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Date: May 18, 2010

Contact: Lt. j.g. Jeremy Pichette

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Sector San Francisco takes part in Golden Guardian 2010

Date: May 18, 2010

Contact: Lt. j.g. Jeremy Pichette, (415) 399-3492

SAN FRANCISCO - Coast Guard Sector San Francisco partnered with fellow federal, state, and local agencies to highlight the annual statewide emergency response exercise, Golden Guardian 2010, today in San Francisco.

Captain Paul Gugg, Commanding Officer Sector San Francisco took part in an inter-agency press conference today at McCovey Cove, San Francisco.  Captain Gugg along with California Emergency Management Agency Secretary Matthew Bettenhausen, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, and several other key port and local partners addressed members of the media regarding Golden Guardian.

Coast Guard units throughout San Francisco and California will work with the various agencies involved conducting tabletop exercises, operational drills, communications tests, and other practice evolutions to test their readiness, response plans, and techniques.

 SAN FRANCISCO -- Capt. Paul Gugg, commanding officer Coast Guard Sector San Francisco speaks at the Golden Guardian news conference, May 18, 2010. The Golden Guardian is an annual statewide emergency response exercise. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Levi Read.   SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom speaks at the Golden Guardian news conference, May 18, 2010. The Golden Guardian is annual statewide emergency response exercise. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Levi Read.

  SAN FRANCISCO -- Representatives from the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, San Diego, prepare a dolphin for a demonstration during Golden Guardian 2010 exercises held May 18, 2010. The Golden Guardian is an annual statewide emergency response exercise. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Levi Read.   SAN FRANCISCO -- A trained sea lion from the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, San Diego, enters the water during a demonstration held during the Golden Guardian exercises, May 18, 2010. The Golden Guardian is an annual statewide emergency response exercise. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Levi Read.

 

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