Pacific Area commander prepares for training flight (FOR RELEASE

(Aug. 21, 2007) ONBOARD THE USCGC BOUTWELL - Adm. Charles Wurster, commander of the U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area, rides along in a HH-65 helicopter, from Air Station Barbers Point, Hawaii, on a training flight Tuesday here. Wurster will be riding along with the crew until they reach Yokosuka, Japan, the second international stop for the crew as part of the North Pacific Coast Guard Forum. This forum was developed to increase international maritime safety and security in the Northern Pacific Ocean and its borders. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Jonathan R. Cilley)