Coast Guard patrol enhances partnerships

Coast Guard patrol enhances partnerships
The USCGC Frederick Hatch (WPC 1143) is the first vessel back to Guam following the opening of the port as crews from the U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia welcome the 154-foot Fast Response Cutters back to Guam and continue recovery operations in Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas on May 28, 2023.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer Sara Muir) SANTA RITA, Guam — The...

Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Henry returns to Guam

Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Henry returns to Guam
Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Zena Suzuki SANTA RITA, Guam — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) returned to Guam on April 9, 2023, following a 30-day expeditionary patrol in support of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency’s Operation 365 and Operation Rematau to stop illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing in...

Coast Guard delivers 4,500 lbs of supplies to Micronesia atolls

Coast Guard delivers 4,500 lbs of supplies to Micronesia atolls
The crew of USCGC Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) loads more than 4,500 pounds of donations from the Ayuda Foundation bound for Yap State in the Federated States of Micronesia on Feb. 8, 2023.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo Chief Warrant Officer Sara Muir) SANTA RITA, Guam — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) returned to Guam on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, following a week-long deployment to the...

Coast Guard, Micronesia hold exercise, execute boardings

Coast Guard, Micronesia hold exercise, execute boardings
The USCGC Frederick Hatch (WPC 1143) crew conducts a fisheries boarding in the Federated States of Micronesia exclusive economic zone on Dec. 17, 2022, under the newly expanded bilateral agreement. (U.S. Coast Guard photo) KOLONIA, Federated States of Micronesia — Members of U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam and the U.S. Coast Guard 14th District conducted meetings and a tabletop exercise...

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...