Coast Guard, partner agencies team up for mass casualty exercise

President Donald Trump addresses media beside Coast Guard service members at Coast Guard Air Station Houston-Galveston, Sept. 22, 2019. Trump visited the air station following flood rescues during Tropical Depression Imelda. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class John Michelli)

President Donald Trump addresses media beside Coast Guard service members at Coast Guard Air Station Houston-Galveston, Sept. 22, 2019. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class John Michelli)

HOUSTON — President Donald Trump visited service members at Coast Guard Air Station Houston-Galveston following the response to floods brought on by Tropical Depression Imelda, Sunday.

Trump met with Rear Adm. John Nadeau, commanding officer, Eighth Coast Guard District and Capt. Kevin Oditt, commanding officer, Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston to discuss the response efforts to Tropical Depression Imelda.

Afterward, Trump met service members who had participated in the response, before taking questions from media.


If you have any problems viewing this article, please report it here.