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The Oil Spill Task Force takes a moment for a photo in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, in Majuro, on April 1, 2024. In a landmark collaboration, five Hawaii-based active duty members of the U.S. Coast Guard's 14th District and the Marine Environmental Response team from the newly established Regional Activities Center, alongside a scientific support coordinator from the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA), joined forces with the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) to initiate an Oil Spill Task Force in Majuro the first week of April 2024. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

**April 10, 2024**

### **U.S. Coast Guard, regional partners launch Oil Spill Task Force in Majuro**

MAJURO, Republic of the Marshall Islands — In a landmark collaboration, five Hawaii-based active duty members of the U.S. Coast Guard's 14th District and the Marine Environmental Response team from the newly established Regional Activities Center,

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The crew of a Hawaii-based HC-130J Hercules aircraft makes contact with three mariners stranded on Pikelot Atoll, Yap State, Federated States of Micronesia, after dropping them a radio on April 8, 2024. The aircrew was able to inform the mariners that USCGC Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) would arrive on April 9 and be able to transport them home to Polowat Atoll. Watchstanders at Joint Rescue Sub-Center Guam received a distress call from a relative of the three mariners on April 6, 2024, reporting her three uncles departed Polowat Atoll, Chuuk State, Easter Sunday for Pikelot Atoll, approximately 100 nautical miles northwest, and had not returned prompting the search. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

**April 9, 2024**

### **U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Navy unite for maritime rescue, emphasizing commu...**

SANTA RITA, Guam — Three mariners are safe on April 9, 2024, thanks to the coordination of U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam and the U.S. Navy, after being stranded on Pikelot Atoll, Yap State, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), for

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President Surangel Whipps of Palau, front (blue shirt), poses for a group photo while attending an executive level joint committee meeting at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration building in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, March 20. Under the 1994 Compact of Free Association agreement, the U.S. and Palau sustain deep ties and cooperation on a broad range of matters. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class John Bellino)

**April 7, 2024**

### **U.S. Coast Guard continues to strengthen ties with Republic of Palau**

HONOLULU—Reflecting an ongoing commitment to regional stability and enhanced cooperation, U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam, in a pivotal managerial and support role, participated alongside the U.S. Coast Guard 14th District and regional

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U.S. and Independent State of Samoa sign addendum to existing maritime law enforcement agreement in the Pacific.

**April 5, 2024**

### **U.S. and Independent State of Samoa sign addendum to existing maritime l...**

HONOLULU — The United States and the Independent State of Samoa had the honor to share and sign an addendum to the existing 2012 Bilateral Agreement, at U.S. Embassy Apia in Samoa, to continue and expand operational cooperation to suppress illicit

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The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba (WMEC 907) conducts small boat personnel transfers with the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Isaac Mayo (WPC 1112), in the South Florida Straits, Feb. 26, 2024. Escanaba’s crew contributed to the interdiction and repatriation of over 100 migrants from Haiti and Cuba while patrolling the Coast Guard Seventh District’s area of responsibility.

**April 1, 2024**

### **US Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba returns home to Virginia after supporting...**

PORTSMOUTH, Va. —  The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba (WMEC 907) returned to their homeport in Portsmouth, Monday, following a 52-day patrol in the Florida Straits and Windward Passage.  Escanaba’s crew contributed to the interdiction and

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