b'Why is There a Coast Guard Unit Why is There a Coast Guard Unit Located on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst??Located on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Atlantic Strike Team - Fort DixU.S. Coast Guard PhotoThe Atlantic Strike Team (AST), is part of a largerToday the members of the Atlantic Strike Team are network of special teams established in 1973 as atrained & equipped to be effective operators in four direct result of the Federal Water Pollution Controlof the Coast Guards statutory missions specifically Act of 1972.including environmental response, catastrophic The Coast Guards role and responsibilities inincident search & rescue, defense readiness, and supporting the National Response System havedomestic Chemical Biological Radiological, & nuclear expanded under subsequent major environmental(CBRN) threat operations. While the hangar located legislation, growing the once, 17-member Strikeon the Coast Guard property does not house any Teams, to todays National Strike Force totaling aircraft, it is home to the Coast Guards high-tech over 200 personnel located in four states in the cache of oil, hazardous materials, & CBRN response continental U.S.equipment that will soon boast a new remotely operated vehicle. Just this last year the small unit has provided Atlantic Strike Team - Fort Dix safety oversite for crews working a train derailment, Mission PartnersJoint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst assisted with geographic response strategies, worked U.S. Coast Guardan emergency hazardous materials clean-up site, performed catastrophic incident search & rescue Bonnie M. Stewart following deadly hurricane IAN, & monitored post-storm Commander environmental threat removal. The Atlantic Strike Team (AST), is one ofFor Chief Petty Officer Osinboyejo & Petty officerthree special teams within the National StrikeGiugliano, there is no apparent definition of an Force that provide highly trained, experiencedaverage day at the office. The rewarding parts of the personnel & specialized equipment to Federaloperation were getting underway and recovering On-Scene Coordinators, interagency partnersover 10,000 gallons of oily mix. The very first pumping and industry. operations we had were two vessels in a marina, both destroyed by IAN and continued to sheenChief Petty Officer profusely. Working with the contractors we were Christopher R. Taylor able to recover 2,200 gallons from both vessels Boatswains Mate combined.says Giugliano. When Hurricane Ian struck Florida, Osinboyejo, U.S. Coast Guard Giugliano, & many others from the Coast Guard command on JBMDL responded under the Federal 46 Power In The Pines 2023 JBMDLAir and Space Open House'