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Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Robert Simpson

ABDF Coast Guard conducts mass casualty exercise

U.S. Coast Guard District 1

June 4, 2014 | 4:27

ST JOHN'S, Antigua and Barbuda - Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force Coast Guard members conduct a simulated plane crash and mass casualty exercise in Winthorpes Bay during Tradewinds 2014, June 4. The exercise tested the ABDF Coast Guard's ability to respond to a plane crash in the bay. Tradewinds is a joint, combined exercise conducted in conjunction with partner nations to enhance the collective abilities of defense forces and constabularies to counter transnational organized crime and to conduct humanitarian/disaster relief operations. Video by U.S. Navy Mass Communication Specialist Elizabeth Thompson and U.S. Coast Guard by Petty Officer 2nd Class Rob Simpson.