MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Coast Guard unit in Humboldt Bay to hold field training exercise

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 04/16/2019 06:08 PM EDT

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U.S. Coast Guard 11th District Pacific Southwest
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Coast Guard unit in Humboldt Bay to hold field training exercise

WHO: Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay personnel and interagency partners.

WHAT: Scheduled to hold an annual interagency mass rescue training.

WHEN: Wednesday at 8:30 a.m.

WHERE: Samoa Airport at 900 New Navy Base Rd., Samoa, CA 95564.

Editor's Note: Due to space limitations, media interested in attending must RSVP with Lt. Cmdr. Gabriel Vigil at 310-804-1870 no later than 7 p.m. Tuesday. A government-issued identification and media credentials are required for access to the airport.

MCKINLEYVILLE, Calif. — A Coast Guard unit in Humboldt Bay is scheduled to host an annual mass rescue interagency training in the vicinity of Samoa Airport and Humboldt Bay channel Wednesday morning.

Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay's exercise is scheduled to consist of:

  • Display of rescue equipment and personnel
  • Helicopter land rescue training
  • Refueling
  • Helicopter water rescue
  • Boat transfer training.

The 2019 Field Training Exercise has been developed to meet interagency developed objectives of interoperability, communication and enhanced understanding of local rescue agencies. The event will be completed over two days to simulate rescues in the water, on land and on a vertical surface. 

In the stock photo below, an aviation survival technician is deployed into the water from a Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay MH-65 Dolphin helicopter during training, Nov. 24, 2009. The stock photo depicts the type of training that will be conducted during Wednesday's exercise. 
stock photo of a Dolphin helicopter conducting training

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