Coast Guard MSST Miami participates in exercise Patriot Sands

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Mar. 9, 2017
U.S. Coast Guard 7th District Southeast
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Coast Guard MSST Miami participates in exercise Patriot Sands

Members of Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team Miami set up ramps on an Air Force C-17 in Homestead, Florida, on Mar. 8, 2017. 

Members of Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team Miami set up ramps on an Air Force C-17 in Homestead on Wednesday.

 

Members of Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team Miami prepare load a small boat onto an Air Force C-17 in Homestead, Florida, on Mar. 8, 2017.

Members of Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team Miami prepare load a small boat onto an Air Force C-17 in Homestead on Wednesday.

 

A view of two Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team Miami small boats being secured aboard an Air Force C-17 in Homestead, Florida, on Mar. 8, 2017.

A view of two Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team Miami small boats being secured aboard an Air Force C-17 in Homestead on Wednesday.

 

Members of Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team Miami offload a 29-foot Response Boat-Small from an Air Force C-17 in Homestead, Florida, on Mar. 8, 2017.

Members of Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team Miami offload a 29-foot Response Boat-Small from an Air Force C-17 in Homestead on Wednesday.

 

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MIAMI – Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team Miami participated in exercise Patriot Sands with Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command Wednesday. An Air Force C-17 airplane transported two MSST boats from Homestead to Tampa to highlight the value of using joint service airlift operations to transport assets over large distances.

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