<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Commanders </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Current commander </Th> <Td> Col Michael C. Taylor </Td> </Tr> <P> A Marine Security Guard (MSG), also known as a Marine Embassy Guard, is a member of the Marine Corps Embassy Security Group (formerly Marine Security Guard Battalion), a battalion - sized organization of U.S. Marines whose detachments provide security at American embassies, American consulates and other official United States Government offices such as the United States Mission to NATO in Brussels, Belgium . The Marine Security Guard was designated MOS 8151, this has changed to MOS 8156 . </P> <P> The U.S. Marine Corps has a long history of cooperation with the U.S. State Department, going back to the early days of the country . From the raising of the American flag at Derna, Tripoli, and the secret mission of Archibald H. Gillespie in California, to the Boxer Rebellion at Peking, Marines have served many times on special missions as couriers, as guards for embassies and legations, and to protect American citizens in unsettled areas . </P>

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