Coast Guard, partner agencies participate in active shooter exercise
The U.S. Coast Guard alongside partner local, state and federal agencies participated in an Area Maritime Security Training and Exercise Program (AMSTEP) event in Seattle, Washington Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019. Coast Guardsmen practice tactical interdiction methods for use in the event of an active shooter scenario.
SEATTLE — The U.S. Coast Guard, alongside partner federal, state, and local agencies,...
Coast Guard, partner agencies complete port safety exercise in Savannah
Coast Guard and partner agency crews participated in the Area Maritime Security Training and Exercise Program (AMSTEP) in Savannah, July 24, 2019. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Luke Clayton.
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Coast Guard and partner agency crews completed the Area Maritime Security Training and Exercise Program (AMSTEP) Wednesday in Savannah.
The exercise consisted of 25 federal,...
Coast Guard to conduct port partner exercise in Port of LA-LB
LOS ANGELES — The Coast Guard, along with members of the FBI, Los Angeles Port Police, Los Angeles Police Department, Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department, Los Angeles Fire Department, Long Beach Police Department and Long Beach Fire Department are scheduled to conduct a full-scale emergency response exercise in the Port of Los Angeles-Long Beach from 9 a.m., to 2 p.m., Tuesday, March 7, 2017.
The...
Coast Guard, dozens of response agencies to conduct security exercise in Cleveland area Wednesday
CLEVELAND — Members of the U.S. Coast Guard and about two dozen other response agencies will come together in Cleveland Wednesday to participate in a full-scale exercise designed to enhance federal, state, and local coordination in conducting preventative radiological nuclear detection in the eastern Great Lakes.
Boaters may notice increased law enforcement activity near ports in Cleveland; Lorain,...
Coast Guard scheduled to participate in multi-agency training in Port Miami
MIAMI — The Coast Guard is scheduled to facilitate a one-day, multi-agency homeland-security-related incident exercise in Port Miami, Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The homeland security exercise is based on the Area Maritime Security Training and Exercise Program (AMSTEP). The AMSTEP is focused on building relationships within the Federal Maritime Security domain to write, review and update the...
Coast Guard scheduled to participate in multi-agency training in the Florida Keys
MIAMI — The Coast Guard is scheduled to facilitate a multiagency homeland-security-related incident exercise in Key West, Fla., Monday.
The homeland security exercise is based on the Area Maritime Security Training and Exercise Program (AMSTEP). The AMSTEP is focused on building relationships within the Federal Maritime Security domain to write, review and update the Area Maritime Security Plan...
Coast Guard, Federal, State, Local Industry Conduct AMSTEP Exercise in Valdez
VALDEZ, Alaska – The Coast Guard in cooperation with federal, state, local and industry partners conducted an area maritime security drill in Valdez today. The purpose of the drill is to allow the agencies to interface and test their ability to respond to a security incident in Valdez.
The exercise is part of the nationwide Area Maritime Security Training and Exercise Program (AMSTEP). This full-scale...
