Coast Guard participates in North American Maritime Security Initiative

Coast Guard participates in North American Maritime Security Initiative
A boat crew from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Active (WMEC 618) and Mexican Navy (SEMAR) Marina Rescate division observe a Coast Guard overflight in the Eastern Pacific Ocean March 30, 2023.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin Upshaw) ALAMEDA, Calif. – The U.S. Coast Guard, along with the U.S. Navy, Mexican Navy (SEMAR) and the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) participated in...

Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast returns home from counter narcotics patrol

Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast returns home from counter narcotics patrol
Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast file photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Levi Read. Astoria, Ore. – The crew aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast (WMEC-623) returned home Friday to Astoria after a 60-day counter narcotic patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. While patrolling international waters off the coast of Mexico and Central America, Steadfast’s law enforcement boarding teams intercepted...

Astoria-based Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast returns from 52-Day Multi-mission Patrol

Astoria-based Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast returns from 52-Day Multi-mission Patrol
ASTORIA , Ore. — A local Coast Guard cutter crew returned home Sunday following a 52-day patrol near California and Mexico where they conducted a variety of missions including living marine resource management, migrant interdiction, search and rescue, counter-narcotics and promoted international cooperation. The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast protected the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone...

Naval history, Coast Guard operations meet in Corpus Christi

Naval history, Coast Guard operations meet in Corpus Christi
The Coast Guard Cutter Dauntless transits the Caribbean Sea. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Renee C. Aiello CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Dauntless, homeported in Galveston, is scheduled to moor at the Coast Guard Harbor Facility in Corpus Christi for the first time Sunday, and will become a piece of its own history. The 3 inch anti-aircraft gun that is on...

Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast returns to Astoria, Ore., after successful patrol

Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast returns to Astoria, Ore., after successful patrol
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast steams off the Mexican coastline in the Pacific Ocean Feb. 21, 2015, as part of the North American Maritime Security Initiative (NAMSI). (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Rob Simpson) ASTORIA, Ore. — Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast is scheduled to return to Astoria at 9 a.m., Saturday, after a two month Joint Interagency Task Force (JIATF) deployment. Steadfast...