USCG National Strike Force Elizabeth City, NC

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The National Strike Force (NSF) provides highly trained, experienced personnel and specialized equipment to Coast Guard and other federal agencies to facilitate preparedness for and response to oil and hazardous substance pollution incidents in order to protect public health and the environment. The NSF’s area of responsibility covers all Coast Guard Districts and Federal Response Regions.

The NSF totals over 200 active duty, civilian, reserve, and auxiliary personnel and includes the National Strike Force Coordination Center (NSFCC); the Atlantic Strike Team; the Gulf Strike Team; the Pacific Strike Team; and the Public Information Assist Team (PIAT).

STRIKE TEAM Reponse Highlights

AST Heads Down The Tracks... Read More >>

A Watery End to Hurricane Season... Read More >>

Gulf Strike Team Spearheads FOSCR Training Seminar for Sector Guam... Read More >>

Atlantic Strike Team Keeps Eyes On Asbestos In Crumbling Power Plant... Read More >>

News article from "The Advocate" about continued strike team efforts in Louisiana following hurricane Isaac and the teams relocation of lost containers... Teams Scour for Lost Containers (External Link)

Gulf Strike Team Extends a Helping Hand to Angel's Arms... Read More >>

Gulf Strike Team shows off capabilities at grand opening of the Gulf of Mexico Disaster Response Center... Read More >>

'PREPing' up to the challenge in the James River... Read More >>

Gulf Strike Team, Honoring Those Who Sacrificed All

'Rad' for radiation in San Francisco Bay... Read More >>

Putting the "Joint" into Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst... Read More >>

Not your everyday 'Level A' in American Samoa… Read More >>

The sun still rises in Samoa: National Strike Force assists MSD American Samoa. Read More >>

Pacific Strike Team reaches out to American Samoa

Atlantic Strike Team - Assists EPA with Detroit HAZMAT facility cleanup. Read More >>

Atlantic Strike Team: Aggies teach responders how to corral oil Texas-style

AST support to EPA Region 5 Full Scale Exercise. Read More >>

In Pacific Strike Style, responders make youngsters' day. Saluting the family heroes - our military children .Read More >>

Atlantic Strike Team heads to Rhode Island for barge salvage. Read More >>

Major Responses of the National Strike Force

Busy times for the Coast Guard's Pollution Patrol. by Mecia, Tony (2010 Quarterly Editions, Winter Issue). Defense Standard. "Polution Patrol - Deepwater Horizon Disaster Spotlights the Coast Guard's Critical Environmental Mission"

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