U.S. Coast Guard and WADS discuss search and rescue lessons learned

Lt. Col. Brian Bergren, 225th Air Defense Squadron director of operations, discusses lessons learned from Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts with Capt. Sean Cross, U.S. Coast Guard 13th District chief of incident management, and Lt. Cmdr. Brook Serbu, U.S. Coast Guard 13th District command center chief.

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U.S. Coast Guard and WADS discuss search and rescue lessons learned

Members of the U.S. Coast Guard 13th District (Seattle) and the Western Air Defense Sector take a group photo in from of the WADS mascot, Bigfoot, after a morning of search and rescue cross-talk. Pictured from left to right are: U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Courtney Harrison, U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Brian Bergren, U.S. Coast Guard SAR expert Morgan Mak, U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Brook Serbu, U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Sean Cross, , U.S. Coast Guard SAR expert Scott Giard, and U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Eric Corder.

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U.S. Coast Guard and WADS discuss search and rescue lessons learned

Published Jan. 17, 2018
By Capt. Kimberly D. Burke, Western Air Defense Sector Public Affairs

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. --

Senior leadership and search and rescue (SAR) experts from the U.S. Coast Guard 13th District received an orientation visit at the Western Air Defense Sector today. The U.S. Coast Guard SAR experts conducted a cross-talk where lessons learned from the Western Air Defense Sector’s involvement in Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts were discussed and future ways the two organizations can better work together during future SAR events.