February 24, 2022
Contact: Chief Petty Officer John Masson
john.p.masson@uscg.mil
(216) 314-7434
WHAT: Mass ice rescue exercise
WHEN: Saturday, February 26
• 12 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.: various ice rescue crews; airboat
• 1:30 p.m. - 2 p.m.: helicopter operations
WHO: U.S. Coast Guard units; local sheriff, police, fire and emergency response agencies; Little Traverse Band of Odawa Indians; Michigan Department of Natural Resources; Emmet County EMS; National Weather
Service; Michigan State Police, Crisis Response Dog Teams; and more
WHERE: Petoskey Municipal Marina and the waters of Little Traverse Bay
Editor's note: Media interested in attending are asked to RSVP to Chief Petty Officer John Masson at (216) 314-7434 no later than 5 p.m. Friday, February 25.
PETOSKEY, Mich. -- Coast Guard units and area partners will conduct a full scale ice mass rescue exercise at the
Petoskey Municipal Marina and on the waters of Little Traverse Bay beginning at noon on Saturday, February 26.
The exercise, named Operation 45 North, will include on-ice rescue operations in Petoskey’s marina by about a
dozen area ice rescue teams, as well as helicopter hoisting exercises with an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter based
at Air Station Traverse City. Surface and aviation units of the Coast Guard will be joined by local firefighters,
city police, sheriff’s departments, Emmet County EMS, Michigan State Police, and many more.
“Exercises like Operation 45 North are crucial in strengthening relationships among local, state, tribal and federal
first responders,” said Capt. Anthony Jones, commander of Coast Guard Sector Sault Ste. Marie, which oversees
all of Lake Superior and the northern portions of lakes Michigan and Huron. “The training and techniques shared
are vital in ensuring that first responders are ready and able to respond.”
--USCG--
| Date Taken: |
02.24.2022 |
| Date Posted: |
02.24.2022 12:51 |
| Story ID: |
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| Location: |
PETOSKEY, MICHIGAN, US |
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