A US Coast Guard (USCG) Marine Safety and Security Team (MSST) in a RHIB (Rigid-Hull Inflatable Boat) from an amphibious transport dock ship, prepares to board a suspect vessel off the coast of Kodiak Island, Alaska (AK) during Exercise ALASKA SHIELD/NORTHERN EDGE '05. The exercise, the largest homeland defense/security exercise ever conducted in Alaska, is the first opportunity within the state to integrate local, state and federal government responses to simulated emergencies, including natural disasters, terrorist attacks and other mass casualty scenarios