Deployable Specialized Forces
| Deployable Specialized Forces | |
|---|---|
| Active | July 20, 2007 – October 1, 2013, Deployable Operations Group (DOG) formerly 2013 – active Deployable Specialized Forces (DSF) reorganized |
| Country |  United States of America |
| Branch |  United States Coast Guard |
| Type | Counterterrorism |
| Role | Counterterrorism Counter narcotics operations Counterproliferation Counter piracy Rapid deployment force Expeditionary warfare |
| Size | ≈2,000 |
| Part of | Department of Homeland Security |
| Nickname | "DOG Teams" "DSF Teams" |
| Engagements | Global War on Terrorism |
The Deployable Specialized Forces (DSF), formerly the Deployable Operations Group, are part of the United States Coast Guard that provide highly equipped, trained and organized deployable specialized forces, to the Coast Guard, United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), United States Department of Defense (DoD) and inter-agency operational and tactical commanders. The command was formerly headquartered in Arlington County, Virginia, where it was established on July 20, 2007, and was commanded by a captain. It was decommissioned by the commandant of the Coast Guard, Admiral Robert J. Papp Jr. on October 1, 2013, with units previously assigned to the DOG being split between Coast Guard Pacific and Atlantic Area commands. The units were subsequently reorganized under Deployable Specialized Forces (DSF).
Missions of deployable specialized forces units include high-risk, high-profile tasks such as counterterrorism, diving operations, intelligence-cued boarding operations, visit, board, search, and seizure, threat assessments involving nuclear, and biological, or chemical weapons, as well as detecting and, if necessary, stopping or arresting submerged divers.
In 2026, the Deployable Specialized Forces will be replaced by a new unified Coast Guard command the Special Missions Command (SMC). By October 2026, the new command will have an initial operating capability.