From U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area, Oct. 29, 2024 PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Vigorous (WMEC 627) moored at Naval Station Norfolk, Oct. 15, following a 51-day deployment in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Deployed in support of…
Coast Guard Establishes First Junior ROTC Unit in New England
From U.S. Coast Guard 1st District, Oct. 25, 2024 BOSTON — The Coast Guard and Barnstable High School conducted a commissioning ceremony for the first Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) in the New England area, Friday morning. The Coast…
Coast Guard Commissions Second Pacific Northwest-Based Fast Response Cutter
From the U.S. Coast Guard 13th District, Oct. 24, 2024 SEATTLE — The Coast Guard commissioned its 57th Fast Response Cutter during a ceremony held at Coast Guard Base Seattle, Thursday. Coast Guard Cutter Florence Finch (WPC-1157) is the second of…
USCGC Resolute Crew Returns Home, Offloads $115M Worth of Drugs in St. Petersburg
From Public Affairs Detachment Tampa Bay, Oct. 23, 2024 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Resolute offloaded approximately 9,690 pounds of cocaine and 5,490 pounds of marijuana, worth an estimated $115 million, in their homeport of St. Petersburg, Wednesday. In addition to the contraband, Resolute’s crew previously transferred five suspected smugglers ashore to face federal prosecution by the U.S. Department of Justice. Resolute’s crew deployed to the…
Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk Returns Home From 62-Day Migrant Interdiction Operations Patrol
From U.S. Coast Guard 7th District, Oct. 23, 2024 KEY WEST, Fla. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk (WMEC 913) returned to their homeport of Key West, Oct. 11, following a 62-day migrant interdiction operations patrol in the…
Coast Guard Offloads $3.5M in Seized Cocaine, Transfers Smugglers to Puerto Rico
From U.S. Coast Guard 7th District, Oct.22, 2024 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier offloaded 664 pounds (301 kgs) of seized cocaine and transferred custody of six smugglers to Coast Guard Investigative…
Coast Guard Cutter Bear Returns Home After 58-Day Operation Vigilant Sentry Patrol
From U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area, Oct. 22, 2024 PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Bear (WPC 901) returned to their homeport in Portsmouth, Oct. 7, following a 58-day homeland security and counter-drug patrol in the Windward…
Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley Crew Returns From 75-day Arctic Ocean Patrol
From U.S. Coast Guard District 17 Public Affairs, Oct. 8, 2024 KODIAK, Alaska — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley (WMEC 39) returned to their home port in Kodiak, Oct. 4, following a 75-day patrol in the…
Ships Arrive for San Francisco Fleet Week 2024
From Brian O’Rourke, 07 October 2024 SAN FRANCISCO — The America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7); San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) and the Unmanned Surface Vessel Ranger (OUSV 3) arrived in San Francisco…
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy departs Seattle for fall 2024 Arctic deployment
From U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area, Oct. 2, 2024 SEATTLE — U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) departed Seattle Tuesday, beginning their months-long Arctic deployment. Healy’s earlier science mission was cut short due to an onboard electrical fire. The…
