Coast Guard, local explosive-detection K-9 teams participate in joint maritime training

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News Release  

May 2, 2017
U.S. Coast Guard 11th District Pacific Southwest
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Coast Guard, local explosive-detection K-9 teams participate in joint maritime training 

Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team San Francisco explosive-detection K-9 Ricky and his handler, Petty Officer 2nd Class Jordan Brosowsky, prepare to board a police department small boat to familiarize Ricky with the noise, movement and vibration aboard a vessel. Federal, state and local explosive-detection K-9 teams participated in a joint maritime training event that included luggage and vehicle sweeps, passenger screening and boat familiarization. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Loumania Stewart Explosive-detection K-9 Bell, and her handler, members of the San Francisco Police Department Airport Bureau, hone their explosive-ordnance detection skills at Berkeley Marina in Berkeley, Calif., Tuesday, May 2, 2017. Federal, state and local K-9 teams participated in a joint maritime training event, Bomb dogs by the Bay, that included luggage and vehicle sweeps, passenger screenings and boat familiarization. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Loumania Stewart
Robert Santiago and his explosive-detection K-9, members of the San Francisco International Airport, conduct a passenger screening at Berkeley Marina pier in Berkeley, Calif., Tuesday, May 2, 2017. Federal, state and local explosive-detection K-9 teams participated in a joint maritime training event that included luggage and vehicle sweeps, passenger screening, and boat familiarization. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Loumania Stewart Boomer and his handler, members of the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office, hone their explosive-ordnance detection skills at Berkeley Marina in Berkeley, Calif., Tuesday, May 2, 2017. Federal, state and local explosive-detection K-9 teams participated in a joint maritime training event, Bomb dogs by the Bay, that included luggage and vehicle sweeps, passenger screening, and boat familiarization. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Loumania Stewart Coast Guard explosive-detection K-9 Feco and his handler, Petty Officer 1st Class Cory Sumner, prepare to transfer from the Hornblower cruise boat to a police department small boat after conducting interior vessel sweeps in the San Francisco Bay, Tuesday, May 2, 2017. Federal, state and local explosive-detection K-9 teams participated in a joint maritime training event that included luggage and vehicle sweeps, passenger screening and boat familiarization. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Loumania Stewart

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ALAMEDA, Calif. — Federal, state and local explosive-detection K-9 teams participated in a joint maritime training event, Bomb Dogs on the Bay, to hone their explosive-ordnance detection skills Tuesday afternoon at Berkeley Marina.

The training provided an opportunity for different agencies to familiarize the K-9s and handlers with the noise, movement and vibration aboard a small boat and cruise ship while underway. The K-9 teams were also able to become more proficient in their explosive-ordnance detection skills by conducting shore side passenger screening and vehicle and interior vessel sweeps. 

"This event is outside normal duties for partner agencies, and as a handler you want your dog to be comfortable in as many places as possible," said Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Cory Sumner, assigned to Maritime Safety and Security Team San Francisco. "Our K-9s are accustomed to the noise and being aboard boats while other agencies might not be. In case they have to be called out to search a boat, at least they now know what to expect if they have to deploy." 

There were more than 64 participants from numerous agencies that attended the event to include the Coast Guard, Transportation Security Administration, Alameda and Sacramento Sheriff's Office, Sacramento County Sheriff's Office, San Jose, Bart, Santa Clara, UC Davis and Folsom Police Departments. 

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