05/09/2026
๐ช๐ฎ๐ด๐ฌ๐ซ ๐ท๐ฌ๐น๐บ๐ถ๐ต๐ต๐ฌ๐ณ ๐ช๐ถ๐ด๐ท๐ณ๐ฌ๐ป๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ป๐ฌ ๐ฝ๐ฐ๐ท ๐ท๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฌ๐ช๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐จ๐ต๐ซ ๐บ๐ฌ๐ช๐ผ๐น๐ฐ๐ป๐ ๐ช๐ถ๐ผ๐น๐บ๐ฌ
A significant milestone was achieved as personnel from the Coast Guard Medical Service (CGMED) successfully completed the Very Important Person Protection and Security Course (VIPPSC), significantly strengthening their capability to provide elite tactical close protection and specialized medical safety in high-stakes environments.
The completion of this rigorous training goes beyond earning a badgeโit represents a powerful commitment to readiness, tactical excellence, and the absolute preservation of life. Through the VIPPSC, CGMED personnel LTJG KIM LUCKY M YAU MAC PCG, SN1 Harvey V Reboquio PCG, SN2 Xavier Isaac A Casombros PCG, and SN2 Marc C Canuto PCG gained essential competencies in tactical fi***rm proficiency, threat risk assessment, defensive driving, and advanced close protection formations.
For CGMED personnel, these specialized skills are uniquely invaluable. Modern close protection requires more than defensive rings; it demands the split-second integration of tactical medicine under extreme pressure. Having trained medical operators who can seamlessly neutralize threats, promptly assess a crisis, and stabilize critical conditions in real-time makes a crucial difference when protecting high-ranking officials and foreign dignitaries.
Congratulations to our CGMED VIPPSC graduates! Your dedication, physical endurance, and willingness to enhance your tactical capabilities embody the Coast Guardโs commitment to maintaining a competent, prepared, and highly versatile force. May your newly acquired close protection skills and tactical expertise continue to strengthen CGMEDโs capacity to shield, defend, and provide elite medical support on both land and sea.
