DATE: May 18, 2009 11:26:16 AM EDT

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Date: May 15, 2009

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Vice Adm. Papp visits Jacksonville area units

Captain Paul Thomas, Captain of the Port of Jacksonville, Fla., and Commander, Sector Jacksonville, gives Vice Adm. Robert J. Papp Jr., Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area, a brief of Coast Guard and Customs and Boarder Protection operations at the Joint Maritime Advanced Scheduling and Targeting Team on Blount Island, Fla., Thursday, May 14, 2009. The JMASTT is a joint Coast Guard and CBP operations center that adds an additional layer of security through the sharing of capabilities and information to the Port of Jacksonville. Coast Guard photo/ Petty Officer1st Class Bobby Nash.

Captain Paul Thomas, Captain of the Port of Jacksonville, Fla., and Commander, Sector Jacksonville, gives Vice Adm. Robert J. Papp Jr., Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area, a brief of Coast Guard and Customs and Boarder Protection operations at the Joint Maritime Advanced Scheduling and Targeting Team on Blount Island, Fla., Thursday, May 14, 2009. The JMASTT is a joint Coast Guard and CBP operations center that adds an additional layer of security through the sharing of capabilities and information to the Port of Jacksonville. Coast Guard photo/ Petty Officer1st Class Bobby Nash.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vice Adm. Robert J. Papp Jr., Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area, addresses the entire crew of Sector Jacksonville, Fla., on his last stop of a two-day Jacksonville area unit visit Thursday, May 14, 2009. While at Sector Jacksonville, Papp participated in the promotion ceremony of a chief petty officer and presented a Coast Guard Achievement Medal. Coast Guard photo/ Petty Officer 1st Class Bobby Nash. 

Vice Adm. Robert J. Papp Jr., Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area, addresses the entire crew of Sector Jacksonville, Fla., on his last stop of a two-day Jacksonville area unit visit Thursday, May 14, 2009. While at Sector Jacksonville, Papp participated in the promotion ceremony of a chief petty officer and presented a Coast Guard Achievement Medal. Coast Guard photo/ Petty Officer 1st Class Bobby Nash.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Vice Adm. Robert J. Papp Jr., Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area, talks with the crew of an MH-65 helicopter at the Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron in Jacksonville, Fla., during a visit to several Coast Guard units in the Jacksonville area Thursday, May 14, 2009. HITRON is the premier maritime aerial use of force unit in the United States and has a 100 percent success rate of engagement. Coast Guard photo/ Petty Officer 1st Class Bobby Nash.

Vice Adm. Robert J. Papp Jr., Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area, talks with the crew of an MH-65 helicopter at the Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron in Jacksonville, Fla., during a visit to several Coast Guard units in the Jacksonville area Thursday, May 14, 2009. HITRON is the premier maritime aerial use of force unit in the United States and has a 100 percent success rate of engagement. Coast Guard photo/ Petty Officer 1st Class Bobby Nash.

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