GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba – Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Scott Benson, deployed with Maritime Safety and Security Team 91101, stands at attention after receiving a medal from Joint Task Force Guantanamo commander, Rear Adm. Thomas Copeman, during a transfer of authority ceremony, Nov. 19, 2009. MSST 91101 was deployed here to perform maritime anti-terrorism and force protection duties for Joint Task Force Guantanamo. JTF Guantanamo conducts safe, humane, legal and transparent care and custody of detainees, including those convicted by military commission and those ordered released by a court. The JTF
GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba – Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Scott Benson, deployed with Maritime Safety and Security Team 91101, stands at attention after receiving a medal from Joint Task Force Guantanamo commander, Rear Adm. Thomas Copeman, during a transfer of authority ceremony, Nov. 19, 2009. MSST 91101 was deployed here to perform maritime anti-terrorism and force protection duties for Joint Task Force Guantanamo. JTF Guantanamo conducts safe, humane, legal and transparent care and custody of detainees, including those convicted by military commission and those ordered released by a court. The JTF conducts intelligence collection, analysis and dissemination for the protection of detainees and personnel working in JTF Guantanamo facilities and in support of the War on Terror. JTF Guantanamo provides support to the Office of Military Commissions, to law enforcement and to war crimes investigations. The JTF conducts planning for and, on order, responds to Caribbean mass migration operations. (JTF Guantanamo photo by Army Staff Sgt. Emily Russell) UNCLASSIFIED – Cleared for public release. For additional information contact JTF Guantanamo PAO 011-5399-3589; DSN 660-3589 Coast Guard MSST 91101 Transfers Authority at JTF Guantanamo 227317
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