aboard the USS Dubuque, are assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force. The Dubuque is part of the multinational Combined Task Force 151, established to conduct counter-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden and the Somali basin. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class David McKee

 

[Alpha_Echo_606]

09/09/2010
ASSAULT FORCE
U.S. Navy sailors approach the Magellan Star in the Gulf of Aden, Sept. 9, 2010, after pirates took the vessel the previous day. The sailors, working as the first wave of an assault force, took the nine pirates to the USS Princeton. The sailors are assigned to the USS Dubuque, which is part of the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group supporting maritime security operations and security in the in the Gulf of Aden and the Somali basin. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class David McKee

 

[SamAca10]

I thought that the Coast Guard LEDETs are in charge of all the boardings for the Navy since you guys don't have law enforcement authority. Is that not the case?