Office of Public Affairs
U.S. Coast Guard Seventeenth District
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Media Advisory

Date: Dec. 2, 2008
Contact: Petty Officer Sara Francis
Phone: (907) 271.2660 Ofc.
(907) 321.4510 Mob.
Mr. Dwyane Baird TSA
(801) 440-5921 Mob.

TWIC enrollment, activation dealine nearing for Alaskans
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- By Feb. 12, 2009 all port workers, longshoremen and truckers in Alaska will need to have their Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) card. Coast Guard credentialed mariners have until April 15. The program ensures that any individual who has unescorted access to secure areas of port facilities and vessels has received a thorough background check and is not a security threat.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA), the Coast Guard and the Port of Anchorage will provide an opportunity for media to ask questions about the credential.  There will also be an opportunity to interview top TSA, Coast Guard and Port of Anchorage officials about the program.

WHO:             Corky Caldwell, TSA Federal Security Director, Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport
                         Captain Mark Hamilton, U. S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Western Alaska
                         Stephen Ribuffo, Assistant Director of the Port of Anchorage
                         Dwayne Baird, TSA Public Affairs Manager for Alaska

WHAT:           Reporters will hear a brief statement about the importance of TWIC and conduct one-on-one interviews with top TSA, Coast Guard and Port
                         officials.

WHEN:           Wednesday at 9:30 a.m.

WHERE:        U.S. Coast Guard Sector Anchorage
                        510 "L" Street, Suite 100
                        Anchorage, Alaska

Editor's Note: Please R.S.V.P. to Sara Francis PA1 (907) 271.2660 Ofc. or sara.g.francis@uscg.mil

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