Petty Officer 1st Class Adrien Lively explains advanced technology used to validate vessel statuses from data collected immediately following Hurricane Sally, in Ono Island, Alabama, Oct. 3, 2020. This data helps the Coast Guard identify if vessels are a pollution threat and to prioritize the removal of oil or hazardous substances from vessels, minimizing the environmental threat of pollution. U.S. Coast Guard video by Chief Petty Officer Melissa Leake and Petty Officer 2nd Class Nate Cox.
U.S. Coast Guard Cmdr. Bill McKinstry, the executive officer at the Coast Guard Incident Management Assist Team (CG IMAT) received The Foundation for Coast Guard History’s Individual Achievement Award during a ceremony at the CG IMAT in Norfolk, Va., Dec. 10, 2018.
Roughly 70 percent of the world is water. Eighty percent of the world’s population lives on or near a coast, and 90 percent of international commerce moves by sea. Capable maritime forces help ensure stability and prosperity around the world, and this year’s Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise helped participating nations improve those capabilities.
