A Mobile Inshore Undersea Warfare Unit (MIUWU) is a component of the United States Navy's Force Protection Package tasked with providing seaward security to joint logistics over-the-shore operations from either a port or harbor complex or unimproved beach sites. The mobile inshore undersea warfare unit is equipped with mobile radar, sonar, and communications equipment located within mobile elements, such as a tent, specially modified HMMWV, or truck-mountable container.
MIUW units were until recently, exclusively a component of the Naval Reserves, but following the events of September 11, 2001, active duty units have been formed.
Units designations and locations.
Group One (West)
MIUWU 101 - Seattle WA
MIUWU 102 - Spokane WA
MIUWU 103 - San Francisco CA
MIUWU 104 - San Jose CA
MIUWU 105 - Long Beach CA
MIUWU 106 - San Diego CA
MIUWU 108 - Corpus Christi TX
MIUWU 109 - Dallas TX
MIUWU 110 - Portland OR
MIUWU 112 - St. Louis MO
MIUWU 114 - Whitman AFB MO
Group Two (East)
MIUWU 201 - Perrysburg OH
MIUWU 202 - Newport RI
MIUWU 203 - Bronx NY
MIUWU 204 - Fort Dix NJ
MIUWU 205 - Charleston SC
MIUWU 206 - Norfolk VA
MIUWU 207 - Jacksonville FL
MIUWU 208 - Hialeah FL
MIUWU 210 - Fort McHenry MD
MIUWU 212 - Gulfport MS
MIUWU 214 - Buffalo NY
Enlisted Expeditionary Warfare Specialist
Mobile Inshore Undersea Warfare Unit
Maritime Expeditionary Security Force
United States Department of Defense (12 April 2001) (PDF). Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. As amended through 30 November 2004. http://www.asafm.army.mil/pubs/jp1-02/jp1-02.pdf. Retrieved 2006-09-25.