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Article: Coast Guard boosting cooperation with military.(Coast Guard)
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- National Defense
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- January 1, 2009
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* VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- Last summer, as Russian forces lay siege to the nation of Georgia, the Coast Guard cutter Dallas, along with two Navy ships, sailed to the Black Sea to provide relief.
The Coat Guard crew, under Operation Assured Delivery, docked at the port of Bat'umi, and delivered 80 pallets of humanitarian assistance supplies.
There are likely to be more joint missions such as these for the Coast Guard, officials said. The Dallas, prior to the Georgia mission, participated in Africa Partnership Station, an initiative to improve maritime safety and security in West and Central Africa.
The Coast Guard's traditional role has been to ...