***PHOTO RELEASE*** U.S. Senator, Coast Guard Commandant visit South Florida Coast Gu

[The Patriot]

MIAMI -- Sen. Susan Collins shakes hands with Seventh Coast Guard District Commander Rear Adm. Bill Baumgartner as she arrives at Coast Guard Air Station Miami with Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Bob Papp Feb. 18, 2011. Collins toured Air Station Miami, as well as Coast Guard Sector Miami and the Coast Guard Cutter Valiant. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nick Ameen.



MIAMI -- Sen. Susan Collins meets with Capt. Richard Kenin (right), commanding officer of Coast Guard Air Station Miami, and Lt. Garrett Santos, an HU-25 Falcon jet pilot, in the hangar at Air Station Miami Feb. 18, 2011. During Collins' visit at the air station, she met with numerous Coast Guard aviation personnel and talked to them about the missions they perform every day. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nick Ameen.



MIAMI -- Sen. Susan Collins and Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Bob Papp meet with crewmembers in the engine room of the Coast Guard Cutter Valiant at Base Support Unit Miami Feb. 18, 2011. Collins took a full tour of the medium-endurance cutter, including the bridge and crew berthing. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nick Ameen.



MIAMI -- Sen. Susan Collins meets with crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Dolphin at Base Support Unit Miami Feb. 18, 2011. Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua Roach (right) along with the Dolphin's commanding officer, Lt. j.g. Ken Franklin, discussed biometrics as well as the roles and responsibilities of a patrol boat crew. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nick Ameen.

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