federal on-scene coordinator for the Deepwater Horizon incident

ROBERT, La. -- U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Thad Allen meets with Rear Adm. Mary Landry, the federal on-scene coordinator for the Deepwater Horizon incident, and other local, state and federal members participating in the unified command to discuss leveraging every available resource to respond to the BP oil spill and minimize the associated environmental risks May 1, 2010. Allen will serve as the national incident commander for the Department of Homeland Security's continued, coordinated response. During the 'all-hands', he spoke about providing additional authority and oversight by leveraging every available resource to respond to the BP oil spill and minimize the associated environmental risks. (USCG) 10Spill0501-G-0314D-012-DWHR JIC