Dr. Ruth Yender from NOAA gives a brief as responders work exercise incident in the Incident Command Post at the Saipan Emergency Operations Center on June 27, 2024, as part of Lina'la Halom Tasi Exercise 2024. U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam, in partnership with the CNMI Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEM), the Commonwealth Port Authority, and Isla Petroleum & Energy (IP&E), successfully concluded the full-scale Lina'la Halom Tasi Exercise 2024 from June 25 to 27. This exercise simulated an oil spill and aimed to enhance response capabilities and coordination among various regional agencies and organizations. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Whip Blacklaw)