Marine security guards assigned U.S. embassy in Khartoum, Sudan, exit the plane after arriving at Dulles International Airport, Virginia., on April 24. (Marine Corps) Staff Sgt. Derek Ferrari was ...

A total of six Marine Security Guards — the elite corps that stand watch at every U.S. embassy around the world — have died while stationed overseas within two years, including two Marines ...

What is a U.S. Marine Security Guard? Contrary to what you may think, they are not MP’s! Marine Security Guards work overseas on embassies and work closely with the Diplomatic Security Service.

The Marine security guards stationed at the American embassy in Niger will remain there as the United States evacuates all but essential staff because of a coup in the country. The State ...

Marine security guards have a unique, important and coveted mission in the United States Marine Corps. They stand a lot of watches and, when called on, are also the police force for their small ...

It was Saturday, April 22. The US Marine Security Guard was protecting the American embassy in Khartoum, which had been engulfed by deadly violence for a week at that point.

Marine Lance Cpl. Nicholas Dural, 20, of Lafayette, La., died Dec. 19 while assigned to the U.S. Embassy in Brazzaville, his mother confirmed to Stars and Stripes.

The U.S. is further bolstering security at the American embassy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, by deploying a Marine anti-terrorism unit, officials say.

The Marine Corps has sent a special response unit to Haiti to supplement security, allow non-emergency personnel to depart and relieve Marines previously manning posts at the U.S. Embassy in Port ...

The U.S. Embassy in Beirut came under fire Wednesday morning but Marine Security Guards working with Lebanese security forces quickly neutralized the threat, the embassy said.