US COAST GUARD MEXUS 2012, South Padre Island, Texas

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas - Oziel Vela, a member of the Exercise Support Team at Exercise Support Branch Alameda, Calif., briefs members of the MEXUS exercise at the Isla Grand Beach Resort, Apr. 26, 2012.The annual MEXUS exercise involves hundreds of participants from Gulf Coast states and Mexico, in which a major oil spill threatens both Mexican and U.S. coastal areas. Official U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Richard Brahm.