Coast Guard Cutter Juniper returns to homeport

Coast Guard Cutter Juniper returns to homeport
Coast Guard Cutter Juniper (WLB 201) file photo. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Coast Guard Cutter Juniper) HONOLULU – The Coast Guard Cutter Juniper (WLB 201) returned to homeport in Honolulu after a mission in the Pacific to deter illegal fishing and support partner nation’s sovereignty as part of Operation Blue Pacific. The crew of the Juniper departed Honolulu mid-January and covered...

Coast Guard Cutter Juniper visits Suva, Fiji, hosts shipriders

Coast Guard Cutter Juniper visits Suva, Fiji, hosts shipriders
SUVA, Fiji – The Coast Guard Cutter Juniper crew visited the Port of Suva, Fiji, last week, as part of a multi-month deployment in support of Operation Blue Pacific. Prior to the Juniperʼs port call, four Fijian shipriders representing Fijiʼs Police Force, Ministry of Fisheries, Revenue and Customs, and the Republic of Fiji Navy came aboard the Juniper, spending multiple days underway with...

Coast Guard Cutter Frederick Hatch completes patrol in Oceania

Coast Guard Cutter Frederick Hatch completes patrol in Oceania
The crew of the USCGC Frederick Hatch (WPC 1143) arrive in Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia, on Dec. 15, 2022, and also brought Staff Sgt. Gary Likiak, U.S. Army and part of the local FSM embassy team, home for the first time in six years.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo) SANTA RITA, Guam — The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Frederick Hatch (WPC 1143) completed a 41-day 7100-nautical mile expeditionary...

Coast Guard conducts community engagements in Pohnpei

Coast Guard conducts community engagements in Pohnpei
Lt. Patrick Dreiss, commanding officer of the USCGC Frederick Hatch (WPC 1143), helps students from Calvary Christian School take a selfie aboard the cutter at the pier in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia, on Nov. 22, 2022.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer Sara Muir) POHNPEI, FSM — As part of Operation Rematau, the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Frederick Hatch (WPC 1143)...

Coast Guard conducts medevac in Federated States of Micronesia

Coast Guard conducts medevac in Federated States of Micronesia
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Frederick Hatch transfers a fisherman of the vessel Ocean Galaxy from the Hatch to emergency medical services on Nov. 20, 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer Sara Muir) POHNPEI, FSM — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Frederick Hatch (WPC 1143) medically evacuated a 31-year-old Vietnamese fisherman to a higher level of medical care in Pohnpei...

Coast Guard initiates Operation Rematau

Coast Guard initiates Operation Rematau
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) visit Ulithi Atoll on Oct. 31, 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Zena Suzuki) SANTA RITA, Guam — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) kicked off Operation Rematau conducting a two-week, nearly 2,000 nautical mile deployment to the high seas and the Federated States of Micronesia countering illegal...

U.S., Federated States of Micronesia sign expanded shiprider agreement

U.S., Federated States of Micronesia sign expanded shiprider agreement
U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia Sector Guam Commander Capt. Nicholas R. Simmons and the Honorable Joses R. Gallen, Secretary of Justice, Federated States of Micronesia, signed an expanded shiprider agreement allowing remote coordination of authorities, the first of its kind aboard the USCGC Myrtle Hazard (WPC 1139) in Guam, on Oct. 13, 2022.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer Sara...

Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Henry concludes historic patrol

Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Henry concludes historic patrol
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Henry take a moment for a photo upon their return to homeport in Apra Harbor Sept. 19, 2022, following a 43-day patrol across Oceania.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer Sara Muir) SANTA RITA, Guam — The Sentinel-class fast response cutter USCGC Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) arrived at homeport in Guam, Sept. 19, following a patrol across Oceania. “The...

Coast Guard conducts port visit in Federated States of Micronesia

Coast Guard conducts port visit in Federated States of Micronesia
The crew of USCGC Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) depart Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia, on Sept. 16, 2022.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo by USCGC Oliver Henry) POHNPEI, Federated States of Micronesia — The Sentinel-class fast response Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) crew conducted a port visit in Kolonia on Sept. 14 – 16, following a patrol across Oceania encompassing the Coral Sea...