The first of the Coast Guard’s new enhanced mobile incident command posts (eMICP) is displayed outside of Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, D.C., yesterday. The primary function of the eMICP is to provide sheltered work space, voice and data connectivity as well as command and control capabilities on a mobile platform.
Admiral Thad Allen listens to a briefing on the capabilities of the first of the Coast Guard’s new enhanced mobile incident command posts.
The communications suite aboard the Coast Guard’s new enhanced mobile incident command post.
The siprnet satelite connection that allows for secure communications.
Petty Officers 1st Class Neil Gibb and Darrel Greep, Atlantic Strike Team CDL drivers, pause for a photo by their truck in Washington, D.C.
U.S. Coast Guard photos by Dan Bender