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Knowing these skills will enhance students' abilities to work in cooperation with the Coast Guard during these critical evolutions, improve their confidence, and increase their performance of other marine enforcement duties.

"The president has authority to secure the borders of the United States," Kieserman explained, not only in Ecuador but "anywhere in the world." Coast Guard vessels will "go to the source of transnational crime and interdict it before it gets to the United States."

Coast Guard Auxiliary, a volunteer force specially trained to promote boating safety, and last summer he served on the crew of the touring Freedom Schooner Amistad.

I cannot allow myself to close this missive without a quick "Go Bears!" for the Coast Guard community.

Before I do that, let me talk for just a moment about what I see as one of the great strengths of your service--the United States Coast Guard.

According to the Indian Coast Guard, 50 people including 30 women and 16 children were evacuated on Friday.

The US Coast Guard said the migrants - 120 males, 22 females and four minors - were aboard a 40-foot sail freighter on Sunday.

Karl Schultz, commandant of the US Coast Guard, said in a telephone conference with reporters that they are 'doubling down' in Oceania in the coming months as part of a 'new operating concept.'

Around noon Friday, the local division of the Coast Guard spotted a yacht drifting about 4.3 nautical miles north of the island, the Central News Agency reported.

Petty Officer Third Class Roldan Matildo, Seaman First Class (SN1) John Fernandez, SN1 Teody Lopez Jr., and SN1 Mark Lester Magbanua were among the 35 students, who successfully finished the Boatswains Mate "A" School Course at the United States Coast Guard Training Center last June 7, the Philippine Coast Guard said.

A Philippine Coast Guard vessel, BRP Malabrigo (MRRV 4402), conducted a four-day patrol in the Scarborough Shoal known locally as Bajo de Masinloc and its surrounding waters from Thursday up to Sunday.