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Photo Release

Date: June 15, 2010

Contact: Petty Officer 3rd Class Connie Terrell

(617) 717-9609

Coast Guard trains using less-than-lethal techniques

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Photo of Coast Guard boat approaching dingy during training
In this photo released by the U.S. Coast Guard, A 25-foot boat crew from Coast Guard Station Point Allerton approaches a dingy with a wooden silhouette aboard during training off the coast of Hull, Mass., Tuesday, June 15, 2010. Station Allerton and Station Boston crews practiced using less-than-lethal techniques, including using Coast Guard presence with the boat's blue lights flashing, instructing the operator to stop the boat and using less-than-lethal bullets to stop the operator of the dingy. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Connie Terrell.

 

Photo of Coast Guardsman using less-than-lethal munitions
In this photo released by the U.S. Coast Guard, Petty Officer 3rd Class Matt Renner, a boatswains mate at Coast Guard Station Point Allerton, ejects a spent munition casing before firing again during a training exercise off the coast of Hull, Mass., Tuesday, June 15, 2010. Station Allerton and Station Boston crews practiced using less-than-lethal techniques, including using Coast Guard presence with the boat's blue lights flashing, instructing the operator to stop the boat and using less-than-lethal munitions to stop the operator of the boat. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Connie Terrell.

 

Photo of Coast Guardsman loading less-than-lethal munitions
In this photo released by the U.S. Coast Guard, Petty Officer 3rd Class Keith Owens, a Machinery Technician at Coast Guard Station Boston, loads less-than-lethal munitions round during a training exercise off the coast of Hull, Mass., Tuesday, June 15, 2010. Station Allerton and Station Boston crews practiced using less-than-lethal techniques, including using Coast Guard presence with the boat's blue lights flashing, instructing the operator to stop the boat and using less-than-lethal munitions to stop the operator of the boat. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Connie Terrell.

 

Photo of Coast Guardsman using less-than-lethal munitions
In this photo released by the U.S. Coast Guard, Petty Officer 3rd Class Keith Owens, a Machinery Technician at Coast Guard Station Boston, takes aim at a dingy with a wooden silhouette during a training exercise off the coast of Hull, Mass., Tuesday, June 15, 2010. Station Allerton and Station Boston crews practiced using less-than-lethal techniques, including using Coast Guard presence with the boat's blue lights flashing, instructing the operator to stop the boat and using less-than-lethal munitions to stop the operator of the boat. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Connie Terrell.

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