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CAPT. GAIL KULISCH 05 ADVANCED INTERDICTION

DOG COMMANDER The MSRT heads to the Big Apple.

CAPT. MARK HEMANN 11 ME3 SHAUN LIN

DOG DEPUTY COMMANDER A memorial to a fallen shipmate.

MASTER CHIEF DARRELL ODOM 19 DOG DEFENSE

Canine Explosive Detection Teams, keeping Amer-
COMMAND MASTER CHIEF ica safe one sniff at a time.

LT. CMDR. KIM ANDERSEN 27 TRACKING ASSETS

EXTERNAL AFFAIRS OFFICER How the NSFCC maintains the watch.

LT. JAMES MCLAY 31 THE ART OF THE MATTER

PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER Art brings pride and morale to MSST New York

PA2 MICHAEL ANDERSON

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ON THE COVER
c/o Public Affairs
4200 Wilson Blvd STE 400 STOP 7400 Petty Officer Shaun Lin, of Mari-
Arlington, VA 22203 time Safety and Security Team
(202) 493-6853 New York, is shown in his offi-
cial picture as a Training Center
email: michael.a.anderson@uscg.mil Cape May Graduate.
 01. Reginal Dive Locker East members conduct ice-
dive training near Resolute, Canada.

02. A MSST Anchorage response boat patrols off the

coast of Barrow, Alaska.

03. A MSST member takes aim at a firing range at

Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

04. A Law Enforcement detachment prepares to

board a suspected pirate vessel. in the Gulf of Aden.
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From Guantanamo Bay
to Bahrain, Environmen-
tal response to drug in- 5
terdiction, here’s a snap
shot of recent DSF de-
ployments. 3 6
05. An Atlantic Strike Team member
records water and air quality data fol-
lowing dispersement deployment

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06. Regional Dive Locker East members
remove batteries from the Potomac
8
River.
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07. An Atlantic Strike Team 08. A Law Enforcement De-

member describes the unit’s mini tachment moves to interdict a
ANDROS robot at the CG Festival suspected drug smuggler in the
in Grand Haven, Mich. Pacific Ocean.

DSF DEPLOYMENTS
09. A MSST LA/LB canine 10. PSU 308 conducts weap-
team conducts a pierside ons training in the Persian
search during Fleetweek 2010 Gulf.

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 SEATTLE -- A Port Security Unit member tends
a control line during remote ly operated vehicle
(R0V) training, Sept. 14, 2010. The ROV is an un-
manned, highly maneuverable underwater video
and data robot used to aid the Coast Guard with
pier sweeps, vessel sweeps, search and recovery,
and the detection of improvised explosive devices
(IED). U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty officer 3rd
Class Nathan Bradshaw

SEATTLE -- A Maritime Safety and Security Team

member operates a remotely operated vehicle,
(ROV) Sept. 14, 2010. Deploayble Specialzed Force
members gathered in Seattle from around to the
country to recertify ROV qualifications and pro-
vide entry-level training to new ROV operators.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty officer 3rd Class
Nathan Bradshaw

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WASHINGTON – General James E. Cartwright, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, presents Coast Guard Petty
Officer 2nd Class Brandon Ramos, a maritime enforcement specialist assigned to Tactical Law Enforcement Team
South, with the Jewish Institute of National Security Affairs’ Grateful Nation Award at the Ronald Reagan Building,
Nov. 15, 2010. Ramos was recognized for his actions in support of the counter-piracy mission in the Gulf of Aden, in-
cluding saving the life of a fellow boarding team member who fell into the water during heavy weather boat operations.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Anderson

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MS
They deploy around the world,
conduct operations with federal, state and local
and could be training to protect the country in

MSRT & NYPD ESU teams manuever into position to

conduct a high risk boarding of the Staten Island Ferry
under the control of hostile actors during a joint training
evolution.
SRT
agencies
n a port near you. By Lt. j.g. Randy Sinclair, MSRT
Photographs provided by the
MSRT

NYPD ESU members practice Close-Quarters

Combat (CQC) techniques during joint training
with the MSRT

I
n July, the Maritime Security
Response Team (MSRT) and
the New York City Police De-
partment Emergency Services
Unit (ESU) teamed up to cross-train
in maritime security tactics.
Their mission: To increase the effec-
tiveness of their Ports, Waterways
and Coastal Security (PWCS) mis-
sion area and increase interagency
cooperation.
Sector New York organized the
week-long training event, and the
significant planning and coordina-
tion Sector invested in the week
exemplified their devotion to port
security and safety.
The week’s first scenario tested the
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NYPD ESU members fast rope onto the target training
vessel.
Coast Guard’s response capability, and the MSRT trained together on-
including law enforcement and ad- board the Horizon Discovery, a large
vanced interdiction techniques. container ship docked in Bayonne,
N.J.
Sector challenged the MSRT with a
New York Waterways Ferry under Sector New York designed the train-
the control of a small contingent of ing to prepare both teams to work
hostile actors. together safely in the event of a
waterborne threat to New York City.
The MSRT boarding team assaulted
the ferry and neutralized the hos- To wrap up the week, the MSRT and
tile threats onboard, completing the NYPD ESU conducted a joint exer-
mission and rendering the vessel cise aboard the Staten Island Ferry.
safe. The observing members of the
NYPD ESU were impressed with the At more than 300 feet long, the
demonstration, and both sides were 4,500- passenger ferry poses a sig-
excited to kick off the cross-training nificant challenge for boarding op-
sessions. erations.
In the days following the Waterways If the need for advanced law enforce-
Ferry demonstration, NYPD ESU ment action arose, both units would
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have to work together in order to aboard the massive multi-level pas- Capable of interdicting, boarding,
protect New York City. senger ferry. and verifying threats, and when re-
quired, engaging in offensive op-
At 9 a.m. on the final training day, The week’s success is deeply rooted erations against a hostile threat, the
two 33-foot SPC-BTD, each carrying in the NYPD and Sector New York’s MSRT represents a scalable and agile
a team of MSRT boarding personnel, commitment to maritime safety and force.
sped out of an inlet in pursuit of the security.
Staten Island Ferry. Operational Commanders may re-
The strong, positive relationship de- quest for short-notice deployment
An NYPD helicopter, carrying an veloped between the MSRT, Sector or planned security events to de-
ESU assault force, flew overhead of New York, and the NYPD will serve ter, protect against, and respond to
the Coast Guard boats. as a model for future training oppor- threats of maritime terrorism and
tunities and deployments. high-risk criminal law enforcement
For the second time, Sector New threats offshore or in the port envi-
York was able to design a challeng- Simply stated, the MSRT stands ronment.
ing scenario to test the capabilities ready to support Operational Com-
of waterborne law enforcement re- manders throughout the Coast We are training. We are prepared.
sponse within New York harbor. Guard. We are Semper Paratus.

In a show of interagency cohesive- The MSRT also provides a ready alert

ness and teamwork, MSRT and force for conducting maritime threat
NYPD ESU worked together to response unilaterally or as part of an
safely neutralize the simulated threat interagency adaptive force package.

A MSRT Direct Action Section conducts advanced interdiction

operations aboard the NY Waterways Ferry.

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 RIMPAC 2010 HONOLULU
(JULY 7, 2010 )
// Photo by Chief Petty Officer Carl Shipley
“The operation tempo during RIMPAC was high and at times stressful, but it
provided valuable training for our MLE/FP team,” said Petty Officer 2nd Class
Jordan Brosowsky, a fast rope master at MSST Honolulu (91107). “We con-
ducted Vertical Insertion operations and assaults on three separate ships; one of
which was the SUPREME, a Singaporean naval vessel. Adapting to and over-
coming language and cultural barriers during an assault, like the assault on the
SUPREME, is an opportunity we are rarely afforded. When we were not par-
ticipating in full assaults, we were conducting Vertical Insertion training.”

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Honor,
Respect,
Devotion to
Duty &
Shaun Lin
The story of an arm-wrestling champion, a tactical operator, a shipmate
and a friend.
By Lt. James Mclay, Deployable Operations Group

O
n Oct. 13th, 2010, the erator Course (BTOC), was attempt-
DOG community lost ing to climb a ladder from a response
one of its own. Maritime boat-small to the Coast Guard Cutter
Enforcement Special- Frank Drew at night when he fell into
ist (ME) Third Class Shaun Lin, 23, the water. Immediate attempts to re-
assigned to Maritime Safety and Se- cover him were unsuccessful. After
curity Team (MSST) New York, was an intense day-long search and rescue
killed during training operations on operation involving multiple Federal,
the James River in Newport News, State and Local organizations, Petty
VA. Officer Lin's body was recovered by
Coast Guard Divers from Regional
Lin, a student in a Basic Tactical Op- Dive Locker East.
Petty Officer Lin, originally from
Queens and residing in Staten Island,
New York, was a three-year veteran of
the U.S. Coast Guard, having served
previous tours aboard the Coast
Guard Cutter Maui and Station Bos-
ton. Lin was also an Iraq war veteran,
having served honorably aboard the
Maui while assigned to Patrol Forces
Southwest Asia from 2009-2010.
Petty Officer Lin is remembered by

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 SHAUN LIN
his shipmates as a quiet, introspec-
tive professional who was willing to
go the extra mile for others. Well-
read and intense when the situation
required it, Lin was also remem-
bered for his incredible physical
strength.
In October 2008, Petty Officer Lin
- then a fireman assigned to Sta-
tion Boston - was profiled in Coast
Guard Magazine for winning a na-
tional arm wrestling competition.
Lin, a left-hander competing in the
175 lb. weight class, bested many
“Shaun would do anything for you,
that’s just the way he was,” said
Reichelt.
“He was always challenging me to read books that expanded my way
of thinking. He was great shipmate.”
Coast Guard, and Petty Officer Collin
Reichelt - his best friend and shipmate
from the Coast Guard Cutter Maui -
delivered the eulogy. Reichelt shared
his fondest memories of his fallen
brother, including the time Lin gave
him the very shoes off his feet and the
many times he encouraged Reichelt to
expand himself through books.
"Shaun would do anything for you,
that's just the way he was," said
Reichelt. "He was always challenging
me to read books that expanded my
way of thinking. He was great ship-
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other competitors with physical Full military honors were rendered
statures and appearances superior at his funeral in Queens and sub-
to his. Interestingly, he cited the sequent burial at Long Island's Na-
mental aspect of the sport as his key tional Cemetery on Oct. 21, 2010.
to victory: The standing-room-only ceremony
was attended by hundreds of Coast
"Tons of big muscular guys come Guardsmen, as well as members
and think they are going to destroy from the New York City's Fire and
people, but they lose because they Police Departments and the Marine
do not have the mental element" said Corps. Also in attendance were
Lin, then 21. "When I was 16 it was childhood friends, including mem-
all about raw strength," he said. "Af- bers from his high school wrestling
ter you start to build your technique team.
you realize it is more about pressure
and how to manipulate hands." Admiral Papp, Commandant of the
mate." the New York area whom he deeply
cared for. He was also engaged to
The Deployable Operations Group be married in December. To them,
organized a memorial service in Ar- Shaun was the ultimate son, brother,
lington, Virginia on October 28, 2010, fiancé and friend.
and efforts are underway to have Lin's
name added to the Law Enforcement As Admiral Papp so eloquently stated,
Officers memorial in Washington, "there is no greater honor than being
D.C. a great shipmate, and no greater cause
worth striving for. In every respect,
All of these ceremonies and tributes Shaun was a great shipmate."
are fitting for a young man who meant
so much to so many. Compassionate Rest easy, shipmate. On behalf of all
and loyal, Petty Officer Lin had a ex- Guardians, thank you for your service
tended family and friend network in and sacrifice.
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ME3 Shaun Lin was laid to rest
at Long Island National Cemetary,
Oct. 21, 2010.
Fair winds and following seas, shipmate.
Memorial photos by Petty Officer 3rd Class Seth Johnson, PADET New York
SAN DIEGO – Two boats from the Maritime Safety and Security Team (MSST) San Diego ( 91109) head out to the
Coronado Bridge to conduct hook and climb training with members from the Maritime Security Response Team
(MSRT) Friday, Aug. 27, 2010. Members of MSRT, stationed in Chesapeake, Va., were in the San Diego area for an
exercise the week leading up to the training with San Diego’s MSST. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class
Allyson E.T. Conroy.

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RED SEA --Members of a U.S. Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) and the visit, board,
search and seizure team embarked aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton engage in a mock assault opera-
tion in the Red Sea. Princeton is part of Combined Task Force 151, a multinational task force established in Jan. 2009
to conduct counter-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden and Somali Basin. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class
Herbert D. Banks Jr.

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DOG DE
Who are the Coast
Guard Canine Explo-
sive Detection Teams
(CEDT) that patrol U.S.
In the 10 years since 9/11, terrorists con-
tinue to threaten the United States with
violence. As their tactics change, the ca-
pabilities to deter and defend against their
plots must evolve.
Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Chris-
topher Hartman, a maritime enforcement
specialist stationed at the Maritime Safety
and Security Team San Francisco (91105)
in Alameda, Calif., is part of a two-mem-
ports, waterways and ber team that thoroughly swept the nearby
vessels? Here’s a look Consequently, a multi-layered bomb de- piers, terminals and boats in San Fran-
at a pair of specialized tection system has become vital to pro- cisco before, during and after the World
tecting the American public and maritime Series 2010, Fleet Week 2010 and other
guardians.
transportation system of the United States. joint agency activities that required bomb
By Petty Officer detection.
3rd Class One explosive-detection teams deploys
around the country, is committed to pro- It’s no shock the nation has needed to turn
Melissa Leake, tecting the public from the weapons of to servicemembers like Hartman to help
Pacific Area terrorism and is based in the San Fran- defend and protect the public.
cisco Bay Area.
Public Affairs What may come as a surprise is that his

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EFENSE
partner, Evy, wears a collar and a leash, Hartman said Evy is a toy-reward dog, and
and her tail wags as she roots out traces of the only time she gets to play with toys is
explosive compounds. at work.

Evy is a 4-year-old Belgian Malinois and “When she finds what she’s looking for,
German shepherd mix. explosives, she gets rewarded with a toy,
and then it’s play time,” he said. “It’s a lot
In August 2008, she was trained and cer- of work for the handlers, but to the dog,
tified as a bomb-sniffing dog, following it’s a big game of hide-and-seek with her
completion of a 16-week K-9 school at the toy.”
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Ca-
nine Training center in Front Royal, Va. Hartman became interested in the Coast
Guard’s K-9 program in 2005 when he
“Evy’s a great working dog because she has was stationed at Sector Los Angeles and
such a high drive to work, which is typical witnessed K-9 teams execute a hoist with
of her breed,” said Hartman. “She wants dogs onto a rescue boat.
nothing more than to get out and search.” “I remember thinking, wow, that has to be

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“I remember thinking, wow,
that has to be the best job
in the Coast Guard. “
the best job in the Coast Guard. When
I transferred to MSST Seattle in 2006, I
saw firsthand what the K-9 teams actu-
ally did. Then, a K-9 position opened
up at my unit in 2008, and I jumped
at the chance to be a handler,” he said.
“The command selected me for the K-9
school, and I left that spring.”
Hartman said the training for K-9 han-
dlers is vigorous and constant, but the
job is essential and the Coast Guard’s
K-9 teams are one of the country’s first
lines of defense in the maritime envi-
ronment.
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“Once the teams graduate, the real vessels, or infrastructures, each coor-
training begins. Each team is required dinates training in their own specific
to conduct 4 hours of maintenance areas. This allows all of the teams to
training a week, in addition to trying train and become proficient in a wide
to run all of our trained odors,” said variety of locations,” said Hartman.
Hartman. “K-9’s are one of the few teams that
have been specially trained to search
Evy’s training is not limited to varying for explosives hidden on people, and
explosive odors, but also frequent lo- they are also one of the few that have
cation changes, and the Coast Guard’s been trained to vertically deploy from
K-9 teams also have an excellent work- the helicopter to a ship at sea before it
ing relationship with partnering agen- enters a U.S. port.”
cies.
Hartman and Evy have conducted a
“Each agency has its own working en- variety of missions since 2008, and
vironment, whether it is planes, trains, each sweep is different.
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,

“Most of the missions we conduct are ports available.

and waterway coastal security missions.
We’ve conducted sweeps of thousands of “Canine explosive detection teams can
vehicles prior to boarding the Washington quickly scan large areas and multiple peo-
State Ferry, Alaska Marine Highway ferry, ple or objects effectively and less invasively
San Francisco Bay ferries and the Catalina than other techniques,” said Lt.j.g. Ethan
Island ferries,” said Hartman. “We’ve done Postrel, MSST San Francisco’s maritime law
sweeps in support of military out-loads and enforcement division officer and supervi-
high-profile maritime events, and have also sor of the canine explosive detection team.
been called out to assist several federal, state
and local agencies for bomb threats, crime Postrel said there are other methods of de-
scene searches and presidential sweeps.” tection which are capable of detecting and
identifying explosives and narcotics during
Canine explosive detection teams are a a single analysis, and X-ray machines, but
quick way to help detect for explosives dogs can cover much more in much less
and offer capabilities otherwise not rapidly time.

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“A CEDT could sweep an entire ferry, iness of their dogs, and it’s a 24/ 7 initiative, unwavering dedication and
and the line of passengers waiting to job,” said Hartman, who’s been in the the utmost personal responsibility.”
board the ferry, in a fraction of the Coast Guard for 10 years. “Once Evy
time it’d take to do the same job with reaches retirement, if she becomes Hartman said the canine explo-
another method, and the results are sick or can no longer do her job, she sive detection program is one of the
more instantaneous, increasing the will retire.” most valuable programs and effective
chances of preventing an attack,” he methods of explosive detection the
said. “Plus, dogs are more passive, Postrel said CEDT’s are a relatively Coast Guard has.
and are even quite pleasing to many new and unique tool to the Coast
people in comparison to the others.” Guard and the position of a canine “It’s such a critical asset to have. You
handler holds a critical value. can’t turn on the TV without hearing
Evy, who was purchased from U.S about a suicide bomber, car bomb or
Customs in 2006, is fully funded by “Much of their roles, responsibilities improvised explosive device detonat-
and belongs to the government, but and standard operating procedures ing somewhere in the world,” he said.
lives with Hartman and will transfer are still being defined, and so it falls Part of our job in the Coast Guard is
with him from unit to unit, until she on the shoulders of the handlers to to safe guard maritime cargo, passen-
retires. coordinate training, find work, and ger transit and the American people.
learn best practices,” said Postrel. Coast Guard canine explosive detec-
“Each handler is responsible for the “Because of this, being a Coast Guard tion teams help make this country a
feeding, grooming and medical read- K-9 handler requires extremely high safer place for everyone.”

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SAN FRANCISCO --A Port Security Unit 312 member plays with his grandson after returning home from an extend-
ed deployment to the Middle East. While in theater, PSU 312 provided security for high value assets. U.S. Coast Guard
photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Anderson

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 Fleet Week 2010 SAN FRANCISCO
(OCT. 9, 2010 )
// Photo by Lt. Todd Vorenkamp
“An Adaptive Force Package (AFP) from the Deployable Operations Group sup-
ported Sector San Francisco safety and security activities during Fleet Week 2010
in San Francisco Bay,” said Lt. j.g. Jason Postrel, of Maritime Safety and Security
Team San Francisco (91105). “The AFP was comprised of Team members from
Maritime Safety & Security Teams Los Angeles/Long Beach and San Francisco. “

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 YOU THINK YOU HAVE A LOT TO TRACK AT WORK?

AND
TRY THOUSANDS OF VESSELS AND
SKIMMERS
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF
GALLONS OF DISPERSANT
MILLIONS OF FEET OF BOOM
BY PETTY OFFICER 2ND LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL
CLASS JACLYN YOUNG,
PUBLIC INFORMATION
AGENCIES WERE CALLING
ASSIST TEAM FOR ALL THESE RESOURCES
DURING THE DEEPWATER
PHOTOS COURTRESY
DEEPWATER HORIZON
HORIZON RESPONSE

T
ENTER THE WORLD OF
he ongoing response to the Removal Organizations (OSRO). THE NATIONAL STRIKE
Deepwater Horizon oil rig
FORCE COORDINATION
explosion has called for “The RRI is a planning and pre-
millions of feet of boom, paredness program that is much CENTER
thousands of vessels and skimmers, more powerful than it has ever been
and hundreds of thousand of gallons before,” said Lt. Cmdr. Tedd Hutley,
of dispersant as well as many other the operations officer at the NSFCC. Guard senior leadership and the Na-
resources to be deployed to the Gulf “It’s been a critical tool for us during tional Incident Commander needed
of Mexico. These resources were the Deepwater Horizon response.” to know what resources were avail-
mobilized from across the nation to able to respond to the spill and what
assist in the response. The RRI, originally a DOS-based resources remained in the ports to
program, was developed in 1992, as ensure the response industry main-
How does the Coast Guard main- a result of the Oil Pollution Act of tained compliance with environ-
tain a common operating picture 1990. Funding was secured in 2007 mental law, and they looked to the
of available response resources and to upgrade the technologically obso- NSFCC and the Response Resource
ensure continued port operations lete RRI system, in dire need of an Inventory to provide the answers.
across the nation? Simply how do upgrade, to a web-based application.
they track all of the oil spill response The NSFCC staff worked with the
equipment around the nation? “The Deployable Operations Group Operations Systems Center in Mar-
was very supportive in helping the tinsburg, Va., to make programming
As part of their preparedness and NSFCC obtain the funding required changes within the RRI system to
response mission, the National to update the system,” said Hutley. convert the planning and prepared-
Strike Force Coordination Center “It would have been impossible to ness tool into a more dynamic, real-
(NSFCC) in Elizabeth City, N.C., support this response using the old time resource-tracking tool. The
maintains the Response Resource system.” NSFCC established an industry
Inventory (RRI), a comprehensive, working group comprised of oil spill
centralized listing of national and When the Deepwater Horizon spill response company executives in an
international spill response capabili- occurred, there was a great demand effort to maintain close communi-
ties, and is used to classify Oil Spill for resource information. Coast cation with resource providers.

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In addition, the NSFCC staff embarked
upon a comprehensive equipment audit
across the nation to ensure industry was
immediately updating the RRI and to
verify that the resources listed in the da-
tabase matched what was actually in the
spill response companies’ warehouses.

“Close coordination with industry part-

ners and conducting field verifications
were essential to maintaining the com- 2
mon operating picture of the nation’s
spill response resources and ensuring ad-
equate resources remained in each port,”
Hutley said. “This was essential to mini-
mize impact to maritime commerce and 1
port operations.”

As the response to the Deepwater Hori-

zon continues, the NSFCC remains fully 4
engaged in maintaining the national re-
source picture using the RRI. With an
eye towards the future, lessons learned
are already being implemented to make 3
this powerful planning and preparedness
tool even stronger.

1. A Strike team member prepares a vessel

of oppurtunity skimming system (VOSS)
for deployment onboard a civilian vessel;
2. A VOSS system collecting oil on the
Gulf of Mexico; 3. A crane system clean
wetlands around the Gulf; 4. A contracted
plane deploys dispersants over an oil
patch; 5. A National Strike Team member
documents air and water quality following
a dispersant deployment; 6. The oil collec-
6
tion point of a skimming vessel.
5

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 Take Aim
// by Dick Kramer
Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) members hold a position during
a boarding onboard a training vessel. LEDETs constantly evolve their tactics and train-
ing to compete with the changing methods of the drug traffickers, pirates and smugglers.

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THE ART OF THE
MATTER How one unit uses art to bolster unit pride.
by Lt. j.g. Daniel Delgado, MSST New York

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 A
rt speaks to us. It conveys a message symbolically, a message
that reaches us on an emotional level. In the Coast Guard,
artwork, plaques and awards are used to decorate offices and
show unit and organizational pride. Pride is a source of unit
identity and sets individual units apart. When you walk onto a cutter,
into a boathouse or any other Coast Guard facility, you can feel electricity
in the air when there is a strong sense of unit pride.

Perhaps nowhere in the Coast Guard is the symbol and the unit pride
it expresses more visible than at Maritime Safety & Security Team New
York (91106).

When you arrive on the Quarter Deck of MSST New York, you are greet-
ed by a 9 foot x 12 foot hand-painted mural. Images literally leap out
at you: the twin towers of the World Trade Center, a pair of fierce and
predatory shrikes guarding the skyline, and the unit crest.

The message is unmistakable: MSST New York (91106) is on station and

on guard, a deterrent and a response to those who would perpetrate any
act of terrorism against America and its citizens.

MSST New York’s plank owners chose the shrike as the unit mascot. It
is a formidable bird of prey chosen because of the voracity it displays in
the hunt for prey.

The mural was hand painted by Petty Officer 3rd Class Patrick M. Man-
gold shortly before his departure from the unit. Mangold also created a
near life-sized mural in the unit boathouse of a 25-foot Response Boat
Small engaged in a chase, with its crew manning the guns, ready to take
whatever action is required to defend the nation.

Mangold’s mural of the New York City Skyline is a constant reminder to

the crew and everyone who crosses the MSST New York Quarter Deck
that the Coast Guard’s Homeland Security Mission is more important
now than ever. Recent foiled terrorist attacks on New York City’s Times
Square, and the regular occurrence of large scale harbor events such as
Fleet Week and the United Nations General Assembly, show that the port
of New York continues to be a prime target for terrorist activity. MSST
New York stands ready to protect one of our Nation’s most vital sea ports
at this critical time in the nation’s history.

Members of MSST New York view the mural as a reminder of why the
MSSTs were created in 2002, and the reason every MSST unit number
begins with 911. Each day our boat crews get underway with the knowl-
edge that it is our responsibility, our duty, to protect this great city and
nation from those who wish to do us harm, and the MSST New York
Shrike is a constant reminder of how we should go about accomplishing
that mission.

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Challenge (NOV. 6, 2010 )

// Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Erik Swanson

“It’s nice to be able to put your skill set out there and say hey, we are the Coast
Guard, and we do this mission too,” said Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Jarman,
a maritime enforcement specialist at the Pacific Tactical Law Enforcement Team
(PACTACLET). “The deployable specialized forces are so new that a lot of people
,even inside the Coast Guard, haven’t seen what we do. With events like these, we
can reach out, show what we do and say we’re looking for qualified individuals that
are ready to put in the hours, maintain the physical fitness standards and manage the
stress. Those are the type of people we need at PACTACLET.”

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 GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba – A Maritime Safety and Security Team Miami (91114) member observes the sun setting
during a patrol of Guantanamo Bay, Nov. 10, 2010. The MSST boat crew was on an area familiarization patrol that was
part of the pass down leading up to MSST Miami assuming the role as Maritime Security Detachment for joint Task
Force Guantanamo Bay. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Anderson

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