Release from Coast Guard Atlantic Area ***** VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The crew of the USCGC Dependable (WMEC 626) returned to their homeport in Virginia Beach Thursday following a 50-day maritime safety and security patrol in the Florida Straits and…
USCGC Seneca’s crew returns home following 24-day Caribbean Sea patrol
Release from Coast Guard Atlantic Area ***** Feb. 17, 2023 USCGC Seneca’s crew returns home following 24-day Caribbean Sea patrol PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of the USCGC Seneca (WMEC 906) returned to their homeport in Portsmouth, Friday, following a 24-day…
USCGC Legare returns home following 63-day Caribbean Sea patrol
Release from Coast Guard Atlantic Area ***** Feb. 17, 2023 PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of the USCGC Legare (WMEC 912) returned to their homeport in Portsmouth, Friday, following a 63-day deployment in the Florida Straits and Caribbean Sea. Legare deployed…
USCGC Bear returns home following 60-day deployment in Florida Straits
Release from United States Coast Guard ***** Feb. 15, 2023 Editor’s Note: For b-roll of Bear’s patrol, click here; homecoming footage can be viewed here. PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of the USCGC Bear (WMEC 901) returned to their homeport in Portsmouth Wednesday…
USCGC Confidence’s crew returns home following 40-day Florida Straits patrol
Release from U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area ******* CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The crew of the USCGC Confidence (WMEC 619) returned to their home port in Cape Canaveral Friday following a 40-day patrol in the Florida Straits. Confidence deployed in support…
Navy, MSC, Coast Guard Ships Involved in Search and Recovery of Chinese Balloon Payload
******* ARLINGTON, Va. — Three U.S. Navy ships, a Military Sealift Command ship, and three Coast Guard cutters have sortied from the U.S. East Coast and are participating in the search and recovery effort for the payload of the Chinese…
USCGC Mohawk returns home following 46-day Caribbean Sea patrol
Release from U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area ******* KEY WEST, Fla.— The crew of the USCGC Mohawk (WMEC 913) returned to their home port in Key West, Monday, after a 46-day deployment in the Florida Straits and Caribbean Sea. Mohawk…
Coast Guard Has No Personnel Retention Problem, But Recruiting Is Another Story
******* ARLINGTON, Va. — Retaining veteran personnel is not a problem for the U.S. Coast Guard says Commandant Adm. Linda Fagan, but recruiting the right people who want to go to sea remains “a challenge.” From patrolling the Arctic, conducting counter-narcotics…
USCGC Spencer Completes Multinational Maritime Security Patrol off West Africa
Release from U.S. Coast Guard ******* DAKAR, Senegal — The Famous-class medium-endurance USCGC Spencer (WMEC 905) arrived in Dakar, Senegal for a scheduled port visit following a multinational maritime security patrol, Jan. 17, 2023, U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa/U.S….
Coast Guard, Partners Tracking Russian Vessel off Hawaiian Coast
Release from U.S. Coast Guard ******* HONOLULU — In recent weeks, the U.S. Coast Guard has continued to monitor a Russian vessel, believed to be an intelligence gathering ship, off the coast of the Hawaiian Islands, the Coast Guard 14th…
