Coast Guard HITRON holds change of command ceremony

Coast Guard HITRON holds change of command ceremony
U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Dan Broadhurst relieved Capt. Gregory A. Matyas as the 10th commanding officer of Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) during a change of command ceremony, July 14, at Cecil Airport in Jacksonville.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Jessica Wright) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Dan Broadhurst relieved Capt. Gregory A. Matyas as the 10th...

Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant returns from Eastern Pacific patrol

Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant returns from Eastern Pacific patrol
USCGC Vigilant led a two-day engagement and joint training exercise with the Ecuadorian Coast Guard, May 23, 2023, in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Second Class Michael Mann) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant (WMEC 617) returned home to Cape Canaveral, Sunday, following a 50-day patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and Florida Straits. Patrolling...

Coast Guard Cutter Bear returns home

Coast Guard Cutter Bear returns home
The crew of USCGC Bear (WMEC 901) returns to home port, June 22, 2023, at Coast Guard Base Portsmouth. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kate Kilroy) PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard Cutter Bear (WMEC 910) returned home to Coast Guard Base Portsmouth, Thursday, following a 65-day Caribbean Sea patrol. While underway in the Seventh Coast Guard District’s area of responsibility...

Coast Guard Cutter Alert returns home after patrol in Eastern Pacific

Coast Guard Cutter Alert returns home after patrol in Eastern Pacific
The Coast Guard Cutter Alert (WMEC 630) boarding Team uses buckets to scoop water out of go-fast vessel after the suspected drug smugglers attempted to scuttle the vessel in the Eastern Pacific Ocean May 26, 2023.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Ens. Samuel Severson) ASTORIA, Ore. – The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Alert (WMEC 630) and crew returned to homeport Friday, after a 61-day counternarcotics patrol...

Coast Guard offloads more than $186 million in illegal narcotics

Coast Guard offloads more than $186 million in illegal narcotics
The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Bear stands amongst 14,153 pounds of interdicted narcotics at Miami, Florida, June 16, 2023.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Cutter Bear crew member) Miami— The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Bear (WMEC 901) offloaded more than 14,153 pounds of cocaine worth more than $186 million in Miami, Friday. The offloaded drugs were interdicted during nine separate cases in the international...

Coast Guard Cutter Waesche returns home from counternarcotics patrol

Coast Guard Cutter Waesche returns home from counternarcotics patrol
Family members reunite with Coast Guard Cutter Waesche (WMSL 751) crewmembers after the cutter returned home to Base Alameda, California, following a 90-day counternarcotics patrol. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Matthew Masaschi. ALAMEDA, Calif. — The Coast Guard Cutter Waesche (WMSL 751) and crew returned to their Alameda homeport, Friday, following a 90-day counternarcotics patrol...

Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast returns home from patrol

Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast returns home from patrol
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast’s crew stands in formation with 3,300 pounds of cocaine seized from suspected smugglers while patrolling the Eastern Pacific Ocean, March 4, 2023.  U.S Coast Guard photo by Lt. j.g. Geoffrey DeLorie. ASTORIA, Ore. — The Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast (WMEC 623) and crew returned to their Astoria homeport, Tuesday, following a 69-day counternarcotics patrol in the...

Coast Guard offloads more than $160 million in narcotics

Coast Guard offloads more than $160 million in narcotics
A crane is used to offload interdicted narcotics in Port Everglades, Florida, March 8, 2023. The offload contained an estimated $160 million in cocaine that the Coast Guard and its partners intercepted in the international waters of the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Eric Rodriguez.) MIAMI — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Spencer (WMEC...

Coast Guard Cutter Alert, crew returns to homeport

Coast Guard Cutter Alert, crew returns to homeport
The Coast Guard Cutter Alert (WMEC-630) crew offloads approximately 4,000 pounds of marijuana, January 18, 2023, in San Diego. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Alex Gray) ASTORIA, Ore. – The Coast Guard Cutter Alert (WMEC 630) and crew returned to homeport Jan. 24 after a 58-day patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The Alert crew conducted counter-narcotics operations off the...