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Members of the Port Valdez Area Exercise 2013 work together at a simulated joint information center at the Valdez Emergency Operations Center in Valdez, Alaska, June 12, 2013.
This full-scale, government-led, multi-agency exercise included the Coast Guard, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, City of Valdez and Alyeska Pipeline Service Company and was designed to test the oil spill response capabilities of emergency responders in the Valdez area.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Klingenberg.
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Members of the Coast Guard, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, City of Valdez and the Alyeska Pipeline Service Company work together in the Operations Section to map out the area effected by a simulated oil spill during the Port Valdez Area Exercise 2013, in Valdez, Alaska, June 12, 2013.
This exercise provided participants with an opportunity to test their response capabilities based upon a scenario at the Valdez Marine Terminal.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Klingenberg.
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Port Valdez Area Exercise 2013 participants deployed boom around the Valdez Duck Flats during a simulated oil spill emergency in Valdez, Alaska, June 12, 2013.
Responders use booms to contain and prevent the spread of hazardous materials and protect sensitive wildlife habitats.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Shawn Eggert.