By U.S. Central Command Public Affairs | February 15, 2024 TAMPA, Fla. — A U.S. Coast Guard cutter, forward deployed to the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) area of responsibility, seized advanced conventional weapons and other lethal aid originating in Iran and…
Coast Guard Cutter Tampa returns home after 77-day patrol in the Florida Straits
Feb. 13, 2024 PORTSMOUTH, Va. — U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Tampa (WMEC 902) and crew returned home Tuesday, following a 77-day maritime safety and security patrol in the Florida Straits. Tampa deployed in support of Homeland Security Task Force –…
Coast Guard Cutter Willow crew returns to homeport after 32-day patrol in Caribbean Sea
Feb. 13, 2024 CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Coast Guard Cutter Willow (WLB 202) crew returned to their homeport in Charleston, Saturday, after a 32-day patrol throughout the Caribbean Sea. The Willow crew serviced 37 aids to navigation in Puerto Rico…
Coast Guard Cutter Dependable returns home after 59-day patrol in the Florida Straits and Windward Passage
Feb. 10, 2024 Coast Guard Cutter Dependable returns home after 59-day patrol in the Florida Straits and Windward Passage VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Dependable (WMEC 626) returned to their home port in Virginia Beach,…
Coast Guard Cutter Resolute Returns Home, Offloads $55M Worth of Drugs in Tampa Bay
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida — Coast Guard Cutter Resolute (WMEC 620) and crew returned from a 60-day counterdrug patrol and offloaded approximately $55 million worth of illicit narcotics, Monday, in St. Petersburg. Patrolling in support of Joint Interagency Task Force - South,…
U.S Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast decommissioned after 56 years of service
Feb. 6, 2024 ASTORIA, Ore. — The Coast Guard decommissioned the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast (WMEC 623) during a ceremony, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024, in Astoria. Rear Adm. Brendan McPherson, deputy commander, Coast Guard Pacific Area, presided over the ceremony honoring…
Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley Returns to Kodiak from Bering Sea Patrol
KODIAK, Alaska — The crew of USCGC Alex Haley (WMEC-39) returned home to Kodiak on Jan. 29 following a 45-day winter Bering Sea patrol during which they conducted domestic fisheries enforcement, responded to search and rescue and conducted several shipboard…
USCGC Confidence Returns to Cape Canaveral After Patrol in the Windward Passage, Florida Straits
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Confidence (WMEC 619) returned to their homeport in Cape Canaveral on Jan. 26, following a 60-day deployment in the Windward Passage and Florida Straits. Confidence worked to promote…
Coast Guard Holds Groundbreaking Ceremony for New Base Charleston Campus
CHARLESTON, South Carolina — Coast Guard Base Charleston held a groundbreaking ceremony on Jan. 26 for a new 64-acre campus in North Charleston. Adm. Linda Fagan, Commandant of the Coast Guard, presided over the ceremony. The 64-acre campus along the…
Coast Guard Rescues 9 from Ice Floe on Lake Erie
CLEVELAND — The Coast Guard rescued nine people from an ice floe on Lake Erie, near Catawba Island, on Monday, the service announced Jan. 23. At 10:21 a.m., Coast Guard and local authorities responded to an initial report of more…
