Lihue, HAWAII - Rear Adm. Charles W. Ray, right, signs a memorandum of agreement with and Kauai Mayor Bernard P. Carvalho Jr. at the Kauai Fire Department Headquarters, April 23, 2012. The memorandum was signed in order to provide an instrument by which the local and federal responders can render timely notification and cooperative assistance to one another while conducting search and rescue missions. By doing so, responders can fully leverage each organization's unique assets, capabilities, and local knowledge while conducting SAR missions. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Angela Henderson.