Coast Guard Band in Biloxi, Miss. 4

BILOXI, Miss.--Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Mark Mccormick (right) and Petty Officer 1st Class Thomas Brown, (foreground) from the Coast Guard Band in Groton, Conn., practice playing the double bass and trumpet on the beach in Biloxi, Miss., Aug. 28, 2010.
Mccormick and Brown, part of the Dixieland Jazz Band, are two of 13 members of the Coast Guard Band who volunteered for a 30 day deployment in support of the Deepwater Horizon Response. The musicians, along with other Coast Guard personnel, teamed up with environmental protection agencies and Vessel of Opportunity operators to conduct sub-surface oil assessments along the Mississippi, Alabama and Florida coasts.
The Coast Guard is continually working with local, state and federal agencies in the cleanup and restoration of the Deepwater Horizon Response.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Annie R. B. Elis.