Coast Guard Special Forces Explained: Title 14 Law Enforcement Powers on the High Seas | WSJ Video Report
02.06.2026 at 03:54pm
This video report from the Wall Street Journal YouTube Channel shows Coast Guard specialized forces training to board and seize vessels in high-risk maritime operations. These units operate as both a military force and a law enforcement agency, which gives them arrest and seizure authority under Title 14 of the U.S. Code. That authority allows the Coast Guard to conduct boardings, enforce U.S. law, and compel compliance on the high seas where other military services cannot. The video underscores that Title 14 authorities make the Coast Guard uniquely essential to drug interdiction, migration enforcement, and national security missions.
