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The Commander of the Coast Guard 13th District and the Governor of Washington at a news conference announcing the FEMA-led Cascadia Rising exercise. Cascadia Rising is a four-day FEMA led exercise held to test the capabilities of federal, tribal, state, local governments and private sector emergency response operations. (U.S Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrea Anderson)

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