Chapter II - Domestic CBRN CM (2) Roles, Responsibilities, Authorities, and Assets: (E) US Coast Guard: (1) The USCG is a military Service, a branch of the Armed Forces, and a law enforcement agency at all times. When directed by the President, or by a congressional declaration of war, the USCG may be transferred from DHS to the Department of the Navy. The USCG is not constrained by the PCA and has jurisdiction on US waters, the high seas, and at selected land-based maritime transportation and industrial facilities. (a) USCG's homeland security (HS) mission is to protect the US maritime domain and the US marine transportation system and deny their use and exploitation as a means for attacks on US territory, population, and critical infrastructure. Additionally, USCG prepares for and, in the event of attack, conducts hazard response operations. (b) The USCG is the LFA for maritime security. CCDRs may assign forces to USCG area commanders under tactical control (TACON) to support short notice HS operations without a formal request for forces (RFF) for up to 48 hours. Longer duration operations require an RFF. (c) USCG CBRN Capabilities. The USCG provides unique authorities, surge capacities, and capabilities for CBRN CM. During CBRN CM operations, the USCG may be supported by DOD forces or may support DOD forces. (2) USCG National Strike Force (NSF): The NSF deploys specialized capabilities and incident command expertise to support lead agency, incident commander, and federal on-scene coordinator preparation and response to CBRN incidents, hazardous substance releases, oil discharges, and other emergencies. NSF assets include the NSF Coordination Center in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, and three strike teams: the Atlantic Strike Team in Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey; the Gulf Strike Team in Mobile, Alabama; and the Pacific Strike Team in Novato, California. NSF equipment includes CBRN detection; air, water, and soil sampling; Level A, B, and C personnel protection; self-decontamination equipment; hazardous material packaging; mobile command posts; boats; pumps, generators, and weather stations. NSF equipment is palletized for immediate deployment by truck or aircraft. The NSF supports domestic response and may deploy detachments to support overseas military environmental response operations. (3) Domestic USCG Search and Rescue and Security Forces. The USCG maintains widely distributed search and rescue and security forces. Selected units are trained to operate in a maritime CBRN environment and may support limited CBRN CM operations. These include the maritime security response force and maritime safety and security teams. (4) USCG expeditionary forces include USCG ships, aircraft, port security units, security teams, NSF detachments, and law enforcement detachments assigned to overseas GCCs. These forces are trained and equipped to DOD CBRN defense standards and may support limited FCM operations