Vice Adm. John Currier briefs reporters on USCG Potomac River training exercise
WASHINGTON-Vice Adm. John Currier, Coast Guard Chief of Staff, briefs reporters on a training exercise that occurred on the Potomac River Sept. 11, 2009. Many news organizations, including CNN, reported that the exercise was a possible terrorist attack in the vicinity of the Pentagon.
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Coast Guard denies media reports of gunfire on the Potomac River
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard has reported that reports in the media of shots being fired on the Potomac River were based on overheard radio calls made over a training frequency and that no shots were fired during a training exercie.
