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| Press Release |
Date: May 22, 2007
Contact: PA3 Barry Bena |
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Coast Guard, UN Disaster Management Partners Facilitate Disaster Relief Plan MIAMI - The Coast Guard will be participating in a United Nations Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs disaster management exercise that involves representatives from several entities including U.S. Southern Command, U.S. Agency for International Developement and DHL at Coast Guard Air Station Miami, Wednesday between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. The Coast Guard is utilizing an HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Fla., to provide static ramp training and a sling-load familiarization demonstration. The initiative is designed to leverage resources and logistical expertise to get critical supplies to an area affected by a natural disaster as quickly and efficiently as possible. The exercises will be held over a two-day period, Wednesday and Thursday, and will allow the Coast Guard to work with and learn from a disaster response team in the event of a catrastrophe in Latin and South America. **Editor's Note: Media interested in covering the exercise are requested to arrive at U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Miami, 14750 NW 44 Ct., Miami, Fla., 33054 by 12 p.m. For additional information, please contact the Seventh District public affairs office at (305) 415-6683.
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