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…
USCGC Decisive Returns Home from Final Patrol
Release from U.S. Coast Guard ******* PENSACOLA, Fla. — The crew of the USCGC Decisive (WMEC 629) returned to their homeport in Pensacola, Jan. 13, following a 33-day patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, concluding 55 years of service to the Nation, the Coast…
USCGC Tahoma Returns Home after 50-day Caribbean Sea Patrol
Release by U.S. Coast Guard ******* NEWPORT, R.I. — The crew of the USCGC Tahoma (WMEC 908) returned to their home port in Newport, Rhode Island, Jan. 16, following a 50-day patrol in the Caribbean Sea, the Coast Guard Atlantic…
Cutter Alex Haley Returns to Kodiak following 7-Month-Long Maintenance Period
Release from U.S. Coast Guard ******* KODIAK, Alaska — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley returned to homeport at Coast Guard Base Kodiak, Alaska, on Jan. 12, following an extended seven-month dry dock maintenance period in Seattle, Washington,…
Coast Guard, Navy Competition for Ship Availabilities to Increase: USCG Official
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Coast Guard will be in “closer competition than we ever have before” with the U.S. Navy for dry dock and dockside availabilities for their ships, a Coast Guard official said during a panel on maintenance…
USCGC Hamilton Returns Home after Historic Sixth Feet Deployment
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton (WMSL 753) returned to their homeport Dec. 21 in North Charleston following a 94-day deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe – Africa area of operations, the Coast…
USCGC Vigorous Returns Home after a 48-day Multi-Mission Patrol
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Vigorous (WMEC 627) returned to their homeport in Virginia Beach Dec. 21, following a 48-day patrol in the Northern Caribbean Sea, the Coast Guard Atlantic Area said in…
