AUGUST 6, 2020 - The Coast Guard accepted delivery of the newest Sentinel-class fast response cutter (FRC), the Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Henry (WPC-1140), from Bollinger Shipyards, July 30th. The Oliver Henry was placed in commission, special status, and will remain in Florida while the crew completes pre-commissioning trials and maintenance. The cutter is scheduled to … [Read more...]
Coast Guard Cutter Diligence Arrives to New Home on NAS Pensacola
JULY 28, 2020 - The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Diligence arrived at their new homeport onboard Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, Florida, on Monday, July 27, after a 64-day patrol in the Caribbean. The Diligence performed Counter Drug, Search and Rescue, and Alien Migrant Interdiction Operations in support of Coast Guard District Seven. The Diligence joins the … [Read more...]
Coast Guard – The Creed
MAY 29, 2020 - Years ago a visitor from Central Oregon stood on the Depoe Bay Bridge, which runs along the Pacific Coast Highway, otherwise known as State Highway 101. She looked out to see a silver boat zipping around in the ocean, and thought to herself ‘that looks fun and I want to drive that boat.' “I had no prior knowledge of the Coast Guard, but at that time in my life … [Read more...]
USS Lassen, Embarked Coast Guard Team Recover Illegal Drugs in Caribbean
MAY 15, 2020 - The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82) with embarked U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) team recovered more than 3,500 pounds of marijuana, May 2. While on routine patrol, approximately 15 miles northeast of Navassa Island an embarked MH-60R Sea Hawk assigned to the “Proud Warriors” of Helicopter Maritime … [Read more...]
Coast Guard Seizes 1,700 Pounds of Cocaine Off Central-America
APRIL 14, 2020 - The U.S. Coast Guard and Costa Rican authorities seized approximately 1,700 pounds of cocaine Thursday with an estimated value of more than $29 million from a fishing boat in international waters of the Pacific Ocean off Central America. While on patrol, a Coast Guard cutter’s Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew … [Read more...]