By U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area, Feb. 26, 2024 ASTORIA, Ore. – The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Alert (WMEC 630) and its crew returned to their homeport, Monday, after a 59-day counter-narcotics patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. This patrol…
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star completes Operation Deep Freeze 2024 mission, departs Antarctica
Feb. 23, 2024 SOUTHERN OCEAN — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) and crew departed McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Feb. 12, after operating for 51 days below the Antarctic Circle in support of Operation Deep Freeze 2024. The…
US Coast Guard Cutter Thetis Disrupts Illegal Narcotics Trafficking During Caribbean Deployment
Feb. 23, 2024 KEY WEST, Fla. – The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Thetis (WMEC 910) returned to their homeport in Key West on Friday following a 62-day patrol in the Central Caribbean Sea. Thetis worked in support…
CENTCOM Intercepts Iranian Weapons Shipment Intended for Houthis
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…