Media availability: Coast Guard mobile communication vehicle deployed to Juneau, Alaska for first time

 

News Release

U.S. Coast Guard 17th District Alaska Contact: 17th District Public Affairs Office: (907) 463-2065 After Hours: (907) 209-8731 17th District online newsroom

Media availability: Coast Guard mobile communication vehicle deployed to Juneau, Alaska for first time

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WHO: Cmdr. Vince Taylor, commanding officer, Coast Guard Communications Command

WHAT: A Coast Guard mobile communication vehicle deployed to Juneau for the first time for a training exercise

WHERE: Coast Guard Station Juneau, 345 Egan Dr., Juneau, Alaska, 99801

WHEN: Wednesday, April 7, 2021, 1 p.m.

JUNEAU, Alaska – The Communications Command deployed one of the Coast Guard’s three mobile communication vehicles (MCV) to Juneau for a joint Coast Guard 17^th District and Coast Guard Sector Juneau continuity of operations (COOP) training exercise.

 

The Coast Guard personnel are using the MCV to augment the communications capabilities for a simulated disaster response to test their COOP plans for Sector Juneau and the 17^th District.

 

An MCV is a robust communication asset capable of providing a radio suite for communication and internet capabilities when deployed for planned events, emergency responses, continuity events, and disaster recovery.  

 

“Each year the 17^th District and Sector Juneau simulate a loss of their primary workspaces that requires them to exercise the evacuation, relocation, and resumption of Coast Guard mission essential functions at various designated alternate locations,” said Chief Petty Officer Suzanne Bitinas, operations specialist, 17^th District. “Communication systems such as the MCV deployed during these continuity exercises are critical as they provide redundant and reliable communication systems that further ensure Coast Guard support of its critical mission areas.”  

 

To RSVP for this event contact Petty Officer 2^nd Class Lexie Preston at (907) 209-8731 by April 6, 2021 at 4 p.m.

 

 

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