US, Canadian authorities to hold press event to kick off maritime homeland security exercise

CLEVELAND — Leaders from the U.S. and Canadian military branches that are conducting a maritime homeland security and defense exercise are scheduled to be available for a news briefing Thursday morning at the Marine Security Operation Centre in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario.

Military spokespersons from the U.S. Coast Guard and Joint Task Force Atlantic will be on hand to discuss the Frontier Sentinel 2011 exercise, which began on Sept. 20 and is planned to culminate on Oct. 5.

The overall purpose of FS11 is to conduct a maritime homeland security and defense exercise in the Northwest Atlantic, Gulf of St. Lawrence and Great Lakes region, enabling the development of combined information sharing and planning, all of which should lead to the generation of a coordinated response to mutual maritime threats.

Taking part in the FS11 exercise are personnel from U.S. and Canadian military branches and government agencies, and state and local agencies, including: the U.S. Coast Guard's Atlantic Area and 9th District; U.S. Fleet Forces Command; Canada Command and Joint Task Forces Atlantic region and Central region; the Royal Canadian Mounted Police C Division; several Ohio Northern Border Initiative agencies; and others.

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WHO:	Capt. Steven Wischmann, commander of Coast Guard Sector Buffalo, N.Y. Capt(Navy) Doug Young, Joint Task Force Atlantic, assistant chief of staff operations for Maritime Forces Atlantic
WHAT:	Available to discuss the activities planned for Frontier Sentinel 2011, a simulated maritime homeland security/defense exercise in the Atlantic and Great Lakes regions
WHEN:	Thursday, Sept. 29, 2011 10 a.m.
WHERE:	Marine Security Operation Centre at Niagara 582 Glendale Avenue E, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario

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