Originally Posted by
malabo
Anybody have any more insight in how the USCG can be in a foreign country with an official invite?
US and the Bahamas have a standing agreement on SAR. Same with US and Canada. US and Bahamas also have a standing collaboration on law enforcement where USCG keeps helicopters pre-positioned in the Bahamas. Those helicopters were bolstered in advance of the hurricane. US DoD assets will eventually assist, but it takes more diplomatic agreements before that happens.
God bless the US Coast Guard!