Oregon Guard's 102 CST trains with U.S. Coast Guard during multi-agency exercise

110930-C-1234L-682, a photo by oregonmildep on Flickr.

A member of the 102 Civil Support Team is winched from the deck M/V IUKA to a U.S.C.G. helicopter on the Columbia River during Exercise Columbia Crest, Sept. 29.

The exercise is designed to test various agencies' ability to respond to potential Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) threats. (U.S.C.G photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nate Littlejohn).