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Leaders from Guam’s search and rescue (SAR) community listen to input from John Balbin, team leader of the Special Enforcement Amphibious Section Guam Police Department, during a meeting on Jan. 8, 2025, at the Port of Guam training room to collaborate on life-saving efforts across the island and surrounding waters. Representatives from U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam, Guam Fire Department, Guam Police Department, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron-25, Joint Region Marianas dispatch, and Naval Hospital Guam’s emergency medicine department participated in the first quarterly SAR professionals meeting of 2025 to review historical case data from fiscal years 2023 and 2024 and discussed recent complex cases to identify lessons learned and improve future coordination. The group also highlighted the critical SAR objectives of minimizing loss of life, reducing crew risk, and optimizing resources during missions. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer Sara Muir)
| Date Taken: | 01.08.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 01.21.2025 01:22 |
| Photo ID: | 8836472 |
| VIRIN: | 250108-G-IA651-4960 |
| Resolution: | 5712x4284 |
| Size: | 4.74 MB |
| Location: | PITI, GU |
| Web Views: | 38 |
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Guam emergency responders hold first quarterly SAR professionals meeting of 2025
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