Coast Guard decommissions Bahrain-based Cutter Baranof

Coast Guard decommissions Bahrain-based Cutter Baranof
Coast Guard Cutter Baranof moored pierside in Manama, Bahrain. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Noah Martin) MANAMA, Bahrain — The Coast Guard Cutter Baranof (WPB 1318) was decommissioned during a ceremony aboard Naval Support Activity Bahrain, Monday. Vice Adm. Kevin Lunday, commander of U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area, presided over the ceremony. “USCGC Baranof’s exemplary service to our nation is a...

Coast Guard Patrol Forces Southwest Asia holds change of command

Coast Guard Patrol Forces Southwest Asia holds change of command
Capt. Eric A. Helgen relieved Capt. Benjamin D. Berg as commander, Patrol Forces Southwest Asia (PATFORSWA) aboard Naval Support Activity Bahrain, June 16, 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brandon Giles) MANAMA, Bahrain — Capt. Eric A. Helgen relieved Capt. Benjamin D. Berg as commander, Patrol Forces Southwest Asia (PATFORSWA) aboard Naval Support Activity Bahrain, Thursday,...

Coast Guard Patrol Forces Southwest Asia holds change of command

Coast Guard Patrol Forces Southwest Asia holds change of command
Vice Adm. Steven Poulin, commander, U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic, gives remarks during a change of command ceremony for Patrol Forces Southwest Asia (PATFORSWA) onboard Naval Support Activity Bahrain, June 16, 2021. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Matthew Riggs) MANAMA, Bahrain — Capt. Benjamin D. Berg relieved Capt. Willie Carmichael as commander of Coast Guard Patrol Forces...

Fast response cutters Charles Moulthrope and Robert Goldman join PATFORSWA

Fast response cutters Charles Moulthrope and Robert Goldman join PATFORSWA
Fast response cutters USCGC Robert Goldman and USCGC Charles Moulthrope and patrol boats USCGC Maui and Adak transit the Arabian Gulf en route to Bahrain, May 24.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Logan Kaczmarek) Story by U.S. Navy 5th Fleet Public Affairs MANAMA, Bahrain — U.S. Coast Guard Sentinel-class fast response cutters USCGC Charles Moulthrope (WPC 1141) and Robert Goldman (WPC 1142) arrived...

Coast Guard Patrol Forces Southwest Asia holds change of command

Coast Guard Patrol Forces Southwest Asia holds change of command
Coast Guard Capt. Willie Carmichael, right, and Capt. Curtiss Potter, left,  stand at attention during a change of command ceremony held onboard Naval Support Activity Bahrain July 9, 2020. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dawson Roth) MANAMA, Bahrain — U.S. Coast Guard Patrol Forces Southwest Asia (PATFORSWA) held a change of command ceremony onboard U.S. Naval Support...

Coast Guard Patrol Forces Southwest Asia holds Change of Command

Coast Guard Patrol Forces Southwest Asia holds Change of Command
Vice Adm. Scott A. Buschman, commander Coast Guard Atlantic Area, Capt. John P. Gregg, Capt. Clinton Clinton Carlson, Master Chief Petty Officer James Clarin at the beginning of the Patrol Forces Southwest Asia change of command ceremony Monday, June 28, 2018 held at Naval Support Activity Bahrain. U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Patrol Forces Southwest Asia MANAMA, Bahrain – U.S. Coast Guard...

Coast Guard Patrol Forces Southwest Asia holds change of command

Coast Guard Patrol Forces Southwest Asia holds change of command
Capt. John Driscoll relieves Capt. Anthony Ceraolo as commander, Coast Guard Patrol Forces Southwest Asia at Naval Support Activity Bahrain, in Manama, Bahrain, June 8, 2016. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Victoria Kinney) MANAMA, Bahrain – U.S. Coast Guard Patrol Forces Southwest Asia held a change of command ceremony at Naval Support Activity Bahrain, in Manama, Bahrain,...

Coast Guard Patrol Forces Southwest Asia holds Change of Command

Coast Guard Patrol Forces Southwest Asia holds Change of Command
NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY, Bahrain — In a change of command ceremony Monday, Capt. David “Lee” Petty relieved Capt. Robert Hendrickson as commanding officer of Coast Guard Patrol Forces Southwest Asia aboard Naval Support Activity in Bahrain. Vice Adm. William “Dean” Lee, Coast Guard Atlantic Area commander presided over the ceremony. Hendrickson praised his Coast Guard crew for their...

Bowling Green native awarded Bronze Star for service in Iraq

CLEVELAND — A Bowling Green, Ohio, native was awarded the Bronze Star, the fourth-highest military combat decoration, at Naval Support Activity, Bahrain, Oct. 6, 2011, for his performance while training Iraqi Coastal Border Guard personnel in Iraq. U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class George Taylor volunteered to deploy with Coast Guard Training and Advisory Team 4, operating in support of the...