MANAMA, Bahrain (Aug. 09, 2006) -- Jennifer Rivard (top picture on computer screen) and Coast Guard Seaman Michael Christensen (bottom of computer screen) prepare to be married by proxy here Aug. 9. The proxy marriage was the first performed on the NSA Bahrain base and is the first in recent memory for the Coast Guard. With the help of an internet connection, a web cam and a cellular phone, they said their vows to one another on different continents. Christensen is stationed here for the next year and his wife lives in Sunnyside, Wash. USCG photo by PA2 Allyson Taylor Feller