Cutter Spencer returns to Portsmouth after African patrol
Family members of the USCGC Spencer’s (WMEC 905) crew hold welcome home signs at the pier during the cutter’s return to home port March 10, 2023, in Portsmouth, Virginia. Spencer returned home following an 88-day deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa area of operations, employed by the U.S. Sixth Fleet and Combined Task Force 65, to defend U.S., allied and partner interests....
Coast Guard Cutter Spencer to return from African patrol
USCGC Spencer (WMEC 905) steams in formation with Spanish Navy Meteoro-class offshore patrol vessel ESPS Audaz (P-45) in the Atlantic Ocean, Feb. 5, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mikaela McGee)
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Spencer (WMEC 905) is scheduled to return to their home port in Portsmouth, Friday, following an 88-day deployment in the U.S. Naval...