Thursday, October 23, 2008

Coast Guard Rear Admiral Visits JMOC

CCSO Chief of Operations James Bloom, left, meets with U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. Robert Branham, right, on Thursday. Branham, commander of the Seventh Coast Guard District, toured the Joint Marine Operations Center on Marco Island. CCSO is partnering with six local, state and federal law enforcement agencies in Southwest Florida. The new special operations center handles marine issues ranging from boating safety to human smuggling to fuel spills.