SABINE PASS, Texas - Seaman Jennifer Hoestenbach, from Coast Guard Station Sabine Pass, practices handcuffing Seaman April Dunn during a training exercise at Sabine Pass School here, Jan. 16, 2008. Crewmembers from Station Sabine Pass train on the different levels of force, from officer persence to baton strikes, to prepare themselves for any incident that can happen during a boarding. Video of the training can be found at the following link: http://cgvi.uscg.mil/media/main.php?g2_itemId=210586. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mario Romero.

GALVESTON, Texas - Boarding Team members from Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team Galveston are hoisted into an HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter after conducting a vertical insertion exercise here Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2007. The unit conducted a vertical insertion and full capabilities exercise with the Coast Guard cutter Dauntless including both day and nigt events. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mario Romero.

GALVESTON, Texas - Boarding Team members from Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team Galveston are hoisted into an HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter after conducting a vertical insertion exercise here Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2007. The unit conducted a vertical insertion and full capabilities exercise with the Coast Guard cutter Dauntless including both day and nigt events. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mario Romero.

GALVESTON, Texas - Ensign Arnold Wallace sights in on an M-16 Rifle at the Coast Guard Sector Field Office gun range here Oct. 23, 2007. Wallace, a bording officer on the Coast Guard cutter Dauntless, must familiarize himself with all three weapons carried during boardings in preparation for the ship's upcoming patrol. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mario Romero.

GALVESTON, Texas - Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Nesthor Castro fires a pistol during range training at the Sector Field Office here, Oct. 15, 2007. Castro is qualifying on the pistol in preparation for the upcoming patrol of the Coast Guard Cutter Dauntless, where he will assist as a boarding team member during Fisheries and Law Enforcement cases. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mario Romero.

GALVESTON, Texas - Coast Guard boarding officers from Station Galveston climb onboard a shrimp boat Wednesday, July 18, 2007. The crew was conducting the boarding in heavy seas, making it difficult for them to get on board the fishing vessel. The station conducts boardings of fishing vessels in the Gulf of Mexico, checking to make sure they have all safety equipment onboard. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class David Schuhlein

GALVESTON, Texas - A boarding team from Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Galveston prepares to depart the bulk carrier Harriett after conducting a security boarding here Thursday, July 12, 2007. The boarding team inspects ships coming into port for proper documentation and any safety or security hazards as part of their role in port security for the Houston Ship Channel. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mario Romero.

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. - Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Monica Garza, boarding team member from Coast Guard Station Destin, Fla., receives information from Coast Guard Auxiliarist Lou Manganiello at the Billy Bowlegs Festival Saturday, June 2, 2007. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 3rd Class Thomas M. Blue