Coast Guard to hold memorial service for local helicopter crew
The CG-6549 Memorial at Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
MCKINLEYVILLE, Calif. — The Coast Guard honors the sacrifice of four crewmembers lost at sea in 1997 off the coast of Cape Mendocino, with a live stream scheduled Monday at Coast Guard Sector Humboldt.
The public is invited to observe the memorial on the Sector Humboldt Bay Facebook page, which is scheduled for 8:15...
Keel laid for first Coast Guards Offshore Patrol Cutter Argus
Panama City, FL – The keel laying ceremony for the US Coast Guard’s, first of class, Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) ARGUS (WMSM-915), was held on April 28, 2020 at Eastern Shipbuilding Group’s Nelson Street facility. The ceremony was performed and recorded without audience to comply with CDC guidelines to combat the spread of COVID-19.
The keel laying represents the ceremonial start of a ship’s...
Return to the 378’: Cutter Stratton engineers collaborate with Philippine navy
The Philippine Navy ship BRP Andres Bonifacio (PS 17) and the U.S. Coast Guard Legend-class cutter USCGC Stratton (WMSL 752) steam in formation together during a photo exercise as part of Maritime Training Activity (MTA) Sama Sama Oct. 17, 2019. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Nathan Littlejohn)
by Petty Officer 1st Class Nate Littlejohn
When Coast Guard Cmdr. Matthew Gans learned...
Coast Guard holds memorial for helicopter crew lost 22 years ago
Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay crewmembers gather to honor and remember the crew of CG-6549, June 7, 2019, who were lost on June 8, 1997 in an effort to rescue mariners in distress approximately 60 miles West of Cape Mendocino, California. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
MCKINLEYVILLE, Calif. — The Coast Guard honored the sacrifice of four crewmembers lost at sea in 1997 off the coast of Cape Mendocino,...
Former Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell delivered to the Philippine Navy
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell crewmembers disembark the cutter for the last time during a ceremony marking the transfer of the vessel to the Philippine Navy July 21, 2016, in Alameda, California. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Cory J. Mendenhall.
ALAMEDA, Calif. – A ceremony Thursday at Coast Guard Base Alameda authorized the transfer of a third decommissioned Coast Guard...
Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell decommissioned after more than 47 years of service
The crew of the 378-foot Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell mans the rails for the last time during the decommissioning of the ship at Naval Base San Diego, March 16, 2016. After 47 years of service, the crew will prepare the ship for a foreign military sale and transfer to the Philippine navy. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Rob Simpson.
SAN DIEGO – The Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell was...
Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell returns from final deployment
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell returns to homeport in San Diego. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Connie Terrell)
SAN DIEGO –The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell returned to Naval Base San Diego Wednesday, completing the final scheduled patrol of its Coast Guard career.
During the 41-day deployment in the Bering Sea, Boutwell’s crew served a search-and-rescue asset enforced...
Coast Guardsmen recognized for efforts during counter-drug deployment
Crewmembers from Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell, stand for a photo with U.S. Interdiction Coordinator James C. Olson following an award ceremony at the White House Office National Drug Control Policy in Washington, D.C., Oct. 27, 2015. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Diana Honings)
WASHINGTON – The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell was recognized during the 2014 United States...
Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell returns from 75-day Alaska patrol
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell returns to homeport in San Diego. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Connie Terrell)
SAN DIEGO – The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell returned home to San Diego Monday after a two-and-a-half-month deployment to the Bering Sea, which included operations through the Bering Strait and in the Arctic Ocean.
While on patrol, Boutwell’s crew conducted...
