Coast Guard scheduled to participate in multi-agency training in the Florida Keys

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 to conduct full-scale joint response exercise in Port of Duluth-Superior

Coast Guard to conduct full-scale joint response exercise in Port of Duluth-Superior
DULUTH, Minn. – The Coast Guard, along with other federal, tribal, state and local agencies, will conduct a full-scale, anti-terrorism and oil spill response exercise in the Port of Duluth-Superior Aug. 28-29. In addition to Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Duluth, participants in Operation Peeking Duck will include maritime industry representatives from the states of Minnesota and Wisconsin, oil...

Coast Guard to facilitate a homeland security and pollution response exercise in the Florida Keys

KEY WEST, Fla. — The Coast Guard is scheduled to facilitate a multiagency homeland-security-related incident exercise and major pollution-response exercise next Wednesday and Thursday in Key West.

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...