Coast Guard, Navy continue high seas Oceania Maritime Security Initiative Patrol

Coast Guard, Navy continue high seas Oceania Maritime Security Initiative Patrol
A member of the U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment 104 conducts firearms training aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), April 28.  (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Adam Butler) HONOLULU — The U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy continue their joint mission in the Western and Central Pacific under the Oceania Maritime Security Initiative...

Coast Guard, Navy conduct joint Oceania Maritime Security Initiative Patrol

Coast Guard, Navy conduct joint Oceania Maritime Security Initiative Patrol
Members from U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment 106 embarked aboard USS Tulsa (LCS 16) make their approach to a foreign vessel during an Oceania Maritime Security Initiative (OMSI) boarding. (U.S. Navy photo by Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Jake D. Sampson) HONOLULU — A Coast Guard law enforcement detachment, embarked aboard the Navy littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16), conducted...

Coast Guard, Navy complete joint OMSI patrol in Pacific Ocean

Coast Guard, Navy complete joint OMSI patrol in Pacific Ocean
PACIFIC OCEAN (March 28, 2018) Members from U.S. Coast Guard and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) visit, board, search and seizure team board a foreign-flagged fishing vessel during an Oceania Maritime Security Initiative (OMSI) boarding mission. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jasen Morenogarcia/Released) HONOLULU — The Coast...

Coast Guard, Navy conduct joint Oceania Maritime Security Initiative mission

Coast Guard, Navy conduct joint Oceania Maritime Security Initiative mission
Members from U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment 103 approach a foreign flagged fishing vessel during an Oceania Maritime Security Initiative (OMSI) boarding mission.  (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Danny Kelley) HONOLULU — The Coast Guard and Navy completed a 18-day joint mission in the Central and South Pacific under the Oceania Maritime Security Initiative...

Coast Guard, Navy complete joint fisheries patrol in Oceania

Coast Guard, Navy complete joint fisheries patrol in Oceania
U.S. Coast Guardsmen from Coast Guard Pacific Tactical Law Enforcement Team, Law Enforcement Detachment 108 and Sailors assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance  debark a rigid-hull inflatable boat. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Will Gaskill) HONOLULU — The Coast Guard and Navy completed a 40-day joint mission in the Central and South Pacific under the...

Coast Guard, Navy complete joint fisheries patrol in Oceania, promote regional stability

Coast Guard, Navy complete joint fisheries patrol in Oceania, promote regional stability
PACIFIC OCEAN – The guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) transits the Pacific Ocean while investigating a shipping vessel.  (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Emiline L. M. Senn) HONOLULU — The Coast Guard and Navy completed a 33-day joint mission in the Central and South Pacific under the Oceania Maritime Security Initiative to combat transnational...

Coast Guard, Navy partner in Oceania Maritime Security Initiative

Coast Guard, Navy partner in Oceania Maritime Security Initiative
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard and Navy completed a joint mission in the Central and South Pacific under a new agreement between the services to enforce fisheries laws and enhance regional security Jan. 7 to Feb. 2. The partnership supports the Oceania Maritime Security Initiative, a Secretary of Defense program, which leverages Department of Defense assets transiting the region to increase the Coast...

USS Kidd Completes OMSI with Coast Guard

USS Kidd Completes OMSI with Coast Guard
From USS Kidd Public Affairs WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN (NNS) — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100) participated in an Oceania Maritime Security Initiative (OMSI) with U.S. Coast Guard’s 14th District, Jan. 7 – Feb. 2, in the Western Pacific Ocean. “OMSI is aimed to diminish transnational illegal activity and enhance regional security and interoperability,”...