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The intent of this "exercise" was to inform the public that there is a "new" C.G. in town. Safety inspections in a Marina at 10:30pm with a machine gun is intimidating harrasment under the guise of "safety".

This is evident in the statment from the article: addition to trying to ensure the safety of boats on the bay during the holiday weekend, Warren said,the operation was part of an effort to increase the public's awareness of the Coast Guard's role as a law enforcement agency under the Department of Homeland Security.

I'd say they got their message across.

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Exactly. Also that their problem people are no longer supervised.