Media Advisory: Coast Guard to hold 9/11 New York City Response Retrospective

Who: Members of the U.S. Coast Guard:

Capt. Gregory Hitchen, Deputy Commander, Coast Guard Sector New York
Cmdr. Michael Day, Chief of Pentagon Interagency Planning Branch
Retired Coast Guard Capt. Dan Ronan, Transportation Safety Administration
John Hillin, Chief of Coast Guard Sector New York Safety and Security Division
Capt. Daniel Croce, Chief of the Cargo Vessel Branch, Coast Guard Sector New York
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Bainbridge Island

What: Members of the media are invited to attend the “The U.S. Coast Guard 9/11 New York City Response Retrospective,” an event held to remember those who lost their lives during the attacks on the World Trade Center and to discuss the actions taken by the Coast Guard and its agency partners on and after 9/11. Representatives of the Coast Guard will be available for interviews by members of the media to discuss response and recovery operations during 9/11 and after, the Coast Guard’s role in the maritime evacuation of Manhattan and current Coast Guard Homeland Security operations in the port.

The Coast Guard Cutter Bainbridge Island, homeported in Sandy Hook, N.J., a 9/11 first responder asset, will be open for tours during the event.

When: Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Where: Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum, New York, N.Y., 10036

10:30-11 a.m.

Media availability with distinguished visitors and panel members

Location: USS Intrepid auditorium

12 - 4 p.m.

Media availabilities with distinguished visitors, panel discussion members and the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Bainbridge Island

Location: various locations

Members of the media interested in attending must have valid press credentials and are required to RSVP by calling Petty Officer Jetta Disco at (917) 703-0983.

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