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September 14, 2018
U.S. Coast Guard 13th District Public Affairs Office
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Coast Guard, Navy participate in ribbon cutting ceremony for new pier and facilities in Port Angeles, Wash.
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Rear Adm. David Throop, commander of the Coast Guard 13th District, Sissi Bruch, mayor of Port Angeles, Wash., Cmdr. Thomas Evans, commanding officer of Coast Guard Maritime Force Protection Unit Bangor, Capt. Chad Brooks, commanding officer of Naval Facilities Engineering Command Northwest, and Theo Cragg, head of the Operations Management Department for Strategic Weapons Facility Pacific, participate in a ribbon cutting ceremony in front of the Transit Protection System pier in Port Angeles, Sept. 14, 2018.
In addition to the new pier, construction included an 8,200-square-foot facility with sleeping quarters for up to 30 personnel.
U.S. Coast Guard photos by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Norcross.
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The Coast Guard Cutter Sea Devil (front), an 87-foot coastal patrol boat, and the Naval Ships Arrowhead and Eagleview, submarine and special warfare support ships, are moored up to the Transit Protection System pier in Port Angeles, Wash., Sept. 14, 2018.
The pier, a utility trestle and an Alert Forces Facility were constructed to ensure rest requirements are met between missions for the Coast Guard and Navy TPS crews that provide Navy submarine escort services.
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The entrance to the Transit Protection System pier in Port Angeles, Wash., Sept. 14, 2018.
The 425-foot long pile-supported pier and utility trestle is located on Coast Guard Air Station/Sector Field Office Port Angeles and can berth up to seven boats.
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Cmdr. Thomas Evans, commanding officer, Maritime Force Protection Unit Bangor, speaks at a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Transit Protection System pier at Coast Guard Air Station/Sector Field Office Port Angeles, Wash., Sept. 14, 2018.
MFPU Bangor members are responsible for employing law enforcement authority and jurisdiction of the Coast Guard to enforce a moving security zone for naval submarines transiting the Puget Sound.
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Theo Cragg, head of the Operations Management Department for Strategic Weapons Facility Pacific, speaks at a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Transit Protection System pier at Coast Guard Air Station/Sector Field Office Port Angeles, Wash., Sept. 14, 2018.
In addition to the new pier, the project included removing the former Icicle Seafoods laydown area as a mitigation measure in cooperation with the Washington State Department of Natural Resources, and the removal of a rock jetty from the location as compensatory mitigation under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Clean Water Act.
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Rear Adm. David Throop, commander, Coast Guard 13th District, speaks at a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Transit Protection System pier at Coast Guard Air Station/Sector Field Office Port Angeles, Wash., Sept. 14, 2018.
The construction of the new pier generated 267 local jobs during the build out and included shore restoration that was consistent with the surrounding natural areas to encourage colonization by eelgrass and marine animal life.
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Capt. Chad Brooks, commanding officer, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Northwest, speaks at a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Transit Protection System pier at Coast Guard Air Station/Sector Field Office Port Angeles, Wash., Sept. 14, 2018.
In addition to the new pier, construction included an above-ground 10,000-gallon diesel fuel storage tank and a 200-square-foot armory.
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