Appearance in Popular Culture
In March 2010, the character of Abigail Borin, a fictional CGIS Special Agent portrayed by actress Diane Neal, appeared on the hit television drama NCIS in an episode titled, "Jurisdiction". Special Agent Borin appeared again in January 2011, in the episode, "Ships in the Night," as CGIS joins the NCIS team in the investigation of the murder of a U.S. Marine Corps officer on a dinner boat cruise on the Potomac River. The story illustrates CGIS's law enforcement responsibilities along the United States' rivers, coastlines, and inland waterways in supporting Coast Guard. She returned for a third time in the episode "Safe Harbor". The story illustrates CGIS in supporting Department of Homeland Security (DHS) maritime law enforcement and counter-terrorism missions worldwide.
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