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Jeff all those USNS ship have a security detachments of some form. Some are manned by
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. The USCG has powers of arrest on the high seas that the USN does not have.

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APRA HARBOR, Guam (Feb. 14, 2016) Sailors assigned to the guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) pray before a baptism ceremony. Providing a combat-ready force to protect collective maritime interests, Mobile Bay, assigned to the Stennis strike group, is operating as part of the Great Green Fleet on a regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan J. Batchelder/Released)

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PRA HARBOR, Guam (Feb. 17, 2016) Sailors count MK 76 training ordnance on USS John C. Stennis' (CVN 74) flight deck. Providing a combat-ready force to protect collective maritime interests, Stennis is operating as part of the Great Green Fleet on a regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Tomas Compian/Released)

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MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Feb. 14, 2016) USS Carney (DDG 64) anchors off the coast of Crete, Greece. Carney, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, forward deployed to Rota, Spain, is conducting a routine patrol in the U. S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Theron J. Godbold/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 13, 2016) Sailors aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) fire the MK-45 5-inch gun during a naval surface fire support exercise. Providing a combat-ready force to protect collective maritime interests, Mobile Bay, assigned to the Stennis strike group, is operating as part of the Great Green Fleet on a regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan J. Batchelder/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 15, 2016) Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Dylan Williams fires a .50 caliber machine gun as Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Levi Horn and Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Donald Woods look on during a live fire exercise aboard amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD4). More than 4,500 Sailors and Marines from Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (13th MEU) are transiting the Pacific Ocean en route to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operations. (U. S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Eric C. Burgett/Released)
 

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 17, 2016) Master-at-Arms 3rd Class Stevi Brandis, a member of the embarked security team, assembles a weapon during weapons familiarization aboard USNS Spearhead (T-EPF 1). The Military Sealift Command expeditionary fast transport vessel USNS Spearhead is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations to support the international collaborative capacity-building program Africa Partnership Station. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Amy M. Ressler/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 17, 2016) Quartermaster Seaman Nicholas Kemp, from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, assembles a weapon during weapons familiarization aboard USNS Spearhead (T-EPF 1). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Amy M. Ressler/Released)

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PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 18, 2016) An MH-60S Sea Hawk assigned to the Chargers of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 14 delivers ammunition from USNS Rainier (T-AOE 7) to USS John C. Stennis' (CVN 74) flight deck during a replenishment-at-sea. Providing a ready force supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region, Stennis is operating as part of the Great Green Fleet on a regularly scheduled 7th Fleet deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Tomas Compian/Released)

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NORFOLK, Va. (Feb. 17, 2016) Military Sealift Command's USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) gets underway from Naval Station Norfolk, Va. Comfort went to sea as part of their COMFEX, a battery of training evolutions designed to sharpen the skills of the medical professionals and Civil Service Mariners who crew the vessel. (U.S. Navy Photo by Public Affairs Specialist Bill Mesta/Released)

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APRA HARBOR, Guam (Feb. 17, 2016) The aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) sits pierside at Naval Base Guam. Providing a combat-ready force to protect collective maritime interests, Mobile Bay, assigned to the Stennis strike group, is operating as part of the Great Green Fleet on a regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan J. Batchelder/Released)
 

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HAIFA, Israel (Feb. 21, 2016) Sailors man the rails as USS Carney (DDG 64) pulls in to Haifa, Israel, for a scheduled port visit. Carney, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, forward deployed to Rota, Spain, is conducting a routine patrol in the U. S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Personnel Specialist Galen M. Draper/Released)

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HATTIESBURG, Miss. (Feb. 20, 2014) Builder Constructionman Cody Nation assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11 shoots suppressive fire during a complex attack on forward operating base (FOB), FOB Pipe Wrench during NMCB-11 field training exercise. Upon successful completion of the exercise and final evaluation problem, NMCB-11 will become deployment ready. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michael C. Barton/Released)

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GULF OF OMAN (Feb. 19, 2016) Sailors perform a helicopter in-flight refueling aboard guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107). Gravely is deployed as part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, maritime security operations, and theater security cooperation efforts in the U. S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Darby C. Dillon/Released)

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ARABIAN GULF (Feb. 17, 2016) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Ryan Pennell ensures an F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the "Pukin' Dogs" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143, is ready to launch from the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ethan T. Miller/Released)

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YOKOSUKA, Japan (Feb. 22, 2016) The 7th Fleet amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) departs on its Spring 2016 patrol cycle of the 7th Fleet area of operations after completing a six-month selected restricted availability maintenance period. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Peter Burghart/Released)
 

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PHILIPPINE SEA(Feb. 22, 2016) USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) sails through the Philippine Sea. Providing a ready force supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region, Stennis is operating as part of the Great Green Fleet on a regularly scheduled 7th Fleet deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Cole C. Pielop/Released)

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PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 23, 2016) Two F/A-18E Super Hornets assigned to the Tophatters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14 fly in formation over USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). . (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Rodriguez Santiago/Released)

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PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 22, 2016) The aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) transits alongside the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force Murasame-class destroyer JDS Samidare (DD 106). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan J. Batchelder/Released)

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PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 23, 2016) Aviation Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Corbin Riley (left) and Aviation Machinist's Mate 2nd Class David Johnson indicate that an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Tophatters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14 is ready for takeoff from USS John C. Stennis' (CVN 74) flight deck. Providing a ready force supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific, Stennis is operating as part of the Great Green Fleet on a regularly scheduled 7th Fleet deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Rodriguez Santiago/Released)

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PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 23, 2016) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Emmanuel Bonsu, from Accra, Ghana, directs an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Tophatters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14 on USS John C. Stennis' (CVN 74) flight deck. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Rodriguez Santiago/Released)
 

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 22, 2016) Marines assigned to the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (13th MEU), disembark a helicopter on the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD4) while an MV-22 Osprey prepares to land. More than 4,500 Sailors and Marines from Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (13th MEU) are conducting sustainment training off the coast of Hawaii in preparation for entering the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operations (U. S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Eric C. Burgett/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 21, 2016) Marines, assigned to 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (13th MEU), pull lines to connect amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) to fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187) during a replenishment-at-sea. More than 4,500 Sailors and Marines from Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (13th MEU) are conducting sustainment training off the coast of Hawaii in preparation for entering the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operations. (U. S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Debra Daco/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb.17, 2016) Reconnaissance Marines with Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fast-rope to the deck of the USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204) from a UH-1Y Huey belonging to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron, 31st MEU, during a visit, board, search and seizure training exercise. The VBSS was conducted as part of the MEU's amphibious integration training with the Navy ships of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group. The Marines and sailors of the 31st MEU are currently on their spring deployment to the Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Zachary Dyer/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 22, 2016) Aviation Boatswain's Mate Airman Nicholas Ballard-Henry directs a CH-53 Sea Stallion as it takes off from the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD4). (U. S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Eric C. Burgett/Released)
 

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NORFOLK, Va. (Feb. 23, 2016) Ceremonial Guardsmen move the casket of Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Robert J. Walker in preparation for internment during the burial ceremony. Walker served as the Navy's 3rd MCPON from 1975-1979 and was the driving force behind the creation of the Senior Enlisted Academy, the Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist Qualification, and numerous leadership development programs. Walker is survived by his wife Fran of 64 years, their five children, and is preceded in death by his daughter Michelle Walker Pfeffer (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Martin L. Carey/Released)

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ARABIAN GULF (Feb. 24, 2016) Aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) participates in a replenishment-at-sea with fleet replenishment oiler USNS Pecos (T-AO 197). Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, maritime security operations, and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Bobby J Siens/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 19, 2016) Cmdr. Tony "Brick" Wilson takes aircraft CF-05, an F-35C Lightning II carrier variant, into a 45-degree dive during an external GBU-12 weapons separation test. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Michael D. Jackson/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 22, 2016) Sailors signal a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter from the Blackhawks of Helicopter Mine Countermeasure Squadron (HM-15) to land on the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). Bataan is currently at sea completing flight deck certifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Julie Matyascik/Released)

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PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 23, 2016) An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter of the Helicopter Maritime Squadron (HSM 37) lands on the flight deck of the guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93). Providing a ready force supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific, Chung-Hoon is operating as part of the John C. Stennis Strike Group and Great Green Fleet on a regularly scheduled 7th Fleet deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Marcus L. Stanley/Released)
 

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 22, 2016) Sailors signal a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter from the Blackhawks of Helicopter Mine Countermeasure Squadron (HM-15) to land on the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). Bataan is currently at sea completing flight deck certifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Julie Matyascik/Released)
MH-53E ;)

In CAM recently a nice article, remains 28, 3 units equiped to Norfolk
HM-12 OCU have 5
HM-14, 10 whose 2 deployed to Pohang
HM-15, 13, " " 4 to Bahrain

IIRC only US and Japan have MS helos Japan also have MH-53E before 12 a part sold to US for spares and replaced by 11 MCH-101 carried by Izumo, Hyuga and Uraga classes.
 

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 24, 2016) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) second class Koffi O. Atanley acts as a translator for Maritime Enforcement Specialist 1st Class Kenneth Christian during rescue and survival gear training conducted by the U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment with Cameroon Sailors aboard USNS Spearhead (T-EPF 1). The Military Sealift Command expeditionary fast transport vessel USNS Spearhead is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations to support the international collaborative capacity-building program Africa Partnership Station. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Amy M. Ressler/Released)

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PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 25, 2016) An E-2C Hawkeye assigned to the Golden Hawks of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 112 launches from USS John C. Stennis' (CVN 74) flight deck. Providing a ready force supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific, Stennis is operating as part of the Great Green Fleet on a regularly scheduled 7th Fleet deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Sierra Langdon/Released)

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PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 24, 2016) Operations Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan G. Tolksdorf fires an MK-38 MOD II 25MM machine gun under the command of Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Nigel M. Pack during a live-fire exercise aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93). Providing a ready force supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific, Chung-Hoon is operating as part of the John C. Stennis Strike Group and Great Green Fleet on a regularly scheduled 7th Fleet deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Marcus L. Stanley/Released)

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GUAM (Feb. 24, 2016) Sailors assigned to Coastal Riverine Squadron 3 (CRS 3) embark a Riverine Command Boat (RCB) aboard Military Sealift Command USNS Soderman (T-AKR 317) for exercise Foal Eagle 2016 at Naval Base Guam. Foal Eagle is a series of joint and combined field training exercises conducted by The Republic of Korea-United States Combined Forces Command (CFC) and U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) component commands spanning ground, air, naval and special operations, whch demonstrate U.S. commitment to the Republic of Korea (ROK) and U.S. supporting forces. CRS 3 is assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 75, the primary expeditionary task force responsible for the planning and execution of coastal riverine operations, explosive ordnance disposal, diving engineering and construction and underwater construction in the U.S. 7th fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy Combat Camera photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Ace Rheaume/RELEASED)
 

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PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 24, 2016) An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Vigilantes of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 151 launches from USS John C. Stennis' (CVN 74) flight deck. Providing a ready force supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific, Stennis is operating as part of the Great Green Fleet on a regularly scheduled 7th Fleet deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Dakota Rayburn/Released)

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PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 24, 2016) Airman Gaylen Bataille positions an aircraft model on the 'Ouija board' in USS John C. Stennis' (CVN 74) flight deck control. The 'Ouija board' is used to track the status and movement of aircraft on Stennis' flight deck in real time. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Andre T. Richard/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 24, 2016) Sailors assigned to Weapons department transport RIM-7P NATO sea sparrow missiles in the hangar bay aboard amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). More than 4,500 Sailors and Marines from Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (13th MEU) team are currently transiting the Pacific Ocean toward the U.S 7th Fleet area of operations during a scheduled deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Jose Jaen/Released)

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PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 24, 2016) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 2nd Class Matthew Fulks, from Utica, Mich., motions to the shooters on USS John C. Stennis' (CVN 74) flight deck.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Cole C. Pielop/Released)

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HAIFA, Israel (Feb. 22, 2016) Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Corey Dickens answers questions for Israeli Minister of Defense Moshe Ya'alon and U.S. ambassador to Israel, the honorable Daniel Shapiro, during a tour of USS Carney (DDG 64) while in port Haifa, Israel. Carney, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, forward deployed to Rota, Spain, is conducting a routine patrol in the U. S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Ensign David Nelson/Released)
 
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