DATE: January 13, 2010 4:33:42 PM EST
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Date:
Jan. 13, 2009
Contact:
Petty Officer Sondra-Kay Kneen
727-535-1437 ext. 2142
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***Media Advisory***
Coast Guard to hold press briefing regarding relief efforts in Haiti
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Editor's note: Media interested in attending are asked to arrive at Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater's
Annex building at 15300 Fairchild Dr., Clearwater, Fla., 33762 no later than 5:15 p.m.
- WHO: Coast Guard Public Affairs Officer Lt. Cmdr. John Mixson.
- WHAT: A press briefing will take place regarding local Coast Guard assets assisting in the relief efforts in Haiti.
- WHEN: Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.
- WHERE: Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater's Annex building at 15300 Fairchild Dr., Clearwater, Fla., 33762.
- WHY:
MIAMI - Coast Guard officials in Miami have mobilized cutters and aircraft to positions in close proximity to Haiti to render humanitarian assistance as needed.
Deployed to the area are:
- The crews of multiple C-130 Hercules fixed-wing aircraft from Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Fla.
- The crews of multiple MH-60 Jayhawk rescue helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Fla.
- The crew of a C-130 Hercules fixed-wing aircraft from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C.
- The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Valiant, a 210-foot reliance class cutter homeported in Miami.
- The crew of the Coast Guard Cutters Forward, a 270-foot medium endurance cutters homeported in Portsmouth, Va.
- The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma, a 270-foot medium endurance cutter homeported in Portsmouth, N.H.
- The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk, a 270-foot medium endurance cutter homeported in Key West, Fla.
- Ocean Sentry Mobile from Aviation Training Center Mobile, Ala.
Additional Coast Guard assets patrolling the area have been alerted of the situation and stand by to render assistance as needed.
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