St. Paul, Minnesota -- Sept. 3, 2008, boats belonging to the United States Coast Guard line up at a dock, ready and waiting to be taken out by crews. The boats are used by the Coast Guard crews to patrol the Mississippi River and to make sure the water ways are safe and secure during the Republican National Convention.
St. Paul, Minnesota -- Sept. 3, 2008, a boat belonging to the United States Coast Guard patrols the Mississippi River to make sure the water ways are safe and secure during the Republican National Convention.
St. Paul, Minnesota -- Sept. 3, 2008, Boatswain Mate 2nd Class Joe Pehar, a member of the upper Mississipi sector, fastens two RB-HS Defender Class Boats together. Some of Pehar's duties include enforcing security zones on the Mississippi River, assisting other crews involved with search and rescue and patrolling the waters, making sure they are safe and secure.
St. Paul, Minnesota -- Sept. 3, 2008, a boat belonging to the United States Coast Guard patrols the Mississippi River to make sure the water ways are safe and secure during the Republican National Convention. Photo By PV2 Cassandra Monroe
St. Paul, Minnesota -- Sept. 3, 2008, Captain Steve Hudson, the Republican National Convention Coast Guard incident commander looks over at some of his guardsmens' operations and duties.
St. Paul, Minnesota -- Sept. 3, 2008, Boatswain Mate 2nd Class Michael Arney, a boat operator, looks on the waters of the Mississippi River. Some of Arney's duties include enforcing security zones on the Mississippi River, assisting other crews involved with search and rescue and patrolling the waters, making sure they are safe and secure.
St. Paul, Minnesota -- Sept. 3, 2008, Boatswain Mate 2nd Class Matthew Carey operates a Defender Class Boat, or RB-HS, while patrolling parts of the Mississippi River. Some of Carey's duties include enforcing security zones on the Mississippi River, assisting other crews involved with search and rescue and patrolling the waters, making sure they are safe and secure.
St. Paul, Minnesota -- Sept. 3, 2008, Rear Adm. Thomas F. Atkin, commander of the Deployable Operations Group, recieves a briefing informing him about the tasks and operations of the Coast Guardsmen here. After the briefing, Rear Adm. Atkin visited different Coast Guard operations areas around their areas of operations here.
