Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer Christopher Hinsch, a gulf strike team member, explains skimming and booming operations in detail to a reporter at a press briefing at the staging area here July 8, 2010. The Gulf Strike Team is always ready to respond to any release of hazardous materials in the Gulf region, and have been a key asset at the tip of the spear in this response since the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon rig on April 20. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Zach Zubricki.