U.S. Department of Homeland Security recognizes eight employees at award ceremony in Seattle [Image 2 of 7]

SEATTLE, WA, UNITED STATES

04.28.2022

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Clark 

U.S. Coast Guard District 13

Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security, the Honorable John Tien, presents Senior Chief Petty Officer John Elsbree with the Exceptional Service Gold Medal during an award ceremony held at Base Seattle Thursday, April, 28, 2022. Elsbree represented the larger USCGC Myrtle Hazard (WPC-1139) boarding team, which received the medal for conducting a first-of-its-kind technical assistance boarding
and inspection of a Chinese fishing vessel found poaching in the Republic of Palau’s National Marine Sanctuary. The boarding team displayed the utmost professionalism, strengthening international partnerships while providing strong opposition to illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing in Oceania. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Clark)

• Date Taken: 04.28.2022
• Date Posted: 04.29.2022 14:24
• Photo ID: 7167335
• VIRIN: 220428-G-YE015-1021
• Resolution: 6016x4016
• Size: 12.43 MB
• Location: SEATTLE, WA, US