[Scan-DC] Newest Coast Guard Sector Stands Up In Baltimore

[Alan Henney]

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Document Number: 466

      Atlantic Area
      U.S. Coast Guard

      Press Release Date: March 3, 2005

      Contact: PO Krys Hannum
      757-620-6750

      NEWEST COAST GUARD SECTOR STANDS UP IN BALTIMORE

      BALTIMORE - Coast Guard Sector Baltimore will be formally
established at a ceremony Friday at 10:30 am at Curtis Bay, Md.

      Sector Baltimore, previously Activities Baltimore, is the latest
of new Sector Commands that are being created Coast Guard-wide and
will continue to provide for the safety and security of the Baltimore,
Chesapeake Bay and National Capitol Region community.

      The Coast Guard is establishing Sector commands by integrating
Groups, Marine Safety Offices, Vessel Traffic Services and, in some
cases, Air Stations, to more effectively manage the sweeping changes
to our operational environment resulting from the attacks of Sept. 11,
2001.  Under the Sector model, the Coast Guard’s command and control
functions will be unified beneath one local operational commander,
resulting in increased interaction and coordination across the Coast
Guard's range of missions.

      This single interface will also facilitate more efficient
execution of homeland security missions by improving the ability to
share information and intelligence with federal, state and local
homeland security partners, as well as the maritime community.

      The Sector Commander, Captain Curtis Springer, has been the
commander of Activities Baltimore since June 2003.

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