Coast Guard crews from across the nation surged to Southeastern Louisiana as part of the Hurricane Ida response to support marine transportation system recovery operations, restore aids to navigation, facilitate salvage and marine environmental response efforts, and identify hazards in the waterways for safe maritime transit.
Rear Adm. Jon Hickey, U.S. Coast Guard Director of Operational Logistics, responsible for providing mission support for Coast Guard response operations, offers his perspective on the Coast Guard’s rapid mobilization of forces in the region.
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