DVIDS – Images – US Coast Guard Forces Micronesia Sector Guam, CNMI Agencies Successfully Conduct Search and Rescue Exercise 2024 (Image 9 of 9)

Lt. Chelsea Garcia, Response Division and Search and Rescue Mission Coordinator, discusses search basics as personnel from U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam and Station Apra Harbor work with local rescue units and law enforcement officials from the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for an intensive three-day search and rescue exercise (SAREx) in Saipan, Sept. 10-12, 2024. The event began with tours of critical facilities including the Emergency Operations Center at Homeland Security and Emergency Management, the Customs and Biosecurity Office, and the Division of Fish and Wildlife, where U.S. Coast Guard personnel conducted searches of search and rescue assets, discussed routine operations and procedures, and met new leaders including the Emergency Management and Communications Chiefs. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Richard Hofschneider)