Video Release: Coast Guard Sector Columbia River and Oregon 102nd Civil Support Team members receive medals Wednesday

ASTORIA, Ore. - Coast Guard Sector Columbia River members were awarded Army Achievement Medals and members of the Oregon National Guard 102nd Civil Support Team (CST) were awarded Coast Guard Achievement Medals during a ceremony at Sector Columbia River in Warrenton, Ore., Wednesday.

The medals were awarded to honor the Coast Guard and Army National Guard partnership during the offshore boarding of the vessel Pan Pac Spirit Apr. 8, 2011.

The freight vessel Pan Pac Spirit transited through waters in the vicinity of Fukushima, Japan. The vessel passed radiation screening and was cleared to enter port.

The collaborative efforts of Station Cape Disappointment, Wash., Air Station Astoria, Ore., Marine Safety Unit Portland, Ore., and Oregon National Guard 102nd CST provided a skilled and thorough risk assessment to help ensure the health and safety of the populace within the Sector Columbia River Captain of the Port Zone.

The boarding marked the first time Coast Guard Sector Columbia River worked with the 102nd CST in a real world situation, after two years of training together to prepare for such an event.

For more information about the boarding, please visit http://www.d13.uscgnews.com/go/doc/21/1073111/Feature-Release-Joint-agency-boarding-first-of-its-kind , or contact the 13th Coast Guard District Public Affairs Detachment at (503) 861-6132.

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