By: Irv Cuevas The Corona del Mar based Coast Guard Cutter Narwhal (WPB 87335) received a new commanding officer during a change-of-command ceremony Thursday June 15. The Narwhal is sponsored by the Newport Beach Navy League Council. Lt. Dustin Miller,…
Coast Guard Concludes 21 Years of Maritime Security Detachments to Gitmo
***** ARLINGTON, Va. — The Coast Guard has closed its maritime security detachment in Guantanamo Bay (Gitmo), Cuba, concluding a 21-year presence of port security units that provided security to the naval base, the longest continuous deployment of the Coast…
USCGC Sycamore begins Exercise Argus from Nuuk, Greenland
Release from U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area ***** NUUK, Greenland— The crew of USCGC Sycamore (WLB 209) arrived in Nuuk, Greenland, Saturday, in support of Exercise Argus 2023. During the port visit, U.S. Coast Guard Cmdr. Chad Conrad, Sycamore’s…
Coast Guard crew offloads $76 million worth of narcotics in San Diego
Release from U.S. Coast Guard 13th District ***** June 9, 2023 Coast Guard crew offloads $76 million worth of narcotics in San Diego SAN DIEGO — The Coast Guard Cutter Alert (WMEC 630) crew offloaded more than 5,776 pounds of…
Coast Guard holds special status ceremony for Cutter Bayberry
Release from Coast Guard 5th District ***** June 7, 2023 PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard held a special status ceremony at Station Oak Island, N.C. Wednesday morning to signify the beginning of it being decommissioned after 69 years of…
Coast Guard Cutter Maurice Jester commissions in Rhode Island
Release from U.S. Coast Guard 1st District ***** June 6, 2023 Coast Guard Cutter Maurice Jester commissions in Rhode Island BOSTON — The Coast Guard’s newest cutter, the Coast Guard Cutter Maurice Jester (WPC-1152), was commissioned at Fort Adams State…
USCGC Dependable returns home following 42-day multi-mission patrol in the Florida Straits and Windward Passage
Release from U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area ***** June 4, 2023 USCGC Dependable returns home following 42-day multi-mission patrol in the Florida Straits and Windward Passage VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The crew of USCGC Dependable (WMEC 626) returned to their…
U.S., Philippine, Japan Coast Guards to conduct trilateral engagements
RELEASE DATE: 01JUN Release from U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area ***** HEADLINE: U.S., Philippine, Japan Coast Guards to conduct trilateral engagements MANILA, Philippines — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) and crew arrived in Manila on Thursday to…
USCGC Confidence returns home following 40-day Windward Passage and South Florida Straits patrol
Release from Coast Guard Atlantic Area ***** USCGC Confidence returns home following 40-day Windward Passage and South Florida Straits patrol CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The crew of the USCGC Confidence (WMEC 619) returned to their home port in Cape Canaveral, Monday,…
