***** By Combined Maritime Forces Public Affairs | January 02, 2024 A U.S. Coast Guard cutter patrolling under the command of Combined Task Force 150 of the Combined Maritime Forces seized hashish and methamphetamines with a total estimated street value of…
USCG Cutter Seneca Returns from Western Caribbean and Eastern Pacific Patrol
Release from U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area ***** Dec. 22, 2023 PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Seneca (WMEC 906) returned home to Portsmouth, Friday, following a 65-day patrol in the Western Caribbean and Eastern Pacific…
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star Departs Australia, En Route to Antarctica
Release from U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area ***** Dec. 21, 2023 Editor’s Note: To follow the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star’s Operation Deep Freeze journey, click here for more imagery. HOBART, Australia — U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB…
USCGC Active Returns Home After Counternarcotics Patrol in Eastern Pacific Ocean
Release from the U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area ***** Dec. 20, 2023 PORT ANGELES, Wash. – U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Active and crew returned to its home port, Tuesday, after a 57-day patrol in support of Joint Interagency Task…
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Seizes Illegal Narcotics in Gulf of Oman
Release from U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs ***** By U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs | December 15, 2023 MANAMA, Bahrain — A U.S. Coast Guard ship seized illegal drugs worth over $6 million from a fishing vessel…
Coast Guard Cutter Diligence returns to Pensacola after interdicting $20.3 million in illicit drugs, six smugglers
Release from U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area ***** Dec. 14, 2023 PENSACOLA, Fla. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Diligence (WMEC 616) returned to homeport in Pensacola on Thursday after a 52-day counterdrug patrol in the Caribbean Sea. During…
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane arrives at new homeport in Pearl Harbor
Release from U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area ***** Dec. 13, 2023 HONOLULU – U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane (WMEC 903) and crew arrived at its new homeport at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Wednesday, after transiting more than 8,000 nautical…
Coast Guard Cutter Dauntless returns home to Florida after interdicting 19.4 million in illegal narcotics, 3 suspected drug smugglers
Release from U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area ***** Dec. 13, 2023 PENSACOLA, Fla. – The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Dauntless (WMEC 624) returned to their homeport in Pensacola Tuesday following a 25-day counterdrug deployment in the Caribbean…
Coast Guard Upgrades Two Detachments to Full Bases
By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor ARLINGTON, Va. — The Coast Guard has upgraded two of its land-based detachments stations to full bases, according to two Coast Guard directives. The Coast Guard’s Operational Logistics Command formally established Base St. Louis,…
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche returns home after 89-day counternarcotics patrol in Eastern Pacific Ocean
Release from U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area ***** Dec. 10, 2023 ALAMEDA, Calif. — Coast Guard Cutter Waesche (WMSL 751) and crew returned to homeport, Saturday, following an 89-day counternarcotics patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The 418-foot national security cutter…
