Coast Guard Port Security Unit 305 departs for 9-month deployment
Coast Guard members from Port Security Unit 305 based in Fort Eustis, Virginia, wait in line to be weighed the airport in Norfolk, Virginia, before departing on a 9-month deployment. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Melissa Leake/Released)
Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Melissa Leake
NORFOLK, Va. – Coast Guard Port Security Unit 305 departed Norfolk, Virginia, last week for a...
Coast Guard names Pacific Northwest active duty, reserve enlisted persons of the year
SEATTLE — Two Pacific Northwest-based Coast Guard petty officers were chosen as the 2015 active-duty enlisted person of the year and reserve enlisted person of the year for the 13th Coast Guard District during a recognition banquet Friday, at Coast Guard Base Seattle.
Petty Officer 1st Class Jaimee Baker, a yeoman assigned to Coast Guard Base Seattle and Petty Officer 1st Class David Haye,...
Port Security Unit 313 returning from a six-month deployment to the Middle East
A boat crew from U.S. Coast Guard Port Security Unit (PSU) 313, from Everett, Wash., conducts a security patrol in a 4th generation, 32-foot transportable security boat. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Etta Smith)SEATTLE – An Everett, Wash. based Coast Guard unit is scheduled to return Saturday from a six-month deployment to the Middle East in support of Operation New Dawn and...
Clearwater based unit scheduled to return from 6 month Middle East deployment
TAMPA, Fla. – A Clearwater, Fla., based Coast Guard Reserve unit is scheduled to return Monday from a six-month deployment to the Middle East in support of Operations New Dawn and Enduring Freedom.
During the deployment, Port Security Unit 307 provided seaward security at strategic port locations around the North Arabian Gulf ensuring the free flow of personnel, equipment and commerce in the region.
“I’m...
Coast Guard Reserve unit deploys to Middle East
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A local Coast Guard Reserve unit deployed to the Middle East in support of Operation New Dawn and Operation Enduring Freedom Wednesday.
During the deployment, Coast Guard Port Security Unit 305 will provide seaward security at strategic port locations around the North Arabian Gulf ensuring the free flow of personnel, equipment and commerce in the region.
“I am extremely proud...
Coast Guardsmen train Iraqi navy crews
UMM QASR, Iraq — The Coast Guard Cutter Adak conducted training with Iraqi navy units here Wednesday, during the first port visit made by a U.S. military ship since the end of Operation New Dawn and the end of the war in Iraq.
Adak crewmembers provided training to their Iraqi counterparts in subjects including voyage planning, navigation and towing operations. Iraqi navy sailors toured the Adak,...
Coast Guard Port Security Unit 313 Returns from Middle East
SEATTLE – The Everett, Wash.,-based Coast Guard Port Secuity Unit (PSU) 313 returned, Saturday, from a six-month deployment to the Middle East in support of Operation New Dawn and Operation Enduring Freedom.
During the deployment, Port Security Unit (PSU) 313 provided landward and seaward security at strategic port locations around the North Arabian Gulf ensuring the free flow of personnel, equipment...
